Shepparton

Goulburn Valley

Shepparton is the city centre of the Goulburn Valley, a major agricultural and food processing region termed the "food bowl of Australia". The city, on the banks of the Goulburn River, offers a wide range of year-round activities and has all of the attractions you'd expect in a large regional city.

source: www.visitvictoria.com

Attractions:

Victoria Park Lake precinct including the Aquamoves complex and S-CAPE skate park.
Shepparton Art Gallery with a comprehensive collection of ceramics from the convict period to today
SPC Ardmona KidsTown (A community project providing a large outdoor adventure playground with some equipment suitable for children with physical disabilities, and some with wheelchair access)
Bangerang Cultural Centre an aboriginal museum/keeping place, preserving and displaying Koorie artifacts (Parkside Drive, Shepparton)
MooovingArt, life-sized fantastic sculptures in various local parks.

Victoria Park Lake, Shepparton; photo Robert Mason 2005, courtesy Tourism Victoria

MooovingArt Shepparton; photo: Robert Mason 2005; courtesy Tourism Victoria

Just the facts:

Getting There: Two hours north of Melbourne, Victoria on the Goulburn Valley Highway. Daily rail or coach from Melbourne.