There has been plenty of talk about the weekend's storm, and there's no doubting that photographically the event will be well recorded in Shepparton's history.With technology these days you don't even need to have a digital camera handy to capture any of the action.
Even in the wet, wild and windy thick of the storm, images and video were taken on mobile phones and plenty of the aftermath has also been snapped.
On Saturday, Paul and Liz Gregory were at their home in Essendon when the massive storm hit Melbourne, with theirs and surrounding streets left completely underwater.
It seems they brought the weather with them when they headed up to Shepparton on Sunday.
If you have a storm photo you would like to share with SN Weekly readers, email it to editor@snweekly.com.au by Monday, March 15.
Include a brief description of the picture, your name and contact details.
RSL health expo
Shepparton RSL will host a free health expo for the veteran and general community on Tuesday, March 23 from 11 am to 3 pm.
The aim of the expo will be to inform local residents on what help is available for all of their health needs.
Representatives including those from the ANZAC House aged care program, Alzheimer's Australia, Greater Shepparton City Council, Veterans and Pensioners Care Program (VHC), U3A, GV Hearing Clinic, beyondblue, Aquamoves and Shepparton Sports Stadium will be in attendance.
The event will include free tea and coffee, and a light lunch will be provided between noon and 2 pm.
For more details, phone 5821 3124.
Yummy fundraiser
There are plenty of charities out there to support, and we can all be too busy or short of change _ but all it takes on Friday, March 12, to do your bit to help overcome poverty and suffering around the world is to have a pancake and cup of coffee.
Pancakes in the Park will be held in Shepparton's Queen's Gardens to help Academy of Sport Health and Education (ASHE) in its participation in the upcoming Oxfam Trailwalker.
The annual fundraising event to be held next month will see four ASHE participants taking on a 100 km trek around the outskirts of Melbourne.
The team is also working to raise at least $1000 to go toward Oxfam charities.
Kick-start your morning with a coffee from The Beanz Bus and a yummy pancake between 8 am and 11 am to support the ASHE All Stars and Oxfam.
For more details, visit http://www2.oxfam.org.au/trailwalker/Melbourne/team/570
Richly deserved
Each year, locals are featured on the covers of the Yellow Pages and White Pages telephone directories in recognition of the contributions they make to their communities.
Under the theme ``Courageous Australians'', this year directories producer Sensis is recognising people who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to overcome adversity and help others in their time of need.
After receiving nominations from community members for the annual honour, Shepparton resident Richard (Rich) Trevaskis has been selected to appear on the cover of this year's Shepparton directory, which is distributed across the city and to Cobram, Deniliquin, Numurkah and surrounding areas.
Rich is well known in the Shepparton area as a former mayor and a courageous cancer survivor who has continuously served his local community for 60 years.
Rich was diagnosed with multiple myeloma cancer eight years ago _ a condition that requires treatment for the rest of his life.
This has not stopped him from contributing to local community initiatives and helping out fellow cancer patients.
He is actively involved on the Hume Region Health Services committee, with whom he assisted in writing a book about dealing with cancer.
Rich is also a passionate and long-standing Shepparton Country Fire Authority member, and also volunteers at the annual Cancer Council Relay for Life initiative.
For his contribution to Shepparton, Rich has been awarded an Order of Australia medal.
``I've always done what I can to make sure that myself and the residents of Shepparton enjoy living in a community with sufficient support and services,'' Rich said.
``Being featured on the cover of this year's directory was a real surprise, but one I've appreciated.''
Distribution of Shepparton Yellow Pages and White Pages started on March 6; it will take about six weeks for the directories to be delivered to all households.
Bring in your books
Officeworks Shepparton has teamed up with the Australian Literacy & Numeracy Foundation in support of its Share-A-Book initiative, which aims to create reading libraries for kids in need.
Throughout March, you can drop new or pre-loved children's books into the Officeworks Shepparton store, which ALNF will redistribute to indigenous, refugee and marginalised kids to help them improve their literacy skills.
Whether it's a story that inspired or delighted you, or taught you an important life lesson, you can now share your favourite books with disadvantaged Australian children in need of extra literacy support.
If you don't have a book to donate but you'd still like to support the program, you can also make a donation at the Officeworks checkout.
The Shepparton store is located at 278 High St.
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