Will Kendrew

’Tis the season for elves to pop up in unusual places and in Shepparton, Victoria, The Chocolate Elf is distributing toys, toiletries and chocolates to people doing it tough this Christmas.

A drama group is creating new opportunities and making dreams come true for performers with a disability living in regional Victoria.

Sometimes people call nurse Bushra Samadi to check a mole but sometimes they need more immediate help to communicate in an emergency. She is one of many volunteer translators unofficially helping people.

Sallie Murphy realised a childhood dream when she got a Mustang, and the real-life Mustang Sallie gave her car a very special name.

Barbeques with friends and “the great Australian outdoor lifestyle” are off the table in Shepparton as repulsive odours continue to linger.

Less than two years ago, when Jenny Green’s daughter took her own life, Ms Green took up pole dancing as a way to honour her daughter’s memory.

Nearly 30 years after Princess Diana and Prince Charles took a spin on Shepparton streets, the memory of the Royal visit lives on for the locals.