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20 November, 2025

Family spark continues business heritage

For 80 years, Hopper Electrics has been a fixture in Horsham's business community. As the wholly family-run business celebrates this major milestone in 2025, The Wimmera Mail-Times sat down with the family to uncover the story behind the iconic kangaroo logo and the business's enduring success in servicing the town and district.

By Mark Rabich

Decades of serving the Horsham district and beyond is still going strong with the modest family business of Hopper Electrics celebrating 80 years of operation in 2025. Pictured are three of the four generations who have helped keep local businesses and homes operational with installation, maintenance and repairs over all that time – (from left) Shane Hopper, Tim Hopper, Noel Hopper, Rick Hopper and Brad Hopper. Noel took over from his father, Eddie, in 1970, and Rick has been running the show since 2000, currently with the help of his sons, Tim and Brad, and brother, Shane.
Decades of serving the Horsham district and beyond is still going strong with the modest family business of Hopper Electrics celebrating 80 years of operation in 2025. Pictured are three of the four generations who have helped keep local businesses and homes operational with installation, maintenance and repairs over all that time – (from left) Shane Hopper, Tim Hopper, Noel Hopper, Rick Hopper and Brad Hopper. Noel took over from his father, Eddie, in 1970, and Rick has been running the show since 2000, currently with the help of his sons, Tim and Brad, and brother, Shane.

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