Everybody’s welcome at nifty new bushland hub
A NEW all-abilities visitor hub neatly tucked off Strathfieldsaye Road on Wildflower Drive in the Greater Bendigo National Park is now available to be...
On your bike
THE City of Greater Bendigo is encouraging residents, workplaces, schools and community groups to get involved in Biketober, a month-long celebration of biking that...
Local artist profile: Ethan Collins
THIS week we chat with emerging young filmmaker Ethan Collins, who credits Hebron Films’ Caleb Maxwell as a major influence on his budding career,...
Girton teachers to appear at international conference
TWO Girton Grammar School Junior School teachers, Vanessa Juergens and Prue Milner, are preparing to jet off to the United States in October to...
Spring spotlight on vibrant Bendigo bush
THE City of Greater Bendigo has announced a string of free nature-based events as part of its 2025 Spring in the Bendigo Bush program. These...
New play space to elevate childrens’ rehab service
A NEWLY-opened childrens' rehabilitation play space at Bendigo Health is expected to enhance therapy and enrich the experience of young patients by providing them...
Phoenix FM rises as finalist in multiple major awards categories
ONE of the only independent broadcasting voices remaining in Central Victoria - Strathdale-based Phoenix FM 106.7 - has been nominated as a finalist in...
TAFE triumphs twice at Training Awards
BENDIGO Kangan Institute has taken out the Large Training Provider of the Year Award at the 2025 Victorian Training Awards, with Bendigo TAFE justice...
Last chance to see olive tree-inspired show
AN exhibition celebrating the beauty, history and symbolism of the olive tree at Dudley House in View Street is in its last days, closing...
Help needed to realise mine icon’s tributary tome
GOLDEN Square author Desmond Beer is appealing for help from local businesses and individual benefactors with his industrious quest to print and distribute a...
Bendigo UFS cleans up for Shower Truck
BENDIGO UFS Pharmacies has handed over the takings from its August community promotion with QV Skincare to the Bendigo Shower Truck - the equivalent...
City sures up industrial, preservable land
THE City of Greater Bendigo council has voted to adopt a group of strategy and planning revisions and amendments that will provide direction around...
Womens’ wellbeing key focus of new plan
WOMEN'S Health Loddon Mallee (WHLM), a local not-for-profit advocacy body for the health and wellbeing of women across the Loddon Mallee Region, has launched...
Cycling, pedestrian network expands along Mundy Street
WORK has started to construct a $3.74 million protected shared user path along Mundy Street from Back Creek to McCrae Street, with the project...
Free TAFE saves students $674 million
THE State Government has lauded the fact that its Free TAFE program has benefited more than 212,600 students in Victoria since it began in...
Farmers’ rates reduction to lighten load
ELIGIBLE farming operations from around the state are expected to benefit from a forty per cent reduction on their property rates as part of...
Bendigo Bank parlays tens of millions back to community
BENDIGO Bank has announced that its Community Bank model delivered a record investment for community strengthening projects over the past financial year. The $50.2 million...
Something for everyone at Seniors Festival
THE Greater Bendigo Seniors Festival - which runs from Sunday 5 October to Sunday 12 October - is almost upon us, with a wall-to-wall...
Volunteer grants bump up community groups
LOCAL community groups including Long Gully Neighbourhood Centre, Eaglehawk Community House, Bendigo Women's Football Club, Bendigo Theatre Company and Bendigo Blue Light Inc have...
Local artist profile: Clare Power
THIS week we chat with potter/ceramicist Clare Power, who said pottery became the perfect way for her to step away from her busy schedule,...
YO Bendigo youth program HQ poised for move
THE City of Greater Bendigo's YO Bendigo youth program will relocate to new premises at 41 Mundy Street this month, a few doors down...
Bendigo Kangan Institute names new CEO
BENDIGO Kangan Institute has announced the appointment of Laura Macpherson as its new Chief Executive Officer. Ms Macpherson formerly led TAFE Gippsland and is an...
Put in your two cents on next Council budget
THE City of Greater Bendigo is inviting residents to complete a survey about what matters most to them regarding the City's 2026–2027 Budget. The budget...
City seeks feedback on Draft Procurement Policy
THE City of Greater Bendigo has invited local residents to provide feedback on its new draft Procurement Policy, which outlines how it buys goods...