Marching forward at Zonta Women’s Day Dinner
PARIS Olympics silver medallist Jenna Strauch has been announced as the guest speaker for the upcoming Zonta Bendigo International Women's Day Dinner, to be...
Exploring new horizons at discovery centre
BENDIGO'S Discovery Science and Technology Centre will expand its Curious Kids science, technology, engineering and maths program to 10 regional libraries in Central Victoria...
Nyernilang Lar childcare centre opens in Eaglehawk
THE newly-built state-run childcare centre attached to Eaglehawk North Primary School has opened its doors, providing long day care and both three-year-old and four-year-old...
Goldfields World Heritage bid gaining momentum
A GROUP of interested community members and key stakeholders gathered at the La Trobe Art Institute earlier this week to learn about the ongoing...
Free careers and employment guidance for single mothers
LOCAL single mums are encouraged to apply for a free careers and employment guidance program hosted by the Council of Single Mothers and Their...
Tale-telling songstress returns to Ulumbarra perch
POPULAR genre-spanning singer/songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke will make a welcome return to Ulumbarra Theatre on Saturday 1 March as part of her new 10-date, month-long...
Raising awareness of ‘significant’ suicide stats
HUNDREDS of locals will gather at Dai Gum San on Sunday 16 March for a walk to raise awareness of suicide and to highlight...
Statue will recognise local cricketing pioneer
THE City of Greater Bendigo's submission for funding to commemorate pioneering cricketer Barbara Rae has been approved, meaning a permanent bronze statue to honour...
Local artist profile: Greg Penno
THIS week we chat with painter Greg Penno, who says after starting to paint in his late 60s, one of his first works was...
Interest being sought for disability committee
EXPRESSIONS of interest are open for community members who live with disability, care for someone who does, or who work with people living with...
Artists with disability UNBOUND in new exhibition
UNBOUND - a showcase of works by artists with disability - has been launched by Member for Bendigo West Maree Edwards at Dudley House...
Community grants of up to $10,000 on offer
THE City of Greater Bendigo has called for local groups to apply for as much as $10,000 as part of the medium grants category...
Talent boost for Primary Care Centre
THE Bendigo Primary Care Centre (BPCC) in Arnold Street has welcomed seven new general practitioner registrars, bringing the total number of doctors on its...
Meet the team behind Municipal Baths site design
A GROUP of landscape architects, water engineers and visual media artists from property and infrastructure consulting firm Spiire has been revealed as the team...
La Trobe signs MOU with fellow rural health educators
LA Trobe University has co-signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with Melbourne, Monash, and Deakin universities' University Departments of Rural Health (UDRH). Each university's UDRH...
Apprentice incentives hoped to heighten home builds
BUDDING tradies who take up apprenticeships in the residential housing or clean energy sectors will be eligible to receive up to $10,000 in incentive...
More funds for Victorian public schools
THE Federal Government has agreed to provide an additional 5 per cent of the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS) to Victorian public schools. The SRS is...
Iconic crooner, songstress tribute at The Capital
A SHOW paying homage to two of the most iconic performers of the late twentieth Century - Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand - is...
Ephemera overload at epic collectables fair
AN ephemera and collectables fair billed as the largest ever held indoors in Victoria will descend on the Bendigo Showgrounds' six-thousand-square-metre Exhibition Centre over...
Bank offers free Banking Safely Online classes to students
BENDIGO Bank will introduce its face-to-face Banking Safely Online program to secondary schools in an effort to help students identify and avoid scams, spot...
Local artist profile: Michael Watson
THIS week we chat with emerging Eaglehawk fine artist and teacher Michael Watson, who said completing more than 300 plein air works around Bendigo...
Trout cod reintroduced to Campaspe River
MORE than twenty-six thousand trout cod were recently released in the Campaspe River between Axedale and Rochester, marking their first appearance in the waterway...
New airport commercial hub on its way
A NEW business park planned for Bendigo Airport has entered its expression of interest phase with businesses and developers from either Greater Bendigo or...
Evergreen athlete leads local charge at Country Champs
BENDIGO track and field competitors turned in a fine series of performances at the recent 2025 Victorian Country Athletics Championships at La Birpa Athletics...