New financial year brings small biz help
THE Federal Government has introduced a number of measures to help small businesses to mark the new financial year. Since 1 July, eligible small businesses...
City introduces STEM Program for young women
A WORK placement initiative aimed at encouraging more young women to explore careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics STEM has been introduced by...
New monikers for recycling facilities
THE City of Greater Bendigo's transfer stations in Strathfieldsaye, Goornong and Heathcote will be known as recycling centres going forward to make their purpose...
Local artist profile: Salena Cummins
THIS week we chat with emerging painter Salena Cummins, who said recently exhibiting at Dudley House - her first time showing her work publicly...
Donation allows more rides to roll
REGIONAL not-for-profit private health insurer GMHBA has made a $5000 donation to Cycling Without Age (CWA), an initiative that provides free trishaw rides to...
Robot arrives at hospital
BENDIGO Health has unveiled its new $700,000 da Vinci robotic surgery training console, which will be used by locally based surgeons to learn to...
Festival poised to emerge as jewel in Bendigo’s crown
BENDIGO's reputation for putting on world-class events will be underscored this evening with the launch concert of the first-ever Keys of Gold Festival, a...
Finalists named in business awards
THE 2025 Be.Bendigo Business Excellence Awards finalists have been revealed across twenty categories who will now move on to an in-person interview phase ahead...
BRT to be replaced by new body
THE Bendigo Tourism Board (BRT) and its members have voted to transition to a Visitor Economy Partnership (VEP), to be known as Destination Greater...
Safety upgrade for Strathfieldsaye roundabout
WORKS to install raised safety platforms on the roundabout at Somerville Road, Blucher and Apsley streets in Strathfieldsaye have commenced thanks to funding provided...
More time to complete census, and win
THE closing date for Healthy Loddon Campaspe's Active Living Census (ALC) has been extended to this Sunday 6 July to ensure as many people...
Circus Oz to deliver relentless action
INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed contemporary circus troupe Circus Oz brings its latest production, Non Stop, to town this July with an eclectic ensemble of performers spanning...
Neurodivergent theatre group does it their way
A SENSORY-friendly stage adaptation of Terry Pratchett's 1988 fantasy novel Wyrd Sisters (will be brought to life by Bendigo-based theatre group Uncertain Curtain Theatre...
Ideas sought for city centre activities
INDIVIDUALS, businesses and groups who live, work or study in the Greater Bendigo region are invited to submit public activation ideas for the city...
MSO to perform Mozart and Mendelssohns
CLASSICAL music devotees will be happy to discover that yet another top-class ensemble has been booked to perform at Ulumbarra Theatre; this time around...
Industry body names UFS pharmacist intern of the year
BENDIGO UFS intern pharmacist Katelyn Beattie has been awarded the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) Victorian Intern of the Year Award for 2025. The award...
$400k funding for library improvements
BENDIGO Library will receive $412,586 to reconfigure its ground floor public toilets and parenting facilities as part of the Victorian government's 2024-25 Living Libraries...
Local artist profile: Kristine Von Hilderbrandt
This week we chat with costume designer Kristine Von Hilderbrandt, who believes costume can be used as a mask or a statement for a...
Many thousands raised for wellness program
A GALA Ball held earlier this month organised by real estate agency McKean McGregor and attended by over 1000 guests has raised a whopping...
Thousands of trees to appear in streets and parklands
THE City of Greater Bendigo (COGB) has started planting about 3000 advanced trees in local streets and parklands throughout the municipality as part of...
Call out for aspiring stage one Gallery redevelopers
EXPRESSIONS of interest are open for construction companies with the capability to deliver stage one of the $45 million Bendigo Art Gallery redevelopment. The works,...
Decade-long financial plan aims to future proof City
A NEW financial plan (2025–2035) aiming to deliver services and infrastructure to a growing, diverse community has been adopted by the City of Greater...
Aunty Iris named on Aboriginal Honour Roll
BELOVED Baarkindji woman, Elder and Bendigo resident Aunty Iris Bysouth has been recognised for her work serving the First Nations community over many decades...
Wool store offers suite of services to local growers
MELBOURNE agribusiness Fox & Lillie Rural (FLR) has opened its latest wool store in Bellholme Road Goornong, approximately thirty kilometres north west of Bendigo. The new...