January 11, 2026
Local artist profile: Jess Chalmers
THIS week we chat with locally-raised singer and force of nature Jess Chalmers (who you may have caught at last month’s Rotary Carols). Her...
January 10, 2026
Financial firm backs young professionals
ACCOUNTING, taxation and investment specialist Strategem Financial Services has placed its support behind the region's up-and-coming business leaders by signing on as the new...
January 10, 2026
$4.2 million boon for Bendigo Health
BENDIGO Health will receive $3 million for new surgical equipment including a laparoscopy system as well as $1.2 million to upgrade its orthopedic and...
January 9, 2026
Don the tools to help clean up
GRASSROOTS networks, clubs, organisations and residents have the opportunity to lend a hand on the 36th Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday 1 March...
January 9, 2026
Solace proffered to Heathcote, Marong Solstice customers
THE City of Greater Bendigo has offered to help Solstice Energy customers in Heathcote and Marong transition from compressed natural gas following the announcement...
January 5, 2026
Classic Dumas adventure to play out at BTC’s Black Box Theatre
GOLDEN Square-headquartered Bendigo Theatre Company returns afresh for its first production of the new year with a pantomime-style performance of Alexandre Dumas's 1844 swashbuckling...
January 4, 2026
Local artist profile: Tara Flinn & Willow Delaney
THIS week we chat with Tara Flinn (founder) and Willow Delaney from local a cappella group the MaCapella Singers, a close-knit collective whose membership...
January 3, 2026
LEGO paradise (with coffee and cake) opens in CBD
KIDS and adults alike will be thrilled to find out that one of the most popular hobby-pastime products of all time – LEGO –...
January 3, 2026
Five things to do this summer that won’t break the bank
WITH Christmas and New Year behind us there's still a substantial stretch of summer to survive (and keep the kids occupied). Luckily, there's lots of...
January 2, 2026
Hospitality stalwart turned Be.Bendigo CEO: A+ for advocacy
BE.BENDIGO's Hayley Tibbett hasn't skipped a beat since her transition from board member to CEO last February. Ms Tibbett found herself in the role after...
January 2, 2026
Veteran journo turning heads in regional publishing game
NEWS industry veteran Chris Earl has certainly set tongues wagging since launching his free weekly newspaper the Loddon Herald in January 2021. A serial award...
January 1, 2026
Mini comedy festival primed for mid-January
COMEDY fans looking for a great night out during the doldrums of the period between New Year's and Australia Day can look forward to...
December 30, 2025
Celebrate New Year’s Day at action-aplenty Highland Gathering
MARYBOROUGH'S Princes Park will be packed to the hilt on New Year's Day with the action-packed 163rd Maryborough Highland Gathering due to unfold. First held...
December 30, 2025
Opportunity knocks for region’s tiny towns
THE City of Greater Bendigo is calling on residents from small townships in the municipal area to submit their ideas for the State Government's...
December 29, 2025
Usher in 2026 at double-the-fun fireworks displays
BENDIGO'S beloved twin New Year's Eve fireworks displays return to the top of the Rosalind Park Poppet Head on 31 December despite recent misgivings...
December 29, 2025
End the year with cheer at pool party
AN old school pool nestled next to the Wade Street Recreation Reserve and Golden Square Bowls Club is putting on an early start/early finish...
December 28, 2025
Local artist profile: Steph McCorkelle
THIS week we chat with in-demand local vocalist Steph McCorkelle, who sang full time across many genres with the Royal Australian Navy Band for...
December 26, 2025
Looking ahead with the mayor, Cr Prince
AMIDST a whirlwind start to his tenure, City of Greater Bendigo mayor Cr Thomas Prince squeezed in sufficient time to speak with the Bendigo...
December 24, 2025
Generation-defining Metro Tunnel to carry passengers through summer of free PT, and beyond
TAKING a break in Melbourne this summer? The Metro Tunnel is in motion after a decade of works that saw the removal of 1.8 million...
December 21, 2025
Local artist profile: Josh Rankin
THIS week we finish up our series profiling local hard rockers Two Steps Forward by chatting with lead guitarist Josh Rankin, who said playing...
December 20, 2025
Photo exhibition showcases Bendigo as foodie capital
A NEW exhibition celebrating Greater Bendigo as Australia's first UNESCO Creative City and Region of Gastronomy has been launched at the Living Arts Space...
December 20, 2025
Safe as houses for at-risk women
STRUCTURAL works are complete on 35 new social housing dwellings in the Burnayi Lurnayi development. Burnayi Lurnayi, meaning young women in Dja Dja Wurrung language,...
December 20, 2025
Purpose-built pods to promote privacy at library
KANGAROO Flat Library has scored more than $44,000 in funding to install a number of wi-fi enabled, prefabricated soundproof meeting pods within the facility. The...
December 19, 2025
Christmas closes in as Carols arrive
A SEA of Santa hats, tinsel, novelty Christmas attire, picnic blankets and prams will yet again flood Rosalind Park on Sunday night for the...
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