Kids show for good mental health
A LIVE children's performance that teaches primary schoolers different positive mental health strategies through music, stories and comedy is coming to town during the...
City takes another tourism honour
BUOYANT tourism operators across the region are expecting a bumper summer after Bendigo won silver in the Top Tourism Town category of Australia's Top...
MP to run for fifth term
LISA Chesters has been preselected as the Labor candidate for the Division of Bendigo in the upcoming Federal election, which is due to be...
Major revamp for busy Creek section
A ONE-hundred-and-fifty-metre segment of the Bendigo Creek between Kings Bridge in Weeroona Avenue and the Vic Track railway bridge is next in line for...
Channel 31 seeks program makers
MELBOURNE/Geelong open-access community television station Channel 31 is coming to Bendigo in a bid to recruit local and diverse content creation talent. The forum on...
Gardens cafe-restaurant returns
BOTANIC Gardens based cafe-restaurant Omari is gearing up for a huge reopening celebration on Saturday 21 September after being forced to close for more...
Local artist profile: Nigel MacLean
THIS week we chat with another teacher from the Bendigo Instrumental Music Program, composer/violinist Nigel MacLean, who over the years as a solo artist...
Bendigo Bank boosts executive ranks
THERE's been movement within the highest echelons of Bendigo Bank with the announcement of several new additions to its executive team. CEO and managing director...
Marong Kinder works underway
CONSTRUCTION of the new Marong Kindergarten is now officially underway. City of Greater Bendigo mayor Cr Andrea Metcalf and Member for Bendigo West Maree Edwards...
Increasing security at The Great Stupa
EXTRA security infrastructure is continuing to be rolled out at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Myers Flat. The attraction has received a $255,837...
Restructure for City
THE City of Greater Bendigo has announced a restructure of the organisation after the appointment of Andrew Cooney as CEO in December last year,...
Joy as food relief warehouse opens
BENDIGO Foodshare's long-awaited food relief facility in Golden Square is operational, which will make it easier and more efficient for the charity to continue...
Helping young people run fun, safe events
APPLICATIONS are now open for FReeZA 2025-2027, a grants program that helps young people organise affordable drug, alcohol and smoke free festivals, live music...
Comedy headlines Hello for Hope month
A COMEDY gala featuring Melbourne stand-up favourites Brett Blake and Tommy Dassalo is the lead act in this month's Hello for Hope charity drive. For...
Guys and Dolls to premiere at Ulumbarra
FINAL preparations are underway for the Bendigo Theatre Company's feature production for 2024, the classic 1930s New York City-inspired musical Guys and Dolls, with...
Budding artists in BLOOM
GIRTON Grammar students from prep through to year 12 will take over the Town Hall from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 September for the...
Local artist profile: Lazare Agneskis
THIS week we chat with percussionist Lazare Agneskis, who many people would know as the drums/percussion teacher at Crusoe College and Eaglehawk Secondary College...
Century-old Marist Brass Band forges on
AFTER a few understandably quiet years the Marist Brass Band is back in full operation and, with an eye on the future, is actively...
Kids go bush to play and learn
A LOCAL preschool has celebrated the success of its recently introduced Bush Kinder, where students venture out once a week for several hours of...
Safety upgrades for CBD walkers, cyclists
THE safety of individuals in the CBD and surrounds engaging in non-motorised transport, principally walking and cycling, has been given a boost with the...
Preparing for the weather’s worst
SEVERAL projects across Greater Bendigo designed to help the region be better prepared and protected from future natural disasters have received funding from the...
Olympian returns home
PARIS Olympics silver medalist Jenna Strauch received a rapturous welcome last week when she returned to visit her former school, Girton Grammar. Swimming the breaststroke...
Farewell for choir founder
THE Bendigo Youth Choir's founder Valerie Broad will perform for the last time ever on 14 September as part of the group's fortieth anniversary...
Footy film confronts gender stereotypes
A FREE screening of a thought-provoking documentary challenging gender roles and stereotypes through the lens of a country football team is coming to Bendigo...