Concern over constant car/tram conflict at busy intersection
MEMBER for Northern Victoria Wendy Lovell has called for an urgent safety audit to find solutions regarding the present problematic traffic flow between trams...
Mystery and comedy collide in latest Synchronicity laugh-fest
A PRE-Christmas treat mixing mystery with lashings of festive mischief will be served up by Golden Square-based community theatre company Synchronicity Performing Arts later...
Fire restrictions days away ahead of foreboding summer
FIRE restrictions in the City of Greater Bendigo and surrounding areas including Central Goldfields Shire, Mount Alexander Shire and Macedon Ranges Shire Council will...
Festival review is write on track
A KEY phase of a review of the under-threat Bendigo Writers Festival has been completed by the City of Greater Bendigo, following the closure...
Lockwood Fire Brigade strikes diamond anniversary
LOCKWOOD Fire Brigade celebrated its 75-year anniversary with a community market in late October, with Captain Dean Heather calling the event "the biggest and...
Arena artistic director flags departure
ARENA Theatre Company's artistic director of seventeen years, Christian Leavesley, will step down from his role at the end of the year, with the...
Tribute to Hoon Capital to rev up Engine Room
A NEW theatre production from local disability arts program CreateA featuring choreography, storytelling, music and video will be staged at The Engine Room in...
Concrete plans for crumbling Eppalock ramp
DAMAGED concrete at the 1960s era Kirrang Point boat ramp on Lake Eppalock, approximately twenty-eight kilometres southeast from the Bendigo CBD as the crow...
Paid driving lessons a road to success
WOMENCAN Australia - a charity that assists women to reconnect with jobs and work - has received $144,000 in funding from the State Government...
Council moves on Rosalind Park native inhabitants
A NEW management plan developed by the City of Greater Bendigo – primarily aimed at dealing with Rosalind Park's Flying Fox and Ibis colonies...
La Trobe backs marginalised students with $7K scholarships
A SET of regional scholarships made available by La Trobe University is targeting regional and rural non-school leavers and other underrepresented student cohorts to...
Local artist profile: Amber Collet
THIS week we chat with local illustrator and painter Amber Collet, who said living, working and exhibiting in France has been a highlight of...
Bendigo Lending Platform reaches $10 billion landmark
BENDIGO Bank's two-year-old lending platform - the Bendigo Lending Platform - has just surpassed ten billion dollars in loan applications, a milestone billed by the...
Another milestone for SJOG surgical robot
ST John of God Bendigo Hospital has notably reached its one hundredth robotic-assisted surgical case using the da Vinci Xi system, less than six...
Here’s cheers to 10 years of Sidney Myer Haven
A COCKTAIL-style soiree coming up in just under three weeks at MacKenzie Quarters will serve the dual purpose of celebrating a decade of Haven...
Tee up for police members taken too soon
REGISTRATIONS for a charity golf day organised by the Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation Bendigo Regional Branch, taking place on Sunday, remain open to...
Bendigo Marketplace celebrates big 3-0
THE Bendigo Marketplace shopping centre has just marked thirty years since its construction, with celebrations to continue for the month of November. After opening its...
Recycle Shop turned Recycle Centre lives on
IT'S official. The Eaglehawk Recycle Shop has been saved, with its management and operation formally taken over by the City of Greater Bendigo. City presentation and...
New era awaits for Maiden Gully winery
THE restaurant, function and accommodation operations at the former Balgownie Estate winery in Maiden Gully will continue on after Villawood Properties, which bought the...
Laughter and learning in upcoming children’s show
FORMER primary school teachers Sarah and Manny Kechayas are bringing their fifty-minute live show, Pevan & Sarah, to Bendigo as part of their twenty-seven-date,...
Nationals member calls for action on JP shortage
NATIONALS' Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad has claimed "a chronic shortage" of justices of the peace is having a negative impact on residents...
Bumper summer of fun coming to a park near you
THE 2025/2026 Greater Bendigo Summer in the Parks program is almost upon us with outdoor cinemas, live music, moonlight and artist markets, community activities,...
Sports grants ease load for top regional athletes
SEVEN young local athletes have been awarded grants ranging between $600 and $950 from Round 1 of the 2025-26 Local Sporting Champions Grants and...
City calls for comment on revised governance rules
THE City of Greater Bendigo is inviting public feedback until Monday 17 November on revised governance rules that have been updated to align with...
