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...
Local artist profile: Judith Barowski
THIS week we chat with semi-abstract landscape painter Judith Barowski, whose style was inspired by “the vastness of sky and of the land” when...
Citizen of the Year Awards seeking candidates
NOMINATIONS are open for the City of Greater Bendigo's 2026 Citizen and Young Citizen of the Year awards, recognising people who make a difference...
Bright new era beckons for theatre company
YOUTH performing arts company Arena Theatre is preparing to enter an ambitious new chapter after securing Plus1 funding from Creative Australia. The scheme is a...
All the fun of the fair
POULTRY, sheep, canine breeds, sequin-adorned miniature pigs, cattle and even medieval fighters collectively came together last Friday and Saturday as part of the 2025...
Raise a quid, grow a mo for noble cause
LEGENDARY men's mental health, suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer charity Movember is ready for another November of hirsute shenanigans from tomorrow, with...
Kidney clinic demand eased after $300,000 overhaul
BENDIGO Health has completed the expansion and refurbishment of its Renal Service, including the installation of four new renal chairs within its Community Dialysis...
City adopts new Gastronomy Action Plan
FOUR years has been marked since the City of Greater Bendigo's UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy designation, with the launch of its UNESCO Creative...
Notorious McIvor Highway troublespot gets welcome attention
COMMUTERS can expect to face delays of up to five minutes for the next twenty weeks or so on a stretch of the McIvor...
Thunderstorm asthma risks reduced via pollen counters
BENDIGO is one of six regional centres to have received new automated pollen counters as part of Victoria's world-leading Epidemic Thunderstorm Asthma Risk Forecast...
One-day travel immunisation clinic to help ward off TB
A TEMPORARY satellite travel immunisation clinic for the Greater Bendigo community - co-provided by the City and the Family Immunisation & Travel Specialists Clinic...
