October 22, 2025
Safely purge household of chemicals on Cup Day
FOR one day only, Greater Bendigo residents will be given the opportunity to dispose of a large number of common household chemicals without harming...
October 21, 2025
2026 Create Lab grants up for grabs
THE CITY of Greater Bendigo's annual small grants initiative, Create Lab, has opened for expressions of interest for its 2026 edition. Create Lab is designed...
October 21, 2025
Residents warned to maintain yards as fire season looms
HOUSEHOLDERS whose properties pose a fire danger risk with vegetation higher than 10 centimetres around their dwellings have been warned they could be issued...
October 20, 2025
Get fit affordably at Strath outdoor fitness sessions
THE City of Greater Bendigo is again partnering with the Peter Krenz Leisure Centre to deliver a series of low-cost outdoor fitness sessions for...
October 20, 2025
Writers fest’s future under question after ’25 misstep
AN online survey inviting input into a review of the Bendigo Writers Festival will remain live until Monday 27 October. Past attendees and former participants,...
October 19, 2025
Local artist profile: Lucrecia Lane
THIS week we chat with Flora Hill illustrator and painter Lucrecia Lane, who has recently returned to her practice after a 20-year hiatus while...
October 18, 2025
Printmaker explores farming practices and the environment
A TIMELY new exhibition at Dudley House in View Street delves into how modern farming practices since the 1940s have impacted the environment, landscapes...
October 18, 2025
Carpentry teacher floored by major Women in Trades award
BENDIGO TAFE has continued to rack up all the accolades, this time seeing carpentry teacher Su Hauck receive the Ally Award at the recent...
October 18, 2025
Burgeoning Bendigo’s grand future plan due for reveal
BUSINESS and community leaders are invited to the launch of a new vision for the city's future - Bendigo 2050 - on Thursday 13...
October 17, 2025
Summer-long First Nations exhibition a must-see for locals and visitors alike
A FREE exhibition that stretches over the entire summer, perfect for escorting visitors to during the festive season, has been unveiled at Bendigo's permanent...
October 17, 2025
Punk purveyors poised for power-packed performance
VETERAN US bubblegum-punk band Good Charlotte will visit Bendigo next February as part of its Motel Du Cap World Tour, it's been announced. The coup...
October 16, 2025
New lease of life for Eaglehawk Recycle Shop
THE Eaglehawk Recycle Shop (ERS) will transition to operating under the management of the City of Greater Bendigo after the not-for-profit business announced its...
October 16, 2025
Fresh digs mark new chapter for Golden Square Brigade
THE GOLDEN Square community has welcomed the opening of its new state-of-the-art fire station in Specimen Hill Road, replacing the Golden Square Fire Brigade's...
October 15, 2025
Temporary leg-up for hard-pressed farmers
A RAFT of fees will be waived for drought affected Victorian farmers over the next financial year through the roll out of the Duties...
October 15, 2025
Noonan to channel spirit of Buckley
ETHEREAL five-time ARIA award-winning songstress Katie Noonan will descend upon Ulumbarra Theatre at the end of the month as part of her twenty-date headline...
October 14, 2025
Funding to expand disability sports participation
GRANTS for sports clubs and community organisations to strengthen and expand opportunities for people living with a disability in regional areas have become available...
October 14, 2025
Young love to unfold on stage in Bell Shakespeare performance
WORLD renowned Bell Shakespeare theatre company brings its raw and intimate production of Romeo and Juliet to Ulumbarra Theatre later this month as part...
October 13, 2025
2025 a dream run for Bendigo filmmaker
LOCAL curator, arts advocate and emerging filmmaker Ivan Sun's short documentary House of Loong is going from strength to strength after its screening at...
October 13, 2025
Enduring act celebrates three decades of sophomore album
LOCAL fans of well-loved Australian singer-songwriter Rick Price can look forward to the man himself visiting Bendigo next Friday as part of his Tamborine...
October 13, 2025
Jumbo Spring Book Fair brings in a motser
THE figures for Bendigo Foodshare's AFL Grand Final long weekend Spring Bendigo Book Fair have been tallied, with $41,689 worth of second-hand books, DVDs,...
October 11, 2025
Rec addition to Axedale Park as summer approaches
THE City of Greater Bendigo has commenced the installation of a new practice half court to cater to soccer, basketball and netball players at...
October 10, 2025
Home of hairdressing to commemorate golden anniversary since inception
BENDIGO TAFE is spruicing itself up to celebrate fifty fabulous years of hairdressing education, in partnership with Be.Bendigo, at a red carpet soiree next...
October 10, 2025
Free activities at Botanic Gardens to celebrate Friends’ quarter century
THE volunteer-operated Friends of Bendigo Botanic Gardens (FBBG) is celebrating twenty-five years since its establishment this month with a series of free public events...
October 9, 2025
Gallery secures Sidney Nolan rarity as extended closure approaches
THE Bendigo Art Gallery has announced the purchase of its first major work by artist Sidney Nolan (1917–1992), one of Australia's most significant modernists...
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