Tertiary schools team up for outdoor info session (with a sizzle)
THOSE currently considering changing professions or advancing their career by returning to study might be interested in an information session being co-hosted by La...
Fun for the whole brood at Pop Culture Expo
A WEEKEND of pure escapism is due to unfold on Saturday and Sunday when the Bendigo Pop Culture Expo, delivered by the Melbourne Comic...
Backing for shows at small regional venues
GRANTS of up to fifteen thousand dollars have been made available to regional not-for-profits and community groups to attract performances to their local area,...
Chamber Choir to stage rousing Renaissance composer tribute
THE discernable delights of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina will fill the gold-adorned interior of the Bendigo Town Hall tomorrow week when the Bendigo Chamber...
City pursues preventative plans for flood-prone Goornong
RESIDENTS who live in either Goornong or its surrounding districts are invited to provide input into the development of the City of Greater Bendigo's...
Local artist profile: Zexuan Lin
THIS week we chat with local painter Zexuan Lin, who said she first started painting after coming across the work of legendary TV host...
Call for community comment on Quarry Hill Heritage Study
THE City of Greater Bendigo has released the draft findings from Stage 1 of its Quarry Hill Heritage Study project and is asking for...
More maintenance support for ageing Eaglehawk Secondary College
EAGLEHAWK Secondary College, constructed in 1962 as Eaglehawk High School, has welcomed $246,467 in funding from the latest round of the State Government's Planned...
Chance to see work in progress at Open Studios
ARTS lovers' cups will be filled to the brim next weekend as forty-eight local creatives throw the doors open to their places of work...
All-Aussie bonanza for 2026 Red Hot Summer Tour
THE line-up for epic music festival the Red Hot Summer Tour - which visits Bendigo Racecourse next March - has been announced, with an...
Another honour for La Trobe campus head
LA Trobe University Bendigo Head of Campus and former four-term mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo Marg O'Rourke OAM has been bestowed a...
Maintenance blitz announced post call for inquiry
MEMBER for Northern Victoria Region Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell has called for a State Government inquiry into the quality of the workmanship provided by contractors responsible...
Rainbow trout released into rebirthed Kenny Res
SEVERAL bodies of water around Bendigo including a recently rejuvenated Kennington Reservoir in Strathdale have been stocked with hundreds of catchable-sized rainbow trout by...
Becky Steepe’s festival show might just save your life
THE 2025 Bendigo Comedy Festival is officially up and running with a rollicking array of routines scheduled for this weekend and the next. One particular...
On your bike
THE City of Greater Bendigo is encouraging residents, workplaces, schools and community groups to get involved in Biketober, a month-long celebration of biking that...
Everybody’s welcome at nifty new bushland hub
A NEW all-abilities visitor hub neatly tucked off Strathfieldsaye Road on Wildflower Drive in the Greater Bendigo National Park is now available to be...
Girton teachers to appear at international conference
TWO Girton Grammar School Junior School teachers, Vanessa Juergens and Prue Milner, are preparing to jet off to the United States in October to...
Local artist profile: Ethan Collins
THIS week we chat with emerging young filmmaker Ethan Collins, who credits Hebron Films’ Caleb Maxwell as a major influence on his budding career,...
Last chance to see olive tree-inspired show
AN exhibition celebrating the beauty, history and symbolism of the olive tree at Dudley House in View Street is in its last days, closing...
TAFE triumphs twice at Training Awards
BENDIGO Kangan Institute has taken out the Large Training Provider of the Year Award at the 2025 Victorian Training Awards, with Bendigo TAFE justice...
Phoenix FM rises as finalist in multiple major awards categories
ONE of the only independent broadcasting voices remaining in Central Victoria - Strathdale-based Phoenix FM 106.7 - has been nominated as a finalist in...
New play space to elevate childrens’ rehab service
A NEWLY-opened childrens' rehabilitation play space at Bendigo Health is expected to enhance therapy and enrich the experience of young patients by providing them...
Spring spotlight on vibrant Bendigo bush
THE City of Greater Bendigo has announced a string of free nature-based events as part of its 2025 Spring in the Bendigo Bush program. These...
Bendigo UFS cleans up for Shower Truck
BENDIGO UFS Pharmacies has handed over the takings from its August community promotion with QV Skincare to the Bendigo Shower Truck - the equivalent...
