Call for more Bendigo-made emergency housing
A NOT-for-profit organisation dedicated to preventing youth homelessness has called on the State Government to fund 300 pop up studios to be manufactured by...
Technology meets tradition at open forum
A PUBLIC forum taking place as part of the upcoming National Trust Australian Heritage Festival will consider how innovative technology can be used to...
Funds promised for headspace expansion
THE Australian Labor Party has pledged to upgrade Bendigo's headspace centre in Pall Mall if it's re-elected to Federal Government on 3 May, with...
Mining site to be repurposed for public use
PLANNING is underway at a former mining site at 9-43 Chum Street in Golden Square to prepare the grounds for use by the local...
Share your thoughts on reserve management plans
THE City of Greater Bendigo is inviting locals to provide input for the environmental management plans it is currently developing for Kennington Reservoir and...
Big crowds expected for Easter celebrations
ANOTHER bumper line-up of events, parades, exhibitions and activities gets underway today as part of the 2025 Bendigo Easter Festival, with the Bendigo Chinese...
Commitment to Gold Mine revitalisation
THE latest in an ever-growing catalogue of Federal election promises has been announced by the Australian Labor Party, this time almost $3 million in...
Millions pledged to shelter Livestock Exchange
LOCAL Coalition Government hopefuls have committed $3 million in funding towards a new roof at the Bendigo Livestock Exchange in Huntly if they win...
Hospital buildings to make way for green space
HISTORY has been made with the demolition of the former John Lindell Rehabilitation Unit at Bendigo Health, with the campus' old east and north...
Deputy PM backs the Bushmaster
DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles has endorsed Bendigo's defence manufacturing industry on a visit to Thales Australia's Protected Vehicle Centre...
Easter Book Fair good to go after securing new digs
BENDIGO Foodshare has found a new location just in time for its beloved Easter Book Fair, after its home for half a century, the...
“Get your geek on” at inaugural Tech Fest
A NEW local festival that aims to raise awareness of amateur radio and other technology communities in the region, plus bring together anyone and...
Extra help for those withsevere dementia
BENDIGO Health has opened a new nine-bed Specialist Dementia Care Program unit at Simpkin House in North Bendigo. More than $4 million in funding from...
Dhelk Djakitj opens at Djaa Djuwima
A NEW exhibition at the Djaa Djuwima First Nations Gallery at the Bendigo Visitor Centre in Pall Mall – Dhelk Djakitj – is now...
Future of social homes build uncertain
WORKS are well underway in Myer Street to build 77 new social and affordable homes on land operated by Uniting Vic.Tas – the community...
Leg up for local First Nations businesses
FOUR central Victorian First Nations businesses have joined more than eighty others across Victoria as recipients of a total of almost three million dollars...
Small grants support
FOUR projects taking in theatre, design, music and animation are at various stages of completion after receiving grants of $2000 each as part of...
Manufacturing facility opens in Epsom
GERMAN railway infrastructure technology giant Vossloh has celebrated the opening of its new $25 million state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Epsom, after well-and-truly outgrowing its...
Coalition pledges funds for Ironbark Gully Trail
THE Federal Coalition has announced a $1 million commitment, if elected on 3 May, to fund various upgrades to the Ironbark Gully Trail, a...
Bi-partisan support for skatepark works
A SKATEPARK first proposed in 2017 has received Labor and Coalition Federal election commitments of $500,000 for its construction. The City of Greater Bendigo is...
Salute Record Store Day at indie music hotspot
LOCAL independent music hub Bendigo Records will join thousands of fellow brick-and-mortar music retailers around the world on Saturday to celebrate Record Store Day. There’ll...
Charity calls for food champs
FOOD relief provider Bendigo Foodshare has launched its first-ever regular giving appeal after the number of people across central Victoria accessing its services jumped...
Record fair to feature classics, rarities and limited editions
VINYL lovers and music collectors, mark your calendars – the Bendigo Record Fair returns on Sunday 13 April with dealers from three states bringing...
Horses for courses at Girton equestrian champs
RIDERS from around Victoria and interstate gathered at the Elmore Equestrian Centre late last month to compete in the third annual Girton Grammar Horseland...