June 14, 2026
Anti-vaping vids a turn-off for tweens
THE City of Greater Bendigo has teamed up with Bendigo Community Health Services (BCHS) to produce four short pieces to camera that aim to...
June 13, 2026
Business parkprecinct platformspromising premises
STAGE one of the $55m Prime Business Park in Rohs Road East Bendigo is now complete, with the 2.22ha (5.51 acres) precinct already almost...
June 13, 2026
Switched-on TAFE alumni energising future sparkies
A former Bendigo TAFE Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician student has returned to the Charleston Road Campus to deliver specialised training in solar and...
June 13, 2026
Clinic leader, practice up for Rural Health Awards
THE clinic leader of the Bendigo branch of global physiotherapy and strength training chain Kieser, Mischka Morton, has been named as a finalist in...
June 12, 2026
Award underscores local radio program’s impact
AN influential Phoenix FM weekly radio program dedicated to promoting Bendigo's live music scene has come up trumps at the Community Broadcasting Association of...
June 12, 2026
Souped up stadium back from the brink
FOLLOWING its closure in December 2024 after a burst pipe damaged its flooring, the stadium at Peter Krenz Leisure Centre in Napier Street Eaglehawk...
June 12, 2026
Free overdose fix test at BCHS
BENDIGO Community Health Services' (BCHS) Hargreaves Street site has been chosen as one of 20 locations around Victoria to trial a free Naloxone dispensing...
June 10, 2026
View Street Amplified ups the ante for winter
THE ongoing View Street Amplified free concert series is back on the steps of the Capital Theatre tomorrow week with another stellar lineup poised...
June 9, 2026
Seymour to bring songlist and spontaneity
NATIONALLY treasured ex Hunters and Collectors frontman Mark Seymour makes a welcome return to Bendigo next weekend, bringing with him a decades-long songlist and...
June 8, 2026
Event chronicler gave her all
Former Lockwood South and Strathfieldsaye resident, the late Marion McKinnon (1938-2026), has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to...
June 8, 2026
Water expert honoured for pure purpose
Semi-retired ex Coliban Water executive and water quality specialist David Sheehan has been awarded a Public Service Medal (PSM) in the King's Birthday Honours...
June 8, 2026
Champion of Bendigo personified passion
The late Mark Weragoda (1959-2025), who held office as a City of Greater Bendigo councillor representing the Eppalock Ward from 2012 to 2016, has...
June 8, 2026
Town tree planting timetable taking off
THE City of Greater Bendigo has begun planting about 2,200 advanced trees in local streets and parklands throughout the municipality as part of its...
June 8, 2026
Crossing advances cycling corridor concept
THE new pedestrian-operated traffic lights at the corner of McCrae and Mundy streets are now operational, bringing the city's new strategic cycling corridor one...
June 8, 2026
Proposed pong prevention plan progresses
PREPARATIONS are in place to amend the Greater Bendigo Planning Scheme to rezone land and create a buffer zone around the Bendigo Water Reclamation...
June 8, 2026
Heritage character better preserved under new guidelines
A 2020 council document that sets out instructions as to how heritage residential and commercial properties are managed and protected in the region will...
June 7, 2026
Local artist profile: Julieta Mateo
THIS week we chat with local comedic force Julieta Mateo, who, as you will soon discover, took up improvisation and stand-up in lieu of...
June 7, 2026
Hospital goes green after generational revamp
THE unveiling of a new 4,000sqm green space at Bendigo Health has marked the completion of the 13-year overhaul of its Barnard Street precinct. The...
June 6, 2026
Tourism chops to be tested in state awards scheme
BENDIGO has been named as a finalist for the sixth year in a row in the population greater than 5000 category of the Victorian...
June 6, 2026
Victorian Vibes plays out perfectly in town centre
IT was Bendigo's go at hosting the ALWAYS LIVE Victorian Vibes free travelling pop-up music festival last Saturday, with keen locals and day trippers...
June 6, 2026
Action aplenty as council endorses city blueprint
A NEW action plan for the city centre that aims to transform it into "a more vibrant, accessible and investment-ready destination" has been adopted...
June 6, 2026
Doors open at safe lodgings for violence survivors
CONSTRUCTION of a new development comprising three three-bedroom properties that will house women and children who have experienced family violence has been completed. The project...
June 5, 2026
Quilters patch their way to grandest exhibition yet
MEMBERS of Bendigo and District Quilters (BADQ) group are as busy as bees preparing for their biggest biennial exhibition ever, with 120-plus quilts due...
June 5, 2026
Novelist turns adversity into impetus
DEBUT novelist Haylee Lester has a point to prove. Born with chronic illness gastroschisis and unable to absorb food because of her resulting short gut...
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