Two for Two! Local novelist wins major awards
AN elated author Katrina Nannestad has added to her trophy cabinet in a big way by winning not one, but two prestigious awards in...
Local artist profile: Dr Jeff Woodger
THIS week we speak to Bendigo master landscape artist Dr Jeff Woodger. What motivated you to become a landscape artist? My grandfather, a Melbourne art collector,...
Local artist profile: Yvonne George
THIS week we speak with Bendigo sculptor Yvonne George. What motivated you to become a sculptor? I have always been an observer and collector of nature,...
Family affair takes home top prize
THE delayed Bendigo Business Excellence Awards’ forced foray into presenting its Gala Awards Night online went forward without a hitch last week, with family...
Calmer waters welcomed by yacht club
THE Bendigo Yacht Club is gearing up for a late start to a hopefully uninterrupted season. Members are also putting the word out to attract...
Local artist profile: Kain White
THIS week we speak with painter, illustrator, animator, printmaker and educator Kain White What initially motivated you to become an artist? I have always been fascinated...
Lions’ pride
Stadium rock on the agenda for local maestros’ latest album WHAT do you get when you combine five accomplished Bendigo musicians at the top of...
Local artist profile: Bill Barber
This week we speak to award winning blues prodigy Bill Barber. What motivated you to become a musician? To be honest, that was never really...
Change of course pays off for local confectioner
YOU’RE sitting at your desk - most likely at home these days - and cast your eye out the window. A fleeting thought crosses your...
Entries open for inaugural online show
THE BENDIGO Agricultural Show Society has confirmed plans to hold its first ever virtual show, which will also include several onsite COVID safe competitions...
Local artist profile: Kirsten Asche
THIS week we speak to Bendigo and Castlemaine mosaic artist Kirsten Asche. How and why did you get into mosaics? My art journey began at the...
Business awards lock in digital format
ORGANISERS of this year’s Bendigo Business Excellence Awards have bowed to the inevitable and, rather than postpone the gala awards evening for a second...
Local artist profile: Katrina Nannestad
THIS week we speak to award winning children’s author Katrina Nannestad. What motivated you to become an author? I love the magic of books. A well-told story...
Brewing success despite uncertainty
MAYFAIR Park’s East Bendigo Brewing Co., formerly known as Brookes Beer, is looking towards a bright and hoppy future after a major rebrand and...
Local artist profile: Sarah Wallace-Smith
THIS week we speak to multi-disciplinary artist Sarah Wallace-Smith How and why did you initially get into art? Art has always been a passion, but...
Event chief says Show must go on… line
ONE of Bendigo’s longest running annual events has been cancelled for the second year in a row, but plans are being busily made to...
Sign up to save an icon
RESIDENTS are being invited to register themselves as citizen scientists in an effort to help save the platypus as part of a new initiative...
Local artist profile: Wil Barrett
How did you get into djing? My interest in music, and electronic music in particular, started from a pretty young age when I got my...
City’s 50th still a golden occasion
ENDURING North Bendigo soccer club Golden City FC is marking its half century since foundation this year, but has so far struggled to properly...
Local artist profile: Nathan Sims aka Mr Dimples
This week we speak with street artist Nathan Sims, also known as Mr Dimples. What motivated you to become an artist? When I was younger...
Dinner to mark miners’ revolt
A DINNER to celebrate the anniversary of Bendigo’s famed Red Ribbon Rebellion will be held for the first time at Bendigo Trades Hall on...
State Ballet twirls into town
THE tutus and tiaras will be flying left, right and centre when the Victorian State Ballet brings its production of world-famous classical ballet The...
Local artist profile: Ash Greblo
Let’s start out with a curly one. Is comedy a form of art? Yeah dude, comedy is more art than actual art. I met...
Pause for collectables show on the cards
THE postponement of the thirty-seventh Golden City Collectors Association Militaria & Collectables Show, due to take place at the Bendigo Multi Sports Complex in...