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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
