August 25, 2025
Climate-Smart dollars to fund CMA initiative
THE Bendigo-based North Central Catchment Management Authority (CMA) has received $1.8 million in Federal Government funds for its Climate Positive Farming Initiative. North Central CMA...
August 24, 2025
Local artist profile: Lloyd Needs
THIS week we chat with local performer Lloyd Needs, who’s playing the role of Ned Schneebly in Bendigo Theatre Company’s upcoming production of School...
August 23, 2025
Up-and-coming author makes Writers Festival debut
EAGLEHAWK nurse, husband, father of three, actor and emerging author Russell Holdaway made his debut at the Bendigo Writers Festival last weekend and, unlike...
August 23, 2025
Persistence personified after mass cancellations
BENDIGO Writers Festival volunteers remained upbeat last weekend after being forced to present a stripped-down version of its planned program. Over half of the...
August 23, 2025
BCHS site receives modern makeover
THE new-look Bendigo Community Health Services (BCHS) fit-for-purpose facility in Seymoure Street, Eaglehawk has opened to clients after a two-year project to renovate the...
August 22, 2025
Bendigo operation with worldwide reach wins big
A WORLD-class outfit that flies almost completely under the radar locally came up trumps at the 2025 Bendigo Bank and Be.Bendigo Bendigo Business Excellence...
August 22, 2025
Filmmaker reflects on validation of Business Awards win
HEBRON Films' co-founder and creative director Caleb Maxwell was "still riding the high" earlier this week after the "epic honor" of receiving the Creative...
August 21, 2025
PBS co-payment to drop on 1 January
FEDERAL member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters visited Terry White Chemmart Pharmacy in White Hills last week to speak about legislation introduced to Parliament that...
August 21, 2025
City backs Qantas’ contentious schedule change
THE City of Greater Bendigo has made further comment on the recent news of Qantas' decision to retire its five-times-per-week 6.45am flight from Bendigo. According...
August 20, 2025
Bendigo Bank ups the ante in fraud, scam prevention
BENDIGO Bank has reported that it prevented forty-seven million dollars in potential fraud and scam payments between 1 July 2024 and 30 June this...
August 19, 2025
Battle of the Bands entries open
ENTRIES are open for Yo Bendigo's 2025 Battle of the Bands competition, with finalists to be given the opportunity to perform at the fourth...
August 19, 2025
Pitch ideas for park program
THE State Government is inviting locals to have their say on how our region's parks and green spaces can be improved via the first...
August 19, 2025
massive metalfest
INTERNATIONAL chart-topping Byron Bay metal giants Parkway Drive have announced that their own curated travelling music festival will debut domestically next year across eleven...
August 18, 2025
Grassroots group grants up for grabs
APPLICATIONS for grants of up to ten thousand dollars are now open as part of the latest round of the City's 2025/2026 Community Medium...
August 18, 2025
Early offer incentive for student volunteers
YEAR twelve students who volunteer at Bendigo Health during their school holidays will receive an early conditional offer through the La Trobe University Aspire...
August 18, 2025
Bendigo TAFE a Training Awards finalist
A BENDIGO TAFE student, an educator and the institution itself have all been nominated as finalists in the 2025 Victorian Training Awards, whose winners...
August 17, 2025
New Marong kinder administrator announced
PRESCHOOL program provider Y Kinders has been awarded the contract to operate the new kindergarten at Marrungi Wayaparra Community Hub in Marong, which is...
August 17, 2025
Local artist profile: David Plathe
THIS week we chat with musical theatre performer and singer David Plathe, who’s starring in Bendigo Theatre Company's production of School of Rock The...
August 17, 2025
Big tick for council in customer survey
THE City of Greater Bendigo has released the findings from its new Customer First Community Survey, which reached out to over four thousand residents...
August 16, 2025
BTC show prep continues despite senseless setback
REHEARSHALS for the Bendigo Theatre Company (BTC) upcoming production of School of Rock the Musical are carrying on despite the recent theft of several...
August 15, 2025
Deeper meaning for Strathdale local on VP Day’s 80th anniversary
TODAY, the eightieth anniversary of the end of WWII in the Pacific, otherwise known as VP (Victory in the Pacific) Day, holds extra significance...
August 15, 2025
Funding bolsters Golden Dragon Museum
BENDIGO's Golden Dragon Museum has welcomed a one hundred-thousand-dollar contribution from the Federal Government towards the repair of imperial dragons Sun Loong and Loong...
August 14, 2025
Safety boost for women and children in crisis
CONSTRUCTION has commenced at an undisclosed Bendigo location of three new Haven Home Safe townhouses, which are planned to provide eighteen safe places for...
August 14, 2025
Half-century of help from tech marvel
ST John of God Bendigo Hospital's da Vinci Xi Robotic Surgical System has reached a significant milestone by completing its fiftieth procedure since urological...
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