June 9, 2025
Community radio mainstay honoured
KEN Jones has lived a life. Originally from Wangaratta, after losing his right arm and leg in a motorbike accident 50 years ago, he continued...
June 9, 2025
“Country kid” turned bank boss recognised
MARNIE Baker isn’t your average top flight executive. Growing up on a Cohuna dairy farm, she’d always planned to follow in her mother’s footsteps and...
June 9, 2025
Posthumous accolade for tireless advocate
JAMES Remedio is remembered by his daughter Teresa Remedio as a straight talker who “wasn't scared of speaking truth to people in power." “He was...
June 9, 2025
Feast of highlights at 2025 Writers Festival
THE program for the Bendigo Writers Festival 2025 has been released with over sixty events taking place over the weekend of Friday 15 to...
June 9, 2025
Forum to deliberate Dahlia & Arts direction
INTERESTED parties are invited to a special ideas forum to discuss the future of Eaglehawk's Dahlia and Arts Festival. The purpose of the forum is...
June 8, 2025
Queer Film Festival honoured at Victorian Pride Awards
THE Bendigo Queer Film Festival (BQFF) has been awarded GLOBE Victoria's Victorian Pride Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts, acknowledging its significant impact...
June 8, 2025
Local artist profile: Sharn Treloar
THIS week we chat with local actor and senior drama, media and philosophy teacher Sharn Treloar, who describes himself as a horror and surrealist...
June 8, 2025
Funds flow for ongoing Bendigo Creek renewal
THE City of Greater Bendigo has been allocated $160,856 as part of round two of the State Government's Green Links Grants Program, an initiative...
June 7, 2025
Have your say about future active living services
THE 2025 Active Living Census (ALC) has commenced, giving residents a chance to have their say about programs, recreation spaces and services in the...
June 7, 2025
Awards galore for Bendigo TAFE
A BENDIGO TAFE former apprentice turned carpentry teacher and two of its current students have taken out major accolades at the Master Builders Victoria...
June 7, 2025
Bumper summer for Golden Square Pool
VOLUNTEER-run Golden Square Pool has announced a record-breaking 2024/2025 with more than twenty thousand visits registered during the summer months for the first time,...
June 6, 2025
Go back in time on classic loco
TRAIN lovers of the vintage kind will be out in force this long weekend to welcome themselves aboard Steamrail Victoria's classic Glasgow-manufactured R711 locomotive,...
June 6, 2025
Market stalwart calls it a day
IT was the end of an era at the Bendigo Showgrounds Sunday Market on the weekend just gone, with the last of its original...
June 5, 2025
Donors pledge millions for gallery redevelopment
ALMOST half of the $21 million construction budget for the recently announced Bendigo Art Gallery redevelopment will be funded by private donors, it's been...
June 5, 2025
East Bendigo Business Park taking shape
THE Prime Business Park office and warehouse complex currently under construction in Rohs Road, East Bendigo has reached its next phase with the installation...
June 4, 2025
Historic pipe organ to feature in Keys of Gold Festival
A 140-YEAR-old pipe organ installed at St Augustine's Anglican Church in Inglewood will be heard in its complete form for the first time as...
June 3, 2025
Countdown resurrected for star-studded Ulumbarra tribute
FANS of music television show Countdown, which was televised on the ABC from 1974 to 1987, will be able relive all the things they...
June 2, 2025
Primary school careers program deemed a success
A CAREER-based learning program operating in primary schools across Central Victoria since 2012 has broadened children's aspirations and challenged gender stereotypes, a report from...
June 1, 2025
Local artist profile: Kaity Allen
THIS week we chat with another local actor, Kaity Allen, who said she remembers being terrified going to her first audition, but found comfort...
May 31, 2025
Drowning prevention in focus at forum
A FORUM organised by Life Saving Victoria (LSV) that took place in Bendigo last week addressed drowning prevention for rivers, lakes, dams and other...
May 31, 2025
Council puts forward possible property sales
SEVERAL City of Greater Bendigo-owned properties from its $577 million-plus real estate portfolio have been earmarked for potential sale. They include a small car park...
May 30, 2025
Cheers to all the volunteers
A STRING of events celebrating the contribution of volunteers to the local community took place around Bendigo last week as part of National Volunteer...
May 30, 2025
Bendigo Airport hits six figures in QantasLink passengers
THE revamped Bendigo Airport continues its upward trajectory after recently ticking over 100,000 passengers on its QantasLink Bendigo-Sydney flight service since the route's introduction...
May 30, 2025
Rachael Beck to reveal Both Sides in Sunday performance
MUCH-loved Australian actress, singer and musical theatre performer Rachael Beck brings her new production, Both Sides, to the intimate setting of the Bendigo Theatre...
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