Businesses invited to first Climate Leaders Breakfast
THE City of Greater Bendigo and Be.Bendigo are teaming up to present the first ever Bendigo Climate Leaders Business Breakfast - Powering the Future,...
Community leadership and empowerment theme for TEDxBendigo
THE worldwide TED Talks phenomenon returns to Bendigo next week with a focus on community leadership and empowerment and the need for the local...
New opportunities for educators at Teaching Academy
A NEW opportunity for teachers and leaders from 133 schools across Greater Bendigo to further their skills is now in place at the just-opened...
Kahlo exhibition presents rare insight into life of Mexican icon
THE Bendigo Art Gallery's latest blockbuster exhibition (and the last before it closes for a multimillion dollar upgrade), featuring one of Mexico's most renowned...
Free TAFE to continue in Bendigo
FEDERAL Minister for Skills and Training Andrew Giles joined Member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters at Bendigo TAFE's McCrae Street Campus early this week to...
Three Day Guarantee to help local households
FAMILIES in the Bendigo electorate will be able to access three days a week of subsidised early childhood education from January 2026 via the...
Focus on vulnerable community members for bank
BENDIGO Bank has announced a new partnership with not-for-profit Thriving Communities Australia (TCA) to help the most vulnerable members in our community gain improved...
Bendigo Bank most trusted according to survey
AUSTRALIA's most trusted bank has been announced as Bendigo Bank for the twelfth consecutive quarter in the latest nationwide Most Trusted and Distrusted Brands...
Military Museum up for History award
THE Bendigo Military Museum in Pall Mall has welcomed news that a video from an exhibition held within its Soldiers Memorial Institute home has...
Costs lowered for local women’s health
FEDERAL Member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters visited Bendigo Community Health Services' (BCHS) Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Clinic recently to celebrate the clinic's first year...
Artists challenged to produce small portraits
ARTISTS in Greater Bendigo are invited to enter the 2025 Living Arts Space Small Portrait Prize, which has been billed as a new opportunity...
Cash prizes on offer for aspiring young creatives
ENTRIES are now open for the 2025 RAW Arts Awards for people aged 25 and under living, studying, or working primarily in Greater Bendigo. The...
Local artist profile: Ben Wrigley
THIS week we chat with photographer and sculptor Ben Wrigley, whose new installation, The Wands, featuring five interconnected wooden sculptural works, opened yesterday in...
Irish Association returns with Saint Patrick’s Day shindig
AFTER a quiet ten years the Central Victorian Irish Association returns in high spirits on Monday's Saint Patrick's Day with a glorious two-hour concert...
Campaign inspired by Frida Kahlo as exhibition begins
A NEW marketing campaign has been launched with over seventy Mexican-inspired events and experiences on offer, ahead of tomorrow's official opening of the Frida...
Former Beehive boss honoured at pavilion launch
A TOUCHING coming together of generations took place last week as former Bendigonian Angus Mackay returned to town to officially unveil a pavilion named...
Celebrate cultural diversity in March
A MONTH-long celebration of Greater Bendigo's cultural diversity kicked off last week in the Hargreaves Mall, featuring multicultural food, dance, music and a panel...
No slowing down for former Masons owners
HOSPITALITY stalwarts Nick and Sonia Anthony have barely taken a breath since closing their multi award-winning fine diner, Masons, in early February. They've both embarked...
Festival to plant seeds for a sustainable future
THE hot topics of environmental stewardship and natural resource conservation will be given a thorough going over at this year's youth-led Bendigo Sustainability Group...
Invitation to speak up on e-scooter trial
LOCALS have been invited to have their say regarding the twelve-month micro mobility e-scooter trial ending in May, with feedback able to be submitted...
Exhibition shines light on historic propaganda posters
A THOUGHT-PROVOKING new exhibition at the Golden Dragon Museum presented in partnership with La Trobe University showcases 19 Chinese propaganda posters from the 1960s...
Author talk to focus on Timor-Leste struggles
A LOCAL group set up almost two decades ago to provide various types of support to a small town in Timor-Leste will hold an...
Local artist profile: Julie Rooney
THIS week we chat with painter Julie Rooney, who said she didn’t devote herself to her practice until retiring at the end of 2014...
Clinic embraces AI to lessen GP loads
A GRANT from big four bank NAB is helping the Bendigo Primary Care Centre in Arnold Street introduce fully integrated artificial intelligence assisted documentation...
