March 22, 2025
Exhibition shines light on family violence
A MOVING exhibition at Dudley House in View Street that tackled the sensitive and difficult topic of family violence and its impact on the...
March 21, 2025
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...
March 21, 2025
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...
March 21, 2025
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...
March 20, 2025
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...
March 19, 2025
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...
March 17, 2025
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...
March 17, 2025
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...
March 17, 2025
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...
March 16, 2025
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...
March 16, 2025
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...
March 16, 2025
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...
March 15, 2025
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...
March 15, 2025
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...
March 14, 2025
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...
March 13, 2025
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...
March 13, 2025
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...
March 12, 2025
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...
March 11, 2025
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...
March 10, 2025
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...
March 10, 2025
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...
March 9, 2025
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...
March 8, 2025
Student debts slashed for thousands of Bendigonians
MORE than 17,100 people with a student debt in the Bendigo electorate and millions more around the country will have a further 20 per...
March 8, 2025
Onus on City to unlock land for new homes
THE State Government has declared that Victoria needs 2.24 million new homes by 2051, with one quarter required in regional Victoria including 37,000 in...
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