La Trobe celebrates historic record graduation numbers
MORE than six hundred undergraduate and four PhD students from La Trobe University Bendigo were awarded their qualifications during ceremonies at Ulumbarra Theatre last...
Remedial action confirmed for Maiden Gully crossroads
A DANGER zone at the intersection of Marong Road and Schumakers Lane in Maiden Gully will receive $260,000 in upgrades to make it safer...
Pete Murray to go it alone
BELOVED Byron Bay roots-rock singer-songwriter Pete Murray is primed to embark on his biggest ever tour in May, with the million-album selling artist booked...
Snag reel treasures at Fishing Expo
ANGLING enthusiasts will be thinking all their Christmases have come at once across the weekend of Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 May when the...
Call for more Bendigo-made emergency housing
A NOT-for-profit organisation dedicated to preventing youth homelessness has called on the State Government to fund 300 pop up studios to be manufactured by...
Technology meets tradition at open forum
A PUBLIC forum taking place as part of the upcoming National Trust Australian Heritage Festival will consider how innovative technology can be used to...
Mining site to be repurposed for public use
PLANNING is underway at a former mining site at 9-43 Chum Street in Golden Square to prepare the grounds for use by the local...
Funds promised for headspace expansion
THE Australian Labor Party has pledged to upgrade Bendigo's headspace centre in Pall Mall if it's re-elected to Federal Government on 3 May, with...
Share your thoughts on reserve management plans
THE City of Greater Bendigo is inviting locals to provide input for the environmental management plans it is currently developing for Kennington Reservoir and...
Millions pledged to shelter Livestock Exchange
LOCAL Coalition Government hopefuls have committed $3 million in funding towards a new roof at the Bendigo Livestock Exchange in Huntly if they win...
Commitment to Gold Mine revitalisation
THE latest in an ever-growing catalogue of Federal election promises has been announced by the Australian Labor Party, this time almost $3 million in...
Big crowds expected for Easter celebrations
ANOTHER bumper line-up of events, parades, exhibitions and activities gets underway today as part of the 2025 Bendigo Easter Festival, with the Bendigo Chinese...
Deputy PM backs the Bushmaster
DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles has endorsed Bendigo's defence manufacturing industry on a visit to Thales Australia's Protected Vehicle Centre...
Easter Book Fair good to go after securing new digs
BENDIGO Foodshare has found a new location just in time for its beloved Easter Book Fair, after its home for half a century, the...
Hospital buildings to make way for green space
HISTORY has been made with the demolition of the former John Lindell Rehabilitation Unit at Bendigo Health, with the campus' old east and north...
“Get your geek on” at inaugural Tech Fest
A NEW local festival that aims to raise awareness of amateur radio and other technology communities in the region, plus bring together anyone and...
Extra help for those withsevere dementia
BENDIGO Health has opened a new nine-bed Specialist Dementia Care Program unit at Simpkin House in North Bendigo. More than $4 million in funding from...
Future of social homes build uncertain
WORKS are well underway in Myer Street to build 77 new social and affordable homes on land operated by Uniting Vic.Tas – the community...
Dhelk Djakitj opens at Djaa Djuwima
A NEW exhibition at the Djaa Djuwima First Nations Gallery at the Bendigo Visitor Centre in Pall Mall – Dhelk Djakitj – is now...
Manufacturing facility opens in Epsom
GERMAN railway infrastructure technology giant Vossloh has celebrated the opening of its new $25 million state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Epsom, after well-and-truly outgrowing its...
Small grants support
FOUR projects taking in theatre, design, music and animation are at various stages of completion after receiving grants of $2000 each as part of...
Leg up for local First Nations businesses
FOUR central Victorian First Nations businesses have joined more than eighty others across Victoria as recipients of a total of almost three million dollars...
Bi-partisan support for skatepark works
A SKATEPARK first proposed in 2017 has received Labor and Coalition Federal election commitments of $500,000 for its construction. The City of Greater Bendigo is...
Coalition pledges funds for Ironbark Gully Trail
THE Federal Coalition has announced a $1 million commitment, if elected on 3 May, to fund various upgrades to the Ironbark Gully Trail, a...