Showcase to spotlight raft of research
AN extensive range of Bendigo Health's many yet not-well-known research projects will be on display at its Research Showcase on Friday 18 October. The day-long...
Cultural champions make way for next crop
THE City of Greater Bendigo's 2023/2024 Intercultural Ambassadors have ended their tenures, with a new group of representatives to be sworn in at Zinda...
Redevelopment works draw closer at significant venues
THE tender processes to find head contractors to lead major redevelopments of the Bendigo Stadium and Bendigo Showgrounds are now open. Key criteria for the...
Girton Grammar marks 140 years
GIRTON Grammar has celebrated one hundred and forty years at an assembly featuring a spectacular blessing by the Bendigo Chinese Association's dragon Gwong Loong,...
Comedy Fest program full of funny stuff
THE excitement is palpable around town in the lead up to the Bendigo Comedy Festival, which this year features a wider variety of acts,...
Artist practices unveiled as
LOVERS of the creative arts will be able to take an exclusive peek into the working lives of nearly forty artists during the Bendigo...
Heartfelt thanks for home care
HUSBAND and wife Clem and Lyn Bell consider themselves fortunate. After the Eaglehawk couple were recently diagnosed on separate occasions with heart failure, they were...
Ag Show to connect city and country
THE Bendigo Agricultural Show is back on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 October for the one hundred and fifty-sixth time and this year's event...
Free your mind
A FEAST of sensorial experiences will be on offer at Dudley House and adjacent venues in the View Street precinct over the weekend of...
A family day out in Mandurang
A COMMUNITY-run festival at Pearce Reserve, Mandurang this Sunday 13 October is set to have something for everyone. To be held between the hours of...
50th Marian Festival at cathedral
THE Bendigo Apostolate of Our Lady of Fatima will hold its fiftieth annual Marian Festival on Sunday 13 October at Sacred Heart Cathedral in...
Trout stocks boosted in local waters
ALMOST one thousand catchable-size rainbow trout have been released at several lakes and reservoirs around Bendigo as part of the State Government's Go Fishing...
Local artist profile: Jenny Carr
THIS week we chat with mixed-media artist Jenny Carr, who says being creative is a wonderful way to live, and encourages aspiring artists to...
Bumper Seniors Festival program released
THE program for the week-long Greater Bendigo Seniors Festival has been announced with a wide range of events taking place, including morning and afternoon...
Cheers, it’s back-to-school time!
WINE buffs are invited to a tasting with a difference on Friday 11 October at Hop Supply Co in McCrae Street as part of...
Post-war development the subject of closer study
THE groundwork has been laid for in-depth investigations of environmental aspects of development in Bendigo after the Second World War. At their last official meeting...
Halls of Residence site gets redevelopment nod
THE formerly proposed local site of the Athletes Village for the now-defunct 2026 Regional Victorian Commonwealth Games in Osborne Street Flora Hill will finally...
Run, walk or dance for mental health challenge
BENDIGO Health's Move for Mental Health virtual fitness challenge has officially begun and will run for the month of October. Raising $70,000 is the goal...
Seniors to party in the garden
NATURE lovers and social butterflies alike are invited to celebrate the Victorian Seniors Festival on the morning of Thursday 10 October in the lush...
Ballet school presents The Wizard of Oz
PREPARATIONS are coming to a close for The Extension Ballet Studio's production of The Wizard of Oz, which will take place on Sunday 6...
Come and try the Maryborough Highland Society
EVERYBODY'S welcome at the Highland Society – not just those in Tartan. The venue has a lot to offer including warm and friendly service with...
Pick a unique end-of-year function venue
The only venue in Bendigo boasting a top 10 Beer Garden in Victoria award, the Gold Mines Hotel has ample function space in many...
Local artist profile: Sammy Johnston
THIS week we chat with Sammy Johnston, an emerging local stage performer who considered giving away her love for drama during COVID but has...
Generations to unite at Mercy Bethlehem
PARENTS and carers are invited to bring their kids to Mercy Health Bethlehem Home for the Aged in Golden Square on Wednesday 2 October...