March 2, 2026
Arts program assured after promised cash injection
NEW Federal funding to the tune of just under $100,000 will go towards hosting 12 national and international artists for three-week placements as part...
March 1, 2026
Blockbuster ‘Brickman’-built marvels almost here
A highly-anticipated exhibition featuring one of the world's most recognisable and successful toy brands ever opens this Tuesday at the Discovery Science & Technology...
March 1, 2026
Local artist profile: Rachael Gray
THIS week we catch up with performer Rachael Gray from Anita Scott’s SMACS Performing Arts Group - whose mascot characters and co. will be...
February 28, 2026
Manufacturers group bolts on to Be.Bendigo
ADVOCACY and industry development organisation the Bendigo Regional Manufacturers Group (BRMG) will now operate under the umbrella of Be.Bendigo. Since 2001 BRMG has championed Bendigo's...
February 28, 2026
Easter Fair Society toasting century of service
THE Bendigo Easter Fair Society Inc. will celebrate its 100th anniversary at this year's upcoming Easter Festival with the return of a towering fibreglass...
February 28, 2026
Minister champions billion-dollar Home Batteries program
MINISTER for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen made a rare visit to Bendigo last week, stopping by California Gully resident Christopher Gibney's home...
February 28, 2026
Hospital salutes da Vinci donors
ST JOHN of God (SJoG) Bendigo Hospital has officially unveiled its new Robot Donor Honour Board, recognising the individuals, families, businesses and community partners...
February 27, 2026
Blink and you’ll miss Saturday sculpture spectacle
THREE installations from prize-winning Mandurang Valley sculptor Andre Sardone's ongoing sculptural series Big Bang will be on display for a brief few hours tomorrow...
February 27, 2026
Motel Du Cap Tour enraptures town
American pop-punksters Good Charlotte, along with three dynamite supports, enthralled concertgoers last Saturday at the Bendigo Racecourse in Ascot, in effect cementing the venue...
February 26, 2026
Joggers and walkers congregate for safety campaign
MORE than 140 supporters turned up bright and early at specialist running shoe and apparel supplier Verve Running in Williamson Street earlier this month...
February 25, 2026
Walk to support suicide awareness
A CENTRAL Victorian community-based organisation on a mission to increase awareness of the incidence and impact of suicide has called on local residents to...
February 24, 2026
IWD dinner to feature gym founder
AN inspiring evening celebrating women's leadership, resilience and achievement in the form of the Zonta Club of Bendigo International Women's Day Dinner will be...
February 23, 2026
Reflections on life and faith
A NEW Artists on View exhibition of oil and acrylic paintings, watercolours, charcoal and ink drawings, and photography created by Flora Hill's Lorraine McCarthy...
February 23, 2026
Spruced up entertainment centre will bowl you over
IF you haven't been to the Bendigo Bowl recently, you're in for a real surprise! The faded 1960s decor, garish fluoro lights and pokey games...
February 23, 2026
Broad presses government over idle assets
MEMBER for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad has criticised the state government over a series of stalled projects in Bendigo, saying millions of dollars are...
February 22, 2026
Local artist profile: Hayden Becker
THIS week we finish off profiling local heavy rockers Lost in the Past by chatting with rhythm guitarist Hayden Becker, who said the band’s...
February 21, 2026
Marathon painting effort earns Top Arts honour
BUDDING artist and Bendigo Senior Secondary College student Geordie Williamson has trumped thousands of other entrants from around the state after his painting, Allegory...
February 21, 2026
Welcome extended to newly arrived next-gen medicos
MEMBERS for Bendigo West and East, Maree Edwards and Premier Jacinta Allan, visited Bendigo Health recently to welcome 43 new medical interns to town. Half...
February 21, 2026
Homegrown military museum now open every day
THE world-class Bendigo Military Museum has expanded its hours to now be open daily from 10am to 4pm thanks to a new partnership between...
February 20, 2026
Live line-up to underpin McCrae Street bushfire benefit
A WHO'S who of Bendigo entertainment and hospitality identities are banding together to produce the fundraiser of all fundraisers - Harcourt Rising - A...
February 20, 2026
Plans to plug tourism gap coincide with redevelopment
THE Bendigo Art Gallery has been completely emptied and its priceless collection stored for safekeeping as the start date for the site's redevelopment looms...
February 20, 2026
History Group meeting to offer glimpse of 1860s incident
THE Bendigo Family History Group's annual general meeting and first Saturday meeting for the year at Bendigo Library, happening tomorrow at 2pm, will feature...
February 19, 2026
Temporary classrooms out the door at Camp Hill school
UPGRADES are about to begin at one of Victoria's oldest educational institutions, Camp Hill Primary School in Gaol Road (opened on 1 January 1878),...
February 18, 2026
Deadline shifted for troubled Tiny Towns
THE deadline for applications for round three of the State Government's $20 million Tiny Towns Fund has been extended by four weeks as part...
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