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Pool committee just keep swimming

FOLLOWING an announcement that Bendigo East Swimming Pool would close this winter, a new working group has been established to find a way to...

Bonjour Bendigo launches at Alium

TO CELEBRATE the opening of Paris: Impressions of Life 1880–1925 at Bendigo Art Gallery, restaurants around the city are decorating their windows with themed...

Research to help disaster-affected women

EARLIER this week, an exhibition and report to illuminate the gendered experience of natural disasters was unveiled at the Cohuna Gateway to Gannawarra Visitors...

Queer Country opens at Dudley House

FOR nearly twenty years queer art has been celebrated in the Queer Country exhibition held to coincide with the Pride Festival. This year the exhibition...

Local students inspired to design for solutions

THE culmination of a month-long residency program at Bendigo Tech School was on display last week in honour of International Women's Day. Artist in residence...

New staff welcomed to Services Australia

UP TO 11 new positions have been created at Services Australia's Bendigo office to meet local demand for support. Appointed in January this year, the...

City CEO stands up against hurtful treatment of staff

THE CEO of the City of Greater Bendigo has called for disrespectful behaviour towards City councillors and staff to come to an end. Andrew Cooney,...

Commonwealth Games legacy housing on its way

A PLAN to deliver over a thousand homes in regional Victoria in lieu of the 2026 Commonwealth Games is under way. Last year the State...

Memoir of self-discovery ready to launch

AN EMERGING writer's account of her journey through the twists and turns of life is set to launch next month and will be celebrated...

New endometriosis clinic open

A SPECIALIST service to support women with endometriosis and pelvic pain is now open at Bendigo Community Health Services. The new clinic will be run...

Industry event to support regional pubs

A REGIONAL outreach event to support pubs and venues increase profitability will be held at the Huntly Hotel next week. The Australian Hotel Association has...

Locals succeed at the Madison

DESPITE the heat last weekend, the Bendigo International Madison returned as planned for two days of competitive athletics and cycling. First place in the women's...

Breakfast for champions

LAST Friday's breakfast hosted by Women's Health Loddon Mallee to celebrate International Women's Day drew a bright crowd of local leaders and community members. Attendees...

Quilts on display at Easter exhibition

IN what has become a biennial tradition, Bendigo and District Quilters is preparing their display of more than 100 handmade quilts as part of...

Neighbourhood houses in need of funding

FOR forty years this June, Long Gully Neighbourhood house has provided service to the surrounding community.

As a way of marking the anniversary a celebration...

A brand new Discovery

SCIENCE education centre Discovery has updated its image with a renewed logo that represents the play-based learning activities on offer.

The familiar eye that was...

A last farewell from the wise women

THE end of an era was observed at the end of February as the Bendigo Y Service Club Women held their final regional meeting.

Many...

Fashioning a sustainable future of clothing

AN interactive artist in residency program is now underway at Bendigo Tech School. The residency features creative technologist Jess Coldrey, who was named one of...

Local sports night of nights

THE All Seasons sparkled last week with the light of some of the town’s brightest and best sporting elite.

Friday evening saw the Bendigo Sports...

Food relief providers receive federal funding boost

LOCAL food and emergency relief providers will share in additional funding from the Federal Government to support demand for their services.

The $14.4 million dollar...

Curious minds cultivated at Discovery

ALICIA S. COOK

A CLUB for girls to explore science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, also known as STEM, launched at the Discovery Science and Technology...

The beer is trash and the music bites

ALICIA S. COOK

A DISUSED take away shopfront on High Street, Eaglehawk has become a haven for counterculture.

Trash Cult started as a record store...

A gift for the audience

A NEW mural is soon to be painted on the external wall of Bendigo Cinema to show appreciation to the decades spent in front...

Shoe shop shutters after 94 years

ALICIA S. COOK PALL MALL institution Colliers Shoes is closing after close to a century of service to the town. Owner, Kristian Wenckowski, bought the business...