Tips to get or stay active during summer
AN ACTIVE lifestyle seems attainable in spring, and perhaps even more so on New Year’s Eve as we commit ourselves to resolutions. But as summer...
How to prevent theft at home these holidays
EMPTY homes over the holiday period can be the targets of burglaries, a surprise no one wants to come home to. Latest Crime statistics data...
Options to help survive budget strain
HOUSEHOLDS whose main income is from wages were the hardest hit by rising costs of living last quarter according to data from the Australian...
Service closures during the holidays
OVER the holiday period some services will be closed during normal operating hours or may have adjusted opening times. Centrelink, child support, and Medicare centres...
Works underway on food warehouse
PROGRESS was celebrated last week a construction officially started at the site of Bendigo Foodshare’s new warehouse. Premier and Member for Bendigo East, Jacinta Allan...
Santa snacks to delight the big man
EVERY year, Santa achieves the impossible and delivers presents to children all over the world. An accomplishment so great surely warrants a show of gratitude...
The Joy of Christmas lunch
EVERY year, the Salvation Army Hall on Mundy Street provides Christmas lunch for those in the community who would otherwise spend the day alone. For...
Getting a podiatrist appointment is no easy feet
A PODIATRIC emergency between now and the end of January could leave you hopping on one foot as local clinics fill up. According to local...
Local sports star supports young golfers
THE talents of six upcoming golfers were recognised last week at Bendigo Sports Star’s monthly scholarship ceremony. There in person support the program was professional...
Santa to set up shop in Hargreaves Mall
HARGREAVES Mall is about to be taken over by special visitors from the North Pole and beyond. Starting from tomorrow a range of free performances...
Girton grads get good grades
STUDENTS in their final year at Girton Grammar are celebrating the end of their secondary schooling as well as high academic achievement. Girton Grammar principal...
Local chef celebrates festive season with zest
RUN by two local friends, simple and delicious food is the core philosophy of Strathfieldsaye eatery Forage. Naomi Dawson and business partner Tim Pitson created...
Work officially underway at new fire station
GROUND was broken at the site of the new Golden Square Fire Station on Tuesday. Member for Bendigo West, Maree Edwards, joined the members of...
Food maker chips away at workplace diversity
A LOCAL corn chip and tortilla manufacturer has turned to new hiring strategies to solve staffing shortages. With three shifts to fill at its East...
Future of old courts still unknown
NEARLY ten months after the Bendigo Law Courts relocated to their new site there is still no word on what will happen to the...
Grant gives kids the gift of cricket
THE recipients of this year’s Active Kids Grants have been announced which could see up to thirty thousand kids in sport benefit. Bendigo Cricket Club...
Birthday party part of the search for inclusivity
LOCAL disability service provider Lifely is celebrating forty years of providing support to people with special needs living in the Loddon Mallee. To mark the...
Caring hands of Mercy Street
THE palliative care unit at Bendigo Health is celebrating twenty-five years of providing care to terminally ill patients. Situated on Mercy Street, the clinic was...
Push to get health care grads to go bush
REGIONAL allied healthcare received a boost last week with the announcement of a State funded program to assist recent graduates to relocate. Occupational therapy and...
New charity store to boost phone support
A NEW op shop supporting Lifeline Loddon-Mallee has officially opened in Long Gully, just in time for Christmas shopping. Proceeds from the store will supplement...
Art prize winner revealed
THE outcome of the Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize was announced last week to a crowd of artists and patrons at the Bendigo Art...
Award for student who never gave up
A LOCAL mother of two has proven that success can come at any age by taking home a title at this year’s Apprentice Training...
Bush poets host birthday bash
VERSE, rhyme, and story will be spun at the Bendigo Club this Sunday when the Bendigo Goldfields Bush Poets celebrate their twenty-first birthday. The group...
Festive toys drive aims to ease Christmas pressure
THE Kangaroo Flat Uniting Church annual Christmas toy drive is now accepting donations. Run in cooperation with the Uniting Church and Federal Member for Bendigo,...