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About: Alistair Finlay

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Editor at the Ballarat Times News Group. Once at Westlock News, The Advocate, and the Latrobe Valley Express. Oilers fan. Email: [email protected] Facebook: @alistairfinlayjournalist twitter: @alistairfinlay_ Instagram: @alistairfinlayeditor

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October 23, 2022

Poet prepares for first major release

IN all the years Dr Michael Leach has been writing poetry, he’s been building to the moment he publishes his first major collection of...

October 22, 2022

Giddy up, it’s time for the Cup!

AFTER three years of running without spectators, the Apiam Bendigo Cup is under starters orders and ready to jump with a full crowd in...

October 22, 2022

Decades of service acknowledged

A CITY of Greater Bendigo councillor has notched up a major milestone in service to the community. Cr Rod Fyffe was first elected to the...

October 22, 2022

Playground not going anywhere

THE play space at the end of Melbury Court in Epsom will be replaced by the City of Greater Bendigo. Originally slated for destruction due...

October 22, 2022

Dragon saved from extinction

WORKS to restore a centrepiece artefact at Bendigo’s Golden Dragon Museum are complete. The head of 120-year-old processional dragon, Loong, along with its pearl and...

October 21, 2022

Blitz to repair damaged roads

THE State Government has announced a muti-million-dollar package to repair roads damaged by recent flooding. Spending $165 million state-wide, the aim is to locate and...

October 21, 2022

Comedy Fest success despite the big wet

WHILE the rain may have come down last week it didn’t stop the Bendigo Comedy Festival bringing cheer to town, for the most part. Following...

October 21, 2022

Open house event expands

MORE buildings have been added to the upcoming Open House Bendigo program. The former Bendigo Mining Exchange within the Beehive Building, the Eaglehawk Mechanics Institute,...

October 20, 2022

Show called off due to floods

THIS weekend’s Bendigo Agricultural Show has been cancelled, as the venue for the event continues to host people affected by recent flooding. Originally set for...

October 18, 2022

New life sought for old sports gear

A NEW recycling program being trialled in the City of Greater Bendigo is aiming to prevent old sporting equipment going into landfill. Run by Game...

October 17, 2022

Short course to back big opportunities

A NEW free program is coming to the region with the aim of supporting local start-ups and entrepreneurs with ideas relevant to the manufacturing...

October 15, 2022

Animal party names local candidates

AS November’s State election draws closer, candidates for the Animal Justice Party’s tilt at Bendigo’s lower house seats have been announced. In Bendigo East the...

October 14, 2022

Public artwork has anti-waste message

A PIECE of public art aimed at conveying a message to people from culturally devise backgrounds about ways to increase recycling and reduce waste...

October 14, 2022

Ribbon cut on kinder works

UPGRADES at Golden Square Kindergarten have been officially opened. A recent event saw Member for Bendigo West, Maree Edwards, join with children, their parents and...

October 14, 2022

New beds extend hospital’s ICU

CAPACITY in the intensive care unit at Bendigo Hospital is expanding with the announcement of two new beds for the ward. The additional beds and...

October 14, 2022

Local Comm Games sports revealed

THE six sports that will call Bendigo home during the 2026 Commonwealth Games have been announced. Revealed last week, track and para track cycling and...

October 14, 2022

Dja Dja Wurrung garden opened

THE newest addition to the Bendigo Botanic Gardens was officially opened at an event last Saturday. Costing more than $7 million, the one-hectare Larni Garingilang...

October 14, 2022

National swim team to make a splash

NATIONAL swimming team, the Australian Dolphins, will head to Bendigo in early December in preparation for a major meet. The 36-team member Dolphins will base...

October 14, 2022

Aus Open trophy tour served from Bendigo

IT’S almost summer and that means tennis in firmly on the agenda with the Australian Open set to get underway in about three moments. As...

October 14, 2022

Company fined for creek pollution

THE State’s Environmental Protection Authority has fined a Golden Square-based concrete plant for polluting Bendigo Creek. A statement from the EPA said a fine of...

October 14, 2022

Call out for youth councillors

YOUNG people from across the City of Greater Bendigo are being invited to apply to join the municipality’s Youth Council. Up to 18 places on...

October 11, 2022

Home detox day returns

AN event aimed at helping residents clear out chemicals being stored, but no longer needed, is returning to Bendigo later this month. Known as Detox...

October 6, 2022

Hooper to headline comedy gala

AUSTRALIAN comedy royalty Claire Hooper has been announced as the headline act for the upcoming Bendigo Comedy Festival Gala. The event acts as both the...

October 6, 2022

Gallery space to focus on First Nations

ART works and cultural items from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples will soon have a new dedicated exhibition space in Bendigo. The new gallery...