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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

Posts by: Alistair Finlay

March 28, 2021

Firies get grant boost

TWO Bendigo region volunteer fire brigades have received cash grants under a State Government scheme. Eaglehawk CFA has been granted just over $53,000 to be...

March 11, 2021

Braves claim Country League double crowns

IT was all smiles in Maryborough on Saturday night as the Bendigo Braves men and women Country League sides both raised North West Division...

March 11, 2021

Fresh food grants served up

AS a group of volunteers worked hard to pack and distribute fresh produce for those in need last Friday, Bendigo Foodshare became the site...

March 10, 2021

City roll Victory in six goal rout

MELBOURNE Victory coach Grant Brebner has conceded his club’s hit rock bottom after letting in five second-half goals in the most humiliating loss in...

March 4, 2021

Excitement builds for big bouts

TICKETS may have sold out but that hasn’t stopped the hype train from pulling into Hargraves Mall on Saturday ahead of mid-March’s Triple Header...

March 4, 2021

Hub offers home for creatives

CREATIVES from across the region are being offered three months free desk space with the aim of helping them get out of the house...

March 4, 2021

Shows take centre stage

THE City of Greater Bendigo’s events program for the year was officially launched last Sunday at the Ulumbarra Theatre, and it includes some big...

March 4, 2021

Your chance to review outdoor dining

FEEDBACK is being sought on measures put in place by the City of Greater Bendigo to support outdoor dining as part of the hospitality...

March 4, 2021

Let there be shade!

HALF-a-million dollars worth of works have been completed at Epsom Primary School. The upgrades, which included a shade cover for the school’s basketball court and...

February 27, 2021

New play set for Pride Fest

CASTLEMAINE based Black Apple Theatre will bring a new production featuring the stories of Central Victorian’s to next month’s Bendigo Pride Festival. Titled Thrive: Queer...

February 26, 2021

Reuse, repair, returns

AFTER an eleven-month COVID induced hiatus, the Bendigo Repair Cafe was back in action on Saturday. In the hall off to the side of the...

February 26, 2021

Gardens songs in full bloom

UPLIFTING sounds filled the Pavilion in the Bendigo Botanic Gardens on Sunday afternoon as about thirty people gathered to take part in a community...

February 25, 2021

Call for clarity on COVID measures

CHAMBERS of commerce from across Victoria, including Be.Bendigo, have backed a campaign urging the State Government to do better by regional business when it...

February 25, 2021

Hello Bendigo!

Welcome to the first edition of the Bendigo Times. We’re proud to be launching the city’s newest free weekly community newspaper. It’s a privilege to...

February 25, 2021

Fruitful effort by Foundation

AS thousands of students returned to classrooms across the region recently, so did the McKern Foundation’s Fresh Fruit Friday program. Launched six years ago, the...

February 25, 2021

Pooch programs for widespread well being

IN a world first move to improve community mental health, Bendigo’s own Dogs Connect was established to incorporate canines in schools, hospitals and other...

February 25, 2021

Search on for local census heads

RECRUITMENT has begun for Bendigo based managers who’ll oversee the on the ground workforce during this year’s national population count. Known as census field managers,...

February 25, 2021

Brave girls claim title at home champs

TOP-level youth basketball returned last weekend with the Victorian Country Under 18 Championships tipping off at Bendigo Stadium.