November 27, 2024
Weekend deliveries on again as Christmas rush approaches
AUSTRALIA Post has reintroduced weekend deliveries to cope with an expected surge in online shopping in the leadup to Christmas. The temporary deliveries started last...
November 24, 2024
All aboard for Christmas and anniversary celebration
BENDIGO'S Young Professionals Network will celebrate Christmas – and its twentieth anniversary – with a tram-borne dinner event on Thursday 28 November. The two-hour celebration...
November 23, 2024
New-look backyard opens at Long Gully centre
ALMOST two years of planning and work came to fruition when the Long Gully Neighbourhood Centre's backyard renovations were officially opened this week. What started...
November 22, 2024
Dokic to speak at launch of anti-violence campaign
TENNIS star and commentator Jelena Dokic will speak at the launch of Bendigo's 16 Days of Activism campaign on Monday. The annual program runs from...
November 20, 2024
FitzSimons to speak on Aussie legend
AUTHOR, journalist, and radio and television personality Peter FitzSimons will be in Bendigo to present a talk on his new book The Legend of...
November 19, 2024
Mind games on the big screen
ANYONE interested in learning about mind games and their effects may want to get themselves along to the Bendigo Library for a screening of...
November 19, 2024
Italian cuisine class coming to Redesdale
SISTERS Grace and Skye Larson will hold a fundraiser for their charity The Sisterhood Project at the Redesdale Hall on Saturday 30 November. The event,...
November 16, 2024
Workshop to gather stories of Eaglehawk history
EAGLEHAWK residents are being invited to share stories about their township's history and character in a workshop run by heritage experts early next month. The...
November 16, 2024
Safety tips for young swimmers
BONDI Rescue lifeguard Bruce 'Hoppo' Hopkins has thrown his weight behind a program teaching water safety to children that is being delivered nationally this...
November 15, 2024
Have a say on free immunisations
HAVE some thoughts about how the city council's free immunisation services are delivered? Community feedback is being sought as part of a review of the...
November 9, 2024
Two ceremonies to honour Bendigo’s fallen
AT 11am on 11 November 1918 the guns on the Western Front fell silent after more than four years of continuous warfare. The allied armies...
November 9, 2024
Finn’s Pall Mall design takes top award
A DIGITAL design for development of a property in Pall Mall has won a Bendigo TAFE student a national award for excellence. Finn Galvin was...
November 9, 2024
Laid-back grooves for men’s health at the Cambrian
MOVEMBER has been raising money and awareness for men's health issues for more than twenty years, and later this month Bendigo people will be...
November 5, 2024
Blokes prepare for a big lunch in Bendigo
THE annual Bendigo's Biggest Ever Blokes Lunch later this month is shaping as the best yet, according to event chair Neil Macdonald. Mr Macdonald said...
November 4, 2024
Get digging at the gardens
THE City of Greater Bendigo's annual Tulip Dig will take place next week. The event, at the Conservatory Gardens, gets underway at 9am on Thursday...
November 2, 2024
Advocate inducted into women’s honour roll
ONE of Australia's leaders in the campaign to eradicate violence against women, Bendigo's Julie Oberin, has been inducted into the 2024 Victorian Honour Roll...
November 2, 2024
Trishaw rides taking off at lake gardens
THE new volunteer group giving older people and those with disabilities free trishaw rides in Bendigo is one step closer to securing its own...
November 1, 2024
Market back on home soil
THE Bendigo Community Farmer's Market is moving 'home' to Golden Square. The move, made in partnership with Bendigo Foodshare, will see the market return to...
November 1, 2024
Cleaner transport campaign attracts government funding
THE City of Greater Bendigo's plan to achieve a zero-emissions transport system has received a substantial financial push with a State Government grant of...
November 1, 2024
Day carers up for national honour
BENDIGO Family Day Care is among the finalists in this year's national Excellence in Family Day Care Awards. The nomination places the service among Australia's...
November 1, 2024
Mental health support centre ready to help
THE new Loddon Mallee Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect Centre in Bendigo is officially open. The Wills Street property was opened by Minister for Mental...
November 1, 2024
NDIS participants to have their say
BENDIGO region people involved in the National Disability Insurance Scheme will have an opportunity to detail their experiences at a public hearing today. The hearing,...
October 31, 2024
Seed swap key for food security
THE Long Gully Community Garden's spring seedling and seed swap last month wasn't as busy as it could have been, but it remains as...
October 29, 2024
World strength titles in their sights
THREE of Bendigo's strongest athletes are preparing to flex their muscles at the Official Strongman Games in the United States in December. Sharlene 'Charlie' Lendon,...
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