About: Edwina Williams

Chair changes for BRMG committee

NEW leaders have been appointed within local industry advisory committee, the Bendigo Regional Manufacturing Group. Sean Myers and Allan Nicholson have been respectively named chair...

Third mayoral term for Metcalf

AS the City of Greater Bendigo’s current councillors head into their final term before the 2024 municipal elections, Cr Andrea Metcalf has been re-elected...

Container deposit scheme gets underway

THE statewide container deposit scheme is now operational, with Greater Bendigo residents able to get ten cents back for every bottle, can, and carton...

Future of tourism focus for conference

NEXT week, a major tourism conference will return to The Capital for a fourth time. The Bendigo NEXT event is set for Monday 6 November...

Housing plan endorsed – City of Greater Bendigo council meeting briefs

AT the regular October meeting earlier in the week, City of Greater Bendigo councillors moved to endorse the Loddon Mallee Housing Action Plan, and...

CresFest named folk project of the year

THE sounds of regional folk and roots music festival CresFest are reaching far beyond the town of Creswick. Directed by Judy Turner, the annual event...

Zontians give to lessen period poverty

ZONTA Bendigo has donated to Women’s Health Loddon Mallee to reduce period poverty across the region. A portion of funds raised by the group has...

Tees to start conversations

THIS month, Haymes Paint Shop staff are aiming to raise awareness of the mental health support available to tradespeople. For a second year, the business...

Snake safety advice issued

AS the weather warms, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, or DEECA, officers are urging people to be cautious of snakes.

On hotter days,...

City celebrates local premier

WITH the instalment of the Member for Bendigo East, Jacinta Allan, as the new Premier of Victoria, the political head of the City of...

School sees stars for sustainability

ST Francis of the Fields in Strathfieldsaye has received a five-star ResourceSmart School rating for work towards sustainability. Last week, principal Tim Moloney was presented...

Painter blends classical and contemporary

WESTERN Sydney painter Marikit Santiago is bringing a collection of works to Bendigo Art Gallery for her first-ever Victorian solo exhibition. The kingdom, the power...

Teachers’ talents on display

THE one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of higher education in Bendigo will be once again marked during the 2023 La Trobe Regional Art Educators...

Album dawns for country star

AHEAD of the release of her fourth album Hey Dawn in August, award-winning country musician Fanny Lumsden is returning to Bendigo. The singer-songwriter will be...

Appeal to aid Salvos’ emergency relief

RESEARCH from the Salvation Army within the last year found that eighty-four per cent of people they surveyed were struggling to cover the costs...

Chambers lobby to keep clinicians

THREE regional Victorian chambers of commerce have united to oppose a State Government decision to withdraw the funding of their offices’ mental health worker. Be.Bendigo...

Day aims to get kids out and walking

THE Pedestrian Council of Australia is encouraging families to leave the car at home and get to school safely on-foot this month. National Walk Safely...

Frogs on the move

GROWLING grass frogs are being moved to the Winton Wetlands near Benalla from the Bendigo Water Reclamation Plant. Coliban Water staff, ecologists, researchers and volunteers...

Total fire ban tomorrow

DUE to hot weather, tomorrow, Saturday, 18 March, will be a day of total fire ban for the region. No fires are to be burning,...

Shearing event goes at a fair clip

THE Fosterville Mine-backed Quick Shear shearing competition returns to Axedale this month after a forced COVID and flood-related break. The open event winner is poised...

Health boss stepping down

THE chief executive officer of Bendigo Health has announced his retirement. After six years at the helm Peter Faulkner will step down later this year...

MP highlights healthcare in maiden speech

THE new Member for Euroa, Annabelle Cleeland, made her maiden speech in the Victorian Parliament last week and used the occasion to highlight challenges...

So much to take part in at CresFest

THE line-up for CresFest 2023 has been finalised, and the regional folk, roots, and dance festival is set to be overflowing with diverse international...

Firey finish to speedboat action

THE Eppalock Gold Cup had a different kind of drama than expected last weekend. Moments after competing in the 1.6 litre Oz-Lite Hydroplane race, boat...