February 12, 2022
Local start-up gets Fed grant
LOCAL education start-up, Story Box Library, has been awarded funding from the Federal Government’s Boosting Female Founders Initiative. Receiving just under $470,000, the online education...
February 11, 2022
MP says regions need more GPs
REGIONAL and rural healthcare is being put under pressure due to a lack of general practitioners says Federal Member for Bendigo, Lisa Chesters. The local...
February 10, 2022
Business uncorked in old council chambers
EAGLEHAWK’S newest place to wet your whistle opened last Friday night Chambers Wine Bar, located in the old council chambers above Star Cinema, is the...
February 6, 2022
New employee shines at donut shop
WALKER’S Doughnuts has taken on their newest employee last week. Kyle, a participant of CVGT Australia’s Disability Employment Services program will gain valuable skills while...
February 6, 2022
Animal foster carers needed
CHALLY Animal Rescue are calling on people to step in and help foster medium and large dogs. The Bendigo-based organisation is aiming to reduce the...
February 5, 2022
Passion play in need of actors
ORGANISERS of Bendigo’s Way of the Cross are encouraging local actors to audition for the town’s upcoming passion play. Tryouts for speaking roles will take...
February 4, 2022
New citizens take the pledge
BENDIGO has welcomed sixty-seven new citizens following an Australia Day ceremony last week. It was a time of excitement for those who now have Australia...
February 4, 2022
Celebration of a nation events a hit
AUSTRALIA Day festivities kicked off at the Bendigo Jockey Club last week as attendees braved the heat, with temperatures rising to thirty degrees by...
February 3, 2022
Trainer seeks to saddle up support
THERE’S a local chance in the Seppelt Wines All-Star Mile, with five-year-old gelding Just Folk among the list of potential starters for the mid-February...
February 3, 2022
Popular market says its goodbyes
THE Marong Market announced it will be closing permanently last week with organisers saying circumstances have made it difficult to keep operating. COVID-19 requirements made...
February 3, 2022
3 on 3 basketball comp a slam dunk
CHAMPIONS League three-on-three basketball came to town last weekend with junior and open division events tipping off at Bendigo Stadium. General manager of CLB Matt...
February 1, 2022
John Williamson hits the road to complete tour interrupted by COVID
John Williamson’s Winding Back Tour has recommenced this month after it was interrupted due to COVID-19 last year. The tour will take Williamson across Australia,...
January 28, 2022
Construction underway at Gibson Street complex
CONSTRUCTION on two major facility overhauls at Bendigo Health’s residential care complex on Gibson Street has started. The works include the extension of a multi-purpose...
January 28, 2022
Thousands revved up for Show n Shine
THE thirtieth annual Centre State Swap Meet Show n Shine rolled into Bendigo last week. Held at the Bendigo Racecourse, the event focused on all...
January 27, 2022
Educator soars in Eaglehawk
Eaglehawk citizen John Pearce has been honoured as the suburb’s citizen of the year for 2022. The schoolteacher was recognised for his dedication to Eaglehawk...
January 25, 2022
Aunty Lyn honoured
BENDIGO woman Lynette Warren has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for her service to the Indigenous community of Bendigo. Known locally...
January 25, 2022
For the joy of dance – Australia Day honours 2022
STRATHFIELDSAYE’S Roma Ivetic has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for her service to the community of Castlemaine. Owner and teacher at...
January 23, 2022
New book champions rural business women
A NEW book with helpful advice for women in regional, remote and rural areas on growing their business has been released. Titled Rural Business Women,...
January 20, 2022
Students get university offers
LA Trobe University offered more than one thousand places to prospective students last Friday at the institution’s regional campuses. Among those who received their first-round...
January 20, 2022
Interns ready to make their mark
BENDIGO Health has welcomed forty new junior doctors as they commenced their twelve-month internship last week. Supervisor of intern training Dr Sanniel Mathias said the...
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