Building approvals data disguises turn in housing market
The most recent building data released from the Australian Bureau of Statistics covering approvals throughout July for detached houses and multi-units show...
New hub offering all-abilities access
AN open event at Scope Bendigo’s Kangaroo Flat facility on Sunday has put on show the agency’s offerings for people with disabilities...
Ice plunge and golf for MND
BENDIGO’S own Big Freeze is back and locals are set to take the plunge while raising money for Fight MND on Saturday,...
More events planned for the Borough
THE community of Eaglehawk is taking the suburb’s events into its own hands, starting with the announcement that the Dahlia and Arts...
New name, same game
WHILE it has a new name, the goal is the same for Healthy Heart of Victoria: to improve health outcomes for residents...
Mental health fundraiser returns
A FUNDRAISING effort is once again encouraging people to get active in October while raising funds for new and improved mental health...
Community station up for four awards
PHOENIX FM volunteers are proving they can hang with bigger community radio stations by being nominated for four major awards.
The...
City’s spring campaign blossoms
SAUNTER through spring with the City of Greater Bendigo’s Bloom tourism campaign featuring sixty events and experiences and more evening activations.
Stroke survivors call for funding
THE head of the Stroke Association of Victoria has said the organisation only has money to last until next July, so survivors,...
Local publisher on national stage
BENDIGO-based founder and editor of OAK Magazine, Kimberley Furness, was announced as the runner up of the national 2022 AgriFutures Rural Women...
Youth festival ready to glow
LIVE music, skate workshops, market stalls and food trucks are in store for the first BendiGlow Youth Festival this Saturday.
Going...
Doors open to tiny homes
HAVE you ever thought about downsizing? The Tiny House Festival is here to showcase how to take the concept to the extreme.
Come and try touch footy
TOUCH footy is back, and the Bendigo association is hosting two come and try events to build interest ahead of this season’s...
50s and 60s spectacular on stage
IF you’re still recovering from Elvis fever, rock ‘n’ roll spectacular Shake Rattle ‘n’ Roll may just scratch that itch.
Produced...
Poetic triumph for health lecturer
HEALTH lecturer and poet Dr Michael Leach recently won an award in a Melbourne writing competition.
The competition, run by Minds...
Meet the people helping children in need
Next week is Foster Care Week and Anglicare Victoria is calling on new people and families to open their doors to vulnerable...
Workshop hosted for local helpers
LOCAL volunteers have had their say on a national strategy designed to guide the future of participating in groups, organisations, and services.
Heritage society to close doors
AYLENE Kirkwood and Bev Hanson sit in the former Eaglehawk courthouse, where for the past 28 years they’ve been collecting, storing, and...
National hockey league to conclude in Bendigo
THE country’s best field hockey players will be in Bendigo in November for the finals of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League...
Moon festival returns this weekend
CELEBRATE the Harvest Moon Festival in style with a special event at the Dai Gum San Precinct on Saturday.
The occasion,...
Calling on community radio donations
PHOENIX FM presenters are swapping their microphones for telephones this Saturday, as the community radio station holds its second annual radiothon.
Telco buys Bolton’s IT service
BENDIGO Telco has made another information technology acquisition, purchasing Bolton’s Office National’s IT managed services.
The subsidiary is part of the...
Braves women fall short in grand final
THE Bendigo Braves women’s season has finished in heartbreaking fashion, losing their NBL1 South grand final to the Ringwood Hawks at the...
Creative forces converge this weekend
THIS weekend, the region will be buzzing artists, entrepreneurs, and representatives from all the creative industries for the first Conflux Bendigo.