Funny females to bring the laughs
THE Engine Room is set to play host to some of the country’s funniest women next week as part of this year’s Women of...
Weaved art on show
SIX artists who come together to make art pieces out of everyday fabrics and textiles have put their creations on show in the Living...
Simple card game goes big
IN bookstores and games shops across the world you may have seen boxes of cards with The Art of Conversation on the cover. The series...
Leg leads Jamieson to Winnipeg
AFTER a storied junior footballing career that nearly took him to the AFL, Bendigo’s Jamieson Sheahan played his first professional game of gridiron as...
Cleaning company makes big donation
BENDIGO Food Share has received a large end-of-financial-year donation from a local business as part of the charity’s tax-time fundraising appeal. Foodshare CEO, Michelle Murphy...
Ceremony marks start of new build
A GARNI, or digging stick ceremony, was held last week to celebrate the start of construction of the Dja Dja Wurrung Corporate and Community...
Water storages above 2022 marks
THREE of Coliban Water’s Reservoirs are currently holding higher volumes than at the same time last year. Coliban executive general manager of strategy Jarrah O’Shea...
Coffee catch-up aims to boost employment
BE.BENDIGO along with Workforce Australia is inviting job searchers to have a Coffee With a Boss next week at the Gallery Cafe on View...
Carter elected to treaty group
DJAARA CEO and Dja Dja Wurrung elder Rodney Carter has been elected to the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria. One of three people chosen to...
Levee plans under the microscope
FLOOD mitigation measures along Bendigo Creek, including the possibility of levee works between the Midland Highway to Leans Road in Huntly are being looked...
Media workshop on air for budding stars
JOURNALIST and teacher Matt Christie is coming to town next month to hold a radio presenter and podcasting information session at Long Gully Neighbourhood...
Comedian to expose his flaws at The Capital
AWARD-winning comedian Troy Kinne is bringing his latest show Made Wrong to The Capital at the end of the month. The star of Kinne Tonight...
Fundraising board gets new chair
AN official handover of the role of chair of Bendigo Health’s Fundraising Advisory Board was held last week with Dianne Foggo stepping down and...
Fighters set to take on world
BENDIGO Fight Centre will send four competitors to Bali next week to take part in this year’s World Kickboxing Association World Championships. The championships will...
Cash boost for specialist school
DEPUTY-Premier and Member for Bendigo East, Jacinta Allan, visited a local special needs school last week as part of the State Government’s support package...
Young talent recognised at awards
WINNERS in the City of Greater Bendigo 2023 RAW Arts Awards were revealed at the Capital last week and nominees put on a performance...
Sweet creations for Weekly’s celebration
TO coincide with The Australian Women’s Weekly ninetieth birthday exhibition at Bendigo Art Gallery something sugary is on offer. A Sweet Treat Trail has been...
Strong effort wins award for gym owners
SNAP Fitness held their company awards recently and local business owners Emma and Mark McDowall came away with the gong for franchisee of the...
Wellbeing day a chance to connect
A FREE well-being day that’s aiming to support women dealing with cancer is coming to Bendigo later this month. The event is set for Thursday...
Golf sims popularity on the rise
TUCKED away in Golden Gully is a golf venue where you can play eighteen holes, sip a cocktail, grab something to eat, and catch...
King’s Birthday award for Thalidomide fighter
LOCKWOOD Souths Lisa McManus has been honoured this King’s Birthday for her service to people with a disability as founder and director of Thalidomide...
Honour calling for Golden City piper
CALIFORNIA Gully’s Helen Ann Dilks has been honoured on King’s Birthday for her service to music with pipe bands with a Medal of the...
Doco festival back on big screen
THE oldest continuously operating cinema in Australia, Theatre Royal, is set to play host to the Castlemaine Documentary Festival later this month. Known as C-Doc...
Farm water prices to rise
IRRIGATION utility provider, Goulburn-Murray Water has released its price list for the next financial year, outlining the fees expected to be passed on to...