April 14, 2023
Fest hot through the cold weather
THE Bendigo Easter Festival has come and gone again for another year with the poor weather not deterring a strong number of people enjoying...
April 13, 2023
Festival celebrates Dja Dja Wurrung culture
A FIVE-day arts festival showcasing Dja Dja Wurrung culture is now underway at Dudley House. Called Malamiya Mang, or then and now, the festival includes...
April 7, 2023
Not-for-profit announces merger
THE employment service provider behind Peppergreen Farms and Catering, Access Australia Group, has announced a merger with Melbourne-based company WISE Employment. Prue Mansfield, board chair...
April 7, 2023
Supermarket makes donation to charity
CHAMPIONS IGA has donated over eleven-thousand dollars to Bendigo Foodshare via the supermarket’s Community Chest program. The effort sees a portion of funds from purchases...
April 6, 2023
Rotary art show set up ready to go!
THE region’s biggest art show gets happening tonight after days of unpacking and hanging at the Bendigo Town Hall. Rotary Easter Art Show coordinator Brian...
April 6, 2023
Local artists announced for GTM
A HEAP of local acts have been added to this year’s Groovin the Moo Bendigo stop, led by Triple J unearthed winner Nayyethwey who...
April 6, 2023
Love your folks, love for everyone
CHILDREN’s band The Beanies are in town next week to put on their show The Beanies EGG-Straordinary Day! Made up of performers Laura, Mim and...
April 6, 2023
Uni, museum lock in agreement
A PARTNERSHIP between La Trobe University and the Golden Dragon Museum was formalised last week with the signing of a memorandum of understanding. The MOU...
April 6, 2023
Mental health support called for
AFTER a recent visit to flood-affected Rochester, National Party Northern Victoria upper house MP Gaelle Broad has called for more mental health support for...
April 4, 2023
Full steam ahead for Easter
STEAMRAIL Victoria will be in town over Easter weekend offering short shuttle trips around the area as well as longer rides to Echuca on...
April 3, 2023
Community called to not forget about them
IT’S been six months since floodwaters tore through Rochester impacting houses and businesses. Today, the majority of those whose houses were destroyed are still living...
April 3, 2023
Two big weekends of local Lego on show
IT’S nearly Easter and that means the local Lego community is set to show off their work over two big weekends. It starts with the...
April 3, 2023
App for new mums on the agenda
MIDWIFE at Bendigo Heath, Andrea Patterson, is developing a smartphone app for new and expecting mothers in partnership with the University of Melbourne. Ms Patterson...
April 1, 2023
Artist living his dream
ART has allowed Terry Jarvis to travel the world and his travels, in turn, have become his art. From his own backyard here in Bendigo...
March 31, 2023
Revamp for business awards
THREE new categories were announced last week as part of the Bendigo Bank and Be.Bendigo Business Excellent Awards as well as a change of...
March 31, 2023
Golden day on racing calendar
THE Golden Mile is set for this Saturday at Bendigo Racecourse with the biggest names in the Victorian race industry set to battle it...
March 31, 2023
Signs celebrate First Nation management
DJA-Dja-Wurrung designed signs were unveiled at the entrance of Greater Bendigo National Park at One Tree Hill last week. The signs display information that the...
March 31, 2023
Pet regos now due
IT’S registration time for family pets with more than twenty-one thousand rego renewals sent out this week by the City of Greater Bendigo. Payments are...
March 29, 2023
Local higher ed providers to mark major milestone
LA Trobe University and Bendigo TAFE have announced a year-long celebration to mark one hundred and fifty years of tertiary education in the city. Bendigo...
March 29, 2023
Charity aims to help women re-enter workforce
REGISTERED charity WomenCAN Australia, or WCA, has partnered with Jobs Victoria with the aim of creating two hundred aged care jobs for women in...
March 27, 2023
Pub open but battle continues
THE Shamrock Hotel in Rochester has recently re-opened after repairs were undertaken following October’s flood event. It wasn’t the first-time publican Ian Crouch had to...
March 27, 2023
Celeb chef announced for opening night
AWARD-winning author, broadcaster, journalist and reality TV star Alice Zaslavsky will be cooking up a storm for guests at the Writers Festival’s opening night...
March 26, 2023
Why the Rotary Art Show hangs on this man
The Rotary Bendigo Easter Art Show has been running for more than half-a-century and for every one of those fifty-plus years the name Geoff...
March 25, 2023
Latest exhibition all about home
BENDIGO Art Gallery has opened the doors to its latest exhibition entitled Australiana: Designing a Nation which takes a look at the history of...
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