Personal glory for team leader
SANDHURST Football Netball Club A-Grade coach Tamara Gilchrist has been acknowledged with John Forbes Coach/Manager of the Year honours at the Bendigo...
Program provides an even wicket
MAIDEN Gully Marist Cricket Club took home the Bendigo Bank Community Minded award for their all-abilities cricket program. The project aims...
Cooking up award win
KANGAROO Flat PS has edged out Goornong Primary for the Fosterville Gold Mine Healthiest School award. Kangaroo Flat principal Kim Saddlier...
Bright future for soccer talents
THE future of the world game is strong in the Bendigo region if the recipients of the Maxine Crouch and Cyril Michelsen...
First Nations rising stars eye big futures
JORDAN Korp and Junior Whyman have received the Bendigo Health Young Indigenous Awards for their efforts on the netball court and football...
Opera’s greatest hits coming to the Capital
ONE of Australia’s most well-known operatic sopranos, Antoinette Halloran, is coming to Bendigo to perform the first of a string of hour-long opera matinees...
Rural TED talk looking for talent
MALDON is set to host an event as part of global information sharing initiative TEDx in early July, and speakers from across Central Victoria...
Kids’ rehab the drive behind new playground
IT’S time to get revved up with this year’s Bendigo Ford Fun Run set to take place in March and proceeds from the event...
Bombers touch down on QEO
ESSENDON and North Melbourne football clubs both finished up their community camps in Bendigo this week after the program had been shut down for...
Seaside stay for Rochy women
SIX women from flood affected Rochester have been treated to a beach trip away thanks to the Rotary Club of Bendigo. As part of the...
Mental health support on offer for local FNCs
SPORTS Focus has again partnered with Sports Central to bring a free mental health training program to football and netball clubs in the region. Known...
2023 on the menu at economic breakfast
THE Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s head of economics and research, David Robertson, in partnership with Be.Bendigo will again be hosting the annual State of...
Cancer project gets go ahead
BENDIGO Community Health Services has received State Government funding for a cancer screening project. The effort, titled Cancer service supports for refugee patients in Bendigo...
Pool celebrates 10 years of survival
GOLDEN Square volunteers, residents, and pool visitors celebrated the successful Save the Pool campaign’s 10-year anniversary over the weekend. To commemorate the achievement, the group...
Goldminer chips in for food security costs
BENDIGO Foodshare has received a large donation from Fosterville Gold Mine to help offset the impacts on inflation on the charity’s operations. Rising fuel and...
Orchestra reveals 2023 schedule
THE program for the Bendigo Symphony Orchestra’s 2023 season has been released and combines fan favourites and classics with some lesser-known gems. The first performance...
Women’s shed to reopen doors
THE team at Bendigo’s Women’s Shed is planning to open up at new site by the end of March as well as seek to...
Scars of Beauty shines bright
SCARS of Beauty, the art exhibition, auction and weekend long event aimed at raising awareness and money for birth trauma came to an end...
Unique voice ready for Capital stage
TONI Childs is hitting the stage at the Capital Theatre in mid-February on the first leg of her latest tour, A Retrospective. The Emmy winner...
Clinic reopens after COVID relocation
SPRING Gully Primary Health has re-opened at its original location, 126 Spring Gully Road, after temporarily moving homes during the pandemic. SGPH was relocated to...
Super Netballers ready for local warmup
THE Melbourne Vixens will host three Super Netball sides in Bendigo this weekend with Giants Netball, Adelaide Thunderbirds and the Sunshine Coast Lightning all...
Punk rocker’s talking tour coming to town
PUNK rocker, grammy award winner and general jack of all trades, Henry Rollins, is bringing his latest tour, titled Good to See You, to...
Proposed hub to help GP shortage
FEDERAL funding is being sought by Bendigo Community Health Services with the aim of building an international medical employment, training and supervision hub in...
Dragons’ program gets national recognition
SANDHURST Football Netball Club have been officially recognised as the national runners up at the Alcohol and Drug Foundation’s Good Sports Awards in the...