May 31, 2022
Heathcote ready to put on a show
HEATHCOTE on Show is scheduled to return for the first time in two years this Queen’s Birthday long weekend. Both the 2020 and 2021 festivals...
May 30, 2022
Wiggles ready to roll in their Big Red Car
AUSSIE icons The Wiggles are hopping in their big red car and hitting the road to the regions, stopping in Bendigo in July to...
May 30, 2022
Entries open for First Nations art exhibition
ABORIGINAL and Torres Strait Islander creatives are being invited to display their works at an upcoming NAIDOC Week art event. The Knuldoorong Art Exhibition will...
May 29, 2022
Ceramics exhibition brings the heat
TAKE in the excitement of raku artwork at a new display at Bendigo Pottery. Ceramic artist Ri Van Veen made a series of works in...
May 29, 2022
Personal touch for debut exhibit
CENTRAL Victorian artist Akuek Deng wants people to get to know her on a personal level through her debut exhibition. Working under the artist name...
May 28, 2022
Harriers on track for 100 years
BENDIGO Harriers Athletics Club is celebrating its centenary this year, reminiscing on years of physical triumph and community engagement. Club chair Neil Macdonald said he...
May 27, 2022
First Nations artwork brought back to light
AN Acknowledgment of Country sculpture that first appeared in last year’s Awaken light show has found a new, temporary home. The steel artwork is located...
May 27, 2022
Push for solar power at Old Church
A QUARRY Hill community space is running a month-long fundraising campaign to make the switch to solar power. The Old Church on the Hill is...
May 26, 2022
Record recognition for women and youth
A RECORD number of women and young people have been nominated for the Bendigo Business Excellence Awards this year. Almost 140 people have been put...
May 26, 2022
Local effort shapes national decision
VOTERS turned out across the region to cast their ballot last Saturday, having their say on the country’s Federal leadership. Frying up the all-important democracy...
May 24, 2022
Tasting event direct from the barrel
THE region’s winemakers are preparing for another tasting event to showcase their prime drops. Bendigo Winegrowers Association will hold a barrel tasting weekend on 2...
May 20, 2022
Record shop ready to lower the stylus
VINYL enthusiasts are in for a treat when the city’s newest independent record store opens this Saturday. Regular attendees of the Sunday Showgrounds markets would...
May 20, 2022
Upgrades on the way for BSE College
BENDIGO South East College’s gymnasium is set to be upgraded after the school received State Government funding last week. BSE College is getting just under...
May 20, 2022
Community spirit recognised in competition
HOW much do you like your neighbour? Lah Su Pahthei is so well loved in his community that he was named the winner of Long...
May 19, 2022
Margaret Marks’ major milestone
THE very first person to break out in song on her one hundred and third birthday last Thursday was Margaret Marks. Singing “happy birthday to...
May 19, 2022
MP pledges DV funding
FEDERAL member for Bendigo, Lisa Chesters, has promised almost one million dollars for more domestic violence support services if her party wins government this...
May 18, 2022
40 years of family history
THE Bendigo Family History Group is focusing its research efforts inwards for the celebration of its fortieth anniversary. Unsurprisingly, group members have kept a detailed...
May 17, 2022
Club marks oresome effort
BENDIGO Rowing Club is celebrating a major milestone after clocking up one hundred and fifty years on the water. The organisation was founded as the...
May 14, 2022
Layers, light at Living Arts Space
THE Living Arts Space in the Bendigo Visitor Centre has been transformed for a new exhibition featuring three central Victorian artists. Chrisanne Blennerhassett, Diana Orinda...
May 14, 2022
Music with meaning at cancer centre
FOR David Castles, playing piano at the Bendigo Health cancer centre is a way to give back to the community. A pianist of some 65...
May 13, 2022
EV powerup continues
THE region’s electric vehicle charger network has grown with the installation of a new charger outside the Discovery Science and Technology Centre. The fast EV...
May 13, 2022
Second term for Zonta president
LONG time member of the Zonta Club of Bendigo, Naidene Parry, has been named the group’s president for 2022 to 2024. Ms Parry joined the...
May 12, 2022
Coat drive hot to trot
DONATIONS to Bendigo Community Health Service’s annual coat drive have exceeded expectations with more than one thousand four hundred of the winter warmers to...
May 12, 2022
What’s in the budget for Bendigo?
THIS year’s State budget includes a more than five-point-seven-billion-dollar spend on the regions, and Bendigo has received money for health, roads, the Commonwealth Games...
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