October 21, 2021
Strategic play the key to croquet
IT was quiet on the courts at Bendigo Croquet Club last Saturday morning, but players were determined to make a winning shot at training. Filing...
October 16, 2021
New service celebrates life
SCOTT Chapman’s inspiration to establish the Royal Flying Doctor Service’s Memory Lane program struck in the early hours of the morning while he was...
October 15, 2021
Defibs rolled out at WDEA Works
DISABILITY employment support service WDEA Works has completed a rollout of twenty-four automated external defibrillators to their offices ahead of Restart a Heart Day...
October 15, 2021
Millions invested into community health
PLANS are in motion to redevelop Bendigo Community Health Services’ Eaglehawk site after the organisation received a multimillion-dollar State Government boost last week. BCHS was...
October 15, 2021
Seniors celebrated in annual festival
NOT even the COVID-19 pandemic can stop this year’s statewide celebration of seniors. The annual Victorian Seniors Festival makes its return as an online event...
October 15, 2021
Uni supports student arrivals plan
LA Trobe University has welcomed a State Government plan put forward to the Commonwealth outlining how and when international students will make their way...
October 14, 2021
Hospital expands COVID care
BENDIGO Health will begin treating COVID-19 patients from across regional and rural Victoria after being designated as a COVID-19 streaming hospital last week. The new...
October 12, 2021
Daily drawings inspire local creative
WHAT daily ritual do you perform to keep yourself happy, fulfilled and engaged? Bendigo artist Frankie O is planning to embark on her One Drawing...
October 9, 2021
Local love for pursuing the past
WHEN Joy Roy started researching her family history, all she wanted to know was how her three times great grandparents got to Australia. But that...
October 8, 2021
Walking for cancer cure
“ONLY one in five people with brain cancer survive past five years.” That’s what is printed on flyers posted around Lake Weeroona by local woman...
October 7, 2021
Calendar to kick-start healthy habits
BENDIGO Community Health Services has launched an interactive October calendar listing thirty-one ways people can care for their own wellbeing this Mental Health Month. Daily...
October 7, 2021
Another major milestone achieved
NINETY per cent of Central Victorians aged sixteen years and over have now received their first dose of a vaccine against COVID-19. Chairman of Bendigo...
October 7, 2021
State Government plans for school return
THE State Government has announced its plan for getting regional Victorian students back to school in term four. The pathway outlines a staggered return for...
October 7, 2021
Bendigo kinders share in grants
KINDERGARTENS across Bendigo have been awarded State Government grants to help upgrade their facilities and equipment. Nine centres received Building Blocks Improvement Grants worth up...
October 7, 2021
Cricket club connecting community
WHEN the Bendigo Strikers Cricket Club started out it was just a handful of men who had recently immigrated from India and were looking...
October 6, 2021
Open day to reignite performing passion
THIS Saturday, Z Fit Studios is encouraging people to get out of their comfort zones and try something new for their physical and mental...
October 5, 2021
Voices soar in women’s choir
TARA Flinn knows music can help people connect, which is why she started the MaCapella choir for mums looking to hit the stage and...
October 3, 2021
Paddling to power personal wellbeing
TWELVE years ago, a friend recommended Donna Harrison join Dragons Abreast Bendigo. Donning bright pink shirts to paddle on Lake Weeroona, the club brings together...
September 30, 2021
Uni plans for on campus return
LA Trobe University has proposed plans for an institution-wide reopening of campuses to staff and students. The roadmap is split into two stages, with the...
September 30, 2021
Bear repairs stitch memories back together
FROM a Kangaroo Flat shop, Susan McKennariey provides a particular service for a very special group of cuddly customers. The home sewer operates out of...
September 30, 2021
Martial arts club welcoming all members
JASON Sharp has trained in Korean martial arts across Australia since the 1980s, but now he’s bringing his expertise and experience to Bendigo. Mr Sharp...
September 29, 2021
Bake sale to build up Women’s Shed
THE Bendigo Women’s Shed are planning a bake sale this weekend to raise more money to kick start their community organisation. Chairperson Prue Clarke said...
September 25, 2021
Passionate team tend to tulip success
BEHIND the fifty thousand tulips that paint the city red, yellow and pink this spring are seven horticulturists set on bringing colour and positivity...
September 24, 2021
BARC looking for kitten carers
IF your home could use a few extra furry little friends for a few weeks, consider applying to become a kitten foster carer with...
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