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About: Katie Martin

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May 12, 2022

Walk puts spotlight on region’s midwives

MIDWIVES came together to join an international celebration of their profession last week while calling for more students to consider taking up work in...

May 12, 2022

Call out for winter warmers

SUNSHINE Bendigo is calling for winter baby clothing and bedding donations as temperatures start to drop. The organisation distributes newborn and toddler resources to families...

May 10, 2022

Workshops tuning in musical talent

A STATEWIDE tour of song writing workshops will stop in Bendigo next month. The Regional Sessions program, presented by music rights management organisation APRA AMCOS,...

May 7, 2022

Independent in it to win it

POLITICS was never in the plan for James Laurie, but now the Eaglehawk man is running for the Federal electorate of Bendigo as an...

May 6, 2022

Community centres celebrated

FOR Kerry Parry, the Long Gully Neighbourhood Centre has become a safe space for the community to gather again. Ahead of Neighbourhood House Week starting...

May 5, 2022

Moovin and groovin for festival’s return

THOUSANDS of people flocked to the Bendigo Showgrounds last Saturday for the long-awaited return of Aussie music festival Groovin the Moo. The event was a...

May 5, 2022

Labor rail plan for local work

A FEDERAL Labor plan aimed at getting more rail infrastructure made in Australia would mean more jobs and work in Bendigo, according to MP...

May 5, 2022

Pledge for Islamic community centre

A FIT out of the Bendigo Islamic Community Centre would be completed under a Labor Federal Government local member Lisa Chesters has said. Plans have...

May 5, 2022

Table set for food conference

THE region’s culinary delights will be on show for a national celebration of food, culture and cooking starting this weekend. Bendigo will host the 24th...

May 1, 2022

Darin Schade ready to stand up

LIBERAL candidate for the Federal seat of Bendigo, Darin Schade, wants to reinvigorate his party’s presence in the region through his election campaign. Mr Schade,...

May 1, 2022

Musical ready to make its return

ARENA Theatre Company’s Helpmann Award winning production, Robot Song, will finally return to the stage in just a few short days. Originally slated for 2020...

April 29, 2022

Hospital home to tech trial

A MEDICAL device currently being trialled by Bendigo Health is aimed at improving prevention of pressure injuries among patients. The Pressure Injury Management System developed...

April 29, 2022

MP seeks road funding

MEMBER for Ripon, Louise Staley, is calling on the State Government to reinstate a regional infrastructure funding stream known as the country roads and...

April 28, 2022

New lead cast at Arena

EXECUTIVE director of Arena Theatre Company, Sharon Custers, will have her final curtain with the youth production group next month. After four years, Custers will...

April 28, 2022

Cathedral’s organ takes centre stage

SACRED Heart Cathedral is hosting a series of pipe organ recitals for the first time, showing off its more than one-hundred-year-old instrument. The Grand Organ...

April 28, 2022

Call for coats to combat cold season

BENDIGO Community Health Services is calling for donations to its annual coat drive ahead of what is expected to be another challenging winter at...

April 28, 2022

May Day push on cost of living

THE Bendigo Trades Hall Council will call on State and Federal Governments to address rising living costs this May Day. Also known as International Workers’...

April 27, 2022

Mum’s Day market this weekend

GET the jump on a gift for mum at Oxart Pottery’s Mother’s Day market this Sunday from 10am to 4pm. Pottery co-owner Ian McColl and...

April 24, 2022

Iconic four ready to tour

AUSSIE music icons Human Nature are making their way back home for an action-packed national tour and Bendigo is perched at the top of...

April 21, 2022

Anzac Day events in Bendigo and surrounds

BENDIGO DAWN SERVICE. 6am. Soldiers Memorial Institute Military Museum, 37-39 Pall Mall. EAGLEHAWK DAWN SERVICE. 6am. Eaglehawk Town Hall Memorial, corner of Sailors Gully Road...

April 21, 2022

Expo set for seniors

OLDER residents can learn about aged care and how to stay connected in the community at a free seniors expo next month. Be Well, Be...

April 20, 2022

Art on show across tiny towns

FOLLOW the Tiny Towns Arts Trail this long weekend and discover diverse creatives nestled in the Central Goldfields, Pyrenees and Loddon regions. Bealiba artist Tenar...

April 19, 2022

Car club riding in style

ADMIRE the hottest ride of the 1960s and 70s when the Capri Car Club of Victoria rolls into town on Saturday. About 20 of the...

April 16, 2022

Bonsai grow on show

MARVEL over more than one hundred bonsai at the Bendigo Bonsai Club’s Easter exhibition. Club treasurer Brenda Logan said all the miniature manicured trees on...