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About: Katie Martin

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December 24, 2021

Sign off for Huntly development

OVER four hundred new homes will be built off Sawmill Road in Huntly following an agreement between developer Wel.Co, the Dja Dja Wurrung Clans...

December 23, 2021

Firefighters’ new threads to be made locally

A BENDIGO factory has been contracted to make new uniforms for the Country Fire Authority. Workers at the Australian Defence Apparel factory in East Bendigo...

December 17, 2021

Student supports win state award

BENDIGO Kangan Institute has had their efforts to support multicultural students recognised at a state level. The local education provider won the Victorian Multicultural Award...

December 17, 2021

Run to remember a friend

NOT many people would enlist themselves into a forty-two-kilometre marathon at the last minute, but that’s exactly what Bendigo man Raymond Lee did last...

December 16, 2021

Tree sales raising thousands

FESTIVE fundraising is in full swing at Rodelisa Plant Supplies in Junortoun with the return of their annual Christmas tree sales. All proceeds from tree,...

December 16, 2021

Christmas call to shop local

BENDIGO residents are being encouraged to shop locally this Christmas to support businesses in their recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The City of Greater Bendigo...

December 16, 2021

CFA station gets new location

THE oldest continuous operating CFA brigade in Victoria will have a new home on Specimen Hill Road. Construction of the new Golden Square CFA station...

December 16, 2021

Fresh donation for the festive season

A LOCAL supermarket chain has put their support behind Bendigo Foodshare’s Christmas Giving Appeal with a generous donation. Champions IGA donated almost $8000 to the...

December 14, 2021

Summer reading a real winner

BENDIGO kids are being encouraged to take part in a statewide challenge to continue reading as much as they can during their summer holidays...

December 13, 2021

Fifty years of Christmas cheer

THE Rotary Club of Bendigo’s annual Carols by Candlelight will return to Rosalind Park on Sunday, 19 December from 6.30pm to 10.30pm. This year will...

December 13, 2021

Opera ready to hit the regions

LIVE music production company Pure Harmony Music and Events is heading to regional Victoria this festive season with an epic opera. Their seven-piece chamber orchestra...

December 11, 2021

Empowerment at the heart of women’s hub

GINNY Tan believes there’s nothing else like SisterWorks in Bendigo. The organisation, which first launched in Melbourne eight years ago, aims to help newly settled...

December 10, 2021

Golfing for a good cause

LOCAL businesses teed off for a good cause last Friday at the Belvoir Golf Club, raising much needed funds for Bendigo Foodshare. The friendly competition...

December 10, 2021

Digital Santa is stopping at the Stadium

SKIP the shopping centre and get your picture with Santa this year using a mobile phone and augmented reality technology. Hospitality tech company Grub Lab...

December 10, 2021

AgVic warns of weed

RESIDENTS are being encouraged to check their land for a bright but destructive pest plant. Orange hawkweed is a state prohibited weed that can impact...

December 9, 2021

New centre to grow local crisis support

LOCALLY provided mental health support services have been boosted in the Bendigo region with the official opening of Lifeline Central Victoria and Mallee’s new...

December 9, 2021

Spots open at local brigade

SOFIA Leat-Hagart might not be the person you picture when you think of a volunteer firefighter, but it’s everyday people like her the Maiden...

December 9, 2021

Budding businesses get supportive boost

BENDIGO entrepreneurs prepared to take their professional ideas to the next level at the Emporium Creative Hub’s Creative Business Incubator presentation evening last week. Speaking...

December 9, 2021

Music fest back on stage

AUSSIE music festival Groovin the Moo will return to Bendigo on Saturday, 30 April next year. Organisers last week confirmed the hugely popular event’s 2022...

December 8, 2021

New exhibition to help creatives reconnect

THIRTEEN Bendigo artists have come together for a new exhibition at the Living Arts Space in the Visitor Centre. Imprint is a collection of more...

December 4, 2021

Christmas cards to send support

DANIELA Bradley is bringing a new initiative to Bendigo Health to let those feeling isolated in hospital know they’re not forgotten at Christmas time. The...

December 4, 2021

Bendigo the birthplace of women’s cricket

ON the afternoon of this year’s Women’s Big Bash League final, Louise Zedda-Sampson launched Bowl the Maidens Over, her book examining the very first...

December 4, 2021

Creative collab lights up life

TWO Bendigo women have united on a project exploring the dark underside of everyday life. Mary Pomfret and Julie Andrews launched Bouquet of Traps last...

December 3, 2021

Community reconnecting over a cuppa

ONE woman’s community initiative is helping to address a hidden need for connection across Bendigo. Angela Draper founded A Cuppa with Company almost five years...