December 23, 2024
Netball’s best returning to regional Victoria
THE Melbourne Vixens are heading to Ballarat, Bendigo and Traralgon as part of their pre-season events schedule. Starting next year and running until 2027, three...
December 12, 2024
Get ready to rock to Aussie music classics at All Seasons
THE Sons of Aussie Rock are returning to All Seasons Resort Hotel to perform renditions of some of Australia's iconic rock hits. The performance includes...
December 11, 2024
Young people to create chamber music piece
REGIONAL Victorians aged twelve to twenty-five are being asked to submit nature recordings and be part of a musical composition to be performed at...
November 27, 2024
CFA warns about heightened harvester fire risk
THE CFA is warning farmers that dry conditions could increase the risk of harvest fires. Farmers are being urged to take steps to reduce the...
November 26, 2024
Sustainable market to support people in need
SECOND Chance Bendigo's next pop-up market will be supporting the Red Cross Shop Bendigo and Share the Dignity. The Red Cross Op Shop will have...
November 20, 2024
Powercor offers tree tips
POWERCOR staff are reminding Victorians to select the right type of tree and location for planting to protect the electricity network. Plants which grow too...
November 15, 2024
One year of CDS
THIS month marks one year since the beginning of the Container Deposit Scheme with more than one billion containers returned by Victorians in the...
November 14, 2024
Campaign to keep roadworkers safe
A NEW State Government awareness campaign is encouraging drivers to slow down and show respect when they see roadworkers. Research from the Traffic Management Association...
November 13, 2024
Pick to create, upgrade a park
VICTORIANS will soon be able to vote on where to spend more than thirty million dollars of grants allocated to green spaces in growing...
November 5, 2024
Drop in Victorian asthma deaths
DATA from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed that asthma deaths in Victoria have dropped by seven per cent over the last year. Victoria...
October 30, 2024
Basketball’s big names head to Ballarat
WOMEN'S National Basketball League team Bendigo Spirit will be heading to Ballarat next month to play an in-season game at Selkirk Stadium. The round four...
October 29, 2024
Improving outcomes for stroke patients
GRAMPIANS Health researchers are looking to improve the outcomes for patients who experience an in-hospital stroke. An in-hospital stroke occurs once a patient is already...
October 28, 2024
Grants support local history
APPLICATIONS are open for the State Governments local history grants program which supports community groups to preserve and showcase records. The program has been running...
October 22, 2024
Preparing for the pollen season
PREDICTIONS for this year's grass pollen season are indicating there will be high pollen levels causing risks for people with asthma or hay fever. AirHealth,...
October 21, 2024
Feedback wanted for social media education program
THE State Government is seeking feedback from parents, teachers and young people about potential age limits for social media. The findings from the survey, which...
October 13, 2024
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli
CONSIDER: 2.6-billion people — more than a third of the world's population, live in nations and territories gripped by repression, corruption, and human rights...
August 15, 2024
Reminder to keep safe around trains
STATE Government staff are reminding Victorians to stay safe around train tracks and level crossings. Last week was Rail Safety Week which was centred around...
August 1, 2024
Support for financial counselling services
A FURTHER fifteen million dollars in funding by the State Government is set to provide more support to financial counselling services. Not-for-profit community organisations can...
July 16, 2024
Strategy to guide future of wine
VICTORIANS interested in shaping the future of the wine industry are invited to provide feedback on the development of the new Victorian Wine Strategy. The...
July 1, 2024
Nominate your fave senior!
NOMINATIONS are now open for the Victorian Senior of the Year Awards, which honour people aged sixty and over, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
June 21, 2024
Wrapped in love and dignity
DIGNITY quilts made by Bendigo and District Quilters have been donated to Bendigo Health's Joan Pinder and Stella Anderson Nursing Homes as a way...
June 20, 2024
Refugee Week for freedom and family
IT is nearly the end of Refugee Week and to mark the occasion Loddon Campaspe Multicultural Services have organised a community gathering today. The event...
June 10, 2024
Ten years of CDoc
THIS month marks the tenth anniversary of the Castlemaine Documentary Festival, which is to be held in Australia's oldest continuously running mainland cinema, the...
June 4, 2024
Promoting regional railway safety
THE Federal Government has launched an advertising campaign to increase safety around regional railway crossings. The campaign aims to remind drivers about the risks of...
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