About: Sophie Founé

Classic Stones show gets 50-year tribute

IN February 1973 rock legends The Rolling Stones played across two scorching days at Kooyong Tennis Club in Melbourne. The event went down in history,...

Borough grants now open

NON-profit community groups, organisations, sports clubs, and schools in Eaglehawk are being invited to apply for grants for projects and equipment through a local...

With Games gone opportunities lost and won

THE cancellation of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in regional Victoria came as quite a shock to many in the community. CEO of Be.Bendigo, Rob Herbert,...

Tree Day to set down roots

SUNDAY 30 July is Planet Ark’s National Tree Day, and a local team have a goal to plant 2500 plants in Ironbark as part...

Country brigade gets first female captain

SUTTON Grange and Myrtle Creek CFA has its first ever female fire captain, and she’s stepping into the role with a long history of...

Concerns over heritage properties

SOME members of the community are concerned real estate around the city centre such as heritage houses are being taken up by businesses rather...

Changes approved for 26 January event

CITY of Greater Bendigo councillors endorsed a document known as the January 26 Statement of Intent at their Monday 24 July regular meeting. The document...

Daniels returns home to pay it forward

BENDIGO Basketball product and New Orleans Pelicans star Dyson Daniels was back in town last weekend to run his first training camp for young...

Calls for kindness and respect

FIRST Nations groups in the region are asking people to remember the importance of treating everyone with kindness and respect. Leaders came together to release...

MIFF returns to Bendigo screen

CINEPHILE’S interested in homegrown films are in for a treat with Bendigo’s hub for the Melbourne International Film Festival set for the Star Cinema. It’s...

Play to mark 170 years since Red Ribbon

BENDIGO’S rich gold era was in significant part thanks to the miners who laboured across the region’s fields in the 1800s. However, those miners were...

Comedy tour a slice of life

WHILE he’s now about to tour the country, one Melbourne-based comedian has already been on one hell of a journey. Turns out Jarryd Goundry “accidentally”...

Antiques fair fundraiser for sports club

A LOCAL sports club is set to action a new idea to raise funds for ground improvements and organisational activities. Kangaroo Flat Football Netball Club...

TAFE and students up for state awards

BENDIGO TAFE and two of the institution’s students have been named as finalist in the 2023 Victorian Training Awards. The nominees include Pinar Teker for...

Dons’ legends to talk footy

ESSENDON Football Club legends Kevin Sheedy, James Hird and Matthew Lloyd are coming to Bendigo for a meet-and-greet and interview panel event next month. Sheedy...

Convention a festival of pop culture

BENDIGO’S own Comic-Con like event, Bendi-Con, is back for another year. With more than 2000 people attending the 2022 event, founder and organiser Peter Pascoe...

Stamp and coin fair ready to send it

ALTHOUGH sending letters by post and carrying cash may be becoming a thing of the past, the practice of acquiring stamps and coins as...

Gardens venue to feature new talent

A NEW hospitality precinct in the Bendigo Botanic Gardens has put out a call for amateur artists who would like to have their work...

Legends link up for tour

WORLD renowned Australian musicians Grace Knight and Wendy Matthews will be stopping by Bendigo for a show next week and singing pieces from Paul...

Stopping the stigma around diabetes

IT’S National Diabetes Week and as part of the seven days of awareness, one young person is bringing a local focus to the campaign. In...

Protesters call for action on lake level

A GROUP concerned about levels at Lake Eppalock rallied at one of its spillways on Sunday demanding authorities release more water from storage.

The reservoir...

Feedback wanted on town square plan

DESIGNS on how a planned town square in Strathfieldsaye might look have been put out for feedback by City of Greater Bendigo staff. The $1.4...

Group celebrates love of native plants

NATIVE plant and nature enthusiasts, have you heard of the Australian Plant Society Bendigo? The group is a branch of the national body of the...

Camping trips bring expats together

THE Bendigo Filipino Foundation will be holding an event later this month with the aim of rising money to buy equipment for their group...