July 10, 2023
Fleece fair knits together fibre fans
AN upcoming event is set to showcase fibres for clothing and other textile use across the third weekend of July. The Bendigo Artisans Annual Fibre...
July 9, 2023
Upcycled coats in demand
AS the direct impacts of COVID-19 have reduced, the hairdressing side of High Street Beauty Gallery in Eaglehawk has come to an end and...
July 8, 2023
Young athletes get cash backing
MEMBER for Bendigo, Lisa Chesters, presented certificates and money to recipients of the Federal Government’s Local Sporting Champions grant program on Tuesday. The money is...
July 8, 2023
Local high voltage sparkie apprentice wins award
A BENDIGO Powercor linesman has received acknowledgment for being the Most Outstanding Apprentice for the company’s northern region annual awards ceremony. Heald on 15 June...
July 7, 2023
Flag flown for NAIDOC Week
Local NAIDOC Week activities were officially launched on Monday with a flag-raising ceremony in the Bendigo Library gardens. As part of the event Dja Dja...
July 7, 2023
State money for local festival
LODDON Campaspe Multicultural Services has been allocated a grant by the State Government to run the Zinda Multicultural Festival. The annual festival aims to celebrate...
July 7, 2023
Hawks soar to club of the year
BENDIGO Hawks Aquatic has been named Club of the Year at the recent 2023 Swimming Victoria Awards. Club president Adam Webb said he believed the...
July 7, 2023
Local campaign to push for yes vote on voice
A NEW group is seeking volunteers to help distribute information about the yes campaign on the upcoming Indigenous voice to Parliament referendum. Bendigo for Yes...
July 7, 2023
New VC for La Trobe
LA Trobe University has appointed its seventh vice-chancellor and president after searching internationally. The new addition to the university’s leadership team is Professor Theo Farrell...
July 2, 2023
AI input for futuristic video
A BENDIGO musician has embraced the wave of artificial intelligence by using the technology to create a music video for a track on his...
July 1, 2023
Health service backs female treatment
MEDICAL staff at Bendigo Community Health Services have said they are confident that services provided through its Sexual and Reproductive Health Hub are benefiting...
June 30, 2023
Back to the future for council wards
THE City of Greater Bendigo’s council electoral ward structure is set to change from its current three-ward, three-councillor system to a nine-ward, single-councillor model. Mandated...
June 30, 2023
NAIDOC Week a celebration
NAIDOC Week gets underway from Sunday, and there’s a range of events and activities to celebrate First Nations Peoples. This year’s NAIDOC Week theme is...
June 30, 2023
Rotary club marks key milestones
WITH the end of the financial year approaching, it was time for Rotary Bendigo to celebrate its achievements and changed leadership. A formal lunch was...
June 30, 2023
Council backs Voice – City of Greater Bendigo council meeting briefs
THE recommendation for City of Greater Bendigo councillors to formally support the upcoming referendum on an Indigenous voice to Federal Parliament was the major...
June 29, 2023
Workshops to help you do you
A WELLNESS studio for women in Bendigo is running workshops on different healing and awareness methods. Soul Care was created by experienced hairdresser Gayle Wilson...
June 27, 2023
Seniors’ social support scheme set to grow
ELDER Rights Advocacy, or ERA, is set to expand aged care services through its Community Visitors scheme, which will be renamed Aged Care Volunteer...
June 26, 2023
New residents prepped for the worst
A BENDIGO-based program aimed at preparing refugees for extreme weather events could be useful to other communities across the state, according to Bendigo Community...
June 26, 2023
Healthy eating program grows
AN effort to promote healthy food and drinks in the region’s schools, sports clubs, recreation centres, and afterschool care locations, known as the Healthy...
June 25, 2023
Cozy tram rides for winter
PART of Bendigo Heritage’s Vintage Talking Tram network, Tram No. 15 has been knitted out with colourful crochet decorations for the winter. Marketing and events...
June 24, 2023
Bush kinder helps kids get wild
AN alternative to traditional childcare will soon be offered in the region by a new business called Wild Play Co. The company will start by...
June 24, 2023
Caring for Karen cancer patients
A FORMER refugee is assisting with a cancer screening project for the Karen community in Bendigo. Boe Htoo arrived in Australia with her two children...
June 24, 2023
New book celebrates choir’s history
A NEW book celebrating an almost four-decades-old Bendigo children’s choir was officially launched last Sunday. Sing Dream Belong - A History of the Bendigo Youth...
June 23, 2023
Classic love story goes back to the 80s
A RETELLING of Romeo and Juliet will play its last of three shows at The Capital tonight, Friday 23 June. A Girton Grammar School production,...
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