April 23, 2023
Colbo set for food and wine fest
GIANT works of public art will be celebrated next month during the first Colbinabbin Silo Art Picnic and Wine Festival. The event is being run...
April 21, 2023
Traffic concerns about Calder Hwy intersection
A PROPOSAL to ban right-hand turns from Phillis Street onto the Calder Highway in Kangaroo Flat will add an almost one-and-a-half-kilometre drive to commuters...
April 21, 2023
Baking student’s dream pays off
BENDIGO TAFE, and student Georgina Dimitriou, have both won awards at the 2023 Victorian Baking Show held at All Seasons Resort Hotel last month. For...
April 21, 2023
Event backs ‘yes’ vote on Voice
A RALLY in support of the upcoming First Nations Voice to Parliament referendum was held in Rosalind Park last week. The event was the first...
April 21, 2023
New replica shelter for station
KANGAROO Flat Station has a new platform shelter installed by the State Government as part of recent maintenance works on the Bendigo train line. Member...
April 18, 2023
French film festival set for big screen
ACCLAIMED French feature films from the past year are coming to the Star Cinema in Eaglehawk later this month as part of the Alliance...
April 15, 2023
Roo strike numbers spike
SINCE late February, North Central Wildlife Rescue has seen an increase in calls about kangaroos hit by vehicles on roads in the region. The main...
April 15, 2023
Wobblies firm on their love of bikes
EVERY Wednesday morning a group of senior cyclists from Bendigo, Newstead, and Castlemaine get together to ride their bikes, have a laugh and a...
April 14, 2023
Pony club caught short on relocation
A DEAL that would see the Bendigo Pony Club move from its current home in Golden Square to make way for Bendigo Foodshare is...
April 11, 2023
You roll the dice in upcoming play
A COMMUNITY theatre company has a production in the works that lets the audience have a say in the ending. Synchronicity Performing Arts will present...
April 9, 2023
Gallery lands unique Women’s Weekly exhibition
THE Australian Women’s Weekly will be celebrating a major milestone with a once-only exhibition at Bendigo Art Gallery later this year. The Australian Women’s Weekly:...
April 8, 2023
Giant artwork lights up park
THE latest art installation to go on show in Rosalind Park, Kaleidoscope, is now open and adding new dimension to Easter festivities. A mirror maze...
April 6, 2023
Family fun all long weekend
THE Bendigo Easter Festival will in be full swing again this year from Good Friday to Easter Monday. Many of the events will be held...
April 6, 2023
Five things you can’t miss at the Easter Festival!
THERE’S lots of events and activities that will be on at Bendigo Easter Festival. Here are five to get you started! Bull Street Music Festival More...
April 6, 2023
Lion teams roar to life
THIS year’s Bendigo Easter Festival will include the largest gathering of Chinese cultural performance groups in Australia. Secretary of the Bendigo Chinese Association, Brian Lagoon,...
April 6, 2023
Get your piece of a tonne of chocolate!
VISION Australia is offering the chance for everyone to get involved in their Easter egg hunt at Rosalind Park on Good Friday. The event is...
April 3, 2023
Fire up! The Dragon Mile is back
RUNNERS get ready, the Dragon Mile is back on after a three-year hiatus and organisers are looking forward to the event’s return. Part of the...
April 3, 2023
Easter passion play set for Rosalind park
A local production of the biblical story of Easter will be run for a second year. Churches of Bendigo and Bendigo Easter Fair Society, in...
April 1, 2023
Initiative to encourage healthier lifestyles
HEALTHY Loddon Campaspe is getting creative in how they encourage people to get out and about for exercise. Known as Adventure Bingo, it’s a new...
March 31, 2023
Rough rural road soon to be repaired
CREWS are set to commence repairs to flood-damaged areas of Elmore-Raywood Road next month according to a statement from the Department of Transport. Six kilometres...
March 30, 2023
Ring cycle premieres
THE Melbourne Opera Company’s presentation of Richard Wagner’s epic Ring Cycle had its final few rehearsals last week on stage at Ulumbarra Theatre before...
March 26, 2023
Piano student’s very public journey
IF you regularly visit Strath Village, chances are you have seen thirteen-year-old Laura Vu playing well-known, much-loved tunes on the shopping centre’s public piano. Her...
March 25, 2023
Caravan park gets grant
THE Federal Government has approved cash to a regional caravan park. Announced last week by Member for Bendigo, Lisa Chesters, slightly more than $90,000 worth...
March 25, 2023
Event shines light on cross-cultural issues
SPEAKERS at a Bendigo Pride Fest event have shone a light on their experiences of sexual, cultural, and religious discrimination and marginalisation. The session included...
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