Charity offers energy advice
ANGLICARE Victoria is offering support by helping bill payers get the best energy deals they can. The organisation has partnered with the Victorian Government to...
Beneath the surface of artist’s Undercurrent
ONE of the artworks in the First Nations Photography exhibition at Bendigo Art Gallery is a piece depicting the site of a massacre on...
Rock fest back for round two
THE Bendigo-born and bred rock music festival, Gold Rock, is back for a second year and will feature ten local bands.
Images help reposition Indigenous storytelling
FOR the curator of Bendigo Art Gallery’s First Nations Photography exhibition, some images in the collection hold a very personal connection.
Rochester’s near miss still has town under the pump
ROCHESTER residents had a big scare in the second week of the year when the level of the Campaspe River surpassed the ‘major...
New book reflects on colonial heritage
AWARD-winning Chewton-based author Bonny Cassidy will be releasing her fourth book early next month. Her new non-fiction work Monument (with a strikethrough...
Community a focus for awarded citizens
THE City of Greater Bendigo Citizen and Young Citizen of the Year were announced by Mayor Cr Andrea Metcalf on Monday. Marong...
BCHS calls for pill testing
BENDIGO Community Health Services has come out in support of a proposed State drug checking bill and hopes the Victorian Government will too.
Endo clinic up and running
PEOPLE diagnosed with endometriosis or who have pelvic pain now have access to a free clinic at Bendigo Community Health Services. The...
Urgent care centre growing
AN offshoot of Bendigo Primary Care Centre that’s seeking to relieve pressure off emergency department presentations now has more than twenty general practitioners...
Australia Day events in the Bendigo region
MAIDEN GULLY AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATIONS. 7am-10am at Maiden Gully Recreation Centre. Official ceremony at 8.30am. Barbecue breakfast, entertainment, junior...
Swap the screen for some cool scenes
MANY of us these days would probably sheepishly admit that we should 'really get out more.’ If you can bear the heat, summer can be...
Advocates call for changes to dingo pet rules
THE owner of Chewton wildlife conservation centre, Jirrahlinga, is part of a group pushing for stricter laws at the Federal level surrounding dingoes...
Farmers hammered by further flooding
WITH many parts of the Campaspe River flooded after the heavy rains two weeks ago, the most affected people were farmers who live and...
Ex-engineer turns to music full-time after social media success
A LOCAL saxophonist has several weddings booked in Europe and the United States after his wedding performance videos went viral across social media...
Mural and street art site seeks creative
STAFF from the City of Greater Bendigo are searching for a Victoria-based artist to design a work for a paste-up mural in the...
New head for community health centre
Bendigo Community Health Services has welcomed a new chief executive officer. New CEO, Mandy Hutchinson, comes from a background in community...
Mosquito warning after heavy rains
WITH recent downpours causing flooding and pooling water in parts of Central and Northern Victoria, the State Government is again reminding people about...
Sports facility’s First Nations’ name confirmed
WHAT was La Trobe University Bendigo Athletics Complex officially has a new name, Lar Birpa Athletics Complex. The City of Greater Bendigo acquired...
Creative hub gets State Government support
A CREATIVE arts and cultural hub in Bendigo established by the Dja Dja Wurrung Corporation, known as Dumawul, is one of eleven projects...
Town’s market to make return
DESPITE the scare to Rochester residents recently as the Campaspe River flooded, plans for its first town market since before the COVID-19 pandemic...
Hang out with the wildlife this summer
WHILE the weather was not brilliant for getting out and about at the start of the new year, the team at Jirrahlinga Dingo...
Heathcote hub a hive of activity
HEATHCOTE Community House is seeking to be a key facilitator in gathering representatives from different organisations together to foster local partnerships. “Working...
Bush school proves popular
A SEDGEWICK-based bush kinder is expanding to two new locations in the region following its success in its first six months of operation.