December 16, 2023
Courses that create opportunities open
AN organisation that provides free pre-employment training to migrant, asylum seeker, and refugee women is now taking expressions of interest for its term...
December 16, 2023
Neighbourhood house offers a sense of place
MARONG Neighbourhood House might be small, operating out of an old one-room kindergarten building, but that has not stopped it from having a...
December 15, 2023
Theatre company takes award
BENDIGO community theatre group Synchronicity won an award at the 2023 Victorian Drama League Awards held earlier this month. Nominated for seven...
December 15, 2023
Kinder kids to learn sign language
A KANGAROO Flat kindergarten will start a bilingual program next year after being announced as one of eleven across Victoria to be successful...
December 15, 2023
MP hits back at Senator’s slam
FEDERAL Member for Bendigo, Lisa Chesters, has responded to Victorian Liberal Senator Sarah Henderson’s claims on a lack of delivery of major infrastructure...
December 15, 2023
Climate cash for businesses
AN Environmental Upgrade Agreement, or EUA, will be implemented to help local businesses access loans for works to increase energy efficiency. The...
December 15, 2023
New tech centre for La Trobe campus
LA TROBE University Bendigo will begin ramping up its digital technology offerings in the first six months of next year with a new...
December 15, 2023
New gear partner for AFL Central Vic
AFL Central Victoria has signed a three-year deal with one of Australia’s largest sport clothing and equipment distributors, TLA. The company has...
December 12, 2023
What’s the deal with neighbourhood houses?
Seven neighbourhood houses across Bendigo and Heathcote provide a place for all members of the community to undertake initiatives to improve the lives of...
December 11, 2023
Educator celebrates three decades in the job
A CARPENTRY teacher at Bendigo TAFE is has celebrated thirty years of working at the institution. Les Worme decided to trade his...
December 10, 2023
Cash grant backs visitor experiences
Bendigo Regional Tourism is set to receive a forty-five-thousand-dollar grant through the State Government’s Visitor Servicing Fund. The money will come out of a $3...
December 10, 2023
DIY your own wreath!
A PLANT craft start-up, which started offering workshops in July, is holding wreath making sessions in time for Christmas. The events are run by Botanical...
December 10, 2023
Botanic gardens venue proving popular
OMARI, located in the Bendigo Botanical Gardens, has been open for almost six months and has attracted a bigger response than expected. The venue incorporates...
December 9, 2023
Toy run rolls up up for a great cause
HUNDREDS of people and a menagerie of machines gathered at a Ravenswood service station last Sunday for a toy run in support of a...
December 9, 2023
Record price achieved for Junortoun property
FOR the first time, A residential property outside the Bendigo central business district has sold for more than two million dollars. The property, at 68...
December 8, 2023
Libs name deputy-mayor for Federal election
THE LIBERAL Party has announced the current City of Greater Bendigo councillor and deputy-mayor Matthew Evans will contest the seat for Bendigo at the...
December 8, 2023
Bendigo glows gold at tourism awards
THE City of Greater Bendigo scored three golds at the 2023 Victorian Tourism Awards in Melbourne last week, while local operators also claimed top...
December 8, 2023
Works to get started at BCHS site
RENOVATIONS to Bendigo Community Health Services’ site in Eaglehawk will begin next week with Franklin & Walsh Builders announced and the key contractor on...
December 7, 2023
Bike club more than just racing for the win
WHILE the name might suggest Goldfields Cycle Sports Club is located on a velodrome, road race circuit, or downhill track, the organisation is actually...
December 5, 2023
Sunday social soccer for all
WHILE many soccer teams in the area play in competitive leagues, there is also place for those who would like to play some...
December 3, 2023
Australian icon’s tribute to 60s sounds
LEGENDARY British-Australian actor and stage performer John Waters is bringing a 20-year-long dream to life with a tour of classic Brit Pop hits...
December 3, 2023
Rare goldrush era artefacts on show
A NEW exhibition has opened at the Golden Dragon Museum and it’s showcasing artefacts from several locations across Victoria. The Victoria’s...
December 2, 2023
Access to domestic violence support
THE twelve months leading up to June saw a rise in incidents of domestic violence orders in Greater Bendigo compared to the previous...
December 2, 2023
Writer wins prestigious award
A CALIFORNIA Gully man was an “up-and-coming" poet decades ago but gave up writing because he didn’t see a future for his work...
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