November 8, 2022
United pair on comeback trail
FORMER Liberal Member for Frankston Geoff Shaw has been announced as the United Australia Party’s lead candidate for the upper house seat of Northern...
November 7, 2022
Safety focus for workshop
A FREE online session for members of volunteer organisations about legal obligations and risk management is set to be offered this week. The workshop will...
November 7, 2022
Duo’s display a dimensional one
AN upcoming exhibition is set to share the differing dimensional output of two collaborating artists. Artists Ian Dodd and Terry Jarvis’ Dimensional Diversity will be...
November 5, 2022
Kinder program rolling out
A BEST Start, Best Life program from the State Government will aim to make kindergarten and childcare more accessible. Fifteen weekly hours of free kinder...
November 4, 2022
Club bowled over by new rooms
BENDIGO United Cricket Club’s community was invited on a tour of the new club rooms at Kennington Reserve last Friday. The facilities, which were opened...
November 4, 2022
Mayoral duo decided
CITY of Greater Bendigo mayor Cr Andrea Metcalf will continue her role for a second consecutive term, with Cr Jennifer Alden as deputy. Cr Metcalf...
November 4, 2022
Support slated for flood recovery
A SUPPORT package is now available to assist in the recovery efforts of central Victorian farmers, businesses, non-profits, and sporting clubs affected by the...
November 4, 2022
State funds boosting regional health
HEALTH service facilities are set to be upgraded, covered by the State Government’s Regional Healthcare Infrastructure Fund. One of the benefiting sites, Carshalton House, has...
November 4, 2022
Check-up for health centre
WITH works ongoing at Bendigo Health’s new Clinical Services Campus, Member for Bendigo West Maree Edwards visited the site last week for an update. After...
November 4, 2022
Spooktacular science
DISCOVERY Science and Technology Centre staff and visitors marked the space’s twenty-seventh anniversary last week. General manager Alissa Van Soest said everyone was dressed up...
November 4, 2022
FunLoong fun in the mall
MORE than one thousand children and families filled Hargreaves Mall on Saturday for the return of the traditional FunLoong Fun Day. An archery course, arts...
November 3, 2022
Upskilling for digital jobs
AN internship event will take place next week aiming to inform the business community about the State’s Digital Jobs Program. Hosted by InternMatch and Be.Bendigo,...
November 1, 2022
Tex Perkins playing blues fest
AUSTRALIAN singer-songwriter Tex Perkins is set to return to Bendigo next month. On Sunday, 6 November, Perkins will take to the Ulumbarra Theatre stage as...
October 30, 2022
All-abilities play space for school
STUDENTS at Huntly Primary School will soon be able to play in a new accessible space. More than $156,000 from the State Government’s Inclusive Schools...
October 30, 2022
Infrastructure a focus for Edwards
SITTING member for the State seat of Bendigo West, Maree Edwards, is about to undertake her fourth election since she was first successful in...
October 30, 2022
Justice of the peace retires
A LONG-SERVING justice of the peace was farewelled by the Royal Victorian Association of Honorary Justices’ Bendigo branch during their annual general meeting last...
October 29, 2022
No gates for play space – City of Greater Bendigo council briefs
CITY of Greater Bendigo councillors decided not to support a motion to construct child-proof gates at Strathdale Park Play Space during their regular meeting...
October 28, 2022
Water group offers flood support
WATER provider Goulburn-Murray Water has established a recovery team to offer support for flood-affected communities. Called the GMW Flood Incident and Recovery Team, the group...
October 28, 2022
Pledge to extend Huntly Primary
STAFF and students at Huntly Primary School have been promised new buildings should Labor win November’s State Election. Deputy Premier and Member for Bendigo East...
October 28, 2022
Gauging interest in gridiron
THE Bendigo Dragons Gridiron Club is hosting three junior come and try sessions next month. Set to take place on Wednesday, 2, 9, and 16...
October 15, 2022
Report claims big money in heritage bid
BACKERS of UNESCO World Heritage listing for the central Victorian Goldfields region met at Creswick last week to launch a report detailing the benefits...
September 8, 2022
Plans proposed for gallery overhaul
ARTIST impressions have been released depicting the planned extension of the Bendigo Art Gallery. Architectural firms Jackson Clements Burrows and Clare Design have been hired...
September 8, 2022
Department warns of swooping season
With the weather warming up and trees blooming and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, or DELWP, are reminding everyone of another...
September 2, 2022
Authority begins water release
GOULBURN-MURRAY Water has started emptying water from Lake Eildon in response to predicted rain forecasts and the lake’s high capacity. GMW’s general manager of water...
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