Call for volunteers as shelter prepares for winter

THE call is out for Bendigo Winter Night Shelter (BWNS) volunteers as the homeless service gears up for its sixth year of operation. Three hundred...

Fishing, habitat improvements for reservoir

FISHING conditions at Kennington Reservoir are about to be improved thanks to a grant of more than $100,000.The City of Greater Bendigo plans to...

New climate category in Business Excellence Awards

THE Greater Bendigo Climate Collaboration is sponsoring a new Climate Leader category in the 2024 Bendigo Business Excellence Awards. The category is designed to acknowledge...

Bendigo Foodshare launches new delivery truck

BENDIGO Foodshare has publicly launched and taken delivery of a new refrigerated truck, which was funded by grants received after the 2022 floods. Contributions came...

Festival celebrates all things Maiden Gully

ALL things Maiden Gully will be celebrated when the Maiden Gully Progress Association holds its annual Autumn Festival on Sunday, May 5.The hit festival,...

Marking 20 years of Talbot’s market!

THE central goldfields towns of Clunes, Avoca and Dunolly offer welcome rest-stops for visitors to the central goldfields as they pass through enroute to...

New cat curfew to take effect July 1

BENDIGO'S cats will have to be confined to their owners' properties 24 hours a day from July 1. The curfew follows the introduction of an...

City venue joins French celebration

BENDIGO bar and diner The Dispensary is marking the city’s celebration of French culture with its own Impressions of Paris food and drink series. Masterclasses,...

Backpacks 4 Vic Kids Site Launch

MELBOURNE-BASED children's charity Backpacks 4 Vic Kids (B4VK) will officially launch its Bendigo site on May 1. The 'Tiny Site', at the Bendigo Baptist Church...

Dementia respite project launched in Bendigo

A NEW program aimed at using the power of nature to help people with dementia has begun in the Loddon-Mallee region. GreenConnect Dementia Respite –...

Campaign to redevelop community theatre

THE Kangaroo Flat Community Enterprise (KFCE) is leading a push to overhaul Crusoe College's J.B. Osborne Theatre. To gather support for the ambitious redevelopment project,...

Free public sessions as part of art exhibition

FOUR Bendigo region artists involved in the Lifelike exhibition at Bendigo Visitor Centre's Living Arts Space are set to take their skills public in...

City seeks funding for more flood repairs

THE City of Greater Bendigo has applied for funding for four more flood recovery projects under round two of the Federal Government's Disaster Ready...

A golden day of racing

MORE than 3500 racegoers were at a sun-kissed track last Saturday as Bendigo Jockey Club ran another Golden Mile Raceday. BJC chief executive officer Paul...

New Foodshare warehouse attracts major donation

CONCRETE products supplier Hanson has donated $50,000 to the new $3.8 million home of Bendigo Foodshare. The donation was formalised in a cheque handover at...

Australians urged to get flu shots as cases surge

THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has sounded the alarm on the rising number of flu cases across the country, encouraging eligible Australians to get...

Raising spirits: Region’s distilleries toast to new era with training program

VICTORIA'S distillery industry is set to boost its expertise with the introduction of a new pilot training program. This $1.2 million initiative, created through a...

Heart Foundation launches major campaign to combat heart disease

THE Heart Foundation has launched its largest ever physical activity initiative, Walking Wins, aiming to encourage 400,000 Australians to increase their movement for better...

Regional Victoria sees a dip in property prices after years of growth

NEW PropTrack data reveals a slight cooling in Regional Victoria's property market after four years of significant growth, with property prices falling 3.7 per...

Wine Fest to break attendance record

TOMORROW'S Strategem Bendigo Winemakers Festival is on track to attract a record-breaking turnout, with up to 1500 people expected to attend the event at...

Regional alliance seeks federal funding boost

A COALITION of regional Victorian cities are lobbying the federal government for more infrastructure funding to be allocated outside metropolitan Melbourne. Regional Cities Victoria -...

Only 1 in 5 Address Their Hearing Issues in Australia

Only 1 in 5 Address Their Hearing Issues in Australia. Here’s Why.

Easter book fair to support foodshare

VOLUNTEERS are at work sifting through boxes of books for this year's Easter book fair to raise money for Bendigo Foodshare. The fair was previously...

How To Start Your Career In The Community Services Sector

As the old saying goes, “it takes a village to raise a child”. But this isn’t the only context where a village...