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May 3, 2024

Have a say on regional communications

BENDIGO region people are being encouraged to have their say on telecommunications issues as public submissions open on the Federal Government's Regional Telecommunications Review.Held...

May 3, 2024

Bendigo takes a stand on violence against women

AS MANY as one thousand people gathered at Rosalind Park last Sunday for Bendigo's 'No More' rally against gender-based violence, according to organisers. The...

April 30, 2024

Irish musical history comes alive in Bendigo

THE story of iconic Irish folk group The Dubliners, Seven Drunken Nights, comes to Bendigo's Ulumbarra Theatre on Friday, July 19. The show, which will...

April 29, 2024

Final fundraising jazz concert at Huntly

RAGLAN Street Jazz will host its seventh and final concert at the Huntly Memorial Hall on Sunday, May 5. Billed as 'The Last March...

April 29, 2024

Great Stupa lights

BENDIGO'S Great Stupa of Universal Compassion will host its ILLUMIN8 Festival of Light and Peace on Saturday 18 May. Tickets are available now for the...

April 28, 2024

Harlowe childcare centre closer

CONSTRUCTION of a new early learning centre in the Harlowe development at Huntly is expected to begin within months. The centre, designed by Bruce Henderson...

April 27, 2024

Free talk on Hotel Shamrock founder

BENDIGO author and researcher Mary Healy will present a talk on her book Heffernan of the Shamrock at the Bendigo Library on Thursday, May...

April 27, 2024

E-scooter trial operator appointed

E-SCOOTER operator Beam Mobility has been appointed to run a 12-month hire trial in urban Bendigo from late May. The City of Greater Bendigo selected...

April 27, 2024

Proposed post-Games sports upgrades endorsed

CITY of Greater Bendigo councillors on Monday voted to endorse plans for post-Commonwealth Games improvements at regional sporting facilities. At their April meeting, councillors supported...

April 26, 2024

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...

April 26, 2024

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...

April 26, 2024

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...

April 26, 2024

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,...

April 26, 2024

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...

April 22, 2024

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...

April 21, 2024

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,...

April 21, 2024

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...

April 20, 2024

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...

April 19, 2024

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...

April 19, 2024

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,...

April 19, 2024

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 –...

April 19, 2024

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...

April 19, 2024

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...

April 19, 2024

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...