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
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
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 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
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 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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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...
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 14, 2024
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...
April 14, 2024
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...
April 13, 2024
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...
April 12, 2024
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...
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