August 5, 2023
Local artist profile: Rose Norton
THIS week we chat with another self-styled emerging local artist whose practice spans signing and visual art. What motivated you to become a singer and...
July 30, 2023
Local artist profile: Tara Muscatello
THIS week we chat with up-and-coming dynamo singer/songwriter (and rapper) Tara Muscatello. What motivated you to become a singer/songwriter/rapper? I will always remember the exact moment...
July 23, 2023
Local artist profile: Peter Fidler
THIS week we chat with prolific multi-instrumentalist and dobro master Peter Fidler. What initially motivated you to become a musician? I bought a guitar with birthday...
July 9, 2023
Local artist profile: Melanie Nash
THIS week we chat with local fine/graphic artist and a home-based art teacher who focuses on personal growth, mindfulness, resiliency, positivity, connection, encouragement and...
July 2, 2023
Local artist profile: Alicia Huddy
THIS week we chat with an amazing local multi-disciplinary artist, Alicia Huddy, a unique talent who is on the up in a big way. What...
June 25, 2023
Local artist profile: Andre Sardone
THIS week we chat with major prize-winning local sculptor Andre Sardone, a unique artist who creates striking organic pieces, principally with steel. What initially motivated...
June 18, 2023
Local artist profile: Alanah Brand
THIS week we chat with local painter, secondary school art teacher and recent Archibald Prize for portraiture finalist Alanah Brand. What initially motivated you to...
June 12, 2023
The Franklin, that year, didn’t get a dam
ONE of the chief protagonists in the successful campaign to halt the damming of Tasmania’s Franklin River more than forty years ago is coming...
June 11, 2023
Local artist profile: Sarah Macumber
THIS week we chat with Bendigo artist Sarah Macumber - also known as Sarah the Painter, who runs after school and adult painting classes...
June 7, 2023
Budding moguls sought for start
ASPIRING entrepreneurs throughout Central Victoria are invited to apply for a free pre-accelerator program designed to help turn their commercial ideas into fully fledged...
June 5, 2023
Talk to provide futuristic peek
A DEEP dive into the use of creative and emerging technologies in education and industry is on the agenda for the next Tech Futures...
June 4, 2023
Local artist profile: Judy Hutchins
THIS week we complete our Heathcote visual artist series by chatting with semi abstract expressionist Judy Hutchins, who works across a number of mediums...
May 28, 2023
Other-worldly Irish production set for Theatre
IRISH dancing with a surreal twist is set to wow the audience at Ulumbarra Theatre on the first Saturday in June. Celtic Illusion Reimagined, the...
May 27, 2023
Local artist profile: Susie Marcroft
THIS week we chat with installation-based Heathcote sculptor Susie Marcroft, whose “frighteningly beautiful” works are renowned for inspiring polarising views. What initially motivated you to...
May 21, 2023
Local artist profile: Irene Majer
THIS week we chat with award winning Heathcote based contemporary/abstract visual artist Irene Majer. What initially motivated you to become a visual artist? I have been...
May 17, 2023
Understanding autism
A REMARKABLE Bendigo family will provide an insight into their shared autism experiences later this month during a seminar at The Bendigo Club. Daniel Giles...
May 14, 2023
Local artist profile: Jessie Bleakley
THIS week we chat with Jessie Bleakley, a multi-disciplinary artist heavily inspired by nature, who said creating is something she thinks about every moment...
May 10, 2023
Ageless autos revved up and ready
A ROLLICKING weekend of all things pre-World War Two motoring will descend on central Victoria later this month, with enthusiasts expected to travel from...
May 7, 2023
Local artist profile: Coach Frank
THIS week we chat with Coach Frank (a project by Paul Coppola), another rising local DJ and producer fresh off a barnstorming performance at...
May 6, 2023
Everyone, meet Sally!
SALLY is a big lovable forty-two-kilogram German Shepherd and such sweet girl. Full of love and fun, Sally has spent most of her life growing...
April 30, 2023
Local artist profile: Deus Sax
THIS week we chat with double-threat innovator DJ/saxophonist Deus Sax, another local who’ll be appearing on The Plot stage at this year’s Groovin’ the...
April 23, 2023
Local artist profile: Mason Flint
THIS week we chat with fast-emerging Bendigo DJ and producer Mason Flint. How did you initially get into DJing? I got into DJing simply by just...
April 19, 2023
Post-mortem on health history
RESIDENT history buffs are invited to join an expert panel of archivists at Bendigo Library to hear about the finer details of more than...
April 16, 2023
Local artist profile: Liming Liao
THIS week we chat with t Liming Liao, dancer and choreographer for the Bendigo Chinese Association’s triumphant Plum Blossom Dance Team. How did you become...
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