May 19, 2023
Councillors to make call on budget
THE City of Greater Bendigo’s proposed budget for the upcoming financial year will be evaluated at the next council meeting on Monday. Underpinned by a...
May 19, 2023
Rower eyes Paralympics
A LOCAL rower has tasted success at recent competitions claiming gold and bronze medals. Para-athlete Kim Hampton took first place at the Ballarat Masters Regatta...
May 8, 2023
Drag revue ready to slay all day (and night!)
ONE of Australia’s most sought-after drag queens will be sashaying into town this May. Set for The Capital, the All-Drag Revue is headlined by Prada...
May 8, 2023
Host families sought for exchange students
A STUDENT exchange program is looking for host families in the Bendigo area. Donna Lack, marketing and communications officer for World Education Program Australia, or...
May 6, 2023
Improved efficiency at hospital
STAFF at Bendigo Health are making changes they hope will help free up hospital beds and expand at-home care services. The effort is a result...
May 5, 2023
Work opportunities showcased at expo
ABOUT thirty businesses, groups and government departments from across the district showcased themselves at the first Heathcote and District Employment Expo at Barrack Reserve...
May 5, 2023
Ride for a good cause this Mother’s Day
THE Heathcote and District Pony Club is holding a horse ride on Mother’s Day weekend to raise money for the club, and breast cancer...
April 28, 2023
Strong support for Bendigo Dawn Service
HUNDREDS of people gathered at Soldiers Memorial Institute in Bendigo for the Anzac Day Dawn Service on Tuesday. The event marked both 50 years since...
April 28, 2023
Heathcote celebrates the Anzac spirit
VICE-president of the Heathcote RSL sub-branch Miles Humphrey said he was impressed with the number of people who attended the commemorative service in the...
April 24, 2023
Mental-health grants available
REMOTE, rural and regional community health and wellbeing groups can now apply for grants of up to twenty-thousand dollars. The money is coming via the...
April 23, 2023
Colbo set for food and wine fest
GIANT works of public art will be celebrated next month during the first Colbinabbin Silo Art Picnic and Wine Festival. The event is being run...
April 21, 2023
Event backs ‘yes’ vote on Voice
A RALLY in support of the upcoming First Nations Voice to Parliament referendum was held in Rosalind Park last week. The event was the first...
April 19, 2023
Wobblies firm on their love of bikes
EVERY Wednesday morning a group of senior cyclists from Bendigo, Newstead, and Castlemaine get together to ride their bikes, have a laugh and a...
April 19, 2023
Pony club caught short on relocation
A DEAL that would see the Bendigo Pony Club move from its current home in Golden Square to make way for Bendigo Foodshare is...
April 15, 2023
Roo strike numbers spike
SINCE late February, North Central Wildlife Rescue has seen an increase in calls about kangaroos hit by vehicles on roads in the region. The main...
April 11, 2023
You roll the dice in upcoming play
A COMMUNITY theatre company has a production in the works that lets the audience have a say in the ending. Synchronicity Performing Arts will present...
April 9, 2023
Gallery lands unique Women’s Weekly exhibition
THE Australian Women’s Weekly will be celebrating a major milestone with a once-only exhibition at Bendigo Art Gallery later this year. The Australian Women’s Weekly:...
April 8, 2023
Giant artwork lights up park
THE latest art installation to go on show in Rosalind Park, Kaleidoscope, is now open and adding new dimension to Easter festivities. A mirror maze...
April 6, 2023
Family fun all long weekend
THE Bendigo Easter Festival will in be full swing again this year from Good Friday to Easter Monday. Many of the events will be held...
April 6, 2023
Five things you can’t miss at the Easter Festival!
THERE’S lots of events and activities that will be on at Bendigo Easter Festival. Here at five to get you started! Bull Street Music Festival More...
April 6, 2023
Lion teams roar to life
THIS year’s Bendigo Easter Festival will include the largest gathering of Chinese cultural performance groups in Australia. Secretary of the Bendigo Chinese Association, Brian Lagoon,...
April 6, 2023
Get your piece of a tonne of chocolate!
VISION Australia is offering the chance for everyone to get involved in their Easter egg hunt at Rosalind Park on Good Friday. The event is...
April 5, 2023
Rough rural road soon to be repaired
CREWS are set to commence repairs to flood-damaged areas of Elmore-Raywood Road next month according to a statement from the Department of Transport. Six kilometres...
April 3, 2023
Easter passion play set for Rosalind park
A local production of the biblical story of Easter will be run for a second year. Churches of Bendigo and Bendigo Easter Fair Society, in...
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