No excuses for dumping tyres
ACCORDING to environmental authorities, too many people like to illegally dump tyres on public land in Victoria. More than 2700 vehicle tyres...
New space for teachers to relax
A LOCAL meditation practitioner has developed a class specifically for school teachers. Bridget Allan, of Lotus Reflections, said she had heard how...
Dragons fire up Lunar New Year
THE Lunar New Year starts this Saturday and signifies the beginning of the Year of the Dragon. Bendigo history includes a rich...
Zonta awards open for submissions
NOMINATIONS for a scholarship and an award by the Zonta Club of Bendigo are now able to be submitted. The club is offering the $750...
Rotary donation a ray of sunshine
A CHARITY which distributes baby and children's items has received a five-thousand-dollar donation from Bendigo and Bendigo South Rotary clubs. Founder and...
Group helps bereaved stand together
FAMILY of loved ones who have passed away have found community with each other through a walking group facilitated by Bendigo Health. The group meet...
Students explore tertiary options
PRIOR to the start of the school year, Year 12 students from Girton Grammar attended a two-day Victorian Certificate of Education conference in Melbourne. While...
Changes coming to kerbside collections
BIG changes to the City of Greater Bendigo’s kerbside bin collections get underway from next week. Monday 5 February will see organic waste picked up...
Question on conflict knocked back – City of Greater Bendigo council meeting briefs
IN what was a heated question time at last Monday’s City of Greater Bendigo regular council meeting, CEO Andrew Cooney said the municipality would...
Charity offers energy advice
ANGLICARE Victoria is offering support by helping bill payers get the best energy deals they can. The organisation has partnered with the Victorian Government to...
Urgent care centre growing
AN offshoot of Bendigo Primary Care Centre that’s seeking to relieve pressure off emergency department presentations now has more than twenty general practitioners...
Beneath the surface of artist’s Undercurrent
ONE of the artworks in the First Nations Photography exhibition at Bendigo Art Gallery is a piece depicting the site of a massacre on...
Rock fest back for round two
THE Bendigo-born and bred rock music festival, Gold Rock, is back for a second year and will feature ten local bands.
BCHS calls for pill testing
BENDIGO Community Health Services has come out in support of a proposed State drug checking bill and hopes the Victorian Government will too.
Endo clinic up and running
PEOPLE diagnosed with endometriosis or who have pelvic pain now have access to a free clinic at Bendigo Community Health Services. The...
Images help reposition Indigenous storytelling
FOR the curator of Bendigo Art Gallery’s First Nations Photography exhibition, some images in the collection hold a very personal connection.
Rochester’s near miss still has town under the pump
ROCHESTER residents had a big scare in the second week of the year when the level of the Campaspe River surpassed the ‘major...
New book reflects on colonial heritage
AWARD-winning Chewton-based author Bonny Cassidy will be releasing her fourth book early next month. Her new non-fiction work Monument (with a...
Community a focus for awarded citizens
THE City of Greater Bendigo Citizen and Young Citizen of the Year were announced by Mayor Cr Andrea Metcalf on Monday. Marong...
Australia Day events in the Bendigo region
MAIDEN GULLY AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATIONS. 7am-10am at Maiden Gully Recreation Centre. Official ceremony at 8.30am. Barbecue breakfast, entertainment, junior...
Swap the screen for some cool scenes
MANY of us these days would probably sheepishly admit that we should 'really get out more.’ If you can bear the heat, summer can be...
Creative hub gets State Government support
A CREATIVE arts and cultural hub in Bendigo established by the Dja Dja Wurrung Corporation, known as Dumawul, is one of eleven projects...
Advocates call for changes to dingo pet rules
THE owner of Chewton wildlife conservation centre, Jirrahlinga, is part of a group pushing for stricter laws at the Federal level surrounding dingoes...
Farmers hammered by further flooding
WITH many parts of the Campaspe River flooded after the heavy rains two weeks ago, the most affected people were farmers who live and...