Water safety call ahead of summer
A LOCAL pool operator is reminding people to be safe around water this summer. To help with the effort, Belgravia Leisure, who...
Fun the focus for kids’ day
BENDIGO’S FunLoong Day will be back in time for Children’s Week at the end of the month. As part of the event...
Barbecue festival steaks its claim
MEAT lovers rejoice! An Australian celebration of all things barbecue, beef and brisket, the entertainment festival Meatstock will be coming to Bendigo for...
Students’ stories screen at TAFE film festival
A GROUP of forty Bendigo TAFE students with disabilities had the opportunity to present their own short films at the institution’s short film...
Songstress sisters set to return for album launch
WHAT started as two little girls dancing in the dust of a local music festival has come full circle, with the pair of...
Time to get active for mental health
LAST Tuesday was World Mental Health Day, and as part of the event, Bendigo Health Foundation members ran a twenty-four-hour fitness challenge as part...
Choir to present classic program
IT is four hundred years since two well-known English Renaissance composers passed, and Bendigo Chamber Choir will be performing a selection of their music...
Train tracking now in real time
PASSENGERS on Victoria’s regional transport network, V/Line, can now see when trains will arrive with real time information made available on Google and...
Campaign helps women and girls keep fit
IT’S This Girl Can Week and as part of the seven days of awareness women and girls in the region are being encouraged...
More Strikers coaches revealed
THE Bendigo Strikers have announced the new coaches of its youth team. Bendigo Football Netball League A Grade coaches Jayden Cowling and...
Stepping out for diabetes support
AN average of seven people in Australia are diagnosed with type one diabetes each day, according to the most recent stats by the Australian...
Dance group bringing thank you show
A MELBOURNE-based Ukrainian dance group will be performing their show, Ukrainian Soul, Australian Soil, in Bendigo as way of showing gratitude to Australia. Artistic director...
Key staff appointed at Strikers for 2024
TWO key roles at the Bendigo Strikers have been announced as the freshly minted local clubs prepares to debut in the Victorian Netball League...
Multicultural event back for spring
LODDON Campaspe Multicultural Services’ Zinda Multicultural Festival is back for another year, showcasing performances, items, food, and more by local communities. This...
Doors to swing open on artists’ studios
ARTISTS all over town are set to offer a peek behind their creative curtains as Bendigo Open Studios program returns for 2023.
Derby club hosting come and try events
FOLLOWING the competition season, Dragon City Roller Derby will be running come and try events in October to encourage people to take up...
Book fair for Foodshare
BENDIGO Foodshare will be holding its second book fair this AFL Grand Final long weekend after the success of last April’s. The...
Support payments increase welcomed
FEDERAL Member for Bendigo, Lisa Chesters, welcomed recent changes to income support programs. Speaking at Bendigo Family Financial Services, Ms Chesters said...
Callout goes out for players
THE newly established Bendigo Strikers are holding trials for players to join the club for next season’s Victorian Netball League teams. Strikers...
Big freeze, golf day returns for MND support
A LOCAL fundraising effort in support of motor neurone disease charity FightMND is back on at the end of this month with a...
Young band to win recording gig
SOME of the region’s emerging musicians are getting ready to go to war this Saturday in a Battle of the Bands comp at...
Crafters set for camp at Axedale
LOCALS interested in working with textiles will have an opportunity to attend a camp where they can eat, sleep, and breathe the crafts. The four-day...
Fellas to munch lunch for a great cause
AN event to bring guys from the region together in support of prostate cancer care and research will be held in Bendigo in late...
New program for school holidays to discover
WITH term three school holidays on the horizon, parents might be starting to think of things to do to keep the kids occupied. Following a...