With Games gone opportunities lost and won
THE cancellation of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in regional Victoria came as quite a shock to many in the community. CEO of Be.Bendigo, Rob Herbert,...
Country brigade gets first female captain
SUTTON Grange and Myrtle Creek CFA has its first ever female fire captain, and she’s stepping into the role with a long history of...
Calls for kindness and respect
FIRST Nations groups in the region are asking people to remember the importance of treating everyone with kindness and respect. Leaders came together to release...
Daniels returns home to pay it forward
BENDIGO Basketball product and New Orleans Pelicans star Dyson Daniels was back in town last weekend to run his first training camp for young...
Changes approved for 26 January event
CITY of Greater Bendigo councillors endorsed a document known as the January 26 Statement of Intent at their Monday 24 July regular meeting. The document...
MIFF returns to Bendigo screen
CINEPHILE’S interested in homegrown films are in for a treat with Bendigo’s hub for the Melbourne International Film Festival set for the Star Cinema. It’s...
Play to mark 170 years since Red Ribbon
BENDIGO’S rich gold era was in significant part thanks to the miners who laboured across the region’s fields in the 1800s. However, those miners were...
Comedy tour a slice of life
WHILE he’s now about to tour the country, one Melbourne-based comedian has already been on one hell of a journey. Turns out Jarryd Goundry “accidentally”...
Antiques fair fundraiser for sports club
A LOCAL sports club is set to action a new idea to raise funds for ground improvements and organisational activities. Kangaroo Flat Football Netball Club...
TAFE and students up for state awards
BENDIGO TAFE and two of the institution’s students have been named as finalist in the 2023 Victorian Training Awards. The nominees include Pinar Teker for...
Dons’ legends to talk footy
ESSENDON Football Club legends Kevin Sheedy, James Hird and Matthew Lloyd are coming to Bendigo for a meet-and-greet and interview panel event next month. Sheedy...
Stamp and coin fair ready to send it
ALTHOUGH sending letters by post and carrying cash may be becoming a thing of the past, the practice of acquiring stamps and coins as...
Legends link up for tour
WORLD renowned Australian musicians Grace Knight and Wendy Matthews will be stopping by Bendigo for a show next week and singing pieces from Paul...
Stopping the stigma around diabetes
IT’S National Diabetes Week and as part of the seven days of awareness, one young person is bringing a local focus to the campaign. In...
Protesters call for action on lake level
A GROUP concerned about levels at Lake Eppalock rallied at one of its spillways on Sunday demanding authorities release more water from storage. The reservoir...
Group celebrates love of native plants
NATIVE plant and nature enthusiasts, have you heard of the Australian Plant Society Bendigo? The group is a branch of the national body of the...
Fleece fair knits together fibre fans
AN upcoming event is set to showcase fibres for clothing and other textile use across the third weekend of July. The Bendigo Artisans Annual Fibre...
Young athletes get cash backing
MEMBER for Bendigo, Lisa Chesters, presented certificates and money to recipients of the Federal Government’s Local Sporting Champions grant program on Tuesday. The money is...
Local campaign to push for yes vote on voice
A NEW group is seeking volunteers to help distribute information about the yes campaign on the upcoming Indigenous voice to Parliament referendum. Bendigo for Yes...
Health service backs female treatment
MEDICAL staff at Bendigo Community Health Services have said they are confident that services provided through its Sexual and Reproductive Health Hub are benefiting...
Back to the future for council wards
THE City of Greater Bendigo’s council electoral ward structure is set to change from its current three-ward, three-councillor system to a nine-ward, single-councillor model. Mandated...
Council backs Voice – City of Greater Bendigo council meeting briefs
THE recommendation for City of Greater Bendigo councillors to formally support the upcoming referendum on an Indigenous voice to Federal Parliament was the major...
Seniors’ social support scheme set to grow
ELDER Rights Advocacy, or ERA, is set to expand aged care services through its Community Visitors scheme, which will be renamed Aged Care Volunteer...
New residents prepped for the worst
A BENDIGO-based program aimed at preparing refugees for extreme weather events could be useful to other communities across the state, according to Bendigo Community...