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About: Sophie Founé

Posts by: Sophie Founé

July 31, 2023

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,...

July 29, 2023

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...

July 29, 2023

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...

July 29, 2023

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...

July 28, 2023

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...

July 26, 2023

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...

July 26, 2023

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...

July 25, 2023

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”...

July 25, 2023

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...

July 24, 2023

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...

July 19, 2023

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...

July 19, 2023

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...

July 18, 2023

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...

July 15, 2023

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...

July 15, 2023

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...

July 12, 2023

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...

July 10, 2023

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...

July 8, 2023

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...

July 7, 2023

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...

July 5, 2023

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...

June 30, 2023

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...

June 30, 2023

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...

June 27, 2023

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...

June 26, 2023

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...