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Check out what's on across the region for the public holiday...
MAIDEN GULLY AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATIONS. 7am-10am at Maiden Gully Recreation Centre. Official ceremony at 8.30am. Barbecue breakfast, entertainment, junior citizenship awards and a keynote speech. STRATHFIELDSAYE AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATIONS. 8am-9.45am at the Strathfieldsaye Shopping Centre carpark.....
Bendigo is down a container depot after Foodshare closed it’s over the counter collection point last week...
BENDIGO Foodshare is no longer participating in the state’s Container Deposit Scheme as a refund point, leaving only two depots operating in the town. Announced last week, chair of Bendigo Foodshare, Sue Clarke, said the closure was a sign of the potential success of the CDS. “Honestly we were o...
Many national and Victorian organisations are choosing Bendigo as a conference venue for its central location and high-level facilities...
BENDIGO has a lot to brag about, there’s the Bendigo Art Gallery, the tulips in spring, surrounding box ironbark forests, not to mention it was built on literal gold. The appeal of the town has been attracting Victorian and national organisations who come here to run their conferences and events. ...
A new smartphone app is helping researchers understand how to get more young adults to fill their plates with veggies...
RESEARCHERS from Deakin University’s Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition and Deakin Rural Health are trialling new smartphone app Veg4Me in the region to help young people eat more veggies. Dr Katherine Livingstone, who works at IPAN and is leading the initiative, said the app had been d...
The region has a variety of natural parks to get amongst this summer...
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 the best time of year to get outside and into the fresh air. The region is surrounded by several natural parks and reserves, and park protection and nature campaign...
The next City of Greater Bendigo council meeting is set for The Capital theatre following storm damage to Town Hall...
JANUARY’S regular City of Greater Bendigo council meeting has been moved to a new venue. The relocation to The Capital theatre comes after water damaged the council chamber during a 2 January storm. Water got in to the meeting room via a light fitting and mayor Cr Andrea Metcalf said other spaces ...
Bendigo is the nation’s capital of cuss according to recent study...
SURVEY conducted by eLearning platform Preply has concluded that Bendigo is the swear capital of Australia. What does this mean exactly? Not much really, except the city now has national recognition for its penchant for letting f-bombs off as Woollies. Preply language expert Sylvia Johnson said swea...
Visit Victoria’s new advertising campaign showcases the quality of Victoria’s art galleries, including Bendigo's, to the world....
THE Bendigo Art Gallery is in the spotlight as part of a new marketing campaign by Visit Victoria that’s seeking to boost tourism to regional areas. Titled Every bit different, the campaign aims to show the range of art galleries across the state to a global audience. Bendigo Art Gallery director ...
A local wildlife and protection organisation is part of a push to see dingos outlawed as domestic pets nationwide...
THE owner of Chewton wildlife conservation centre, Jirrahlinga, is part of a group pushing for stricter laws at the Federal level surrounding dingoes as pets. Tehree Gordon said Jirrahlinga currently looks after 128 dingoes. She said the group would like the Federal Government to make it illegal for...
While floodwaters might now be gone the impact is much longer lasting for those hardest hit…
WITH many parts of the Campaspe River flooded after the heavy rains two weeks ago, the most affected people were farmers who live and work near its banks. Sandi Marsh lives halfway between Rochester and Echuca in the farming community of Strathallan. Ms Marsh said while their house, 50 metres from t...
A viral video by local saxophonist Deus Sax has led to several wedding bookings in the Northern Hemisphere this year…
A LOCAL saxophonist has several weddings booked in Europe and the United States after his wedding performance videos went viral across social media late last year. To date, Deus Sax’s most viral video is of a groom’s bottle smash followed by a remix of ABBA’s Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After ...
Roland Rocchicchioli’s views on drug testing…
On the original production of HAIR, I worked with some colleagues who took illegal drugs. It was the ethos of “take trips/get high/laugh, joke, and goodbye”. SOCIETY was awash with ‘Purple heart’ tablets – eaten like sweets, L*D, hashish, and ma*****na. Consequently, I was by circumstan....
This week’s local artist profiled is DJ Callum Rowe…
THIS week we chat with local DJ Callum Rowe, a vinyl-only groove merchant who cites the legendary Avalanches as a “massive reason” he took up DJing to begin with. What motivated you to become a DJ? I have always had a big love of music. I have played instruments from an early age and [...]Rea....
Heathcote Bowling Club midweek and Satruday pennant team are back on the greens after the festive brake...
AN EXCITING contest between Heathcote and White Hills in last Monday’s resumption to Bendigo Campaspe Goldfields midweek pennant was decided on the last bowl of the day. The Saints faced the ladder-leading Demons in the Division Two match in the White Hills den. Down by 10 shots after eight ends, ...
Many quality recruits have made their way to Bendigo Bank Heathcote DFNL clubs for the 2024 footy season...
MANY quality recruits have made their way to Bendigo Bank Heathcote DFNL clubs for the 2024 footy season. Reigning premier Mount Pleasant has signed Kangaroo Flat’s Dylan Barber and Daniel Dempster to join a Blues’ squad that includes gun ruckman Chris Down, on-baller Mitch Rovers, Bailey and Fl...
Recent rains means more mosquitos and a higher risk of mosquito-borne diseases infecting people...
WITH recent downpours causing flooding and pooling water in parts of Central and Northern Victoria, the State Government is again reminding people about protecting themselves against mosquito bites. The combination of warm weather and stagnant water is an ideal breeding ground for mosquitos and ther...
A custom made truck body, built by Peter Miller, will be heading to its first show in February...
MORE than fifteen years ago, Heathcote local Peter Miller began making custom trailers and truck bodies for use as carnival alley attractions at shows and fates nationwide. Since in he’s gone on to build a reputation for high quality workmanship that’s drawn from this fifth-generation showman an...
The Never Give Up Group are auctioning a signed Collingwood jumper as part of their final MND Dennis Gleeson Superchallenge event...
AFTER last year’s AFL Grand Final victory, a 2023 Collingwood jumper signed by the players is sure to attract lots of bids in the Dennis Gleeson MND Superchallenge auction. The event will be held at Heathcote Bowling Club on Australia Day. “After eight years, this will be our last MND Superchall...
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The returning Rochester Town Market will be back this weekend after a several-year hiatus, offering a mix of local produce and crafts...
DESPITE the scare to Rochester residents recently as the Campaspe River flooded, plans for its first town market since before the COVID-19 pandemic are going ahead. In the past, the market was held monthly, and Rochester Business Network marketing coordinator Milly Cain said the organisation hopes t...
An Australia Day picnic event run by the RSL is on again this 26 January...
HEATHCOTE RSL Sub-Branch will again present a free Australia Day celebration at Barrack Reserve on 26 January. It will be the fourth time they have hosted the event. “Heathcote Picnic in the Park is a fantastic day for everyone,” said RSL Sub-Branch vice-president Miles Humphrey. “Everything w...
Staff from Belgravia Leisure and the City of Greater Bendigo, as well as contractors, have been working to return the Heathcote pool to action following recent flooding...
HEATHCOTE Pool is preparing to open ahead of schedule despite last week’s flash flooding which saw McIvor Creek rise to a level that completely engulfed the centre. A spokesperson for pool operators Belgravia Leisure have confirmed the pool will re-open for the remainder of the summer season and i...
Heathcote Community House is seeking to be a key facilitator in gathering representatives from different organisations together to foster local partnerships...
HEATHCOTE Community House is seeking to be a key facilitator in gathering representatives from different organisations together to foster local partnerships. “Working in partnership is not only smart resource wise, because we’re not stacked with resources, but also for everybody, because you, kn...
Pop Goes the Easel will bring together eight local artists whose work deals with personal or political narratives expressed through the pop art genre...
A NEW group show celebrating contemporary pop art in Bendigo is set to open next month at Dudley house. Pop Goes the Easel will bring together eight local artists whose work deals with personal or political narratives expressed through the pop art genre. Painter and show curator Chris Duffy said he....
Jirrahlinga Dingo Conservation & Wildlife Education Centre is offering a 10 per cent discount on family passes to see native Australian animals...
WHILE the weather was not brilliant for getting out and about at the start of the new year, the team at Jirrahlinga Dingo Conservation & Wildlife Education Centre is hopeful it will get better for the rest of the school holidays. Tehree Gordon has owned the five-acre park with her husband Hamish Gor...
Bendigo grower Ethan Loosmore is part of a VicHealth program aimed at leading a more sustainable food future...
ONE of twelve young people to be chosen for VicHealth’s Youth Food Systems Leadership and Employment Program has said while he is proud to be doing such work, he is uncertain about his future in the food industry. Ethan Loosmore, who now works for Bendigo Foodshare, said he was doing casual garden...
WildPlay Co is providing opportunities for kids to learn, play and get messy in the great outdoors...
A SEDGEWICK-based bush kinder is expanding to two new locations in the region following its success in its first six months of operation. Founder of WildPlay Co, Courtney Sullivan, said the business started with one nature playgroup and one bush kinder session per week and two more sessions had to b...
Lunar New Year on 10 February is about families coming together...
THE Year of the Dragon is upon us and will be ushered in next month with the celebration of the Lunar New Year. One of the biggest events in Asian culture, Lunar New Year is about families coming together and will this year take place on 10 February. Hugo Leschen, CEO of Golden Dragon Museum, [...]R...
Meet some of Bendigo Health’s 2024 medical interns...
MORE than forty doctors will soon be starting twelve-month internships at Bendigo Health. The service’s supervisor of intern training Dr Amy Harding said about 50 per cent of this year’s interns studied at the Monash Regional Clinical School in the hospital precinct. “About 70 per cent of the ...
Local producers are being invited to apply for a new State Government grants program...
The first round of the State Government’s regional activation grants program has opened with the effort seeking to help regional tourism boards, food and fibre groups, and regional bodies showcase local produce. Minister for Agriculture, Ros Spence, opened the current round of funding round last T...
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