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260 Bendigo Hospital jobs to be transferred from Vic Government contract to ...

More than 250 workers at the Bendigo Hospital are having their jobs transferred from a Victorian Government contract to a private provider. The new hospital will be finished next year but workers in the food services, engineering and maintenance ... >> view original

Bendigo Bank presents 13 community groups with cheques

THE Calliope and District Community Bendigo Bank celebrated its sixth birthday this month. Instead of bringing presents, the guests were given cheques. The Country Women's Association was presented with a cheque for more than $50,000 - the biggest ... >> view original

SES rescue school principal

Bendigo SES volunteers with the help of some Bendigo South East students rescue Principal Ernie Fleming during a mock scenario at the school. Picture: JIM ALDERSEY 260315. Bendigo SES volunteers with the help of some Bendigo South East students ... >> view original

Bendigo City FC desperate to rebound

BENDIGO City FC is determined to rebound from a disappointing performance last week when it continues its National Premier Leagues Victoria season this weekend. Bendigo City FC is on the road again to take on Nunawading City on Sunday. Bendigo is ... >> view original

On the go Bendigo: Saturday, March 28, 2015

... - A burial has left a Bendigo family distraught after their beloved canine friend was buried instead of being cremated. Read more on that story here. - A Bendigo student who designed a bionic arm as part of her school assessment has been selected ... >> view original

Calder Alternate crash cleared

AN unlicensed teenager is being questioned by police after the car he was driving collided with an oncoming vehicle at Lockwood on Thursday morning. Bendigo Highway Patrol Leading Senior Constable Todd Deary said the 16-year-old boy was driving a ... >> view original

Wheelchair tennis ace on Bendigo's courts

Owner-operator for McDonald's three restaurants in Bendigo, Stefan Wojciechowski said the sponsorship was about supporting the community. Bendigo Tennis Association executive officer Leon Retallick said McDonald's sponsorship played a big part in ... >> view original

Bendigo Kangan Institute urged to create 100 new apprenticeships amid ...

The agreement builds on the existing relationship between Bendigo Kangan Institute's Automotive Centre of Excellence in Docklands and Toyota Australia, giving central Victorians the opportunity to participate in Toyota's apprentice training scheme ... >> view original

Bendigo's housing shortage needs attention: MP

THERE is a shortage of supported accommodation in Bendigo and the issue needs attention, says Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards. Ms Edwards' statement comes in the wake of a Marong woman's decision to speak out about a situation in which her ... >> view original

A passion to make change

Five years after their first meeting, they got married in Bendigo, not far from Melissa's home town of Boort. Before that, their lives could not have been more separate. Samuel describes his childhood town of Tshikapa as about the geographical size of ... >> view original