On the Go Bendigo: Wednesday, March 4, 2015 and other top stories

On the Go Bendigo: Wednesday, March 4, 2015

GOOD morning central Victoria - how are you on this fine Wednesday? Bendigo is expected to reach a top of 26 degrees today, while Echuca is heading for a top of 28 degrees and Kyneton a top of 23 degrees. Here's what's making news across the region:. >> view original

Bendigo Spirit beat Sydney University Flames 85-77 to book WNBL grand final ...

The Bendigo Spirit have kept alive their dream of a WNBL hat-trick, after guard Kelly Wllson produced a career-best performance in a 85-77 preliminary final home win over Sydney University Flames. Opals star Wilson scored a WNBL personal career-high 32 ... >> view original

Bendigo councillor's genital mutilation tweet sparks online petition

She published the picture in response to a Twitter user's support for plans for Bendigo's first mosque. She accompanied the image of five children with mutilated genitalia with the text "Oh we could have this here too? Would you like your fanny sliced ... >> view original

Bendigo Spirit start mind games as WNBL grand final showdown looms

Bendigo Spirit has kicked off its mind games against Townsville Fire ahead of the WNBL grand final on Sunday afternoon. The Spirit are out to win their third straight WNBL championship and will play the Fire for the third season in a row. But this time ... >> view original

Athletes cap superb run in Bendigo's distance series

SOUTH Bendigo took the lion's share of the prizes after the grand final of the Flack Advisory distance series for athletes was run last Thursday at the Tom Flood Sports Centre. The 28th grand final was won by South Bendigo's Greg Hilson as he caught ... >> view original

Police officers quit after colleagues cover up cop's drunken crash in Bendigo

An 18-month integrity probe of Bendigo police was sparked by claims police conspired to derail the original investigation into former Bendigo senior constable Dean Robinson, who crashed his car into Bendigo's Queens Arms Hotel in November 2011 while ... >> view original

Last minute entry gives Knox a crack at Madison

THE next time Bendigo cyclist Luke Knox is at the Tom Flood Sports Centre hundreds of fans would be lining the fence and some of the country's best going head-to-head in the Madison. While organisers have been busy preparing the venue for one of the ... >> view original

Braves sign Vandenberg

THE Bendigo Bank Braves have announced Jordan Vandenberg will play with the club this season. The 24-year-old stands at seven foot one and weighs at 111kgs. Vandenberg played with NCAA Division 1 North Carolina State Wolfpack between 2009 and ... >> view original

Amnesty set to continue campaigning

AMNESTY International will continue its campaign to abolish the death penalty despite believing there is little hope for the Bali Nine duo, secretary of the Bendigo group says. Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were transferred to the island ... >> view original

Care Beyond Measure remains registered

CARE Beyond Measure remains a registered business with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, despite the Australian Tax Office seeking to wind it up. The ATO took the Bendigo business to the Supreme Court of Victoria on Tuesday, amid ... >> view original