Bendigo council draft budget delivers lower than expected 5pc rate rise and other top stories

Bendigo council draft budget delivers lower than expected 5pc rate rise

The Bendigo council wants to increase rates by the lower than forecast figure of 5 per cent next financial year. The 5 per cent rate rise unveiled in the council's draft budget last night, down on the forecast rise of 6 per cent, is the lowest in ... >> view original

Bendigo's new Ulumbarra Theatre in the historic former Sandhurst Gaol a ...

A new musical about bushranger Ned Kelly will launch in the most atmospheric of venues – a Bendigo jail that has been converted into a performing arts hub. The finishing touches are being put on the new Ulumbarra Theatre, which opens to the public on ... >> view original

Nurses' union to hold talks with Bendigo Health over claims Simpkin House ...

The nurses' union says it is deeply concerned by alleged attacks on staff at an aged care facility in Bendigo in central Victoria. The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation said there had been 17 cases in the past month of residents being violent ... >> view original

Bendigo to mark Anzac Centenary

Some 100 years ago, the Bendigo racecourse was used as a training camp for soldiers from the region, who would later leave Australia to fight on battlefields such as Gallipoli. The Bendigo Jockey club, in conjunction with the Bendigo District RSL, will ... >> view original

Federal Opposition criticises Bendigo council plan to stop providing Home and ...

A Federal Opposition frontbencher has used a visit to Bendigo to urge the local council to continue providing Home and Community Care (HACC) services. The council plans to outsource the service and cut 165 jobs but has deferred a final decision on the ... >> view original

Strategem backs Ulumbarra Theatre

"The city is delighted that an organisation of the calibre of Strategem has seen the benefit of this new facility and acknowledged through this support, all that it will bring to the city and in particular to the development of our young people through ... >> view original

Charles John Hall: the last man hanged at Bendigo

A link to one of Bendigo's most sensational murder trials can be still seen at Bendigo's historic Sandhurst Gaol, even though the complex's transformation into a theatre is nearly complete. Partly hidden by a newly planted garden a stone with "CJH 13.9 ... >> view original

Bendigo juniors kick into gear

TWO of Bendigo's junior soccer representative teams have returned home from the Victorian Country Championships with medals hanging around their necks. The Bendigo Amateur Soccer League's under-14 and under-16 boys team won their respective ... >> view original

Central Victorian trio in Diamonds squad

BENDIGO duo Caitlin Thwaites and Bec Bulley a long with Kerang's Julie Corletto have been named in the Diamonds' extended squad for the Netball World Cup. The talented trio were named in the squad on Wednesday morning. “We've assembled a strong ... >> view original

Major projects set to receive funding

THE City of Greater Bendigo is set to invest in several major infrastructure projects through the 2015- 16 Budget. Major projects include a building a 1600-metre runway at the Bendigo Airport, implementing Stage One of the $16.5 million Bendigo Stadium ... >> view original