Bendigo residents not eating enough veggies and other top stories

Bendigo residents not eating enough veggies

JUST nine per cent of residents are eating the daily recommended intake of vegetables, the City of Greater Bendigo Active Living census reveals. It also reveals more than 50 per cent are not eating the recommended one or two pieces of fruit per day. >> view original

Bendigo On the Go | Wednesday April 22, 2015

The City of Greater Bendigo says the appointment of Bendigo Art Gallery director Karen Quinlan to two state government advisory positions shows the city's reputation as a cultural hub is growing. Admissions suspended at Simpkin House. Admissions to ... >> view original

BSSC Lions tackle Catholic College Bendigo's footy stars

NINE players from the Bendigo Pioneers under-18s football squad are in the Bendigo Senior Secondary College team for Wednesday's clash with Catholic College Bendigo. The Lions and CCB will play at Queen Elizabeth Oval from 1pm. BSSC is coached ... >> view original

Bendigo Teachers See Emotional Intelligence Curriculum As Future of Education

For the teachers at Girton Grammar School in Bendigo, children must learn to deal with their emotions first to perform well at school. Here, children are taught to recognise and identify complex emotions as well as learning the nuances between ... >> view original

New theatre is amazing

Ratepayers and citizens of the City of Greater Bendigo can be proud of this building and what it will bring to Bendigo for our community, not only in the short term but for the future generations that will be educated, trained and supported through ... >> view original

From jail to theatre: Bendigo turns its notorious prison into arts centre

A $26 million investment to turn one of Victoria's most notorious jails into a hub for the arts, will pay off this weekend when the Ulumbarra Theatre opens in Bendigo. Ulumbarra was developed on the site of the former Sandhurst, later Bendigo, jail ... >> view original

Are you getting active in Bendigo?

The research and evaluation officer in the active and healthy communities unit of the City of Greater Bendigo Amy Brown says that over 17,000 residents responded to the survey - the best response that the council has ever had to such an examination. >> view original

Admissions suspended at Simpkin House

ADMISSIONS to Bendigo psycho geriatric centre Simpkin House have been suspended for at least two weeks as Bendigo Health and the nurses' union put in place new safety measures for staff. The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation met with ... >> view original

Moira Kelly visits Bendigo

PROMINENT humanitarian Moira Kelly visited Bendigo on Monday to receive the Bendigo Inner Wheel club Margarette Golding Award. The Inner Wheel is an international women's volunteer organisation, which has 3895 clubs around the world. Margarette ... >> view original

Police investigate bashing of Bendigo loner

Emergency services were notified after a local man, Antony James Woodward, entered the One Tree Hill Hotel in Spring Gully about 2.45pm on April 10. Staff became concerned when Mr Woodward, who is known to them, appeared disoriented and had an ... >> view original