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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

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

Radius opens new CBD home to public

Bendigo residents are being given the opportunity to find out what Radius Disability Services has planned for its new home in the CBD. Radius is moving its social enterprise functions and training services to the iconic Morley Johnson building at 23 ... >> 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

Catholic College Bendigo athletics champs: PHOTOS

YEARS 8-9 students from Catholic College Bendigo showed a lot of skill in the sprints, throws, jumps and more at Tuesday's running of the track and field championships. There were many superb feats as students vied to earn points for their respective ... >> view original

Strath Storm signs star ruckman

FORMER Bendigo Gold coach Aussie Jones has described Strathfieldsaye Storm's latest recruit Chris Kelf as “a superstar”. BIG LEAP: Chris Kelf in action for Kyabram in 2011. Picture: SHEPPARTON NEWS. Kelf was Jones' ruckman when the former St Kilda ... >> view original

Junior Braves off to nationals

THE under-14 Bendigo Braves' junior team has won its way through to the national championships later this year. The representative side were crowned the division one champions at the Victorian Country Championships in Shepparton at the weekend. >> 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

Young carers under strain

Scott, 19, is completing his Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning and a Community Services Certificate II at Bendigo Technical Education College in between caring for his mother, who struggles with drug addiction, and his father, who has an ... >> view original

Bendigo City FC thumps Brunswick in FFA Cup

BENDIGO City FC has blasted its way into the final 16 of the Victorian section of the FFA Cup after thrashing Brunswick City FC 4-1 at Epsom on Tuesday night. A hat-trick from Corey Slevin and a standout performance from Eaglehawk midfielder Keegan ... >> view original