Final decision on future of Bendigo Home and Community Care service delayed and other top stories

Final decision on future of Bendigo Home and Community Care service delayed

A final decision on the future of Greater Bendigo's Home and Community Care service has been delayed until next month. Bendigo councillors have made a provisional decision to outsource the service and cut 165 jobs. Community consultation on the plan ... >> view original

Bernie Harrower looks to legal action after Bendigo Spirit bust-up

Bendigo Spirit coach Bernie Harrower has threatened to take legal action against the Bendigo Spirit board if it does not honour the option year on his contract. Harrower has won two WNBL championships and was a co-founder and foundation coach of the ... >> view original

Bid to revitalise Bendigo's 'outdated' historic Talking Trams

Consultants have recommended new stops, more themed trams and updated services in a bid to revitalise Bendigo's historic tourist tram network. But a push for the trams to be pressed back into service as a public transport option appears unlikely to ... >> view original

Bendigo Business Council says traders would welcome interest rate cut as RBA ...

Bendigo's peak business group says local traders would benefit from a further cut to interest rates. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board decided yesterday to leave rates steady at 2.25 per cent but the RBA governor has indicated further cuts are ... >> view original

Community celebrations ready to go

MORE than 450 Bendigo performers, groups, choirs, musicians, dancers and schools are preparing for the opening of Ulumbarra Theatre. The Light Up the Sky concert will be held on Saturday, April 18, and will included a performance by world-renowned ... >> view original

Five Oceania Cup double passes up for grabs

The Bendigo Advertiser has five double passes to be won to K-Sports 2015 ITTF Oceania Cup and Para Table Tennis Championships in Bendigo. The three day tournament will begin on Friday at 10am at the Bendigo Stadium. Reigning Oceania champions ... >> view original

Braves chiefs ready for SEABL season

THE disappointment of missing out on last season's SEABL playoffs is motivating Bendigo Braves co-captains Kevin Probert and Chris Hogan this season. On the eve of their first game of the year, the star duo, say their main aim for 2015 is to reclaim ... >> view original

Wagga population growth rate of 1 per cent 'not enough': Chris Fitzpatrick

“Look at Bendigo, Ballarat and Geelong; they have so much more political muscle because of their population basis,” he said. “1 per cent is acceptable but we really do need to push the buttons a bit more.” A Senate inquiry will later this year examine ... >> view original

Architect Eli Giannini gives Bendigo library a new chapter in its life

Occupying a prominent site in Bendigo's CBD is the library. Adjacent to the historic town hall, the library, originally designed in the mid-1980s, was one of the least 'polished jewels' in the streetscape. However, with its solid concrete-block walls ... >> view original

Cast steps in time

The four characters will appear on the Ulumbarra stage in July as part of Bendigo Theatre Company's production of Mary Poppins. Alicia Barker, who has been cast as the famous Edwardian nanny, said Bendigo had a great amount of talent. “I just love that ... >> view original