Bendigo Freemasons in inaugural hall of fame and other top stories

Bendigo Freemasons in inaugural hall of fame

TWO of Bendigo's most renowned residents are part of the initial induction to the Freemasons Victoria Hall of Fame. Architect William Vahland and politician Sir John Quick were inducted alongside three other prominent freemason at Fremasons Victoria's ... >> view original

Bendigo Mayor says Home and Community Care decision proves community ...

The Bendigo council says its decision to retain control of local Home and Community Care services shows it is listening to ratepayers. Councillors have abandoned a proposal first made public in February to stop providing the in-home care service and ... >> view original

Bendigo Bank cuts home loan rate by 0.2%

Bendigo Bank will decrease its residential variable home loan interest rate by 0.2 per cent to 5.56 per cent, the lender said today. The bank failed to pass on the Reserve Bank of Australia's rate cut of 25 basis points in full, following similar ... >> view original

City of Greater Bendigo retains community care

Under the new plan, the Bendigo council will continue providing Home and Community Care for at least three years. Another big factor in the decision was the $750,000 in savings found by the council and the union over the past few weeks. That will mean ... >> view original

Bendigo airport redevelopment moves ahead with rezoning approval

The redevelopment of Bendigo's airport took a big step forward last night, with a permit and the rezoning of land getting council approval. Bendigo councillors voted at their meeting last night to push ahead with the $15 million second stage of the ... >> view original

Inaugural fun run sets big fundraisng goals

FUN FOR ALL: Hunter and Charlie Gartside with Giant Bendigo's Nick Moroni ahead of the Road to Cure Fun Run. Picture: JODIE WIEGARD. THE Run 100 Foundation has set a target of raising $25,000 at their inaugural Road to Cure Fun Run event later this ... >> view original

VFL Magpies ready for Bendigo roadtrip

From Lulie Street: VFL Round Three Join Collingwood VFL President Marcus Wagner, Development Coach Anthony Rocca and premiership hero Brent Macaffer for the third episode of From Lulie Street, as they recap Saturday's VFL victory over Footscray at ... >> view original

Bendigo Spirit tap Simon Pritchard as next head coach

For Simon Pritchard it was the silence of the Bendigo Spirit players during the club's dispute that made the biggest impression. The 49-year-old South Australian was named the new coach of the Spirit on Tuesday, signing a two-year deal to take the role ... >> view original

Day Tripper: A love affair with the past

The goldfields shines as the centrepiece of Victoria's part in the festival, with the bookend cities of Bendigo and Ballarat, and all the smaller towns in between, celebrating all things heritage. “It's certainly the hero area for our festival this ... >> view original

Tiger Mavis roars to 100

Ian - who played in Kyneton's 1966 premiership team during his short career - recalls the bitter disappointment Mavis felt in 2013 when the Tigers withdrew from the Bendigo Football League senior competition because of a lack of numbers. "It broke her ... >> view original