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Bendigo Bank, Bank of Queensland outperform big four

Amid all the talk of a banking stocks bubble, the big four have collectively managed only a marginal rise over the past 12 months – and have been decisively outperformed by the regional Bendigo Bank and Bank of Queensland. And if the Australian ... >> view original

On the Go Bendigo: Tuesday, May 19, 2015

G'day there central Victoria and welcome to Tuesday. We're headed for a top of 16 degrees with showers and possible storms in Bendigo today. Castlemaine will be 14 and wet, Echuca will be rainy and 18 degrees, and Redesdale will be 16 degrees and ... >> view original

Distressed in Bendigo

The awful truth is these two dogs have been living in a 3-metre-by-3-metre pen at the back of their owners large acre block for over three years, and have never been let out. I have made numerous calls to the Bendigo Council, RSPCA and Peter Cox ... >> view original

Bendigo's Joss House to be restored

As Chinese miners moved to Bendigo as part of the rush for gold in the 1850s, they built seven temples for ancestral and religious worship. Only one survives today - and it's about to be restored. Bendigo's famed Joss House was built in the 1860s, most ... >> view original

Broken Hill teen caps epic footy trek to Bendigo

FEW players in the history of the Bendigo Pioneers Football Club have trekked as far as Jayden White to play in AFL Victoria's TAC Cup under-18s competition. White's home club is West Broken Hill, a distance of 694km from the heart of Bendigo. >> view original

Meldrum stars in Scots win

Safe hits - Scots: Aaron Petri, Sean Meldrum, Lachlan Jack, Darcy Harrison, Ash Wilkie. Falcons: Mick Peters, Brad Muns, Jason Harriage, Trent Jackson, Jordan Osborne. Strong defence by Bendigo East and great pitching by Loes Asmus kept Strathfieldsaye ... >> view original

BFNL's best of the best

ALL the hype will be around inter-league and footy this week, and so it should. It is the one game of the year, where rivalries are put aside and players from across the league come together to represent Bendigo. It is shaping up to be a cracking match. >> view original

Burke lends an ear during Bendigo visit

He said Bendigo could expect more policies for regional Australia from the Labor Party. "Some of the policies that have been announced so far have been more general, but that doesn't mean they don't have an impact here," Mr Burke said. "The specifics ... >> view original

The food pyramid has changed

THE iconic Healthy Eating Pyramid has had its first makeover in nearly two decades, with sugar and junk food completely banned, and replaced with “healthy fats” and niche food items such as tofu and quinoa. Nutrition Australia's new pyramid will no longer ... >> view original

Extra funding allocated to combat growing ice drug addiction in Canberra

An $800,000 funding boost to combat the rise of ice addiction and drug use in Canberra has been announced. The ACT Government said recent research found treatment for the use of crystal methamphetamine, or ice, had more than doubled in the territory ... >> view original