VFL: Magpies win in Bendigo and other top stories

VFL: Magpies win in Bendigo

A five goal final quarter has seen Collingwood walk away victorious from its trip to Queen Elizabeth Oval in Bendigo on Saturday night. The VFL Magpies broke open a hard-fought game in the final term to beat the previously undefeated Geelong by nine ... >> view original

How Regina Schleiger from Bendigo became the ultimate insider at the world's ...

Rising from humble beginnings writing for the local newspaper in her home town of Bendigo in country Victoria, Schleiger progressed to Fairfax Media's The Sydney Morning Herald in the early 1990s. Yet in central banking circles today, Schleiger is on a ... >> 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

View: Bendigo artist Karen Annett-Thomas set to go solo

BENDIGO Art Gallery is pleased to announce local contemporary artist Karen Annett-Thomas as the Going Solo artist for 2015. Launched in 2014, Going Solo is an exciting initiative providing locally based artists, at various stages of their careers, the ... >> 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

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 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

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 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

Groovin The Moo 2015 – Bendigo, Prince Of Wales Showgrounds, 02/05/15

Normally when you tell people you're heading to Groovin, advice comes in thick and fast to rug up and wear wellies. But this weekend Bendigo put on an absolute belter. Amongst the dust, with not a drop of rain in sight, hordes of facial-hair-sprouting, ... >> view original