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Bendigo locals rally to save Discovery Centre

Bendigo's Science and Technology Discovery Centre has an enormous amount of local support - but the city's mayor says it still needs to find a financially sustainable future. More than 150 residents attended a meeting at the Discovery Centre on Tuesday ... >> view original

46yo man jailed over six-hour armed stand-off in Bendigo suburb of Eaglehawk

A court has been told a 46-year-old man, who fired several gunshots in a Bendigo street earlier this year, never intended to kill or injure anyone. Police were called to Eaglehawk's Red Hill Estate in January after getting reports that shots were being ... >> view original

Bendigo Health promises more resources to curb assaults on Simpkin House ...

The operator of a Bendigo aged care facility says it is boosting resources to help staff deal with difficult patients. The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation said it had received more than 100 reports over recent months of staff at Simpkin ... >> view original

Give Discovery a fair share: Seddon

Tom Seddon oversaw the Bendigo Trust from 2005 when Discovery previously faced closure over a lack of funding. In a letter to the Bendigo Advertiser, he said the community came together at the time to save the centre and, with state government and ... >> view original

Bendigo Ulumbarra Theatre subcontractors owed funds in building dispute

Subcontractors who worked on Bendigo's new theatre are owed several million dollars because of a dispute with the builder leading the project. The Ulumbarra Theatre opened to the public in April to rave reviews. The federal and state governments and ... >> view original

Hope for meeting to galvanise community support to save Bendigo science centre

A public meeting is being held today as efforts continue to save Bendigo's science education centre. The Discovery Science and Technology Centre at the Bendigo Railway Station is facing closure next month because of a funding shortfall. The Bendigo ... >> view original

Derby dolls to put on a show for newcomers

SKATERS interested in joining Bendigo's roller derby league are invited to the Dragon City Derby Dolls open day on Sunday. The event begins at 5pm with a bout between the two local home teams, the Rolling Dead and the Slamurais, with experts in the ... >> view original

Festival hops to it: Photos

AN IMPRESSIVE debut has the Bendigo Beer crew full to the brim with confidence for this year's Bendigo on the Hop festival. A sell-out crowd of more than 2000 people at last year's festival was a surprised for Bendigo Beer chair Trevor Birks. We were ... >> view original

Scots pitchers shut out Bendigo East

Safe hits - Bendigo East: James O'Keefe, Oliver Mitchell, Callum Mitchell 3, Anthony Sherriff, Matt Gould 2, Gibson Mitchell, David Ranton, Hayden Brandt. Scots: Billy Parsons, Darren Taylor 2, Richard Smart, Tyson Cox-Davies, Jacob Coates, Andrew Fox. >> view original

Dragons dominate Raiders

THE Dragons will head into their first home match on Bendigo turf full of confidence after another big victory at the weekend. Bendigo traveled to Ballarat for its round seven Gridiron Victoria on Saturday for its top of the table clash with the ... >> view original