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From hardware to hard work in Bendigo for Woolworths' Masters

On a chilly June day in 2009 the man charged with the rollout of the Masters hardware chain, Grant O'Brien, now CEO of Woolworths, checked in at the four-star All Seasons Hotel in Bendigo, a Quality Inn on the McIvor Highway out the back of town. O ... >> view original

Bendigo Discovery Centre faces closure

The Bendigo Science and Technology Discovery Centre is closing its doors on July 12, 2015, amid conflicting arguments as to reasons for its demise. Opened in 1995, and once the only science centre of its kind outside of the capital cities in the ... >> view original

Crash in Bendigo CBD

UPDATE 3.45pm: A WOMAN has been taken to Bendigo hospital after a four-car collision near the corner of Mitchell and Lyttleton Terrace. Police and SES are continuing to direct traffic and cleaning up after the accident, which occurred about 3pm. >> view original

Bendigo shows it gives a hoot at rally for refugees

MEMBERS of Bendigo's Catholic community gathered at Rosalind Park on Friday night to rally for refugees. About 40 to 50 people with placards such as 'toot if you give a hoot', 'it's not illegal to seek asylum' and 'justice for refugees' stood on the ... >> view original

Bendigo child being treated for meningococcal disease

Health officials have confirmed a child in Bendigo, in central Victoria, is being treated for meningococcal disease. The child fell ill in recent days and is said to be responding well to treatment at the Bendigo Hospital. A spokesman for the ... >> view original

With golden soil, region's wine leads the way

Makeshift displays from eight of the Bendigo region's exporting wineries lined the walls of the Central Deborah Goldmine function room for two days at the end of May. Where there once sat gold, there sat shiraz. The group of 22 included wine ... >> view original

Storm, Bloods vie for Wirama Shield

STRATHFIELDSAYE and South Bendigo will battle for the Wirama Shield on Monday in the showcase game of the Bendigo Football-Netball League's indigenous round. The BFNL's indigenous round is being held in conjunction with the Dja Dja Wurrung ... >> view original

Bendigo's golden chance

BENDIGO'S division one men's volleyball team is hoping its golden era at the Victorian Country Championships will continue this Queen's Birthday weekend. The talented team has won six of the past seven titles and with the competition held in Bendigo ... >> view original

Bendigo small businesses back same sex marriage

In a full page advertisement on Page 17 of Saturday's Bendigo Advertiser, the small businesses have called on the public to "join Bendigo's growing list of regional Victorian small businesses supporting marriage equality". The businesses followed the ... >> view original

Magpie flying under the radar no more

FAIR to say Justin Dorward entered the Bendigo Football League under the radar. While Castlemaine knew the quality player that was joining the club, most of the recruiting hype around the league surrounded the likes of Alik and Rhys Magin (Kyneton), ... >> view original