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Bendigo council up-beat about federal funds bid for Kangaroo Flat Aquatic ...

The Bendigo council says a visit to Canberra yesterday has given it encouragement as it prepares to bid for federal funding for the city's new indoor swimming pool. The council is hoping to secure a grant of nearly $5 million to help pay for the $30 ... >> view original

Bendigo meeting transferred | RACING.COM

Bring Something pictured after winning the Bendigo Cup. Image: Slickpix. The Bendigo meeting scheduled for Sunday August 2 has been transferred to Horsham. Racing Victoria (RV), after consultation with the Bendigo Jockey Club, has made the decision to ... >> view original

Bendigo defence manufacturer Thales still awaiting Hawkei vehicle contract ...

The Defence Minister says progress is being made as authorities decide whether to source a new range of Army vehicles from Bendigo. An announcement is due this year about whether the Thales Australia-built Hawkei vehicle has won a Defence tender ... >> view original

Fortuna Villa hosts public tours as doors open on historic Bendigo mansion ...

Bendigo's historic Fortuna Villa is hosting its first public tours this weekend since going into private ownership. Paul Banks bought the mansion from the Defence Department in 2013 for a little over $2 million and has since subdivided the land. He ... >> view original

AWE abandons Mid-West fracking plan

OIL and gas company AWE Ltd has abandoned plans to frack a shale gas prospect on pastoral land 220 kilometres north of Perth. THE company said in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange on Friday that it had decided not to hydraulically ... >> view original

Costa Group flags ambitious growth plans

Costa Group managing director Harry Debney has flagged ambitious growth plans for the company that this morning started trading on the ASX, aiming to double the value of the fruit and vegetable empire in the next three to four years. As the company ... >> view original

Australian dollar falls below US73¢ on China data shock

The Australian dollar plummeted to a fresh six-year low on Friday, falling to US72.68¢ after Chinese manufacturing output data unexpectedly hit a 15-month low. The local currency fell a much as half a cent from US73.47¢ to US72.92¢ just after midday ... >> view original

Australia's AAA credit rating rests on tough budget measures, S&P says

Australia's credit rating could be cut if political wrangling or an external shock such as a further decline in commodity prices mean the budget won't improve as expected, Standard & Poor's said Friday. While the credit ratings agency affirmed the ... >> view original

Oroton breaks up with Brooks Brothers

It's a classic rebound relationship gone wrong. Oroton Group hooked up with American charmer Brooks Brothers in 2013 after Ralph Lauren walked out on their 25 year relationship. But just two years into a tie-up that was supposed to last a decade Oroton ... >> view original

Why the Australian dollar dropped

THE Australian dollar has plunged to its lowest level in more than six years, dipping below 73 US cents. WHY DID IT DROP? The release of soft Chinese manufacturing data was the main catalyst. The July figures showed activity was at its weakest point in ... >> view original