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Bendigo mosque opponents fail to have VCAT judge removed from case

Bendigo residents fighting a proposed mosque have failed in their attempt to have the state planning tribunal judge in charge of their case disqualified. The group, Rights for Bendigo Residents, wanted VCAT judge Greg Garde removed from the long ... >> view original

Myer Bendigo to shed jobs

STAFF at Bendigo's Myer will be offered voluntary redundancies as the department store giant overhauls its operations. Bendigo is one of 42 stores which are part of the redundancy program. A spokesperson for the company said the redundancies would give ... >> view original

Bendigo mosque opponents lose VCAT panel disqualification bid amid bias claims

Opponents of plans for a mosque in Bendigo have lost their bid to have the tribunal panel hearing their objection disqualified. The Bendigo council approved plans for the mosque last year but the proposal is being challenged in the Victorian Civil and ... >> view original

Record-breaking Bendigo pokies losses should worry entire community says St ...

A central Victorian welfare provider says everyone should be concerned about record-breaking figures for gambling losses in the region. The latest data from the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation shows losses on Bendigo's poker ... >> view original

Council welcomes mosque appeal ruling

THE City of Greater Bendigo has welcomed a Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal decision to dismiss a claim of bias against its president and one of his deputies. VCAT rejected the appeal brought by a group of local residents opposing the ... >> view original

On the go | Tuesday, July 28, 2015

VCAT bias appeal dismissed: VCAT has dismissed allegations that it is biased against a group campaigning against a mosque being built in Bendigo. More here. Tributes for Georgia: Leave a tribute for 15-year-old Georgia Edsall-French here. Pokies losses ... >> view original

Stayers battle for top awards

Caves – trained by Danny Curran: the staying mare started her season with a gutsy benchmark 64 win over 2200m at Seymour in early October before graduating to the Bendigo Cup (2400m) where she finished a gallant ninth. In December, Caves ran third ... >> view original

View: Parlour was particularly popular in Victorian era

... for a short tour of the exhibition and discover some of the stories behind the 19th century treasures on display; decorative ceramic, elegant serving ware, dainty teacups, and precious jewels. Opulence: luxury in early Bendigo homes is on until ... >> view original

Bendigo's building boom

For commercial building, the City of Greater Bendigo reported a significant increase of $346.4 million in the value of works approved in the past financial year, compared with 2013-14. The value includes the stages of the new Bendigo Hospital and other ... >> view original

Living it up at the Bendigo Writers Festival

Courtesy: City of Greater Bendigo. It should come as no surprise to city-dwellers that they might need to travel a little for the good life, but how far should one go? Fitzroy? Daylesford? Some other trendy location with a glut of vintage shops? No ... >> view original