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Gisborne keeps faint Bendigo Football League finals hopes alive with rousing ...

GISBORNE resuscitated its faint Bendigo Football League finals hopes with a rousing second-half performance against South Bendigo on Saturday. The Dogs prevailed 9.16 (70) to 4.3 (27) after managing only one goal in the opening half at Gardiner ... >> view original

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 Victoria (RV), after consultation with the Bendigo Jockey Club, has made the decision to allow the track sufficient time to recover before the next scheduled meeting on Sunday August 16. Bendigo held a transferred meeting yesterday as part of ... >> 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

Rough start expected for Aussie market

THE Australian share market is tipped to continue its downward slide and open the week 45 to 50 points lower following falls in global stocks. AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver predicts a rough start on Monday after both European and US shares ... >> view original

Lomax charged with blackmail

Canberra Raiders star turned construction union official John Lomax was arrested and charged with blackmail by the police taskforce attached to the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption yesterday. Mr Lomax, an organiser with the ... >> view original

Oroton loosens tie with US label

LUXURY goods group Oroton is dumping its Brooks Brothers partnership after just two years, as the retailer grapples with disappointing sales. Oroton snapped up the Australian arm of the brand in 2013 with hopes of filling the gap left after its 25-year ... >> view original

22000 Telstra customers have been sent fake bills

More than 22,000 Telstra customers have been issued fake bills this week in two phishing emails titled “Your email bill”. Scammers are responsible for the fake bills which are copies of legitimate Telstra emails. “These emails look very authentic ... >> view original

Labor to target tax-dodging millionaires with minimum rate

TAX-dodging millionaires could be forced to pay their fair share of tax after Labor agreed to look at imposing a minimum income tax on the wealthy. The move is based on the so-called Buffett Rule, named for US billionaire Warren Buffett, who noted he ... >> view original