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Kangaroo Flat pool plans to see Bendigo council make $5m federal funding bid ...

The Bendigo council says it is hopeful it can convince the Federal Government to help fund its big indoor swimming pool project and will travel to Canberra today to push its case. The $30 million pool development has been a council priority for some ... >> view original

35yo man fronts court accused of murdering woman in Bendigo suburb of ...

A court has been told a man accused of the murder of a woman in the Bendigo suburb of Kennington suffers from schizophrenia. Justin Ellard, 35, appeared in the Bendigo Magistrates Court yesterday, charged with the murder of Jacinta Pompei, 32. Ellard ... >> view original

Police treating Bendigo house fire as suspicious - ABC News (Australian ...

Investigators will look into the cause of a fire that damaged a house overnight in the Bendigo suburb of Strathdale. Crews were called to the home on Sibley Place about 9:30pm (AEST). The Country Fire Authority said it took 20 minutes to bring the ... >> view original

Dance delights in Bendigo gallop | RACING.COM

The Big Dance winning on debut at Bendigo (Image: Slickpix). Fairytale filly The Big Dance is 'more switched on' according to jockey Dean Yendall, who partnered the two-year-old in an exhibition gallop at Bendigo on Wednesday. The Danny Curran-trained ... >> view original

NBN wins Optus deal approval

The competition regulator has granted preliminary approval to NBN's $800 million deal to buy and upgrade Optus's cable network, which will be used to deliver high-speed broadband to millions of Australians. The Australian Competition and Consumer ... >> view original

Confidence gains widen: NAB

National Australia Bank's quarterly business survey reveals confidence is now positive for all industries outside of the mining sector. In an indication that "positive momentum is broadening across sectors", the business confidence index rose four ... >> view original

ANZ lifts rates for investor loans

ANZ has moved again to restrict growth in lending to housing speculators, pushing up interest rates for loans to investors in a bid to cool industry growth that has concerned the central bank and industry regulator. The bank (ANZ) said that from August ... >> view original

FOREX-Dollar off lows, kiwi rallies on less dovish central bank stance

... * RBNZ cuts interest rates less than some had expected. * Dollar stays above one-week low vs yen touched overnight. * Euro steady as Greece passes second set of bailout steps. * Pound firms as BOE minutes hint at future rate hike. By Lisa Twaronite. >> view original

Digital disruption forces closure of ABC Shops

ELIZABETH JACKSON: The digital disruption confronting the world of business and commerce is forcing the ABC to begin closing its network of retail outlets around the country. Up to 300 staff will lose their jobs as part of the move which will see ABC ... >> view original

Fortescue pledges to keep iron ore output flat

Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group has become the first of the world's big four iron ore miners to pledge no further production growth in the year ahead. Fortescue (FMG) today announced it had narrowly eclipsed its 2015 production target of 165 ... >> view original