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Anti-Islam organiser throws pig head in video to promote Bendigo mosque protest

Members of the United Patriots Front, including Neil Erikson (middle), will take their anti-Islam fight to Bendigo on Saturday. Photo: Meredith O'Shea. The far-right group involved in an ugly rally in Melbourne last month will take its anti-Islam ... >> view original

Rival protesters plan to face off in Bendigo over building of mosque

The United Patriots Front, a splinter group of Reclaim Australia, announced last week that it would rally outside Bendigo Town Hall at 3pm on Saturday, August 29. Opposing group No Room for Racism on Thursday unveiled plans for a counter-rally on the ... >> view original

Bendigo united against racism

BENDIGO'S political, business, religious and community leaders have sent a strong message that the city embraces people of all faiths and cultures. A group of more than 40 representatives have put their name to the statement, which can be read here. >> view original

Bendigo City's chance to shine

To achieve that goal ninth-placed Bendigo must defeat seventh-placed Sunshine Geaorge Cross at Epsom on Saturday. Sunshine sits eight points clear of Bendigo, but the home side will be buoyed by its 5-1 drubbing of its Melbourne rival earlier this season. >> view original

Whooping cough spikes across Bendigo

BENDIGO is in the midst of its worst winter for whooping cough in years, with infection rates of the respiratory disease already three-and-a-half times higher than it was at this stage in 2014. The City of Greater Bendigo has recorded 81 cases of ... >> view original

MIFF star to shine in Bendigo

AFTER two sellout shows and an encore performance at the Melbourne International Film Festival, 'Putuparri and the Rainmakers' is coming to Bendigo. Director Nicole Ma documented the film's characters for more than 10 years, and said they brought a ... >> view original

STI decline 'a surprise'

VICTORIA has witnessed a dramatic decline in cases of chlamydia this year – but a local sexual health clinic says the statistics aren't being felt on the ground. The City of Greater Bendigo recorded 104 cases of the sexually transmitted infection from ... >> view original

Always space for faith in multicultural city

WHEN asked whether his community supports a mosque in Bendigo, the leader of the city's Jewish community simply looks to the guiding principles of his faith. “We believe in a guiding principle of 'tikkun olam', which translates to 'repairing the world ... >> view original

East swimmers in peak form

Bendigo East swimmers competing: Matthew Baxter, Layla Day, Ella Downing, Harry Downing, Emily Evans, Bailey Harriden, Mackai Harriden, Somaiya Harriden, Holly Hawke, Thomas Hawke, Emma Hindson, Harrison Howell, Cameron Jordan, Kate Jordan ... >> view original

Australians set stargazing record

An Australian university said Saturday it had set a world record for the most people stargazing from one place, with hundreds of professional and amateur astronomers turning to the heavens. Organiser Brad Tucker said more than 1,800 people were ... >> view original