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Muslims still feel welcome in Bendigo despite anti-Islam rally, says mayor

A rally on Saturday organised by the far-right United Patriots Front attracted about 200 people, who carried Australian flags and signs urging the town to "say no to the Islamisation of Bendigo". The UPF was involved in an ugly anti-Islam rally in ... >> view original

Masons of Bendigo

Bendigo's 19th-century gold boom is still writ large and lovely in its grand, optimistic buildings and broad streets. Less immediately evident but more easily devourable is the local food boom forging ahead now – people are growing and cooking with ... >> view original

Kyneton hammers Maryborough to seal Bendigo Football League finals spot for ...

“WE'RE BACK”. With that two-word tweet, Kyneton announced its return to Bendigo Football League finals for the first time since 2003 on Saturday night. The Tigers secured their top five spot and ended a 12-year finals drought in style with a 65-point ... >> view original

Bendigo Bank raises housing investor loan interest rates 0.2 percentage points

Bendigo Bank and ME Bank have joined rivals in jacking up interest rates for property investors, in response to a clampdown on lending to landlords. Bendigo will raise rates on all housing investor loans by 0.2 of a percentage point, while ... >> view original

AIM denounces Bendigo scuffles but stands with constitutional rights

With regret, Australians have watched the scuffles that have broken out yesterday (Saturday 29th of August) in Bendigo over the issue of building a mosque. Australian Islamic Mission (AIM) denounces and regrets the violence that has occurred. We ... >> view original

Guan Wei wins $50000 Bendigo Art Gallery 2015 Arthur Guy Memorial Prize

The disparate cultures and lifestyles of his native and adopted countries are depicted in Beach 5, a painting for which Guan Wei has just won the Bendigo Art Gallery's Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize. Guan Wei was chosen from a shortlist of 32 ... >> view original

Beyond Extreme: Tariq Ali in conversation with Robert Manne (Bendigo Writers ...

In this Bendigo Writers Festival 2015 keynote event, in collaboration with the La Trobe University Ideas and Society program, the British Pakistani writer and filmmaker joins Emeritus Professor Robert Manne to discuss why democracy is under siege and ... >> view original

Soldiers' trees could go despite Avenue of Honour revelation

The City of Greater Bendigo has voted at a council meeting not to protect the trees with a historic overlay, clearing the way for the developer to remove them. Based on newspaper records, the National Trust of Australia's acting manager on advocacy and ... >> view original

Southern Stars relishing tighter links with their Australian men's counterparts

Cardiff: It was a simple gesture, but it was noted by the Southern Stars, the newly crowned women's Ashes champions. Australia's men's team had just lost their World Twenty20 final to England in Barbados in 2010. Rather than immediately slink off to ... >> view original

Roosters kill off Manly's final hopes

The Sydney Roosters killed off Manly's top eight hopes and soured Geoff Toovey's Brookvale Oval farewell with a 46-10 NRL win last night. Unstoppable Roger Tuivasa-Sheck tears through Manly with another menacing run. 00:37 ... >> view original