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Protests over Bendigo mosque end council meeting

Yelling slogans and calling Bendigo mayor Peter Cox a traitor, 80 protesters took over Bendigo's public gallery. The heckling escalated until the city council meeting was adjourned and police were called. But protesters say that was not their intention ... >> view original

Hold-ups purely funded heroin need, court hears

Walter Ralph Webber, 35, pleaded guilty to five armed robbery charges, two threats to kill and one robbery and theft charge in the Bendigo County Court on Friday. He will be sentenced in Melbourne next Friday. Webber remained on the run from October 25 ... >> view original

The week in pictures: Photographers choice

Weather · Your 4-day local weather forecast · Bendigo Advertiser. Friday September 18, 2015. News. Larger / SmallerNight Mode. The week in pictures: Photographers choice, WEEK ENDING 18TH September 2015. Sept. 18, 2015, 1:21 p.m.. Tweet ... >> view original

Griffin back in Bendigo

The two-time WNBL grand final MVP has arrived back in Bendigo to prepare for her fourth season with the Spirit. It will be her and teammates' first under new Spirit coach Simon Pritchard. Griffin underwent arthroscopic surgery on her left hip in May ... >> view original

Secret out – Maddern to coach Superoos

The well-traveled Maddern has previously played in the Bendigo Football League with Castlemaine, Kangaroo Flat and South Bendigo, as well as in the VFL with the Bendigo Bombers. Maddern says one of the appeals of joining Mitiamo is the family ... >> view original

Bendigo discovery science centre unveils fresh ideas after earlier funding ...

Staff at Bendigo's science centre plan to revamp the inside of the education hub in a bid to attract more children. The Discovery Science and Technology Centre avoided potential closure earlier this year and held an event last night to thank the public ... >> view original

Footballers primed for Koori carnival

The team, coached by Corey Ilsley and Geoff West, has been training twice a week at St Peter's Primary School in North Bendigo in preparation for the October 17-18 carnival. It is the first team Bendigo has both hosted the event and entered a team. The ... >> view original

On the go | Friday, September 18, 2015

Bendigo reacts to council shutdown: Bendigo's mayor has said Bendigo needs to stand up to racism and maintain its reputation as a welcoming city in the face of a “noisy minority” who made national headlines on Wednesday night after they stormed council ... >> view original

Bendigo - Did You See...

Classy New Zealand three-year-old Ragnaar display his Spring Carnival credentials in an impressive Australian debut at Bendigo on Thursday? Rangaar, who is now with Lee and Anthony Freedman after placing in a Listed race in his last NZ start, kicked ... >> view original

New Deadly 'Death Adder' Species Discovered in Australia

Scientists have discovered another species of deadly 'death adder' snakes. (And yes--we know we're being a bit redundant with adverb usage.) In the remote Kimberly region of Western Australia, the animal was found, measuring in at a little over 19 ... >> view original