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Bendigo's next mayor

Bendigo councillors have turned to their most experienced colleague, Rod Fyffe, to lead the city for the coming year. The council met last night to vote on who should succeed Peter Cox, who is standing down after serving as mayor for the first time. Mr ... >> view original

Bendigo council faces stoush over looming Kangaroo Flat Leisure Centre demolition

Crews are preparing to demolish a community centre in Bendigo, despite continued protests against the move. Equipment arrived yesterday at the Kangaroo Flat Leisure Centre, which will be pulled down and replaced with a $30 million indoor swimming pool ... >> view original

Bendigo mosque protesters cost Victorian taxpayers almost $1 million

Hundreds of police were needed to cover public protests in Bendigo in August and October, plus an earlier protest in Melbourne in July which led to violent clashes between protesters. All three rallies were major police operations involving more than ... >> view original

Head start the best bet for Bendigo Cup and Spring Racing Carnival

Mary Solway from Bendigo's Hat Shop on High Street said this year, more than ever, anything goes. There is no one style, nor one "it" colour. "It used to be bigger is better," Ms Solway explained. "Hats went out a bit a few years back and then ... >> view original

Murray review recommendations to help smaller lenders says Bendigo Bank boss ...

The Bendigo and Adelaide Bank says proposed changes to the financial system will make it easier for smaller institutions to compete with their bigger counterparts. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced this week his Government would accept all but ... >> view original

Stage and screen in Bendigo

Bendigo has had a long and continuing love affair with the stage and screen. An exhibition at the Post Office Gallery celebrates the city's theatrical traditions and our evolving history of producing, participating in and viewing film and theatre since ... >> view original

Tuks principal needs security escort

Pretoria - The principal and vice-chancellor of the University of Pretoria, Cheryl de la Rey, had to be escorted by campus security when students bayed for her blood as the #FeesMustFall campaign hit the capital on Tuesday afternoon. De la Rey, who was ... >> view original

EU calls mini summit on refugee crisis

The EU has called a mini summit with Balkan countries on the REFUGEE crisis, as Slovenia became the latest state to buckle under a surge of refugees desperate to reach northern Europe before winter. The leaders of Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, ... >> view original

Star Wars' Princess Leia: cinema's greatest action heroine returns to rekindle ...

It began with just a sentence: "Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope." There, on the floor of a dirty workshop, on a sun-scorched desert planet in some far flung corner of the universe - a galaxy far, far away - a spectral, holographic figure ... >> view original

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu stirs trouble by linking Muslim leader to Holocaust

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech to the World Zionist Congress on Tuesday. His subject was "the 10 big lies". Referring to the current cycle of violence between Palestinians and Israelis, Mr Netanyahu said Jews had ... >> view original