Last Top Stories: Stage and Screen in Bendigo

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

Letdown for Lynx in first loss

Fatigue told on Perth Lynx yesterday when they were overwhelmed by Bendigo Spirit by 16 points in their WNBL match at Bendigo Stadium. It was a letdown for the Lynx, who beat Melbourne Boomers on Saturday night. Playing their second away game in ... >> view original

Bendigo wins VTIC conference

Australia's Victoria Tourism Industry Council (VTIC) has chosen Bendigo as host destination for the state's annual tourism industry conference in 2016.City of Greater Bendigo Tourism manager Kathryn Mackenzie said conferences of this size inject ... >> view original

Oil Search quarterly revenues fall

Oil Search says the PNG LNG plant is expected to run at above its nameplate capacity until at least the end of next year, as it continues to perform well. And managing director Peter Botten has restated the board's view that Woodside Petroleum's ... >> view original

Importer accused of failing to test coconut milk blamed for boy's death

A Sydney importer of coconut milk blamed for the death by anaphylactic shock of a 10-year-old boy has been accused of failing to carry out any testing of its products until last month. The NSW Food Authority prosecuted importer Narkena Pty Ltd, based ... >> view original

Private health insurers may be breaking the law by varying customers' policies ...

Private health insurers may be breaching the law in their growing practice of varying existing policies and cutting the level of cover without warning the policyholder. In a scathing report delivered to the Senate, the Australian Competition and ... >> view original

More than 40 buildings to be acquired for Melbourne Metro Rail project

The state government is already buying inner-city properties as it seeks to acquire more than 40 buildings to make way for the $11 billion Melbourne Metro rail project. A three-level townhouse in Kensington was purchased for $960,000 at auction last ... >> view original

Govt has surcharges, super in its sights

Unfair credit card surcharges will be banned and workers will have greater choice of superannuation funds under federal government financial changes. The government has also signalled tougher standards for financial advisers in its long-awaited ... >> view original

Bruce Gordon holds aces in media poker game

Bruce Gordon may push for a board seat at Nine Entertainment Co after swooping on a 14.95 per cent stake in the free-to-air broadcaster. He could also attempt a takeover of Nine if the government abolishes the reach rule, which currently prohibits any ... >> view original

Choice warns banks against gouging customers to cover cost of industry changes ...

Consumer advocates say banks do not need to gouge customers to cover costs raised by the Government's proposed changes to banking and superannuation system. Bank customers will face lower credit card fees but potentially pay more for other bank ... >> view original