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• Bendigo police defend no-pursuit policy | Bendigo Advertiser

  

  After two run-ins with dangerous drivers on Sunday, Bendigo police say no-pursuit policy works.Related:Car driven at police in StrathdaleTHE decision from police to stop engaging in pursuits is saving lives, Bendigo police say, after two run-ins with dangerous drivers in the city over the weekend.The driver of a Subaru drove at officers on Sibley Place in Strathdale on Sunday morning, before fleeing the scene.Another driver sped away from police at speeds in excess of 150 kilometres per hour on ..

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• What's on this week in Bendigo | Bendigo Advertiser

  

  St John of God Hospital trading table has Christmas bargains on offer.Christmas trading tableThe St John of God Hospital Auxiliary is holding a Christmas trading table on Thursday, December 3, from 10am to 3pm in the Atrium area of the Hospital in Lily Street. Delicious cakes, biscuits, preserves and handicrafts will be on sale. Stop by and pick up a Christmas gift. For further information please call Alison on 5439 7401.Christmas danceCome along to the Danceland Christmas dance on Saturday, Dec..

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• It looked Good for a while for Lightning

  

  The Lightning’s Leilani Mitchell is pressured by Bendigo’s Kelly Wilson. Picture by Matt Turner.THINGS were looking good — literally — when Lightning coach Tracy York made a perplexing move late in the third quarter against Bendigo at The Lighthouse on Sunday.The Spirit, beaten here earlier this month, were making a statement ahead of halftime when Gabe Richards, Heather Oliver and Belinda Snell pulled them from 41-42 behind to 47-42 ahead at the break.Starting the third quarter, Adelaide cobble..

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• Musical hits the right note

  

  FANTASTIC: Title of Show cast Joel McDonald, Alicia Barker, Jason McMurray and Melissa Harrington captivated audiences over the weekend.It takes a particular group of people with a special set of skills to pull off a production like Title of Show.Fortunately, such skills, talents and people reside in the township of Bendigo.Title of Show is a self-referencing one-act musical about two guys writing a musical about two guys writing a musical.With music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen and based on a book ..

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• Belinda Snell, Kerryn Harrington cut down Lightning as Bendigo sweeps away to 89-73 WNBL win | HeraldSun

  

  The Lightning’s Leilani Mitchell is pressured by Bendigo’s Kelly Wilson. Picture by Matt Turner.THINGS were looking good — literally — when Lightning coach Tracy York made a perplexing move late in the third quarter against Bendigo at The Lighthouse on Sunday.The Spirit, beaten here earlier this month, were making a statement ahead of halftime when Gabe Richards, Heather Oliver and Belinda Snell pulled them from 41-42 behind to 47-42 ahead at the break.Starting the third quarter, Adelaide cobble..

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• Great Victorian Bike Ride day 3

  

  Cyclists roll into Dunolly on hot and windy day | PhotosScarlet Von and Jess Dunmore enjoy a watermelon and a milkshake on their way to the pool after a hot and windy ride.RELATED:Great Victorian Bike Ride day 2 | Your photosAre you taking part in the event? Don’t forget to use #GreatVic on Instagram and Twitter, find us on Facebook or email ashley.fritsch@fairfaxmedia.com.auThousands of cyclists rolled into the sleepy town of Dunolly today on the third day of the Great Victorian Bike Ride.Hot a..

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• The tortured world of a broken mum

  

  NSW: Bernice Swales knows that people are aware of what happened to her 20-month-old son.The tortured world of a broken mumexitTHERE are a lot of things eating away at Bernice Swales.There is the obvious grief and guilt that continues to wrack her body some 10 years after her ‘’Little Man’’, 20-month-old Jordan Thompson, died in suspicious circumstances.There is the heart-wrenching thoughts about a future lost for a child who never really got to live.And there is the knowledge that there are peo..

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• Melbourne weather: More wild temperature swings on the way after...

  

  After a spring full of ups and downs, summer is finally on its way.Photo: Leigh HenninghamYou'd be forgiven for thinking Melbourne's weather - erratic at the best of times - swung even more wildly than usual this spring.In a sense you'd be right; our weather was marked by changeable conditions, says Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Scott Williams. But far more significant was the fact that rainfall was about 50 per cent lower than average for spring across the state - making it the sixth driest ..

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• Police believe missing South Australian woman Sophie Quinn could...

  

  Sophie Quinn. (Victoria Police) There are fears for a South Australian woman who went missing on Saturday and could be travelling through Western Victoria.Sophie Quinn was last seen at a shopping centre in Oaklands Park, South Australia on Saturday 28 November.Victoria Police said it has since come to light that Sophie may be in Western Victoria. In particular, she may have passed through Mildura and or Bendigo.Family and police are concerned for Sophie’s welfare due her suffe..

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• Regional Victorians told they won't get free Wi-Fi on V/Line trains

  

  V/Line trains won’t be getting free Wi-Fi for now but mobile coverage will improve in country Victoria.INNOVATION Minister Philip Dalidakis has dumped the Napthine Government’s $40 million plan to install Wi-Fi on V/Line services due to be installed by the end of this year.The move came after he revealed the government would upgrade mobile coverage on the Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Seymour and Traralgon lines under an $18 million program but said free internet was not on the cards.``People near..

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