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Caravan travel inspires Bendigo Aboriginal artist's first solo show in AmsterdamUpdatedNovember 05, 2015 12:11:28 Aboriginal artist Arkeria Rose Armstrong, 28, spent four years travelling with her family in a caravan around remote outback Australia, which has inspired her work about country.From the age of seven, Gamilaraay artist Arkeria called a caravan home.Her father was a gold prospector, so the family travelled in search of fortune."Being able to see Australia like that was an incredible experience," Ms Armstrong said.Family is at the heart of Arkeria's identity, and the time they spent together in her early years were hugely important to her."I feel very special because I really d..>> view originalMisconduct ruling made against drink-driving Bendigo councillor Mark Weragoda - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Misconduct ruling made against drink-driving Bendigo councillor Mark WeragodaPostedNovember 05, 2015 11:21:03 An independent panel has made a misconduct ruling against Bendigo councillor Mark Weragoda, who was caught drink-driving in March.Police stopped Cr Weragoda in his car over the Labour Day long weekend and recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.125.Cr Weragoda later apologised for his behaviour, labelling it unacceptable.The councillor conduct panel reached its decision in October and the result was revealed at last night's council meeting.Mayor Peter Cox announced the panel had directed Cr Weragoda to take a leave of absence for a month.He agreed and has stepped down from his role..>> view originalBest drafts of 14-drop young ewes made $180-$217 a head at...
The market, of almost 14,000, sold most of its 14-drop young ewes from $160 to a top of $217 a head while 15-drop ewe lambs made $184 a head, and averaged $130.80 a head.15-drop wether lambs were also in strong good demand, making to $104 and averaging $85 a head.The market top for 1-1 ½ year-old ewes was deservedly won by IL & WA Lourie with a May/June 14-drop pen, ex Roseville Park Merino ewes by Pina Border Leicester rams.Their October-shorn pen of 156 was Gudair vaccinated while just one dollar behind JH Hay and Sons sold at $216 a head a September-shorn yard of 259, ex Bundyalumba-blood Merino ewes by Campaspe B/L rams.Landmark auctioneer Richard Leitch said the 100pc clearance on t..>> view originalCo-operative talks in Bendigo - Heathcote - mmg
The motive for gathering came following discussions between representatives from the Junortoun Community Action Group and Axedale – Our Town, Our Future.The groups recognised they had a great deal in common and felt more could be achieved if groups east of the City worked together in collaboration.This led to the initial meeting where community organisations spent time learning more about each other’s objectives, ideas and opportunities, and exploring ways to work together.Kevin de Vries of the Junortoun Action Group was enthusiastic about the gathering.“We know that many groups across Bendigo are doing a tremendous amount of great work for their communities,” he said.“Each representative gr..>> view originalMelbourne weather: Reports tornadoes spotted as severe...
Melbourne weather: No significant damage from severe storms that prompted tornado warningUpdatedNovember 05, 2015 20:59:04 The State Emergency Service (SES) says it has not seen any significant damage from an intense storm cell that has blown through Melbourne, prompting a tornado warning.A severe thunderstorm warningis current for the state, including Melbourne.Severe thunderstorms have been detected on radar near Rokewood and south-east of Cressy, north-west of Geelong.The storms are moving towards the south-east and may affect the area north of Bacchus Marsh, Toolern Vale and Sunbury.Earlier, funnel clouds were spotted by an observer at Melbourne Airport and a volunteer storm spotter,..>> view originalBetting preview: Disposition looks the value in even Emirates Stakes
Good value: Disposition, with Damien Oliver in the saddle, rates highly in the Emirates Stakes.Photo: Getty ImagesFabulous Flemington or fast lane Flemington? Depending on who you ask, you might get two very different responses after a week where Australia's premier surface has been blighted by track woes, particularly on Derby Day where there was more of a rush for jockeys to find the fence than patrons to get through the front gates.One such horse to benefit was Disposition, aided by a peach of a ride from Damien Oliver who even slipped under James McDonald's guard.As the rest of the follow-the-leader types inexplicably peeled away from the rail, Oliver burst through along the paint and fo..>> view originalHomeowners pin their hopes on the Reserve Bank as banks...
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens says the only way the official rate will go is down. That’s lucky, because even the smaller banks are hiking rates now. Picture: David CroslingTHE Reserve Bank of Australia boss has downplayed mortgage rate hikes by the big four banks, but says any move in the cash rate in the near future would be down.RBA governor Glenn Stevens said benign inflation and Australia’s cooling property market were no impediment to cutting interest rates.“Were a change to monetary policy to be required in the near term, it would almost certainly be an easing, not a tightening,” he told the Melbourne Institute 2015 Economic and Social Outlook Conference.The RBA lef..>> view originalThe only way is (mostly) up for interest rates
Video will begin in5seconds.Why banks are raising interest ratesRival banks are following the lead of Westpac's interest rate hike independently of the Reserve Bank as they look to pass on extra costs to customers.PT1M30S620349Smaller lenders – which write 20 per cent of mortgages – have opted to improve profit instead of market share by followingthe majors' rate hikesin varying degrees, citing capital imposts still well above the big banks.Regional lender, Bank of Queensland, with roughly $35 billion in loans, and the country's biggest credit union, CUA, with about $11 billion, completed much of therate changeannouncements for banks on Wednesday.BoQ said it would raise all its rates for ne..>> view originalWhere prices are tipped to take off
Other areas in his top five are Liverpool and Camden in New South Wales, Sunshine Precinct and Bendigo in Victoria. Originally published as Where prices are ...>> view originalWettest day on record for Murrayville, flash flooding warning for parts...
Wettest day on record for Murrayville, flash flooding warning for parts of VictoriaUpdatedNovember 05, 2015 14:27:56 Parts of western Victoria have received their heaviest November rainfall on record as thunderstorms move across the state.The town of Murrayville, near the South Australian border, received 82 millimetres of rain in 24 hours in its wettest November day on record.It was also the town's wettest day since May 15, 1974.The low pressure system has dumped up to 30mm around Bendigo, Hopetoun and Shepparton while 44mm fell in some area in the state's north-west.A severe weather warning is current for parts of theMallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, Central..>> view original
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