La Trobe University head Rob Stephenson to tackle Tour de ...
The head of La Trobe University' Bendigo campus is readying for a 600km charity bike ride.LEADING BY EXAMPLE: Head of Bendigo campus Rob Stephenson is gearing up for the Tour de Transplant, from Warrnambool to Melbourne.AS the head of La Trobe University's Bendigo campus, Rob Stephenson is used to tackling some pretty daunting challenges.But some of those may pale in comparison to that which awaits him in March.Mr Stephenson will pedal 600 kilometres along the Great Ocean Road as part of the sec..>> view originalBendigo Spirit aiming for a massive WNBL crowd against Sydney ...
The Bendigo Spirit is targeting a sellout crowd for its crucial WNBL contest against the Sydney University Flames.Former Bendigo Barves junior Kerry Harrington is enjoying a splendid season with the Bendigo Spirit. Picture: GLENN DANIELSTHE Bendigo Bank Spirit is aiming to beat its WNBL regular season crowd record next Friday night, and it is calling on the help of regional Victorians to do it.The Spirit takes on equal ladder-leaders Sydney Uni Flames at 7.30pm on January 22, on the eve of the a..>> view originalCountry Week set to hit off
Annual Bendigo Country Week carnival begins on Monday.DEFENDING CHAMPIONS: Northern Districts is the reigning premier heading into the 2016 Bendigo Country Week carnival that starts on Monday.THE cricket fields of Bendigo will be full of action this week as 20 teams across three divisions contest the annual Bendigo Country Week carnival.The carnival – which was first held in 1934 – hits off on Monday.Division one will be fought out between Castlemaine, Northern Districts, Goulburn Murray, Ferntr..>> view originalGALLERY: The week in pictures
BENDIGO: The Bendigo Ultimate Frisbee competitions kicks off this weekend. Picture: Noni HyettBATHURST: Isla Brennan and her son Dary, 10 months, came from Dubbo to see the huge supercroc on exhibition at the Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum. Picture: Phil MurrayBENDIGO: Kara Beer and Michael Roberts with baby Isaac, born in the lounge room at their home in November. Picture: NONI HYETTORANGE: Wakatipu High School players performing their traditional haka before their game against Orange at ..>> view originalAirbnb, tourism and regional Victoria
Popular room-sharing website has motel owners concernedBendigo motel owners Simon Wurf, Brent Curran and Charlie Loftus. Picture: DARREN HOWEOnline site’s surge a concernThe rise of room-sharing website Airbnb in Australia has been swift.Airbnb sees people with spare rooms or available houses rent them out as short-term accommodation – mostly to holiday-makers or travelling professionals.But as Airbnb has grown in Australia since arriving in 2013, motel owners are concerned that the new part of ..>> view originalKidney patient's rare week away
A Bendigo teenager has hopped aboard the Big Red Kidney Bus.WEEK AWAY: Bendigo's Alex Schlabowsky outside the Big Red Kidney Bus in the Royal Melbourne Botanic Gardens. PHOTO CONTRIBUTEDUSUALLY when Alex Schlabowsky visits Melbourne it's for one of his regular doctor's appointment.The Bendigo teenager is awaiting a life saving kidney transplant and has been on dialysis for four years.At 19, he’s the youngest dialysis patient in the dialysis unit at Bendigo Health and has dialysis three times a w..>> view originalStorm add new forward to list
Storm add new forward to list for 2016 BFNL seasonJan. 16, 2016, 12:01 p.m.Forward Michael Cooke joins Strathfieldsaye.REIGNING Bendigo Football League premier Strathfieldsaye has added a new forward to its list, with the addition of Michael Cooke.Michael Cooke is joining reigning BFL premier Strathfieldsaye.Cooke joins the Storm from Southern Football League club East Malvern, where he kicked 36 goals last year.Cooke also has North East Australian Football League experience with Broadbeach, whe..>> view originalLifeline callers needing answers
One million calls were made to Lifeline last year, and Bendigo needs more funding and volunteers to pick up the call.Bendigo needs more Lifeline volunteers on deck after the suicide prevention service answered one million calls for the first time last year.Volunteers in Bendigo picked up the phone on almost 20,000 of those calls, down from 22,000 in 2014.Lifeline Central Victoria and Mallee CEO Leo Schultz said funding strain had caused them to abandon a training course for new volunteers in the..>> view originalBrendan Farrell: A simple man with a heart of gold
NSW: Hay run has helped keep many drought-stricken farmer's heads above water.Brendan FarrellTHE Riverina farmer who put the devastating Queensland drought on the national agenda has been dubbed a hero, a genuine true blue Aussie, the little battler with a big heart – deserving of Australian of the Year title.Accolades have flowed after Brendan Farrell organised the record Burrumbuttock Hay Run to Ilfracombe, which saw almost 170 trailerloads of donated hay delivered to struggling farmers.The to..>> view originalNot 101, but 11 dalmatians | Photos
These delightful pups were a big surprise for their dalmatian mum.HOW MANY PUPPIES CAN YOU COUNT?: New mum Halo gave birth to a litter of 11 dalmatian cross-breed pups this week. Picture: NONI HYETTFoster carers of Halo the dalmatian were shocked when she delivered a litter of 11 tiny puppies this week.Rikki Donkin, a foster carer with Furever Friends, said they were expecting four, maybe six, puppies.Instead, 11 were born.Not 101, but 11 dalmatians | PhotosPicture: NONI HYETTPicture: NONI HYETT..>> view original
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