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• Forums prepare aspirants

  

  Council candidates and voters alike to benefit from forums. INFORMATIVE: City of Greater Bendigo CEO Craig Niemann urges people to attend an upcoming series of workshops ahead of the council elections in October.THE controversy that has engulfed the City of Greater Bendigo council in recent years means the upcoming local government election is sure to be hotly contested.The Bendigo community will go to the ballot box on October 22 to elect nine councillors to oversee the council’s..

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• Taxing times under negative gearing

  

  Reform proposals spark debate in Bendigo. Negative gearing is helping a small percentage of the population avoid tax and consolidate their wealth while locking low- and middle-income earners out of the property market, a housing services boss says.Ken Marchingo, chief executive officer of Haven Home Safe supports proposals that negative gearing rules be changed, believing that would ease the pressure on a huge number of people stuck in a cycle of renting.A source of the pressure o..

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• Remembering the fallen

  

  Darwin and Vietnam war memorials this week well-backed by Bendigonians Six surviving soldiers who defended Darwin during Japanese air raids were the guests of honour today at a service to mark the bombing’s 74th anniversary. The men – known colloquially as the Darwin Defenders and all older than 90 years of age – attended the Bendigo District RSL memorial alongside their families, remembering the first time Australia came under direct fire during war. Many military and civilian fa..

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• Changes for Elmore B&S

  

  Summer Send Off Ball organisers have worked their way through a number of changes to the event. A look at the checkbanks which have surfaced ahead of the Elmore B&S as an improved safety measure. Picture: KIERAN ILESORGANISERS of the Elmore B&S Summer Send Off Ball hope patrons are understanding of changes to parking and camping regulations at next month's event.Committee secretary Sam Shotton said organisers had received some initial backlash to the changes, which have been enfor..

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• Children's Alzheimer's suffering siblings helping to find cure for ...

  

  A Bendigo teenager went from topping his classes to no longer being able to tie his shoelaces over the space of three short years. But despite the sad situation that has plagued his young life, he is now providing hope for sufferers of dementia everywhere. Aaron Adams, 18, was a bright young child who was always at the top of his classes. But at 11, everything changed. "He was a kid who at 10, could tie a fishing hook on a fishing line. At 13 or 14, he couldn't do his belt buckle up," Aaron's f..

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• The Last Say with Ray Thomas

  

  Redzel (SR 1) is Ray’s best for the day. Picture: Mark EvansSATURDAY racing comes to you today from Rosehill Gardens and Flemington. Here’s all the last minute tips and info from Daily Telegraph racing editor Ray Thomas.ROSEHILL GARDENSWeather: Warm, partly cloudy day with a forecast top temperature of 28c.Track: Good (3)Rail: 3m outFLEMINGTONOther Stories Weather: Mild, partly cloudy day a forecast top temperature of 23c.Track: Good (4)Rail: TrueBE WARY: The Rosehill track usually races best w..

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• GALLERY: Photos of the week

  

  BALLARAT- Western Bulldogs star Luke Dahlhaus on Main street at Sovereign Hill as part of the Bulldog's community Camp. Picture- Luka Kauzlaric.WOLLONGONG- Holly Stratford is shaping up against a heavier opponent in an an all-female Sydney fight night to raise money and awareness for charities that deal with the horrors of domestic violenceBATHURST Andrew Brown was one of the early wickets to fall as St Pat’s Old Boys dominatedWARRNAMBOOL- Alison Coate-Kibeiks and Bianca Prziovska-Kibeiks with t..

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• White Night: Regional centre may host events in 2017, minister says

  

  White Night: Regional centre may host events in 2017, minister says Posted February 20, 2016 09:16:33 The Victorian Government is looking for a regional centre to co-host next year's White Night festival, the overnight arts event in Melbourne's CBD.The city's streets are set to be transformed into outdoor arts spaces overnight with music, theatre, visual art and light shows on display.The popular festival attracts thousands of people, who gather into the early hours t..

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• Insights from the profit reporting season

  

  Rod Clement Halfway through the latest profit reporting season, investors can rest assured that the bulk of the Australian-listed corporate sector is in good shape.Profits are rising across a range of industries thanks to a lower dollar, growing in-bound tourism, strong consumer spending, a long overdue surge in housing construction and an uptick in infrastructure projects.Companies that have enjoyed upgrades by analyst at Citi have included Boral, Challenger, Cochlear, JB Hi-Fi, Newc..

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Rinehart diversifies in golden quest to unearth 'new Bendigo' .	Bendigo man Daniel Reimers pleads guilty to 28 charges .
Samantha Kelly's housemates front court .	Bendigo and Adelaide Bank first-half profit of $223.7m beats ... .