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• Groovin the Moo in Bendigo | Readers' Photos

  

  FESTIVE SPIRIT: Readers' photos as prepare for, travel to and enjoy Groovin the Moo in Bendigo this weekend. Photo: @hannah___morgan FESTIVE SPIRIT: Readers' photos as prepare for, travel to and enjoy Groovin the Moo in Bendigo this weekend. Photo: @nicolestrickland FESTIVE SPIRIT: Readers' photos as prepare for, travel to and enjoy Groovin the Moo in Bendigo this weekend. Photo: @mess_m89FESTIVE SPIRIT: Readers' photos as prepare for, travel to and enjoy Groovin the Moo in Bendigo this weekend...

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• Toogoolawah could get a Bendigo Bank branch

  

  A FORMAL steering committee is set to form this week in a bid to secure Bendigo Bank opening a branch in Toogoolawah, local resident Beryce Nelson has said. The move for Bendigo Bank to open in Toogoolawah comes after ANZ announced they would be closing their local branch last month due to a lack of consistent business. After a community meeting was held in Toogoolawah last Thursday, Ms Nelson, said it looked promising for a new branch to open provided the locals got behind them. Abo..

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• Bendigo ambulances responding quicker

  

  Bendigo ambulances responding 22 seconds quicker to emergencies, more patients transferred to Bendigo Health inside recommended time April 29, 2016, 8:33 p.m. Bendigo ambulances responding quicker to emergencies, more patients transferred to Bendigo Health inside recommended time. Bendigo ambulances are responding to the most serious calls for help quicker now than at the same time last year.A statement from the Victorian health department said the ci..

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• 1 in 5 Bendigo homeless are children

  

  Dozens of Bendigo children homeless each night; camp out to fundraise for support services. One in five homeless people living in Bendigo are children. Family violence, as well as gambling and drug addiction, are the lead causes of homelessness among young people in central Victoria.  Statistics from Homelessness Australia show the number of people without stable accommodation has increased during the past decade, up 20 per cent in Victoria alone. On any night, one in every 200 Au..

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• Time for home truths on homeless problem

  

  Homelessness can strike anyone at any time. MENTION the word “homeless” and many people’s minds will instinctively conjure images of an ageing man in an alcoholic stupor sleeping on a park bench under a blanket of newspapers.In reality, however, only a tiny number of Bendigo’s hundreds of homeless residents fit this cliched description.The awful truth is that homelessness can strike almost anyone at any time and there are a myriad of reasons why someone might lose the security of ..

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• Man rescued from car

  

  Emergency services have attended an incident in Ascot. Emergency services have rescued a man who was trapped under a vehicle in suburban Bendigo.Police, SES, CFA and Ambulance Victoria crews were alerted to the incident at a residential address in Ascot about 3.30pm.Bendigo police said the man had been working on a car in his garage when the vehicle rolled off the axle stand.The man, in his 40s, was freed from the vehicle and transported to Bendigo Hospital by paramedics.Ambulance..

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• Golden Square historic church sells

  

  Half a million paid by Melbourne tradie. SOLD: Karen Jarmain and Gary Brusa of Melbourne put the sold sticker on the historic Golden Square Uniting Church. Picture: EMMA D'AGOSTINORELATED:A historic church in Golden Square has sold for half a million dollars. Gary Brusa of Melbourne bought the Uniting Church building on Saturday morning with little competition from other bidders. He intends to make the historic church his residence. “I’ve been looking for something like this for y..

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• Eels v Bulldogs game highlights | Photos

  

  Photos from the Parramatta Eels and the Canterbury Bulldogs Round Nine NRL game. Eels v Bulldogs game highlights | Photos James Graham of the Bulldogs in action during the round nine NRL match between the Parramatta Eels and the Canterbury Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium on April 29, 2016 in Sydney, Australia.Corey Norman of the Eels.Tony Williams of the Bulldogs is tackled during the round nine NRL match between the Parramatta Eels and the Canterbury Bulldogs.Eels ..

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• The week in pictures

  

  BORDER MAIL: AIKIDO at Mount Feathertop, pictures by MARK JESSERTASMANIA: Tasmanians and Australians from all pockets of the community paid their respects at the Port Arthur 20th anniversary commemoration service on Thursday. Picture- Neil Richardson, The Examiner.LAUNCESTON: Bruce Trappes and Stuart Phillips swap notes. The Northern Tasmanian neighbours both spend their days creating hand-made guitars. Picture- Scott Gelston, The ExaminerLAUNCESTON: Chris Duffy, Jack Duffy and Rachel Williams s..

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• Highlights from the Kangaroos v Bulldogs AFL match | Photos

  

  North Melbourne Kangaroos took on the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, in a AFL Round 6 match. Highlights from the Kangaroos v Bulldogs AFL match | Photos Drew Petrie of the Kangaroos tackles Koby Stevens of the Bulldogs during the 2016 AFL Round 06 match between the North Melbourne Kangaroos and the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium, Melbourne on April 29, 2016. Jarrad Waite of the Kangaroos rues a missed shot on goal Drew Petrie of the Kanga..

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Scientists discover hidden Antarctic lake .	Bendigo anti-mosque campaigner Elise Chapman withdraws One ... .
ESA astronaut completes London Marathon on board ISS, sets world record .	Bendigo Anzac Day 2016 | Photos .