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• Budget 2016: Bendigo traders want commitment to finish NBN ...

  

  Budget 2016: Bendigo traders want commitment to finish NBN rollout by 2020 Posted May 03, 2016 11:43:45 The Bendigo Business Council says local traders want the Federal Government to use its budget tonight to set a deadline for the rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN).Treasurer Scott Morrison is preparing to hand down his first budget tonight and it is expected the Government will confirm in the coming days that voters will go to the polls for an early elec..

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• Put on your finery and head to the art gallery

  

  There are so many fabulous events coming up at the art gallery. THE current exhibition, Bendigo Art Gallery and Twentieth Century Fox present Marilyn Monroe, is complemented by a great range of talks, programs, workshops and events to enhance the exhibition experience for visitors.EVENTS: The Bendigo Art Gallery has created a wonderful series of events to complement the gallery's Marilyn Monroe exhibition.Some highlights include:Screen-printing workshops, Saturday, May 14 and 21, ..

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• Bendigo laughing all the way to bank

  

  The Harden Murrumburrah community branch of the Bendigo Bank are in good shape after being declared number one in the month of March. GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY: Some of the Bendigo Bank Harden branch staff (from left) Caron Elliott, Gale Curtis and Jen Sheridan. Excitement has hit the Bendigo Bank at a national level, with the Harden Murrumburrah Community Bank beating much larger and more established branches to top the national leader-board for March 2016.The team managed by ..

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• Bendigo braces for more wild weather

  

  SES issues state-wide warning as storms brew. A mini-tornado ripped through Harcourt over the weekend, leaving a trail of destruction. Central Victoria was hit by a mini-tornando over the weekend but there may be worse to come. Wild storms on Sunday caused widespread blackouts across the state, and left about 36,000 homes without power, but they're merely a foretaste of what's to come.The Bureau of Meteorology has  issued a state-wide severe weather warning for damaging winds for ..

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• On the go | Tuesday, May 3, 2016

  

  Your morning news snapshot from around regional Australia and beyond. Today's Instagram #picoftheday is by @kinnasurprise - tag your weather pics #bendigoweather and we'll feature the best ones here.Good morning central Victoria! We’re in for a partly cloudy day with a medium (60%) chance of showers in the late morning and afternoon - Bendigo & Redesdale 17, Maryborough 17, Castlemaine 16, Kyneton 15, Echuca 21.Catch up on news here:Inequality on the rise in BendigoInequality is o..

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• Bendigo dancers in Don Quixote

  

  Four Bendigo dancers feature in the Victorian State Ballet’s production. Kiara Nickson, Jacob Ware, Tahlia Kumlin and Anna Bergin are taking part in the Victorian State Ballet’s performances of Don Quixote. Picture: GLENN DANIELSFour Bendigo ballet students are performing in the Victorian State Ballet’s production of Don Quixote. Anna Bergin, Kiara Nickson, Thalia Kumlin and Jacob Ware of Belle Etudes Performing Arts and Gymnastics Academy will feature in performances until August..

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• $8 million project continues

  

  Work has begun on second stage of new recreation facilities. IN THE WORKS: Cr Barry Lyons and mayor Rod Fyffe check out the site of future recreational facilities at Marist College Bendigo with students Chloe Scholtes and Mason James. Picture: DARREN HOWECONSTRUCTION has begun on the second stage of a multi-million dollar shared infrastructure project at Maiden Gully.The recreation facilities are housed on the grounds of Marist College Bendigo and have been funded by both the scho..

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• Homecoming for Hynes

  

  Volleyball homecoming for Bendigo's Karley Hynes. Karley Hynes is headed back to Bendigo with the Volleyroos.FORMER Bendigo volleyball star Karley Hynes has been named in a 14-player Australian squad to compete at the upcoming Women’s Volleyball Grand Prix in Bendigo in June.The Volleyroos will take on Sydney Olympic gold medallists Cuba, Colombia and Croatia in the prestigious event from June 3 until June 5.The team will be captained by Victoria’s Shae Sloane, the sister of AFL s..

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