Drum farewells chamber and other top stories.

• Drum farewells chamber

  

  Outgoing state MP Damian Drum has revealed some of the National Party's inside jokes. Bendigo-based MP Damian Drum has used his final speech in the Victorian Parliament to thank his colleagues, staff and political mentors and pay tribute to the “amazing dynamic” within the National Party.He revealed part of that dynamic involved at times exasperating practical jokes.“You learn to never leave your mobile phone lying around, because someone like Tim Bull or Russell Northe will pick ..

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• Calls to follow La Trobe divestment lead

  

  Environmentalists call on financial institutions, local councils to divest from fossil fuels. BSG president Chirs Weir said he hoped Bendigo institutions would follow La Trobe's lead and fully divest from the fossil fuel industry. Picture: GLENN DANIELSRelated: La Trobe to divest from fossil fuelsBendigo environmentalists have welcomed La Trobe University’s decision to fully divest from fossil-fuel related companies and called on other institutions to follow suit. Bendigo Sustaina..

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• Bendigo councillors agree to lobby for more police resources in ...

  

  Bendigo councillors agree to lobby for more police resources in CBD crime crackdown Posted May 26, 2016 10:28:22 Bendigo councillors have backed a new plan to tackle crime and bad behaviour in the city's CBD but the Victorian Government will need to boost resources to help it happen.As expected, the council voted last night to push ahead with the plan, drawn up over recent weeks in response to increased concern from traders in the Hargreaves Mall precinct.The city wil..

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• Another $2m Bendigo property up for grabs

  

  Multi-million dollar home has hit the Bendigo market, this time in the city's hospital precinct. Another $2m Bendigo property up for grabs 91 Moore Street. Picture: CONTRIBUTED91 Moore Street. Picture: CONTRIBUTED91 Moore Street. Picture: CONTRIBUTED91 Moore Street. Picture: CONTRIBUTED91 Moore Street. Picture: CONTRIBUTED91 Moore Street. Picture: CONTRIBUTED91 Moore Street. Picture: CONTRIBUTED91 Moore Street. Picture: CONTRIBUTED91 Moore Street. Picture: C..

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• Make-up artist's creepy, kooky creations

  

  Make-up artist Alana Boulton is loving her latest theatrical challenge. Make-up artist’s creepy, kooky creations Alana Boulton and Conor Cunningham create Uncle Fester for Bendigo Theatre Company's production of The Addams Family. Alana Boulton and Conor Cunningham create Uncle Fester for Bendigo Theatre Company's production of The Addams Family. Pictures: CHRIS PEDLERAlana Boulton and Conor Cunningham create Uncle Fester for Bendigo Theatre Company's produc..

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• What's coming up in the region

  

  See what community events are taking place around the region. EVENT: The Bendigo Health Palliative Care Auxiliary is holding a fundraising luncheon on Tuesday, June 7.PALLIATIVE CARE AUXILIARY: The Bendigo Health Palliative Care Auxiliary is holding a fundraising luncheon at the Bendigo Stadium on Tuesday, June 7. The event begins at 11.30am (main course served at 12.15pm) and will hear from guest speaker; Alison Smith, manager of the Integrated Palliative Care Service. The cost t..

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• Man guilty of murder of former Bendigo woman

  

  Craig McDermott guilty of stabbing murder of ex-partner at Sunshine shopping centre. Fiona Warzywoda, who was murdered by former partner Craig McDermott.Related coverage:A man who claimed he stabbed his former partner six times in broad daylight outside a Sunshine shopping centre in self-defence has been found guilty of murder.Craig McDermott, 39, showed no emotion as the jury of five women and seven men unanimously found he had murdered Fiona Warzywoda, 33, a day after a court re..

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• Mental health experience key to teaching at new college

  

  Mental health experience key to teaching at new college in Bendigo Posted May 26, 2016 13:23:07 Bendigo's newly-opened Mind Recovery College is a place of learning where teachers have personal experience with a mental health issue.Part of Mind Australia, an organisation that provides mental health and disability support services, the college is delivering a range of courses about mental health. We don't have a textbook approach, we have a real life approach where ev..

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• High speed, high on ice before Kimbolton smash

  

  Jail term removed for hitting vehicle in Kimbolton at up to 176 km/h while high on ice. A KEILOR East man successfully appealed his jail term for smashing into another car in Kimbolton at up to 176 km/h while high on ice.The crash sent his ute fishtailing for more than 220 metres on Bendigo-Redesdale Road before rolling into a nearby paddock for 60 metres in the morning of January 24, 2015.Michael Nott, 36, will no longer serve his three month jail term after his appeal was upheld..

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• Artists show support for women in need

  

  Artisans preparing for Showcasing Women Artisans of central Victoria on Saturday. ART FOR A CAUSE: Sculptor Yvonne George and her dog Taj share a cuddle beside one of the works to be showcased on Saturday. Picture: EMMA D'AGOSTINORELATED: Tugging at art stringsArtists involved in the inaugural Showcasing Women Artisans of central Victoria exhibition are hopeful Saturday’s event will raise substantial funds for women in need. Sculptor Yvonne George is “mad passionate” about prevent..

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