Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Electronic overhaul for theatre tradition and other top stories.

  • Electronic overhaul for theatre tradition

    Electronic overhaul for theatre tradition
    Souvenir theatre programs are now electronic thanks to Bendigo teenager Bailey Cook. RELATED: Oklahoma cast ride in to CapitalBailey Cook shows off his iBook program for Nexus BYT's production of Oklahoma. Picture: CHRIS PEDLERThe days of collecting a souvenir program from your favourite theatre show may be past thanks to a new digital development by a 17-year-old Bendigo student.Year 12 student Bailey Cook has helped create a world first digital iBook program for Nexus Bendigo Yo..
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  • Donations flowing for historic fountain

    Donations flowing for historic fountain
    Donations for the restoration of Vahland drinking fountain close on Friday. RELATED: Bendigo’s ‘lost’ fountain revealedRELATED: Vision to restore Vahland Drinking Fountain: Photos, video Donations flowing for historic fountain Bob Schultz of the German Historical Society with. Jim Evans from the Bendigo Historical Society and Cr Peter Cox. They are with the Vahland Fountain that is under re-construction. Pictures: DARREN HOWEBob Schultz of the German Historic..
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  • Looking into the lives of Bendigo's collectors

    Looking into the lives of Bendigo's collectors
    Weird and wonderful collections. The exhibition, Eclectic Treasures: Bendigo’s private collections, is proving popular and is currently on display at the Post Office Gallery, Bendigo. Open seven days, the exhibition showcases 16 local collectors, with a range of unique objects and themes on display.COLLECTORS: Barbed wire, various patents, 1870s-1970s. Collection Eddie Ford. Photograph: Ian Hill.Eddie Ford is one of the featured collectors. He has been interested in barbed wire an..
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  • Lady Braves import signs WNBL contract

    Lady Braves import signs WNBL contract
    Bendigo Lady Braves star Chante Black is headed to the WNBL. BIG IMPACT: Chante Black is a tower of strength during the Bendigo Lady Barves clash against the Hobart Lady Chargers at Bendigo Stadium. Picture: STEVE BLAKE, AKUNA PHOTOGRAPHYBENDIGO Lady Braves import Chante Black will extend her stay in Australia, after being signed by WNBL club Melbourne Boomers.The former top 10 pick in the Women's National Basketball Association draft has been a standout for the Lady Braves since ..
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  • Boxing promoter targets city

    Boxing promoter targets city
    CITY BOUND: After three successful regional promotions, Bendigo's Lynden Hosking will stage 'Punches @ The Park' in Melbourne next month.BENDIGO boxing promoter Lynden Hosking says he is nervous but excited ahead of his first show in Melbourne.The Punches @ The Park showcase on Saturday, August 13 will be the first boxing show held at the Melbourne Park Function Centre, in the heart of Melbourne’s Olympic Park precinct.It will also be Hosking's first foray into the Melbourne market, after a pair..
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  • Police hold concerns for missing student

    Police hold concerns for missing student
    Weeroona College student Steven Schenk has not been seen since Monday morning. Bendigo police hold concerns for 12-year-old Weeroona College student, Steven Schenk, after he was last seen on a school bus at about 8.15am on Monday.First constable Damien McIntosh said Steven may be in the company of other youths the same age and is believed to be in the Bendigo or Kangaroo Flat areas.He may still be wearing his school uniform and is approximately 160 centimetres tall, weighing appro..
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  • Want to make a run for council?

    Want to make a run for council?
    If so there's a free information session for you next week. WANT A SEAT ON THE TABLE? Mayor Rod Fyffe is encouraging others to run for council. Do you want to sit on Bendigo’s council?Ahead of this year’s elections, the Victorian Local Governance Association is running a pre-election training course in Bendigo next Tuesday.City of Greater Bendigo mayor Rod Fyffe said this was an opportunity for potential council election candidates and community members to learn more about the rol..
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  • Painting given to Chinese museum

    Painting given to Chinese museum
    The painting is by TV chef and author Peter Russell-Clarke. FRIENDSHIP: Peter Russell-Clarke and Russell Jack with the painting donated to the Golden Dragon Museum.A PAINTING by television chef and author Peter Russell-Clarke has been donated to the Golden Dragon Museum.The colourful piece depicts a kangaroo and a Chinese dragon joined at the tail, and is representative of Mr Russell-Clarke’s desire to see the barriers between people of different backgrounds come down.“The paintin..
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  • Aussie pride spurs Delly

    Matthew Dellavedova expects to add an Olympic medal to his NBA Championship ring. Matthew Dellavedova is ready for the Rio Olympics.As Matthew Dellavedova walked into the Melbourne Sports Aquatic Centre for Boomers training on Monday all he could think about was trophies.It wasn’t the NBA Championship he helped the Cleveland Cavaliers to win last month or the prospect of the Boomers collecting a medal at next month’s Rio Olympics.It was his beloved Maryborough.COUNT IT: Dellavedov..
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  • Record entries at Bendigo's Australian Sheep and Wool Show

    Record entries at Bendigo's Australian Sheep and Wool Show
    SHEEPMEAT and wool prices have put a smile on the face of most sheep producers this year — and widespread rainfall has pushed them wider. New chief executive of the Australian Sheep and Wool Show, Margot Falconer, has brought a fresh set of eyes to the long-running event, to be held in Bendigo this week.Ms Falconer said her local Bendigo perspective would help the show be bigger and better than ever this year.“It has all gone absolutely huge – there will be over 3000 sheep on the showgrounds, wh..
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