Bendigo to get Nitro boost and other top stories.

• Bendigo to get Nitro boost

  Bendigo hosts Nitro Circus for the first time next year. Bendigo to get Nitro boost exitThe Bendigo Advertiser has 50 double passes to giveaway online to Nitro Circus. To enter fill out the competition form, answer the question and hit ‘submit’.Sports entertainment group Nitro Circus will perform in Bendigo in April.It is the first time the daredevils and risk-takers will bring the tour to Bendigo.Nitro Circus marketing manager Nathan Brown said the Bendigo ..

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• Horse awards up for grabs

  

  The performances of the Bendigo horse racing industry will be honoured at a gala function later this month. TALENTED: Setinum, third from left, showed its class with some great runs in city class last season.The performances of the Bendigo horse racing industry will be honoured at a gala function later this month.The annual Bendigo Horse of the Year Awards will be presented on August 13 at Silks Function Centre.The awards presented will be the Victorian Equine Group Bendigo Raceho..

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• Legendary WNBL coach settles legal dispute with former club ...

  

  Legendary WNBL coach settles legal dispute with former club Bendigo Spirit Posted August 02, 2016 13:01:51 Former Bendigo Spirit coach Bernie Harrower says he is relieved after settling his legal dispute with the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) club.Harrower played a leading role in setting up the club and led the team to back-to-back championships, but fell out with the board in 2015 and was replaced as coach.The case had been due in court this week, but th..

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• Bendigo mine lights up for Rio games

  

  Central Deborah Gold Mine is challenging Bendigonians to take a selfie for a cause. GO FOR GOLD: Anita Barry and Katheryn Smith with the illuminated Central Deborah Gold Mine poppet head. Picture NONI HYETTCentral Deborah Gold Mine is urging Bendigonians to take a selfie in support of Australian athletes going for gold in Rio.The poppet head will be lit in green and gold for the duration of the Olympic Games, which start on Friday, in honour of the Australian team.Central Deborah ..

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• Ambulance response times lag behind regions

  

  Ambulance response times in Bendigo improve, but still lag behind those in other regional centres. Ambulance Victoria chief executive officer Tony Walker has acknowledged more needs to be done to improve response times in Bendigo.Ambulance response times in Bendigo are still lagging behind those in other regional centres, despite an 8.7 per cent improvement during the past two years.In the 2015/16 financial year, 73.3 per cent of code 1 ambulance call-outs in Bendigo were attended..

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