Bendigo next Assignment for Cup hope and other top stories.

• Bendigo next Assignment for Cup hope

  

  Assign (right) just beat Big Memory (Image: Racing Photos) The Lloyd Williiams stable is likely to stick to a proven formula and attempt to qualify Assign for a Melbourne Cup start via the Bendigo Cup following his strong win in Saturday's Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes at Caulfield. The win of Assign in the 2400-metre race qualified the former import for the Melbourne Cup but as he is well down in the order of entry into the race he must win another staying feature to convince the handicapp..

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• Wild winds on the way for Bendigo

  

  Batten down the hatches, severe winds are on the way for Sunday. Hold onto your hat! Wild weather is on the way for Bendigo on Sunday. Picture: DARREN HOWEIT may seem like a calm and sunny day for Bendigo today, but Sunday could be the very opposite.The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for damaging winds for almost all of Victoria, including Bendigo and the northern country.Forecasters are predicting winds averaging 60 to 70 km/h, with peak gusts of 120 km..

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• Flooding creates ideal mosquito breeding grounds

  

  Flooding in northern Victoria means more mosquitoes as control programs start early. Pooling water means ideal conditions for mosquitoes in central Victoria. Picture: GLENN DANIELSCONTROLLING mosquito numbers could be paramount in the coming months after heavy rainfall and flooding created ideal breeding conditions in Bendigo and northern Victoria.Gannawarra Shire Council has started its mosquito control programs across northern Victoria one month earlier than usual in response to..

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• Uranium in the water: How it the situation unfolded in the New England

  

  ​ Communities in the New England region have been rocked by the confirmation that uranium is in their water supply.How it happenedBore future decidedOctober 6: Tamworth Regional Council won’t use the Moonbi-Kootingal bores for “a very long time”, after it was revealed one has shown high levels of uranium for at least two years.Related: Water scare a wake up callOctober 6: In the wake of the Moonbi-Kootingal uranium drinking water scare, one council has taken swift action to make sure its water s..

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• 'Self-reliant' men more likely to have suicidal thoughts, researchers ...

  

  Aussie men are three times more likely than women to take their own lives. Why? 'Self-reliant' men more likely to have suicidal thoughts, researchers find Farmer John Harper, founder of Mate Helping Mate: "The best thing you can do to help is show people you care." Photo: Anthony Johnson"Suicide needs to be a policy priority," says Dr Andrea Fogarty of the Black Dog Institute. Photo: Black Dog InstituteSebastian Rosenberg, from Sydney University's Brain and ..

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• Car dumped during police pursuit

  

  Police hunt for man after hitting police car, then committing aggravated burglary in Sutton Grange. Police car damaged in Calder pursuit The purple Holden Commodore which collided with police on the Calder Freeway. The driver dumped the car at a Sutton Grange house and stole a black BMW.The car dumped in front of a property near Elphinstone during a police pursuit.The car dumped in front of a property near Elphinstone during a police pursuit.exitUPDATE, 1.30..

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• Phil Carman set to release book while battle for Channel 7 ...

  

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• Fears of a clown: police warning over spooky sightings prompts ...

  

  A global craze of people wearing creepy clown outfits in public has left legitimate jesters juggling up fresh ways to avoid frightening their clientele. Fears of a clown: police warning over spooky sightings prompts jesters defence exitThe clowning community has a message for anyone horrified by the thought of white make-up, big shoes and wild red hair: not all clowns are to be feared.A global craze of people wearing creepy clown outfits in public has left l..

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• What you can buy in real estate around the world for $700000

  

  In some parts of the world $700,000 will go a long way when it comes to real estate. What $700,000 buys you around the world.In some parts of the world $700,000 will go a long way when it comes to real estate – perhaps even stretching to an island in the South Pacific or a European castle.While the other Australian capital cities might give you more bang for your buck, in Sydney $705,000 is the median price of a two-bedroom apartment.So, let’s speculate about what we could get aro..

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• The Great Ocean Road reopens one month after landslides forced ...

  

  The Great Ocean Road has reopened almost a month after it was closed due to landslides and flooding. The Great Ocean Road reopens one month after landslides forced its closure exitThe Great Ocean Road has reopened almost a month after it was closed due to landslides and flooding.The popular tourist attraction closed on September 14 when severe weather and floods triggered more than 150 rockfalls, landslides and fallen trees.Colac incident controller Belinda ..

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Ailing Thai king's lung infection eases, kidneys still failing: Palace .	Report: Shots fired at Abbas's home day after PA president attended Peres funeral .
Power outage hits Bendigo suburbs .	Moto Z Droid and Z Force Droid getting their first software update, security patch included .