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..>> view originalWild 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..>> view originalFlooding 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..>> view originalUranium 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..>> view original'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 ..>> view originalCar 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..>> view originalPhil Carman set to release book while battle for Channel 7 ...
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..>> view originalWhat 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..>> view originalThe 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 ..>> view original
Monday, October 24, 2016
Bendigo next Assignment for Cup hope and other top stories.
Sunday, October 23, 2016
Dairy industry agrees to code of conduct and other top stories.
Dairy industry agrees to code of conduct
Australian Associated PressMilk processors have agreed to develop a code of conduct with dairy farmers aimed at preventing controversial farmgate price cuts.Farmers were hit hard after Australia's largest dairy producer Murray Goulburn made a sudden and retrospective cut to milk prices in April, and other producers have since lowered their prices for the current financial year.Peak dairy groups say all industry stakeholders, including Murray Goulburn, have agreed to draft a voluntary code of con..>> view originalDid the parliamentary hearings into the big four banks do their job?
In the bowels of Parliament House, the Commonwealth Bank's chief Executive Officer Ian Narev strode confidently into the main committee room and took his seat.Just beyond him, cameras clicked and flashed. Beyond the cameras, members of parliament took their own seats, ready for a showdown. More Business Videos Previous slide Next slide Fab four's greatest hits All eyes on Chinese inflation and currency Ex-Ford workers to become 'pastors, scuba instru..>> view originalDick Smith boss explains 12 years of batteries
Former Dick Smith CEO Nick Abboud.DICK Smith’s former chief executive has rejected suggestions the company was buying too much stock in the lead-up to its collapse, describing an inventory build-up as “like buying Easter eggs in January”.Giving evidence in the NSW Supreme Court on Friday on the final day of public hearings brought by receivers Ferrier Hodgson, Nick Abboud responded to allegations that by October 2015 the company was holding nearly 12 years worth of supply in private label batter..>> view originalWine aficionado seeks $2.8 million from Fiat Chrysler Australia
Halfway along the secluded mountain drive of Buckland Valley Road in Victoria's Alpine region is the exclusive Villa Gusto.Replete with a recently-built swimming pool, a swanky restaurant and a convoy of flash Jeep Cherokees in the driveway, the resort has been locked away for the sole use of Fiat Chrysler Australia's marketing operations since 2013. Villa Gusto owner Ben Edwards is one of Australia's top sommerliers. Photo: Melissa Adams But the party stopped for Villa Gusto owner an..>> view originalRate cuts fail to spark retail spending
Australian Associated PressTwo interest rate cuts are yet to trigger a boom in retail spending, MasterCard says.The MasterCard Spending Pulse Report shows retail sales rose 3.2 per cent in the year to August, compared to growth of 3.6 per cent in the year to July.Senior vice president of market insights Sarah Quinlan said not all retail subsectors have benefited and there's still scant evidence the Reserve Bank's two rate cuts in 2016 have influenced consumers."The rate cuts have not had a treme..>> view originalMasters' sale is not going well
Shoppers taking advantage of huge sales at Masters1:00Shoppers race in to take advantage of huge sales at Masters Masters Home Improvement is expected to shut its doors in December. Picture: Toby ZernaWHEN will Masters get it right?First the failed hardware chain announced it’s closure due to Woolworth’s failed experiment and now it’s struggling to even get rid of its leftover stock.It’s also copping criticism for the way the business is handling its customers.Fairfax Media revealed Masters was..>> view originalHolden closure: Not all doom and gloom in Elizabeth as workers look for new jobs
Holden closure: Not all doom and gloom in Elizabeth as workers look for new jobs Posted October 07, 2016 21:38:58 "A very pleasant place to live in has been established. I believe that the people of Elizabeth are very happy people indeed."Those were the words used by then South Australian premier Sir Tom Playford in a 1960 promotional film extolling the virtues of the 'new planned city of Elizabeth'.More than 50 years later that happiness has been dampened by the plan..>> view originalVisionstream wins 4yr Chorus NZ deal
Visionstream will move into new geographies with Chorus New Zealand for the delivery of customer connection works to the ultra-fast broadband.The new agreement is expected to generate revenues of around NZ$390 million (A$368 million) and is made up of an existing contract of around $190 million and expected new work of around $200 million, subject to actual volumes and work types.The new four year contract, with an option to extend for a further four years, will see Visionstream expand its opera..>> view originalBanks nil, Canberra nil, but change is coming anyway
Brian Hartzer, CEO of Westpac, was the strongest performer among the big bank CEOs. Andrew Meares After 12 hours of hearings in Canberra this week, no member of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics landed a blow on any of the banks big enough to suggest a Royal Commission was justified.But that's not to say the parliamentary inquisition will be without impact.The latest thinking of the chief executives of Commonwealth B..>> view originalThe truth about interest rates and bank funding costs
So you've heard the big four banks' explanations for why they couldn't pass on to mortgage holders all of the Reserve Bank's cuts to the cash rate.Do you believe them? More Business Videos Previous slide Next slide Glenn Stevens: The future of property All eyes on Chinese inflation and currency Ex-Ford workers to become 'pastors, scuba instructors' Google won't bid on Twitter: reports Jetstar mid-air punch up Fab four's..>> view original
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Double stabbing at McDonald's and other top stories.
Double stabbing at McDonald's
TWO men have been stabbed at a McDonald’s in Sydney’s south west.The men were attacked at Bass Hill McDonald’s, on the Hume Hwy, about 3.35pm.A 28-year-old man was stabbed in the back, and a 26-year-old man suffered stab wounds to his chest and face.Both men were taken to Liverpool Hospital in a stable condition.media_cameraThe injured man is wheeled away on a stretcher after being stabbed. Picture: Top Notchmedia_cameraPolice closed off the entrance to the McDonald’s as they investigated the do..>> view originalAFP seizes 1.2 tonnes of MDMA in Sydney raid, two men charged
AFP seizes 1.2 tonnes of MDMA in Sydney raid, two men charged By Liv Casben and Kathleen Calderwood Updated October 15, 2016 16:11:12 Police have charged two Polish men in connection with the seizure of 1.2 tonnes of drugs in Sydney รข€” the biggest haul in the country this year.The Australian Federal Police (AFP) seized the massive haul of MDMA, the equivalent of about 4 million tablets, during a raid on a storage facility in Hornsby, in Sydney's north.The drugs, ..>> view originalACT election 2016: live coverage, polls and results
Parties' parties underway The politicians are rolling into the Greens' post-election party and there is no shortage of balloons. How are the leaders doing based on early counting? The two leaders Andrew Barr (Labor) and Jeremy Hanson (Liberal) are pulling well over a quota of votes each, Kirsten Lawson reports. A quota is the percentage of votes needed to get elected, and if this pattern continues the spillover votes from the leaders will help others in their party get elected. Neck and ..>> view originalTony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull in favour of NSW Liberal Party preselection overhaul
Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull in favour of NSW Liberal Party preselection overhaul Updated October 15, 2016 14:38:38 Former prime minister Tony Abbott has made a passionate case for giving grassroots Liberal Party members more control over who enters parliament, as Malcolm Turnbull indicates his support for a major overhaul. Key points:NSW Liberal Party locked in factional fight over preselection processConservatives say powerbrokers have too much say over candidatesAb..>> view originalAustralian cinematographer Nathan Tomlinson charged with multiple child sex offences
An award-winning Australian cameraman has been remanded in custody after he was charged with multiple child sex offences.Nathan Tomlinson has worked on Hollywood blockbusters and earlier this year, was nominated for an Emmy for his aerial cinematography on Life on the Reef – a documentary about the Great Barrier Reef. A still from the program, Life on the Reef. Photo: Supplied But on Friday, the 36 year old was arrested by Redfern-based officers and detectives from the State Crime Comman..>> view originalMigrants at higher risk of problem gambling: report
Foreign-born Australians are in far greater danger of developing a destructive gambling addiction, research reveals.A report from the Australian Institute of Family Studies has found the stress of moving to a new country, and the shame associated with gambling in some cultures, increases the risk of new arrivals becoming problem gamblers. Migrants have a higher chance of risky gambling, research shows. Photo: Peter Braig It cites research that gamblers from Arabic, Chinese and Greek com..>> view originalGreat Barrier Reef climate history unlocked as CSIRO maps offshore Queensland Basin
Great Barrier Reef climate history unlocked as CSIRO maps offshore Queensland Basin Updated October 15, 2016 16:38:18 Scientists from the CSIRO are using cutting-edge technology to map the seafloor of the Queensland Basin to understand how the Great Barrier Reef responded to past climate change events.While the reef is one of the world's most studied ecosystems, its depths could still hold many surprises, including how resilient it might be in the future.Scientists on t..>> view originalWhale calf rescued from shark net as debate rages over NSW beach safety
The Baird government's decision to drop its opposition to shark nets for the state's northern beaches ignored recommendations of one of its own departments and the scientific consensus, experts say.The unintended impacts of shark mesh was on show on Saturday, with a juvenile humpback whale becoming entangled in a net near Coolangatta on the Gold Coast. The calf's mother helped keep the animal near the surface long enough for a patrol to arrive and cut the whale free. More News Video..>> view original'I can't believe how dumb they are': Crown employees detained in China
Chinese authorities have detained 18 employees of billionaire James Packer's Crown Resorts, including three top Australian executives, in a co-ordinated police operation targeting the gaming giant's marketing activities in China.Most senior among those detained was Jason O'Connor, the company's Executive General Manager in charge of international VIP services. Jason O'Connor Photo: Supplied Mr O'Connor, who is among the casino company's top executives, heads up a program designed to lur..>> view originalGable Tostee trial: Jury urged to focus on recording of 'key six minutes'
The Supreme Court jury deciding accused murderer Gable Tostee's fate has been told the audio recording he made on the night of his alleged victim's death is the only thing that matters in their decision.Depending whose interpretation jurors agreed with, it either proved his guilt or showed his innocence in New Zealand tourist Warriena Wright's death. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Jury urged to consider Warriena's fear Christmas shopping hours exte..>> view original
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Birmingham warns gaps in Gonski school funding will widen and other top stories.
Birmingham warns gaps in Gonski school funding will widen
Haddara men seriously hurt in high-speed Western Ring Road crash
Two young men seriously hurt in a high-speed rollover on the Western Ring Road are believed to be members of the Haddara family.It's believed the two men were in a car that lost control near Keilor East before it started fishtailing, struck a pole, flipped over, and smashed into a railing. A man is fighting for his life and another is injured after a crash on the Western Ring Road. Photo: Cathryn Tremain Both men, from Truganina, were trapped for about two hours inside the crumpled black..>> view originalQld child safety review broadened
Qld child safety review broadenedJamie MckinnellAustralian Associated Press3:26PM September 25, 2016SaveThe Queensland government has offered a promise of "total transparency" to members of an expert panel who will help review child safety systems in the wake of the Tiahleigh Palmer case.Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, returning from a holiday, on Sunday appointed the panel, including Bravehearts founder Hetty Johnston and Foster Care Queensland chief executive Bryan Smith."We will do this thorou..>> view originalNSW floods: swamped in days, but years to recover
Refugees' bribe to give up resettlement dream
,Voters fall for sham policies of populist pollies
Paul Murray - The West Australian on September 25, 2016, 6:35 am ,Voters fall for sham policies of populist pollies What do Pauline Hanson and Brendon Grylls have in common other than representing electors north of the Tropic of Capricorn?One answer is that both have rolled out populist sham policies that no one with a rudimentary understanding of Australian political history would give any chance of coming to pass.Hanson’s proposed ban on Muslim immigration and Gryl..>> view originalTeen cashier threatened by knife-wielding robber on Gold Coast
A knife-wielding robber is on-the-run after threatening a teenage girl working behind the front counter at a fast-food restaurant on the Gold Coast on Sunday.Police said the man entered a Red Rooster outlet on the Gold Coast Highway at Tugun about 11.15am and demanded money from a teenage attendant and manager. Police are investigating an armed robbery at Tugun, after a teenage attendant was threatened with a knife. The robber fled on foot with a sum of cash and is described as Caucasian..>> view originalChange to GST carve-up is years away: Turnbull
'I'd rather have the nuggets' petition against same-sex marriage plebiscite
"The time has come for chicken nuggets, the time has come for marriage equality."So begins a petition calling on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to hold a fee vote on marriage equality created by the Ballarat graphic artist who's call for chicken nuggets instead of a plebiscite went viral this week. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Marriage equality and free nuggets? Dolphin jumps on young surfer Bob Maumill final sign off Tradi..>> view originalAboriginal Legal Rights Movement calls for independent investigation into Yatala jail incident
Latoya Rule and her brother Wayne Morrison who remains in the RAH hospital in a critical condition after being involved in a fight with five prison guards at Yatala Labour Prison. Source: FacebookAN Aboriginal legal rights body has called for an independent investigation over claims a Yatala Labor Prison inmate was not breathing for almost an hour before paramedics resuscitated him.It is understood Wayne Morrison, 29, was involved in an altercation on Friday with two officers, including a young ..>> view original
Monday, October 17, 2016
Four-storey, $1.3 million Bendigo CBD development and other top stories.
Four-storey, $1.3 million Bendigo CBD development
Four-storey, mixed-use development a sign of things to come. ARTIST'S IMPRESSION: Of the proposed mixed-use development in Mitchell Street. Related: $2.8 million apartment block planned for CBDA Bendigo developer plans to build a $1.3 million, four-storey development in downtown Bendigo. The developer’s consultant, Centrum Town Planning owner Raph Krelle, said the Mitchell Street proposal would be a “landmark”.“We think it’s going to be a landmark in the sense that it does everyth..>> view originalLIVE: Bendigo council meeting
The City of Greater Bendigo reflects on the annual report and the year's accomplishments. Reporter Emma D’Agostino will be posting a live video on Facebook of the council meeting from 6pm. Follow her on @amassedmedia or watch the live stream here. It’s council’s last ordinary meeting before voters go to the polls on October 22. There’s been opportunity for reflection, and debate about planning applications.RELATED: 10.24pm: And we’re done! Thank you for following. 10.18pm: Cr Rod ..>> view originalGraham learns a language
TAC sculpture Graham teaches more than 200 German-language students a lesson or two. Students flock to German Day | Photos exitWhen Graham was moved to the Bendigo Art Gallery he may not have expected to become a German-language learning prop.On Wednesday the sculpture, which the TAC is using in its latest road safety campaign to depict a body capable of withstanding a car crash, became a tool for local school students learning the German words for body part..>> view originalBendigo Thunder trio drafted to inaugural AFL Women's League ...
Bendigo Thunder players have figured prominently in the inaugural AFL Women's Draft. SLICE OF HISTORY: Isabella Ayre was the first of three Bendigo Thunder players drafted yesterday to the AFL Women's League.THREE Bendigo Thunder footballers have made their mark as trailblazers of the AFL Women's League after Wednesday's inaugural draft.Young gun Isabella Ayre, skipper Emma Grant and defender Sarah Last were among the the first 145 players to be officially drafted to the new compe..>> view originalTraining could start without new coach
Bendigo Pioneers start pre-season training on November 15. Will a new coach be there to oversee it? HAPPIER TIMES: Former Bendigo Pioneers coach Brett Henderson and talent manager Steve Sharp pictured in March last year ahead of the 2015 TAC Cup season.BENDIGO Pioneers’ talent manager Steve Sharp says it will be touch-and-go as to whether the club has its new coach appointed by the start of pre-season training.The Pioneers’ pre-season begins on Tuesday, November 15, with the searc..>> view originalGiving options for the future
Education and employment information handed out in Hargreaves Mall. PATHWAYS: Constable Gabrielle Swanborough talks to Meisha McGrath, Kate Bordin and Sydney Swoft about working for Victoria Police. Picture: DARREN HOWEREPRESENTATIVES from Victoria Police, the Australian Defence Force and Access Australia were on hand in Bendigo’s CBD on Wednesday to talk to young people about the paths their lives might take.They were in Hargreaves Mall offering information on employment and educ..>> view originalWorkers protest against 'privatisation'
Disability workers say the government has broken a promise. ANGRY: Disability worker Linda is among those concerned the public sector could be privatised as the union holds a three-day protest "blitz". Picture: DARREN HOWEDISABILITY workers have renewed protests against what they say is the proposed privatisation of public services.A three-day “blitz” of calls to residents, information hand-outs and driving a giant billboard through Bendigo is now under way.A Health and Community ..>> view originalFrustration over grass grievance
White Hills resident says little is being done about overgrown grass in his street. Frustration over grass grievance FRUSTRATED: Richard Goode says the overgrown grass growing in his White Hills street give rise to safety concerns. Picture: DARREN HOWEFRUSTRATED: Richard Goode says the overgrown grass growing in his White Hills street give rise to safety concerns. Picture: DARREN HOWEPicture: DARREN HOWEPicture: DARREN HOWEexitUPDATE 5pm:City of Greater Bend..>> view originalShark bites surfer at Ballina
NSW: A 25-year-old surfer took himself to hospital after being bitten by a shark at Ballina. A photo on Facebook, believed to be the board of the man bitten by a shark at Ballina on WednesdayA surfer has escaped with a single puncture wound and stitches after becoming the latest shark attack victim on the NSW North Coast. The 25-year-old was surfing with mates at Sharpes Beach, north of Ballina, on Wednesday when a shark knocked him off his board. Witnesses say he let out a chilli..>> view originalWet weather adds fuel to fire
Experts predict heavy rainfall to result in more intense bushfire season. Ross Upfield douses flames near his friend's house with water near Three Chain Road in Lancefield in October last year. Picture: JUSTIN McMANUSRELATED:Central Victoria is likely to experience rapidly escalating fire behaviour in late summer fuelled by excessive growth, predicted thunderstorms and late heat waves.Emergency Management Victoria is preparing for a shorter but more intense fire season, with fire ..>> view original
Four-storey, $1.3 million Bendigo CBD development and other top stories.
Four-storey, $1.3 million Bendigo CBD development
Four-storey, mixed-use development a sign of things to come. ARTIST'S IMPRESSION: Of the proposed mixed-use development in Mitchell Street. Related: $2.8 million apartment block planned for CBDA Bendigo developer plans to build a $1.3 million, four-storey development in downtown Bendigo. The developer’s consultant, Centrum Town Planning owner Raph Krelle, said the Mitchell Street proposal would be a “landmark”.“We think it’s going to be a landmark in the sense that it does everyth..>> view originalCall for communities to tackle challenges
Push for communities to have more power to solve problems. Victorian Council of Social Service chief executive officer Emma King believes Bendigo is perfectly placed to deliver great change by working together to address its social challenges.RELATED:Victoria’s peak social advocacy body is seeking a shift in the way entrenched poverty and disadvantage are tackled. In its new policy report, Communities Taking Power, the Victorian Council of Social Service calls for communities to t..>> view originalGraham learns a language
TAC sculpture Graham teaches more than 200 German-language students a lesson or two. Students flock to German Day | Photos exitWhen Graham was moved to the Bendigo Art Gallery he may not have expected to become a German-language learning prop.On Wednesday the sculpture, which the TAC is using in its latest road safety campaign to depict a body capable of withstanding a car crash, became a tool for local school students learning the German words for body part..>> view originalBendigo Thunder trio drafted to inaugural AFL Women's League ...
Bendigo Thunder players have figured prominently in the inaugural AFL Women's Draft. SLICE OF HISTORY: Isabella Ayre was the first of three Bendigo Thunder players drafted yesterday to the AFL Women's League.THREE Bendigo Thunder footballers have made their mark as trailblazers of the AFL Women's League after Wednesday's inaugural draft.Young gun Isabella Ayre, skipper Emma Grant and defender Sarah Last were among the the first 145 players to be officially drafted to the new compe..>> view originalSpirit coach praises tough win
Bendigo Bank Spirit coach Simon Pritchard analyses his side's round one win. Ashleigh Karaitiana moves the ball down court during her Bendigo Spirit debut. Picture: AKUNA PHOTOGRAPHYBENDIGO Bank Spirit coach has praised his side's resilience after a tough season opening win against Adelaide Lightning.The Spirit were forced to dig deep against a pesky Lightning team that has caused more than it fair share of headaches during Pritchard's two-year tenure as coach.Adelaide scored wins..>> view originalStudents flock to German Day | Photos
TAC sculpture Graham teaches more than 200 German-language students a lesson or two. Students flock to German Day | Photos exitWhen Graham was moved to the Bendigo Art Gallery he may not have expected to become a German-language learning prop.On Wednesday the sculpture, which the TAC is using in its latest road safety campaign to depict a body capable of withstanding a car crash, became a tool for local school students learning the German words for body part..>> view originalTraining could start without new coach
Bendigo Pioneers start pre-season training on November 15. Will a new coach be there to oversee it? HAPPIER TIMES: Former Bendigo Pioneers coach Brett Henderson and talent manager Steve Sharp pictured in March last year ahead of the 2015 TAC Cup season.BENDIGO Pioneers’ talent manager Steve Sharp says it will be touch-and-go as to whether the club has its new coach appointed by the start of pre-season training.The Pioneers’ pre-season begins on Tuesday, November 15, with the searc..>> view originalGiving options for the future
Education and employment information handed out in Hargreaves Mall. PATHWAYS: Constable Gabrielle Swanborough talks to Meisha McGrath, Kate Bordin and Sydney Swoft about working for Victoria Police. Picture: DARREN HOWEREPRESENTATIVES from Victoria Police, the Australian Defence Force and Access Australia were on hand in Bendigo’s CBD on Wednesday to talk to young people about the paths their lives might take.They were in Hargreaves Mall offering information on employment and educ..>> view originalShark bites surfer at Ballina
NSW: A 25-year-old surfer took himself to hospital after being bitten by a shark at Ballina. A photo on Facebook, believed to be the board of the man bitten by a shark at Ballina on WednesdayA surfer has escaped with a single puncture wound and stitches after becoming the latest shark attack victim on the NSW North Coast. The 25-year-old was surfing with mates at Sharpes Beach, north of Ballina, on Wednesday when a shark knocked him off his board. Witnesses say he let out a chilli..>> view originalFrustration over grass grievance
White Hills resident says little is being done about overgrown grass in his street. Frustration over grass grievance FRUSTRATED: Richard Goode says the overgrown grass growing in his White Hills street give rise to safety concerns. Picture: DARREN HOWEFRUSTRATED: Richard Goode says the overgrown grass growing in his White Hills street give rise to safety concerns. Picture: DARREN HOWEPicture: DARREN HOWEPicture: DARREN HOWEexitUPDATE 5pm:City of Greater Bend..>> view original
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