TOP-END Bendigo restaurant Masons has been forced to remove its controversial picket barriers. In January, the Williamson Street eatery raised the ire of the Greater Bendigo council by erecting the barriers without permission. After a series of negotiations, the restaurant announced it h..

A woman was airlifted to Melbourne after her car was crushed by a truck south of Bendigo on Monday evening. The accident occurred on the Calder Alternate Highway at Ravenswood, about one kilometre from the intersection with the Calder Freeway on a sweeping bend. ..

A ten-bed care centre for young people needing mental health help is likely to set the benchmark nationally for new treatment models. "Partnerships is the buzz word nowadays but this is a true example of how a partnership can work," chief executive officer of MIND Australia Geoff Naughton sa..

By CHRISTINE McGINN Bendigo’s Sacred Heart Cathedral is set to be redeveloped under the care of Aspire Cultural and Charitable Foundation launched today. Former Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer launched the foundation at the Shamrock Hotel, committed to enhancing the cathedral prec..

On the rooftop of Youth Central, the heat was on. Federal Minister for Social Inclusion Mark Butler was in Bendigo on Tuesday, for the official opening of St Luke’s new building. The $5.5 million redevelopment also houses headspace, run by the National Youth Mental Health Foundation. On ..

After an extraordinary second season in the Victorian Women’s Football League, reigning North-West Conference premiers Bendigo Thunder’s flag defence will no doubt be tougher in 2013. Following a VWFL re-structure, the North-West Conference has been split into two divisions, with Bendi..

It's become common for bands of the 1980s to reform; whether it’s simply for currency, or just the need for a belated victory lap. But for The Triffids, one of the most respected, and name checked alternative outfits on the Australian scene from that decade, it’s al..

By Mick Griffin Dave and Suzie Dewar, along with their incredibly dedicated team, are true champions of live music in Central Victoria through their audio hire services and commitment to delivering outstanding musical tuition to students of all ages. The Dewar's Open Day/Showca..

With the Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival kicking off this Thursday, MICK GRIFFIN features some of the artists who are sure to turn heads at the festival over November 25, 26 and 27.... STRINGYBARK MCDOWELL: Geelong based Stringybark McDowell, one of the B..

WEDDERBURN’S Jarvis Holt is the very definition of nervous excitement right now. As the only solo performer competing at the regional finals of the FreeZA Push Star Battle of the Band competition, Holt is looking to this Saturday as one of the biggest steps in his fledgli..

By Mick Griffin. They don't come more iconic than the mighty Joe Camilleri. Few and far between are the performers that last a single decade, let alone 45 years, with 35 of those years right up there in front of the public consciousness, in Joe's case. Friday night (..

THE GIG GUIDE Friday, November 18 THE GOLDEN VINE The Alisons from 9pm. Free THE BRIDGE HOTEL Jord Allen and Ian from 7.30pm. Free THE HIBERNIAN Mystery Bets from 8.30pm. Free THE GOLD DUST LOUNGE ..

The umpire in charge of the Bendigo Thunder and North Ballarat Victorian Women's Football League clash in which the visitors walked off with three minutes left on the clock, said the game was played "hard but fair". Controversy surrounds the match played at Kangaroo Flat's Dower Park..

EAGLEHAWK carry no mental scars from last year’s 135-point BFNL grand-final loss, despite a horror start to the year, Borough coach Luke Monaghan said. The club have been beaten up by a total of 170 points in its first two games to Golden Square and South Bendigo, but Monaghan insisted a lon..

The Bendigo Thunder are well poised to get some long overdue revenge this Sunday. On the back of a 152 point demolition of the Lalor Park Stars in Round One of the Victorian Women’s Football League, the Thunder’s new captain, former soccer star Emma Wolters, believes her team are due t..

Australia’s two highest ranked tennis players need to adjust to the spotlight on home soil, according to former player Nicole Pratt. Speaking ahead of the Australian Junior Davis and Fed Cup Asia Oceania group qualifiers in Bendigo next week, she said both Sam Stosur and Bernard Tomic had to..

A group of Bendigo residents has taken to the road to help raise funds for the battle to find a cure for cancer. Local duo Daniel Murphy and Christine McKechnie joined forces in March to establish Muppets on Wheels as a team to tackle the Melbourne stage of The Ride to Conquer Cancer. Along the..

A WNBL salary cap is not a priority for the Bendigo Spirit, according to chairman and assistant coach Jeremi Moule. The Bendigo Weekly revealed last week Basketball Australia, the league’s governing body, would set up a working body to further investigate the need for capping player payment..