While the population in regional Victoria grew by 6.4 per cent over the last decade, that growth fell way behind Melbourne’s growth, particularly in the outer suburbs. Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that, overall, regional Victoria’s share of the sta..

One of Bendigo's top-end restaurants is in a stoush with council over its new outside area. Masons of Bendigo began a campaign on their facebook site over the weekend, protesting council's concerns over the upgrade of its "outside area". Owners put up a grey picket fence on the footpath ..

Greater Bendigo mayor Lisa Ruffell today announced pioneering adventurer Linda Beilharz and young indigenous community leader Amethyst Downing as the City of Greater Bendigo’s Citizen and Young Citizen of the Year. Cr Ruffell said she was delighted to name the pair as the city's’s t..

Greater Bendigo council's Australian-first food precinct experiment has failed. Launched in 2007, the Victa Road, East Bendigo site was bought by council and on-sold to a private developer. Together, they worked to develop the Wellsford Estate, aiming to fill a need for food manufacturin..

Greater Bendigo council will advertise this weekend for a chairman and two community members to help oversee the Independent Review of the council's operations. And it has also released details of the scope of the reveiw. Nominations for the external members of the Internal Review Committe..

Fishing licences sold in outlets around Lake Eppalock have “jumped tenfold”, according to locals who frequent the popular water storage. “The biggest problem is there aren’t enough facilities,” boat-owner Paul White said this week. “That dumping of rub..

Kate Grenville’S Sarah Thornhill picks up the story of The Secret River family who settle on the banks of the Hawkesbury River with vision to prosper and make themselves respectable. But, as readers of The Secret River know, along the way these settlers did things they wo..

By Kyle Heaslip In the five years since their last release, many were willing to write off The Rapture’s scene-defining presence as something for the history books. Thankfully though, the band that was so prominent and influential in the early naughtie..

Internationally acclaimed Blues star Fiona Boyes has been long overdue to play the Maldon Blues Club, but the wait is finally over this Sunday from 2.30 at the Maldon Hotel. “It is always exciting when dedicated music lovers get together to make gigs happen ..

The good people behind the inaugural Echuca Riverboats Music Festival have high hopes of it becoming the best contemporary music event along the Murray River. Locked in for February 17 to 19 next year, festival producer David Frazer is thinking big. “We anticipa..

By Sparrow Bitter Sweet Kicks are a band known for their energetic live shows of chaotic rock n’ roll. They were born from the streets of St. Kilda and have been working hard around Melbourne’s most well known pubs and venues ever since. But what i..

By Nuhtaya Johnson Colourful children’s group The Mighty bUZZniks will perform in Hepburn Springs this Sunday for the first time. The bUZZniks consist of six members from an array of musical backgrounds. “A lot of them play in different adult bands..

Following a shaky year for the team, Kristi Harrower is looking to the future This could be the final WNBL season for Kristi Harrower in a Bendigo Spirit singlet. After news that the Spirit would no longer pay Harrower in her general manager position, and the team faced the possibility of..

The first half of the Bendigo and District Cricket Association had it all: a scorebook controversy in Round Three, the BDCA board changed the rules of play mid-match in Round Six, and perennial cellar dwellers Huntly/North Bendigo find themselves just three points out of the A Grade top four. Not ..

Bendigo’s Pedders Racing Team finished a credible second in the final round of the Australian Manufacturers Championship at Eastern Creek recently. While the team was disappointed not to win, they fought hard to take second place by just three seconds after six hours of racing. With just ..

Leading competition batsman Matt Giri heads up a strong EVCA squad for Bendigo Country Week, which starts on January 16. Brad Webster (Golden Gully) M: 5 W: 19 @ 6.16 BB: 5/38 Seb Ollie (Golden Gully) m: 5 W: 12 @ 11.67 BB: 4/16 Shaun O’Shea (Golden Gully) M: 2 W: 13 @ 9...

Bendigo will play Port Melbourne on Good Friday at the QEO, if City of Greater Bendigo council gives the fixture the nod. One of six home games, the Easter game is a radical step for the AFL, which has always resisted scheduling games on the most sacred day of the Christian calendar. Goo..

A RENEWED focus on mental toughness and improved body language has helped Bendigo tennis star Eliza Long claim the biggest win of her fledgling career in straight sets. The 16-year-old Knowsley ace took out the Australian Under 16 Tennis Championship at Melbourne Park on Sunday, after some advice ..