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By CHRISTINE McGINN The overwhelming success of Bendigo’s Scots Day Out on Saturday is fuelling plans for it to become an annual event. Rosalind Park was crowded with 2000 people listening to the melodies of pipe bands in a celebration of Scottish culture. Festival goers wer..

By CHRISTINE MCGINN The official launch of Project Compassion’s 2013 campaign Opening Doors on Tuesday saw Hargreaves Mall brim with 300 students as they enjoyed a free pancake breakfast. The launch of the project marks the first day, Shrove Tuesday, of a six-week period known to the..

Bendigo funeral directors have hit back at Bendigo Cemeteries Trust, saying the practice of sending cremations across the border to Moama has been forced by price rises. Calling for an inquiry into the Trust, spokesman Andrew Hampton said an increase in the cost of grave sites from next week..

Greater Bendigo council has voted 5-4 to close Golden Square Swimming Pool. The closure was recommended by staff in light of ongoing maintenance and compliance requirements for all of Bendigo’s 13 pools, and plans to build the Indoor Aquatic Leisure Centre at Kangaroo Flat. In ado..

Greater Bendigo council staff have again recommended the Golden Square pool be closed. Council's report to Wednesday night's meeting has again recommended the pool's decommissioning, despite a vocal community campaign calling for it to reopen. The recommendation, which has yet to be appr..

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a single vehicle crash at Heathcote yesterday afternoon. Police believe a sedan was travelling north on the Northern Highway near Drummonds Lane just before 5pm. It appears the car veered off the road and crashed into a tree before bur..

Police say the body of a 29 year old man found in bushland near Bendigo today has been identified, and his death appears not to be suspicious. Police will prepare a report for the coroner. EARLIER A body has been found in bushland near Bendigo. Police are investigating after the..

At least 110 votes were not counted in last year’s Greater Bendigo council election, outraging locals and concerning authorities. The Bendigo Weekly online revealed this week at least 110 locals who claim they voted in the November postal election received letters last week from the Vict..

THE project to prepare Bendigo for the future by giving more people “thinking” skills has kicked off, with the call for participants going out this week. Bendigo – A Thinking Community was launched last October, when Deputy Premier Peter Ryan announced a $30,000 grant to su..

THE Bendigo Braves have solidified their roster for the 2013 SEABL season, after this week re-signing forward Tom Garlepp. Garlepp, who is currently playing for the NBL’s Sydney Kings, represents a major boost to a Braves squad that already includes front court partner Ivan McFarlin an..

A Bendigo Spirit submission to Basketball Australia puts the ball in the governing body’s court as to whether the Spirit can host a potential WNBL Grand Final in Bendigo. With the possibility of having top spot on the ladder locked up by the end of the weekend, and already assured a to..

In 227 days, Bendigo will have a new federal member. Prime Minister Julia Gillard gave the electorate almost nine months notice today, announcing a September 14 election. Member for Bendigo Steve Gibbons will stand down at the poll, with Labor's Lisa Chesters favourite to beat the Libera..

Cuts to Victorian hospital funding will impact Bendigo Health's ability to recruit staff for the new hospital, according to CEO John Mulder. "It's a big challenge, to speak to medical staff who we are encouraging to come to Bendigo, to come on board and be part of a team at a world-cl..

The Victorian Electoral Commission has claimed there is "no chance" a clerical error caused up to 100 votes in last year's Greater Bendigo council election to seemingly not be counted. The Bendigo Weekly has been inundated with emails, phone calls and comments from locals who voted in the No..

One of Bendigo’s most iconic shops is on the move. For almost half a century, Bendigo’s CBD has been dominated by the big Toyworld bear, on the side of the Mitchell Street shop. From February 4 the shop will be on the move, to Victoria Hill next to Clark Rubber and in the Spo..

THE ambitious plan to establish a specialist industrial food precinct at East Bendigo was finally shelved this week, with one Greater Bendigo councillor giving it a backhander on the way out. “The history is very important,” Cr Peter Cox said, speaking against the recommendation ..

Bendigo football fans will have the opportunity to mix with and learn from some of the AFL’s biggest stars next month, when the Carlton Football Club comes to town. The 2013 Australia Post AFL Community Camp will bring stars such as Chris Judd and Marc Murphy to Bendigo, and see the en..

Local cyclists excelled in last weekend’s Bendigo Grand Prix and Victorian open road cycling championships, but none more so than Beth Duryea. After finishing third behind winner Joanne Hogan in Saturday’s road race, the 34-year old took out Sunday’s criterium ahead of Bendi..

Two-day play returned in round eight of the Emu Valley Cricket Association at the weekend, with every game a chance to be won by either side after the first day of play. The battle for second spot between Mandurang and Emu Creek is evenly placed at Pearce Reserve after the Rangas batted first..

The CFA has declared today a day of Total Fire Ban in the Bendigo region. The temperature is expected to reach 35 degrees with winds west to southwesterly and light increasing to 30 to 35 km/h in the early afternoon. A Total Fire Ban has been declared for today, Tuesday 8 January 2013 in..