Bendigo, Australia News

The Australian Farming Institute's 64-page report released today claims the populist motivation of opening up land to urban development as a way of reducing residential land prices left agriculture as an afterthought.

A MOVE by Australians away from the big four banks is increasing, especially in Tasmania's smaller communities, as credit unions, building societies and community banks gain momentum.

AFTER 550 kilometres of cycling, Donna Button and Jan Hartley have made it back to Bendigo from their ride to raise money for charity Very Special Kids.

Bands of rain brought as much as 33mm of rain across parts of Bendigo, through Castlemaine and Maryborough, with heavier rains falling on the southern part of the state.

The company operates two producing underground gold mines in Australia, the Kangaroo Flat Mine in Bendigo, Victoria and the Henty Gold Mine on the West Coast of Tasmania.

V/LINE trains on the Bendigo line were cancelled last night after a vandal damaged fibre optic cables near the Castlemaine station.

YESTERDAY'S suspended jail sentence handed to Rohan Harrison is a timely reminder to footballers that the days of "what happens on the field stays on the field" are long gone, according to Central Victorian Football chief executive officer Steven Oliver.

FREE transport is on offer to the lucky winner of 50 ewe lambs, the major competition being run in the lead up to this year's LambEx conference in Bendigo next month.

MIDDLE Eastern and Asian banks are eyeing an entry into the Australian market, with several believed to have started in recent months the long process of securing a banking licence.

A Chinese tourist was "taken advantage of" by a brothel owner who trained her in sex work to pay off medical bills, a court has heard.

A RALLY will be held at Bendigo TAFE on Wednesday in a bid to reverse the Victorian government's plan to slash $290 million off grants to Victorian institutes.

The company is operating with eight mineral properties in Victoria which includes Bright project situated in the eastern Victorian Tabberabbera Zone which produced 2,657 ounces of gold, and Wedderburn project which have four tenements, one exploration license and three mining licenses located 200 kilometers from Bendigo, the Moliagul project which ... (more)

LOCAL education union members will this week receive ballot forms in the post to vote for or against proposed industrial action.

The event, which features on the Good Beer Week calendar, will be catered for by local boutique eateries El Gordo, Bouchon and La Piazza.

THE RUSHWORTH community is fighting for an ambulance station to be set up in town to address critical waiting times.

A Labor MP says central Victorians waiting to hear when natural gas will be connected to their towns are getting impatient.

TOUCHING HISTORY: Quartz-seams flecked with gold are still visible in the Central Deborah Gold Mine, a tourist attraction located just minutes from downtown Bendigo.

The Bendigo Art Gallery director balances one of the city's busiest and most consuming jobs with looking after a growing family.

BENDIGO woman Suzanne Harvey has been sentenced to two years in prison after stealing $55,000 from a safe at Lakeshore Caravan Park.

Suzanne Harvey, 46, was found guilty of taking $55,000 from a caravan park at Lake Eppalock, east of Bendigo, in central Victoria, where she was working.