Bendigo, Australia News

Watpac Ltd says its contracting divisions have secured $200 million worth of work since the construction company and property developer successfully completed its $22.6 million institutional placement in September.

City revellers are being urged to "party but party safe" as police gear up for a statewide blitz on anti-social and violent behaviour.

THE Bank of Queensland has stepped up pressure on the Federal Government to overhaul pricing for the wholesale funding guarantee, arguing that smaller banks are key to preventing big banks from flexing their market power.

More than 800 additional police officers patrolled Victorian towns overnight as part of a national blitz on alcohol-fuelled violence.

Regional banking chiefs say the big four banks may ramp up their use of securitisation as an alternative source of funds if proposed new rules to protect the banking system from individual bank failure are introduced.

Suncorp-Metway Ltd and Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd will combine the ATM networks of their two regional banking operations.

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The federal treasurer should intervene to safeguard competition in the banking sector, says Bank of Queensland managing director David Liddy.

The Prowler/Too Hot Too Handle entire Adistactos can pull out a run on occasions and that he did at Bendigo, taking the Intergrating Technology Pace for C3 and C4 class over 1650 metres at Lord's Raceway Bendigo on Wednesday in a brilliant 1-55.8. Trained at Clarkefield, not far from Melbourne Airport, by Bill Panousopoulos and driven by Kilmore's ...

What they found instead was a 120-kilogram sow with a flatulence problem. " Victoria's Country Fire Authority says a call out to a suspected gas leak in Central Victoria on Tuesday night was not what they were expecting.

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Family calls 000 to report 'gas leak' Smells found wafting from the 120kg porker Breaking news: What's happening now A PORTLY pig with flatulence triggered a minor emergency near Bendigo this week when smells wafting from the 120kg porker sparked fears of a potentially dangerous gas leak.

Bendigo's Lord's Raceway was on fire for Wednesday's fixture, with several winners scorching the track including Vintage Direct in the 3B0FM 93.5 Claiming Pace.

A former bank manager has been sentenced to six months' jail in Victoria for stealing and causing the death of a pedigree dog that was found hanging from a tree.

The blitz will target pubs and nightclubs, cracking down on assaults, robberies and street violence.

A portion of the Doll Lady of Numurkah's sizeable collection is going on public show, writes Farah Farouque.

Gold producer Bendigo Mining says it has discovered new mineralisations at projects in Tasmania and Victoria.

The team at Craggy Range under Steve Smith aim to make wines that speak of where they come from, rather than blending wines of certain styles, so it's not surprising to find they have made five single-vineyard pinot noirs.

VICTORIA'S main regional cities would be linked by a four-lane superhighway under an ambitious plan to help the state cope with a vastly bigger population.

It is official - touring regional music event, Groovin the Moo is going from strength to strength, countryside to seaside and expanding far and wide across Australia.