4/07/2008 | YESTERDAY’S historic agreement on the future management of the Murray-Darling Basin will count for nothing unless there is rapid change and some effective long-term decisions made swiftly.
3/07/2008 | AFTER spending hundreds of millions of dollars on vast improvements to the Calder Highway over the past decade or so, it now seems likely a new fight to complete the upgrade through to the Tullamarine Freeway will be needed.
2/07/2008 | FINAL preparations for Bendigo Bank's 150th birthday celebrations are well under way as one of this city's oldest and most respected corporate citizens prepares for next week's historic commemorations.
1/07/2008 | NOW that some of the dust and hysteria has settled on the weekend’s twin byelections, it’s time to look at the results for a view into the future.
30/06/2008 | SATURDAY night’s fundraiser for the Bendigo Health Care Group brought together business people, community representatives, and many hard working hospital staff committed to improving health services in our region.
An interesting point was made that despite a smaller crowd than previous years, more money was raised at the All Seasons function than last year.
28/06/2008 | VIOLENCE is and always will be out of bounds and this weekend, local footy and netball clubs will seek to highlight the issue of domestic violence in a tangible way.
The `Violence is out of Bounds’ program has been embraced by the BFL, who are to be congratulated for their strong stance and positive support of the initiative aimed at stamping out the issue of violence against women.
27/06/2008 | THE creation of a single united organisation that combines the strengths and experiences of the groups that previously served our region is welcome news.
26/06/2008 | SUPPORT for this community to have the debate we have so far avoided - namely, whether we should drink recycled water in Bendigo, is continuing to grow as more community leaders confirm their support for the concept.
26/06/2008 | MOTORCYCLISTS from across Bendigo are being encouraged to take part in a Melbourne protest ride against wire rope barriers and registration taxes.
25/06/2008 | OUTGOING Coliban Water managing director Geoff Michell has left it till his final days in office to mutter arguably some of the most important words of his time at the helm of the water authority.
24/06/2008 | AS the drought tightens its grip on communities across central and northern Victoria, those agencies charged with the vital role of supporting people suffering from the impacts of the big dry are also feeling the pinch.
23/06/2008 | AS motorists watch the price of fuel continue its seemingly out of control spiral towards the $2 a litre mark, talks in another part of the world may bring some hope that increased production could provide some short-term relief.
21/06/2008 | THERE is just over one week to go before the curtain comes down on arguably the most successful exhibition to come to the Bendigo Art Gallery - Archibald Prize 08.
20/06/2008 | YESTERDAY’S release of perhaps the most damming report yet into the state of the Murray-Darling Basin sends a message none of us can afford to ignore.
19/06/2008 | THE results of the annual community satisfaction surveys of local government are in, and while there’s no real good news in it for the City of Greater Bendigo, there’s certainly less bad news than in previous years.
18/06/2008 | LATE yesterday afternoon one of the most alarming stories in a long time came across our desk.
New research predicts that about one-third of Australians with diabetes will die in the next decade.
17/06/2008 | NEWS that one of this community's biggest community events has been postponed for a year will sadden many residents who look forward to the showcase that is ParticipACTION Day.
16/06/2008 | AUTHORITIES have shifted the goal posts so that anybody who has more than four standard drinks can now be classified as a binge drinker, in a move that can only be described as ridiculous.
14/06/2008 | IT’S time all parties associated with the concerns regarding the location of bus stops in the Bendigo central business district got their heads together and sorted out the issue.
13/06/2008 | BENDIGO had its name up in lights yesterday morning in some national media outlets, but sadly it was for all the wrong reasons.