8/09/2008 | WEEKEND revelations that other states lead the way in installing water tanks compared with Victorians, some by a factor of 10, need to be acted on.
6/09/2008 | CLIMATE change interest groups have given Ross Garnaut’s latest report into global warming a resounding thumbs down.
5/09/2008 | THERE are many facets to the ongoing saga about community radio in our region, and while not all of them are good, the potential for NewsRadio to be heard is an exciting one, but one that should not come at a cost to community radio.
4/09/2008 | The City of Greater Bendigo was as surprised as anyone yesterday to learn of its national urban planning award announced by Environment Minister Peter Garrett in Canberra.
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3/09/2008 | THE Reserve Bank’s decision to cut official interest rates for the first time in almost seven years has won widespread approval from all sections of the community.
2/09/2008 | IT was announced with a bang, but almost 14 months on, and there is little to crow about as our region’s innovative Solar Cities bid remains locked up by red tape and legal complications.
1/09/2008 | ABOUT three years ago a massive hurricane slammed into New Orleans, killing more than 1500 people and causing billions of dollars of damage to infrastructure and business in the region.
30/08/2008 | THE release of a new website aimed at providing more information to the community about the most important topic of water is a move many in the region will welcome.
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29/08/2008 | THE Bendigo + 25 Transport Action Group, City of Greater Bendigo, St Luke's, Bendigo Bank and other stakeholders are to be congratulated for their vision in organising a free local bus service on selected days during September.
28/08/2008 | MOST of us would be happy to see our investments double in value inside of one year, so it is not difficult to imagine how upbeat the City of Greater Bendigo and its Regional Skilled Migration Program partners must be, following confirmation the initiative has doubled its impact on the local economy in the past 12 months.
27/08/2008 | THE City of Greater Bendigo has chipped in and funded several new cigarette butt disposal bins for locations throughout the CBD to try and help reduce litter.
26/08/2008 | ONE of this generation's most important responsibilities is to protect and preserve the memory of those who have gone before us, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice in the theatre of war.
25/08/2008 | CITIUS, Altius, Fortius (Faster, Stronger, Higher).
23/08/2008 | YESTERDAY was Daffodil Day, the day set aside as an important fundraiser for the Cancer Council to help raise support and help make a difference for those affected by one of the major causes of death in our society.
22/08/2008 | SAILING and Bendigo - it doesn't sound right, does it?
21/08/2008 | AS a society that seems to be obsessed with the car, we owe ourselves the very best in safety standards to match the vast improvements made in performance, looks and comfort of the past few years.
20/08/2008 | IT has been the proposed site of a saleyards complex and an aluminium rolling mill, but it seems this could be a case of third time lucky for an otherwise nondescript parcel of land at Maiden Gully.
19/08/2008 | THE debate over where any new and much-anticipated Bendigo Health headquarters should be located looks set to continue for some time, after confirmation the sport of cycling is keen, but athletics followers not so keen, on standing aside should the Tom Flood Sports Centre be chosen as the preferred site.
18/08/2008 | THE campaign to secure a new hospital for Bendigo and central and northern Victoria has found a new gear with the revelation that any resumption of public space or facilities that might come as a result of development on a site other than the current one, would necessarily see new facilities established elsewhere.
It is difficult not to see this policy being directed fairly and squarely at the Tom Flood Sports Centre, which is home to cycling and to a lesser extent, athletics in the city.
16/08/2008 | COMMUNITY radio has played an important role in the development and training of journalists in this region, and has provided sporting, cultural, educational and many religious organisations with a vital link to the community.