4:00 AM AEDT | Bendigo Art Gallery has rejected a painting of the bare-knuckled boxer the city was named after because of conditions placed on its display by a mystery owner.

4:00 AM AEDT | DISILLUSIONED parents at Weeroona College have vowed to fight the school council’s decision to phase out primary education. The Victorian Opposition has weighed into the debate, accusing the Government of not acknowledging Bendigo’s population boom and closing schools by stealth.

4:00 AM AEDT | BENDIGO’S Midstate Mopars Car Show will be presented in three streets of the CBD next year. The car show continues to benefit the community in more ways than one, with $6000 from the show and shine being donated to Bendigo Health. The funds will go towards a pediatric nitrous oxide unit for the Emergency Department that will be used in pain relief for children.

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4:00 AM AEDT | NICK Carter will take the next step in his football career by assuming the reins as senior coach of reigning Bendigo Football League premier Golden Square. Although there had been plenty of speculation in the past fortnight that Carter would be appointed the Bulldogs’ new coach, it was only officially confirmed yesterday.

4:00 AM AEDT | THE Bendigo Bank Spirit thrashed its greatest nemesis, Adelaide Lightning, by 26 points in last night’s Women’s National Basketball League clash at the Schweppes Centre. A 12-nil run at the start of the second quarter was to be the catalyst to Bendigo’s incredible victory against a rival which had won seven of the eight battles between the clubs.