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Friday, 29 March 2024
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Last minute scramble saves Bendigo from a 'very quiet Easter'.
Tom O'Callaghan • 1hr ago
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Cutting back operating hours to save costs is being looked at.
Jonathon Magrath • 2hrs ago
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Did we get pictures of someone you know?
Carnival in Mundy Street. Picture by Darren Howe
Keep up-to-date with what's happening across Central Victoria.
The last minute rehearsals from the 2023 Way of the Cross. Picture by Lucy Williams.
An extensive art collection is included in the asking price.
Jemimah Clegg • 2hrs ago
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Artists David Bromley and his wife Uge bought the historic property at 36-48 Bowden Street for $1.5 million in 2018. Pic: Supplied
A 55-year-old Melbourne business owner is accused of trafficking steroids after police seized 17 luxury cars and $700,000 in cash.
Cassandra Morgan • 1hr ago
Police have seized luxury cars and cash as part of an investigation into steroid trafficking. (HANDOUT/VICTORIA POLICE)
The AFL has condemned distressing footage of ex-player Eddie Betts' children being racially abused as police confirm they are investigating the incident.
Cassandra Morgan, Holly Hales and Shayne Hope • 1hr ago
AFL legend Eddie Betts has shared disturbing footage of his children being racially abused. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)
Keep up to date with sport in central Victoria on Good Friday.
Adam Bourke
Kate Shallard goes on the attack for Bendigo in the T20 clash against Ballarat at the QEO. Picture by Darren Howe
Our People
People started lining up in Bendigo before 7am to snap up buys.
Jenny Denton • 1hr ago
'They're beautifully made and they're 140 years old': Mick Slocum
Jonathon Magrath
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Mick Slocum with the Bendigo Post Office's heritage post box, which he restored on March 28. Picture by Enzo Tomasiello
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Children have pounced on Rosalind Park for epic chocolate search.
Have a look at what's on in Central Victoria this Easter period.
Ben Loughran
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Thousands are expected to line the streets at Easter to view the parade. Picture by Darren How from 2023.
'We're not seeing anything that looks like an end of logging.'
Bryan Hoadley
A section of the Wombat forest in February 2024 during forest fire management activities. Picture supplied
A wide range of Bendigo region hotels are looking for new owners.
Ben Loughran
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The Freehold is available for purchase at this venue. Picture supplied.
Our Places
Mother of saint honoured with new Marist College STEAM building.
Georgina Sebar
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Catholic churchs in the region will hold services this weekend
Ben Loughran
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The Diocese of Sandhurst celebrated its 150th celebration of Palm Sunday. Picture supplied.
The Addy's series of football and netball previews for 2024.
Adam Bourke, Luke West, Kieran Iles and Nathan Spicer
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Bendigo's Easter Festival runs from Good Friday to Easter Monday.
Georgina Sebar
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The fireworks won't be released from the poppet head this year. Picture by Enzo Tomasiello
The 23 egg hunts are a fundraising event for Vision Australia.
Georgina Sebar
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Audrey Loy, Mason Loy and Brady Loy looking forward to this year's Easter Egg Hunt. Picture by Darren Howe
The costumes will be on display at the two parades.
Georgina Sebar
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Jasper Brydon stares out from the mouth of a lion. Picture supplied
Bendigo police warn motorists of the region's busy long weekend.
Jenny Denton
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The board has made decision with 'deep regret'.
Jonathon Magrath
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The Maloya Moshpit previewing the 2023 Castlemaine State Festival. Pictre by Noni Hyett
New goals for talented Bendigo footballer and athlete.
Nathan Dole
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Camp Reserve to host battle of the Magpies in BFNL season-opener.
Adam Bourke
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Former BFNL inter-league representative Kal Huntly is back in the Castlemaine senior side this season. Picture by Adam Bourke
The 36-year-old has been charged in relation to the bushfire.
Ben Loughran
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Air support was called in to extinguish the One Tree Hill fire. Picture by Darren Howe.
More than 2,500 families missing a loved one this Easter.
Anna Houlahan
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Support for magpie who bonded with pet dog to return home.
Anna McGuinness
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Staffies Peggy and Ruby with Molly the magpie. Pictures via Instagram/@peggyandmolly
With the colder months flu season returns.
Sophia Baker
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People are getting vaccinated against the flu. Shutterstock
Coles sold nearly 50 million hot cross buns since Boxing Day
Anna McGuinness
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Coles' Taylors Hill bakery team has sold more hot cross buns than any other location in the country. Picture supplied by Coles
'We see each other at least once every day, if not more.'
Anna McGuinness
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Peter Hill and Ron Hooper have been neighbours and good friends for more than 20 years. Picture supplied by Levande
Pioneers 2-0 after two impressive victories to open season.
Adam Bourke • 1hr ago
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Keep up to date with sport in central Victoria on Good Friday.
Adam Bourke
Kate Shallard goes on the attack for Bendigo in the T20 clash against Ballarat at the QEO. Picture by Darren Howe
See who won the BDCA's junior awards for this season.
Eaglehawk's Kai O'Hehir and Maiden Gully Marist's Rehmi Burke were the BDCA's under-16 champion players. Picture by Luke West
The Addy's series of football and netball previews for 2024.
Adam Bourke, Luke West, Kieran Iles and Nathan Spicer
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Mount Pleasant's Mitch Rovers and Mitiamo's Amelia Ludeman.
Teenage star Luke Littler has secured his first Premier League victory by seeing off stablemate Nathan Aspinall in Belfast.
Teenager Luke Littler secured his first Premier League win after beating Nathan Aspinall. (AP PHOTO)
An extensive art collection is included in the asking price.
Jemimah Clegg • 2hrs ago
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You can't help but be blown away by the shed, but there's more.
House of the Week
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The complete family home in Junortoun
Light and bright house in the heart of McIvor Forest Estate.
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A whopping 94 per cent of properties sold for a profit.
Jemimah Clegg
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The median profit from property sales was $310,000 in the December quarter compared with $290,000 in the previous quarter. Pic: Shutterstock
It comes with a Mykonos beach club inspired backyard.
Melissa Kehagias
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"She's made it her own," co-listing agent Randall Kemp of Ray White Woollahra said. Pic: Supplied
Terminator star Arnold Schwarzenegger says he's ready to film a new series of his Netflix show after a heart operation following surgery to fit a pacemaker.
Ellie Iorizzo • 2hrs ago
The words in rap, country, pop, R&B, and rock songs have become simpler, angrier and more emotional in the past four decades, researchers say.
Nilima Marshall
Miley Cyrus's Slide Away was found to have simpler and repetitive words compared with earlier songs. (AP PHOTO)
Fun, silly monster movie doesn't entirely live up to its potential.
Cris Kennedy
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King Kong in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Picture supplied
Christopher Nolan and his wife Emma Thomas, fresh from their Oscar victory for Oppenheimer, will receive a knighthood and a damehood for their services to film.
Pan Pylas
Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas's honours come after their biopic Oppenheimer swept the Oscars. (AP PHOTO)
Nick Cave has addressed the death of his sons, his feelings about conservatism and woke culture in an interview.
Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave has lost two sons in the space of seven years. (AP PHOTO)
From the warm cities of South America to the beauty of Antarctica, this cruise has it all.
Emma Brown
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Trailblazing Australian company led by Tracey Seipel formulated an award-winning herbal formula that has revolutionised bladder control, helping the many millions of people affected.
Time to talk about a key health issue for women - urinary incontinence.
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Have you retired and been able to access your superannuation savings but are now considering returning to work?
Rosie Ryan
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There are issues to consider before taking the plunge to re-enter the workforce after retirement. Picture Shutterstock
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Volunteers have never seen so many titles ahead of charity sale.
Jenny Denton
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Book fair volunteer Kim Stewart sorting books out the back of Tom Tweed Stadium on Monday. Picture by Darren Howe.
Thousands enjoy a day in the sun in Eaglehawk's Dahlia Festival.
Lucy Williams and Darren Howe
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There was plenty of joy and colour for the Eaglehawk Dahlia and Arts Festival. Picture by Darren Howe
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Pioneers 2-0 after two impressive victories to open season.
Adam Bourke • 1hr ago
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Key defender Zaydyn Lockwood was instrumental in the Bendigo Pioneers win over the Murray Bushrangers.
Keep up-to-date with what's happening across Central Victoria.
The last minute rehearsals from the 2023 Way of the Cross. Picture by Lucy Williams.
In these scary times, belief in the afterlife provides comfort.
Garry Linnell
What's old is new again as schools rediscover discipline.
John Hanscombe
The disciplinary climate in Australian schools is among the least favourable in OECD countries. Picture Shutterstock
In 2023, Albanese was shooting for the moon. Now, it's different.
Michelle Grattan
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong
Letters to the editor discuss reconciliation and nuclear power.
Writers on the Mall, politics and the cost-of-living crisis.
Bendigo's Hargreaves Mall. Picture by Noni Hyett
From saving pork to help in floods: letters to the editor
Businesses are being hit by regulation requirements. Picture by Shutterstock
A landmark delivers luxury trappings without the price tag.
Sarah Maguire
From business to family, we have all types of travellers covered.
Akash Arora
Hotel Bel-Air.
Meet the "mamas" of the island nation for a taste of laplap.
Angela Saurine
An incredible food experience you can only have in Vanuatu
Car Expert
Tweaked styling and more safety equipment mark the latest, modest update for the Hyundai i30 Hatch range, which will soon be sourced entirely from Europe.
William Stopford
Another 700 Suzuki Jimnys have been recalled for a fuel pump fault which could cause the car’s engine to stall unexpectedly.
Jordan Mulach
The Flipper Zero has become the tool of choice to steal cars overseas, and now at least one of the scanning devices has been seized locally.
Jordan Mulach
The Australian Government may announce several key concessions to carmakers when it puts forward revised emissions regulations this week.
William Stopford
Parternship talks between Fisker and Nissan are over, and Fisker's path to continued solvency seems narrower and rockier than ever before.
Derek Fung
The Senior
Think you're smarter than The Lightning Bolt? Find out all about the new Chaser in Australia.
Therese Murray
Proposed law changes to reduce financial elder abuse.
Eileen Wood
The Standing Council of Attorneys-General is looking into changes to financial Enduring Powers of Attorney. Picture Shutterstock
Persistence has paid off for veterans golfer Rita Gounder.
Rowan Cowley
Rita Gounder is Western Sydney Region Veteran Golf Association's ladies player of the year. Picture supplied
State government heavy vehicle driver training program extended.
Andrew Miller • 2hrs ago
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"Definitely by next year we've got some cracker utes coming."
Rachel Simmonds
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Electric vehicle importer Russell Klose, Yackandandah, says electric utes may be on the domestic market within a year. Picture supplied
The government has approved the Australia Post request.
Karen Barlow
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Ali & Gaby's quick tips for big wins in understanding your money
Ali and Gaby Rosenberg
Six golden rules to consider for smart investing.
Australians are feeling the pinch from "sharp increases" in living costs amid rising grocery prices, a national consumer survey shows.
Belad Al-Karkhey
To cut down on grocery costs, households are spending more time shopping around for savings. (AP PHOTO)