Alana Brand is an honor students at La Trobe University. She has painted a portrait of Julia Gillard and other people she admires. She wants to give Julia her portrait. Picture: Peter Weaving

Deputy premier Mr Ryan is joined by Minister for Arts Heidi Victoria to inspect progress on the $8.4 million Bendigo Art Gallery expansion project. Heidi Victoria, Karen Quinlan, Damian Drum, deputy premier Peter Ryan, Stan Liacos and Gordon McKern. Picture: Jodie Donnellan

Bendigo International Festival of Exploratory Music, which will be held on September 12 to 15. musicians and artists from all over the world will be coming to the city to perform. Sam Dunscombe and Elizabeth Welsh. Picture: Peter Weaving

Fourteen people will lose their jobs when Bendigo-based Phillips Bricks and Pottery closes next month. The business has been owned by the Selkirk Group since 1982. Picture: Jim Aldersey

The girls of Chance Lodge, Goornong. Kate, Jess, Denise and Sophie. Picture: Jodie Donnellan

An ambulance protester hands a flyer to Damian Drum MLC outside the Community Cabinet meeting at Latrobe University. Picture: Jim Aldersey

Premier Denis Napthine during the Community Cabinet meeting at Latrobe University. Picture: Jim Aldersey

A car went through the front of a unit in Napier Street Sunday morning. Picture: Jodie Donnellan

A rainbow outside of the Advertiser office on Friday evening. Picture: Peter Weaving

A motorist's tyre blew out out near Goornong and he drove all the way to Kennington reservoir on just the rim, The road was marked majority of the way. This is the end of the line. Picture: Jim Aldersey

Trolly shopping on the croner of Arthur and Wills Street. Picture: Peter Weaving

Premier Denis Napthine turns the first sod of soil at the new Hospital site. Picture: Jodie Donnellan

Bendigo Senior Secondary College Lacrosse team in training for next week's state championship play-offs. Picture: Peter Weaving

Lifeguard Michael Besley. Thieves broke into the Bendigo East swimming pool overnight and loaded up a plastic bag of lollies. They left the bag and fled, this is the second time in recent weeks that this has happened. Picture: Jim Aldersey

YCW V Calivil United A grade 2nd Semi Final played at Inglewood Recreation Reserve, Inglewood. Picture: Peter Weaving

Jock Rielly has been reading the paper everyday since 1952. Picture: Jim Aldersey

Jake Pfeiffer and Max Stewart with their bikes while Craig Rutherford and Brett Hazeldene jump the tabletop ahead of the Ravenswood cup Picture: Jim Aldersey

The Red Ribbon Rebellion re-anactment in Rosalind Park. Picture: Jim Aldersey

The Red Ribbon Rebellion re-anactment in Rosalind Park. Camp Hill Primary student Jake Ervin in costume. Picture: Jim Aldersey

The Red Ribbon Rebellion re-anactment in Rosalind Park. Camp Hill Primary student Sam Wall. Picture: Jim Aldersey

The Red Ribbon Rebellion re-anactment in Rosalind Park. Picture: Jim Aldersey

Author of 'Romulus, My Father' Raimond Gaita in Baringhup. Picture: Jodie Donnellan

Noel and Mary Markey in their Kangaroo Flat home. Noel had a stroke 30 years ago, his medication is going on the PBS. Picture: Jim Aldersey

Director of take2markets Rina Chia, iconic Australian designer and stall holder Linda Jackson and major events director Raph Beh. Picture: Jodie Donnellan

Bob Braidie and the GM 25 locomotive he plans to turn into a bar for the beer garden at Braidie's Tavern. Picture: Jim Aldersey

Number two Victorian Senate candidate for the Wikileaks Binoy Kampmark Picture: Peter Weaving