GALLERY: March 2014: The month in pictures

Strathfieldsaye teenager Lily Pridham played water polo for Essendon's under-14 and under-16 teams at the state club championships in Albury last weekend and was awarded the MVP trophy for the under-14 competition. She played the entire tournament in both age groups despite dislocating her finger in the first match. Picture: GLENN DANIELS

Australian Ballet dancer and Bendigo’s own, Alice Topp returns home to help mark the progress of the construction of the new Ulumbarra Theatre. Picture: GLENN DANIELS

Sri Lankan Dance Academy at the Bendigo Festival of Cultures opening. Picture: PETER WEAVING

Four-year-old Declan Downing on World Happiness Day. Picture: JODIE DONNELLAN

Daniel, Natasha and Dave Paynter of the Red Knights at the Black Dog Ride in Bendigo. Picture: BRENDAN McCARTHY

Kylie Matthews and Madeleine Powley get ready for the Elmore Summer Send Off ball. Picture: JIM ALDERSEY

Golden Square celebrates the division one bowls premiership win. Picture: LIZ FLEMING

Abbey Searle, 12, at the Harcourt Applefest. Picture: GLENN DANIELS

Brenton Jones wins the criterium at the Bendigo Madison Carnival. Picture: JIM ALDERSEY

Len Searle, Camperdown, at the Country Week bowls. Picture: BRENDAN McCARTHY

Harcourt Applefest Hunter, 7 and brother Archer, 3 Coote Photo: GLENN DANIELS

Bendigo Criterium. Picture: JIM ALDERSEY

Blues & Roots Showcase & Family Day at Big Hill Vineyard. Melannie Harrington with eighteen month old Zephyr Taylor. Picture: JODIE DONNELLAN

Prof. Marc Brackett at Girton Grammar Picture: BRENDAN McCARTHY

Jeff Brennan ran from Echuca to Bendigo. He is pictured with Michelle Bourke and Helen Kavanagh just past Huntly. Picture: JIM ALDERSEY

Cameron Pope Picture: BRENDAN McCARTHY

Ex fire captain of the Eaglehawk Brigade Kevin Murley who passed away on monday. CFA crews formed a guard of honour. Photo: GLENN DANIELS

Bendigo Competions launch at BSE waiting in the wings for the presentation to start l-r Bridie Noble, Rachel Mavromoustakakis, Tomuna Quayle Picture: BRENDAN McCARTHY

Council meeting, council chambers, Photo: GLENN DANIELS

Miggy Podosky and Ben Gunn of Bendigo United celebrate their First 11 Premiership win.

Dahlia and Arts Festival Parade, Eaglehawk Picture: BRENDAN McCARTHY

David Holmes, Mgr of Bendigo Discovery Science & Technology Ctr with 1of the newly installed 120 w LED lights (left) & 1 of the older 500w Bay Lights that have been replaced Picture: BRENDAN McCARTHY

Dragons Abreast regatta, Lake Weeroona Jenny Curran (rhs) in a pensive moment during the 30 seconds silence before petals are placed in the water in memory of the ""angels" Picture: BRENDAN McCARTHY

Annual drill dancing competition Dancers from the E-J's under 12 team (Bendigo) wait their turn. Picture: JODIE DONNELLAN

Elmore Summer Send Off 2014. Picture: JIM ALDERSEY

Evan Shelton Picture: JODIE DONNELLAN

The 2014 Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria Urban Championships at Weeroona Oval. Steven Matthews, Phil Mason, Tom Elliott and Brett Maccallum from the Eaglehawk Fire Brigade. Picture: JIM ALDERSEY

Golden Square v Shepparton United footy practice match. Photo: GLENN DANIELS

Premier Denis Napthine and Bendigo Art Gallery Director Karen Quinlan at "Walking in Tall Grass, Blackwood by Jan Nelson Picture: BRENDAN McCARTHY

Bendigo Record, Comic and Toy Fair Josh Gattshce and Tyler Riddell, thoroughly excited by the toys on show Picture: LIZ FLEMING

Genius and Ambition Opening John Halfpenny, the descendant of E Phillips Fox Picture: LIZ FLEMING

Action shot of German cyclists Leif Lampater and Christian Grassman doing a handsling change as they prepare to chase back-to-back Bendigo International Madison victories. Picture: PETER WEAVING

Girton Grammar School is launching its Basketball Excellence Academy Mac Hilson 140cm goes around Dustin Salisbery 195cm Picture: PETER WEAVING

Apple grower and cider maker - Henrys of Harcourt, Drew Henry, is picking apples. Photo: GLENN DANIELS

Bendigo Health Construction Mgr Adam Hardinge in the West Wing Picture: BRENDAN McCARTHY

International Womens Day brekfast at Women's Health Loddon Mallee l-r Helena Muster of the Red Hat Society Golden Gadabouts Picture: BRENDAN McCARTHY

Lockwood Primary School, Lockwood. Students dressing up to mark school's 150th and opening time capsule. Picture: PETER WEAVING

Loddon Valley United Football team training at Raywood. Picture: JIM ALDERSEY

Bendigo Madison Carnival Men's 400m Final Picture: LIZ FLEMING

Bendigo Madison 090314 Picture: BRENDAN McCARTHY

Artist Julie Andrews workin on the mural in Chancery Lane Picture: BRENDAN McCARTHY

Shrove Tuesday in the Mall. Jay Newman. Picture: PETER WEAVING

Fin Rathjen's family has been in the Colbinabbin area for generations. Photo: GLENN DANIELS

Ian Warhurst beside the memorial he made for Raz. Picture: JODIE DONNELLAN

Brodie James who got a unicycle for christmas and now rides to school. Minister for Sport and Recreation Damian Drum urges students to embrace pedal power ahead of National Ride2School Day at Eaglehawk North Primary School. Picture: PETER WEAVING