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10am FAREWELL: Well, that's it for another edition of On The Go Bendigo!
Thanks for dropping in.
We will leave the final word today to Bendigo's own Sam Irwin-Hill who is creating quite the social media storm in the US as you read this after one of the more remarkable trick plays in a US College football match - a fake punt 51-yard run for a touchdown for his Arkansas Razorbacks. Check out these tweets from all the BIG names of US media... well done Sam!
9.58am BOOK WINNER: Drum roll... and the winner is.... Karen Wellington from Strathfieldsaye. Congratulations Karen. And a BIG thank you to everyone who entered. We give away stuff each morning through On The Go Bendigo! from 7am weekdays and 8am weekends.
9.57am WHAT'S ON: If you're looking for something to do, try this from our Fridge Door section...
Peter Sheahan’s Walk Up
Proceeds going towards Furever Friends. Afternoon tea supplied lucky people prizes. A range of talent on show and walk up artists welcome (registration before 1pm).
Time: 1.30pm–6.00pm
Venue: All Seasons Hotel, 171 – 183 McIvor Road
Cost: $10 per head Children free
Meals 12.00 – 2.00 pm and 6.00 – 8.00 pm
Bookings Ph: 0400 076 634 or 5446 3805
Contact: Courtesy bus available please contact reception 5443 8166.
Email address fureverfriendsbendigo@hotmail.com
9.56am QUIZ ANSWERS: Okay, here's the answers to our morning quiz. How did you go?
1. Snow Patrol 2. Liverpool 3. Pigs 4. 1950’s 5. Harp
9.55am POLL: Speaking of Sir Tom Jones and the AFL Grand Final. Did you like him? Take our poll and rate his performance...
9.54am TWEET: Mmmmm... sometimes it doesn't pay to be famous and trend on Twitter.
9.48am SCHOOL HOLIDAYS: One week down... one to go! Our Bendigo Advertiser photographers have been out and about to see what some people have been up to on their school holidays. To see our picture galleries, click here
9.44am WORLD: Not a good place to park!
9.41am SPORT: He's the world's greatest basketballer - LeBron James. But it's emerged today that his much-publicised move from the Miama Heat back to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA only happened after he sat down and asked his young children. To read more about this click here
9.39am TODAY IS... Do you know what today is? Well, it's Ask A Silly Question Day. And I think I just did that with the opening line! What's your silly question?
Oh, for the record, Saturday was International Rabbit Day.
9.36am QUIZ: Okay, you've had plenty of time to wake up properlly so now's a good time to give that mind of yours a little test with our morning quiz. See how many you get right! We'll give you the answers a little later.
Quiz
Who made “Eyes Open”, the best selling album of 2006?
In which city is the BBC drama series “Lilies” set?
In which animals was foot and mouth first discovered in the 2001 epidemic?
In which decade was composer Hans Zimmer born?
Which instrument has 46 or 47 strings?
9.32am BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: It's done. Texas A&M have stolen the match from Sam Irwin-Hill's Arkansas Razorbacks with a touchdown in overtime. Flat! But this match will belong to Irwin-Hill and his amazing 51-yard fake punt touchdown run. It's going to be replayed over and over and over again across the US all day and that's a great thing for our Bendigo boy!
9.24am NEWS: While you kick back and take it easy this afternoon, spare a thought for Bendigo couple Alan and Jenny Buchanan. In seven hours the couple will tackle their first international marathon since being involved in the famous-for-all-the-wrong-reasons Boston Marathon in April 2013. Marathon running isn't new for this adventure-loving couple. Alan is lining up for number 46 today and Jenny number 33 although neither have run the Berlin Marathon before. Good luck guys! To read how they think they will go, click here
Related stories...
9.19am INSPIRATIONAL STORY: Bendigo Advertiser journalist Grace Serpell met a very special woman for a story in our Saturday paper. Rosemary Baker retired on Friday after 30 years in charge of Bendigo Health's special care unit. Her colleagues call her 'the face of the community' because she's so well known and done so much for so many people, often in their hardest times. Dr Andrew Lovett offered this amazing quote about Rosemary: ''She has been remarkable for being calm in crisis. She's resuscitated more babies than any other nurse I know. That kind of experience is hard won and sorely missed.'' Congratulations on a wonderful career Rosemary. To read Rosemary's story, click here
9.17am DID YOU KNOW? Who doesn't love a curious fact? Love them. Well, here's one for today...
Did You Know
You use 72 different muscles while speaking.
9.15am BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: No way. Another Texas A&M touchdown and it's all square 28-28 in the game against Bendigo boy Sam Irwin-Hill's Arkansas Razorbacks in the US College Football SEC clash happening now in the US. It's heading into overtime! Time for another fake punt Sam to clinch the game!
9.08am BIRTHDAYS: If you're celebrating a birthday today ... many happy returns! Let's hope there's plenty of pressies in store and you get looked after all day! So, who do you share your birthday with...
Birthdays
Peter Finch, Australian actor (1916-1977)
Marcello Mastroianni, Italian actor (1924-1996)
Bruce Crampton, Australian golfer (1935-)
Bob Carr, former NSW premier (1947-)
Sylvia Kristel, Dutch actress (1952-)
Naomi Watts, Australian actress (1968-)
Hilary Duff, US actress and singer (1987-)
9.06am WORLD NEWS: The US-led air offensive against ISIL in Syria and Iraq continues but it's not stopping IS forces from bombarding towns with their own firepower. To read where this war on terror is at right now, click here
9.02am NEWS: The 1965 volanco eruption in the Phillipines which killed 184 people mentioned in Today in History is interesting given another eruption is making news headlines around the world today. Hikers have been injured and dozens are trapped as Japan's Mount Ontake erupted. To read more, click here
8.59am ON THIS DAY: What's special about September 28? Plenty if you're a Hawthorn fan I suggest but what about on the world front. Here's some of the bigger happenings on September 28 through the years...
Today in History
48 BC - Pompey the Great, a leading statesman and general of the Roman Republic, is murdered in Egypt.
1826 - First book of poetry by an Australian published: Wild Notes from the Lyre of a Native Minstrel, by Charles Thompson.
1829 - Tasmania's first theatrical performance takes place at a makeshift theatre at the Hobart court house.
1924 - Two US Army planes land in Seattle, having completed the first round-the-world flight in 175 days.
1941 - Nazi German terror campaign begins in Czechoslovakia.
1965 - Volcano 56 km south of Manila in Philippines erupts, killing 184.
1973 - Sydney Opera House opens after 16 years of building at a cost of $100 million (compared to the original estimate of $7 million).
2008 - Flash floods and landslides kill 50 people in Vietnam and Thailand, sweep away thousands of homes and inundate farmland.
2011 - The government opens all frontline combat roles to Australian women, the first time in the nation's defence force history.
8.57am JOKE: Nothing like a little humour to get your Sunday off on the right note as well. So, here goes...
Why does a chicken coop have two doors?
Because, if it had four doors it would be chicken sedan.
Sorry. Got a better one... send it to rod.case@fairfaxmedia.com.au and we'll give it a whirl (as long as it's clean!)
8.54am GIVEAWAYS: Is it time for a giveaway? Yep, definitely. So what do we have today? Well, have two of these beautiful, glittery books. Written by Julie Hunt and Sue Moss, and illustrated by Gaye Chapman, Precious Little is a thrilling story about flying high, diving deep and daring to take a chance. Just send your name and contact number to rod.case@fairfaxmedia.com.au if you'd like to win them and we will draw out a winner towards the 10am end of the blog.
8.49am FEATURE: The moving story by Bendigo Advertiser journalist Hannah Carrodus on Bendigo school teacher Mark Winter and his battle with motor neurone disease has certainly generated plenty of interest with our readers. Mark is clearly a much-loved member of our community and everyone's thoughts are with him. To read Mark's story and find out how you can help with a community fundraiser in his honour, click here
8.47am SPORT: There was some very exciting finishes in Eaglehawk Football Netball Club's champion player awards last night. To see who won the big awards, click here
8.45am BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: It's getting close for Sam Irwin-Hill's Arkansas Razorbacks. Texas A&M has just scored a touchdown to close the gap to 28-21 in the fourth and final quarter. Can the Razorbacks hold on for an historic win? Stayed tuned!
8.40am NEWS: On the local front former Prime Minister Julia Gillard is on her way to Bendigo to sign books and the famous painting of Abednego Thompson has sold to a Bendigo businessman for $12,500.
8.35am NEWS: Apart from the AFL grand final, what made news overnight? Well, it seems heartthrob actor George Clooney is all the talk after his lavish Venice wedding.
To see pictures and check out the story, click here
8.30am TRAINS: V/Line is giving the Bendigo line a green light this morning. Good service.
8.25am EMERGENCY SERVICES: So far so good on that front. A Bendigo Advertiser ring around this morning has so far found it's been a quiet night on the police, fire, ambulance front which is great news. Especially given AFL grand final day is traditionally one of the bigger days on the calendar for celebrations.
8.20am WEATHER: Well, it's going to be a beautiful 25 today. 20 on Monday and 23 on Tuesday. Now that's more like spring. Sadly, it's going to fall to 17 on Wednesday with chance of some showers so it's important to get out there today and make the most of this good stuff.
8.10am BREAKING NEWS: It's a Bendigo boy playing football of a different kind that's capturing the attention of the United States right now.
Sam Irwin-Hill, a former Catholic College Bendigo student, is now a punter with the Arkansas Razorbacks in US College football.
Well, the Razorbacks are playing the biggest game of their lives against the highly-fancied and sixth-ranked Texas A&M and it's Sam Irwin-Hill stealing the show.
He went to punt the ball back down the field but faked instead and ran 51 yards all the way for a touchdown which has sent Twitter into a frenzy.
Arkansas holds a 21-14 lead and are on the verge of one of the biggest wins ever!
8.05am: Good morning Bendigo! A beautiful, sunny although a tad windy day in our great city.
No doubt it's a great morning for all you Hawthorn supporters and a bit gloomy for those that follow the Swannies after Saturday's grand final.
Not much fun for all the impartials either who just wanted a good game!
If you missed any of the match, here's the highlights once more...
To see how people in the Bendigo region celebrated AFL grand final day, click here
Good morning. Need a national news snapshot first thing - well, we have you covered.
The big day has come and gone, with the Hawks in celebration mode after a back-to-back AFL premiership win.
Yesterday's thriller at the MCG had a crowd of almost 100,000 people and sent social media into a frenzy.
► To check out the front pages of Fairfax publications for today, click here.
7.50am: Get ready to laugh! Check out 31 cat reactions for everyday situations. The fifth pic is a goodie!
7.45am: Embattled euthanasia campaigner Dr Philip Nitschke is being investigated by police in every Australian state over his possible role in nearly 20 deaths in the past three years, all of them apparently suicides. Read more
7.35am: A Lake Macquarie woman whose ‘‘aggressive’’ breast cancer spread to various parts of her body including her spine and lungs credits her remarkable recovery to cannabis oil. Read more
7.25am: In South Australia, the city of Port Pirie is gearing up for the annual Smelters Picnic. Check out a gallery of front pages here.
7.20am: The Bulldogs will take on South Sydney in the NRL Grand Final after a gritty 18-12 win over the Panthers. Read more
7.15am: Ladies, get the tissues ready! It's done ... George Clooney is now a married man.
7.10am: Port Macquarie's Ben Howard has advanced to today's quarter-finals at the Subway Summer Surf Series at Bar Beach. Read more
7.00am: As fire tore through a Clarke Street furniture store on Saturday morning an occupant of the upstairs apartment was forced to jump from the first floor to escape the blaze. Read more
6.50am: Total fire bans have been declared across for the southern and eastern regions of Tasmania, the earliest a ban has been declared in the state. Read more
6.45am: Leeanne Fenwick was in tears, her husband, Dave, was gutted and their family home left in a shambles when a builder walked out on renovation work, which was supposed to see the Glendale couple into retirement. Read more
► Three years after a corruption inquiry uncovered criminal links between an illegal brothel and a Sydney council, a parlour is again operating from the premises. Read more
► Keiran Loveridge, the youth who killed Sydney teenager Thomas Kelly with a single, savage punch to the head, has taken his case to the High Court, arguing his sentence should not have been doubled on appeal. Read more
► A 15-year-old asylum seeker girl believed to have attempted self-harm has been evacuated to Australia from the Nauru detention centre, the government confirmed on Saturday, as it drew strong criticism for its freshly signed Cambodian refugee deal, designed to offer sanctuary to asylum seekers currently on Nauru. Read more
► Sydney property owners are being threatened with fines of more than $1 million for renting out rooms in their homes through short-term accommodation sites such as Airbnb. Read more
► A coalition of 21 organisations working to promote human rights in Cambodia described Australia's refugee deal as a cynical attempt to place refugees who had already suffered persecution in their home countries into further hardship. Read more
► It must have been a faintly chilling moment for Barack Obama. He had spent half the week talking up the Iraqi government as responsive and inclusive, mature enough to sustain the international alliance growing to fight militants of the Islamic State. Then came those bizarre press comments. Read more
It has been 19 years since the Creswick 1st Scout Group has had a Queen's Scout, the Scouting movement's highest youth award.
But be prepared for more to follow Padraig Doyle's example. Read more
