A COUPLE of Melbourne sports commentators were singing the praises of Bendigo on live radio Monday afternoon.
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They spoke of how fantastic the city and Queen Elizabeth Oval looked for Sunday’s NAB Challenge match between Carlton and Collingwood.
The conversation then moved to why Bendigo wasn’t used as a back up venue for major cricket matches such as this weekend's Sheffield Shield final which sees Victoria forced to play in Hobart because suitable Melbourne venues are booked out.
Great opportunities to show off why our city is so special.
Right there is the value of promoting our city. Suddenly we’re in conversations for high profile events and that’s a huge vote of confidence in our city and should get people thinking about future possibilities.
The region has been enjoying a purple patch of promotion and let’s hope that results in other people seeing our value.
Our city looked fantastic on the Today Show earlier this month.
It come up a treat on the coverage of Sunday's AFL match.
This week's Festival of Cultures has drawn plenty of visitors as has the Castlemaine State Festival.
Great opportunities to show off why our city is so special.
Rod Case, editor