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Man who assaulted his mother until she was unconscious pleads guilty

Man who assaulted his mother until she was unconscious pleads guilty

Tara Cosoleto

Narelle Jayne Byrne is standing for the Lockwood Ward in upcoming council elections. Picture: DARREN HOWE

Justice, community key for first-time council candidate

Elspeth Kernebone
1hr ago

COVID-19 testing in Bendigo. Picture: BRENDAN McCARTHY

BREAKINGNew COVID-19 cases continue to hover in mid-teens

Elspeth Kernebone
2hrs ago

A new joint venture brings together ACM and realestateview.com.au.

ACM joins forces with realestateview.com.au property portal

Joanne Crawford
2hrs ago

Missing teen Ashton Richardson might be in Bendigo area: police

Missing teen Ashton Richardson might be in Bendigo area: police

Chris Weir at a large project in Bridgewater several years ago. Picture: DARREN HOWE

Sustainability group locks in money for game-changing solar dream

Tom O'Callaghan

Flight Centre to close more stores, slash jobs

Flight Centre to close more stores, slash jobs

State members Jacinta Allan and Maree Edwards inspect a recently opened Golden Oaks room with Bendigo Health's Bob Cameron. Picture: DARREN HOWE

Govt backs final stage of Golden Oaks residential care upgrades

BDAC seeks to develop an early learning centre with a difference

Regional children more likely to be held on remand, new report shows

'You're never alone': First responders urged to speak up about mental health

Chesters seeks millions from Budget for Bendigo projects

Man who assaulted his mother until she was unconscious pleads guilty

Man who assaulted his mother until she was unconscious pleads guilty

Jye Eiffert has been remembered as a fun-loving boy and talented cricketer. Picture: NONI HYETT

FREETalented, fun, loved his mates: Jye Eiffert remembered

BDAC chief executive Raylene Harradine is excited about the proposed early learning centre, which will include spaces for maternal and child health services and a youth centre. Picture: DARREN HOWE

BDAC seeks to develop an early learning centre with a difference

Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre. Picture: DARREN HOWE

Regional children more likely to be held on remand, new report shows

BLITZ: The coronavirus Surveillance Testing Program will see the meat, poultry, seafood processing and aged care workforces, among others, submit for coronavirus testing. Picture: NONI HYETT

Bendigo Health at the ready as virus testing expands

TRACK FUN: Members of both the Rochester and Bendigo Kart Clubs hit the track for a day of racing on Sunday. Picture: JULIE GOLLEDGE

Podium finishes for Bendigo kart racers at combined club day | Video

Justice, community key for first-time council candidate

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BREAKINGNew COVID-19 cases continue to hover in mid-teens

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ACM joins forces with realestateview.com.au property portal

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No Mistaking Kyneton sprinter's talent

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Man who assaulted his mother until she was unconscious pleads guilty

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Missing teen Ashton Richardson might be in Bendigo area: police

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Australia Post is recruiting more than 4000 workers to help deliver parcels for Christmas.

Australia Post hiring for Christmas rush

2hrs ago

The 2020 incarnation of Ac/DC. Photo: AC/DC Instagram

AC/DC is back - reunited and ready to rock

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Scott Morrison and Jacinda Ardern have welcomed a travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand.

NZ travel to NSW, SA coming very soon: PM

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Scott Morrison has revealed the curious reason behind his affinity with the koala.

Scott Morrison finds cranky koalas amusing

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Former Queensland bikie Shane Bowden has been fined $750 for breaching coronavirus quarantine.

Ex-Qld bikie fined for quarantine breach

Robyn Wuth
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Queensland could still open its border to NSW at the end of October, health authorities say.

Queensland eases NSW border restriction

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Scott Morrison wants a quick end to the Port Botany stand off.

Get back to work, PM tells wharfies

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Melbourne house prices fell by a further 0.9 per cent in September.

Melbourne home prices a drag on the rest

Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics and Business Correspondent
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COVID-19 testing in Bendigo. Picture: BRENDAN McCARTHY

BREAKINGNew COVID-19 cases continue to hover in mid-teens

2hrs ago

Helen Reddy in 2017 at the Women's March and the most presidential thing about the first debate - the back drop.

DIGESTWoman who roared exits as two old men bicker

BLITZ: The coronavirus Surveillance Testing Program will see the meat, poultry, seafood processing and aged care workforces, among others, submit for coronavirus testing. Picture: NONI HYETT

Bendigo Health at the ready as virus testing expands

Women and older people were a growing share of welfare payments, before the pandemic struck.

JobSeeker goes to women and older people

Milestone: no more active COVID-19 cases in central Victoria

Milestone: no known active COVID-19 cases in central Victoria

Workplace testing expanded as regional cases remain at zero

UPDATEDWorkplace testing expanded as regional cases remain at zero

Nicholas Nakos
Elspeth Kernebone

Lifestyles of the rich and the COVIDiots

DIGESTLifestyles of the rich and the COVIDiots

Janine Graham

Testing in Greater Bendigo. Picture: BRENDAN MCCARTHY

Only one active COVID-19 case left in central Victoria

Tara Cosoleto

Mistake, ridden by John Allen, pushes through to win the Porter Plant BM64 Handicap at Ballarat on Wednesday. Picture: PAT SCALA/RACING PHOTOS

No Mistaking Kyneton sprinter's talent

KIERAN ILES

Bendigo trainer Jarrod Robinson and son Jasper with Mean Mister and The Wrangler at his Bendigo stable. Picture: KIERAN ILES

Jarrod Robinson: A young trainer on the rise | PHOTOS | VIDEO

KIERAN ILES

Port Adelaide will need to keep a close rein on Geelong's Tom Hawkins if it is to progress straight through to the preliminary final. Photo: Michael Dodge/Getty Images

OPINIONFeast of appetising match-ups on AFL finals menu

Rohan Connolly

Mistake, ridden by John Allen, pushes through to win the Porter Plant BM64 Handicap at Ballarat on Wednesday. Picture: PAT SCALA/RACING PHOTOS

No Mistaking Kyneton sprinter's talent

CHARITY DAY: Adam Baird, Julie Baird and Mick Taylor have been hard at work organising the Bendigo Golf Club's annual charity day to raise money for MND research. Picture: NONI HYETT

Bendigo Golf Club tees up to support motor neurone disease research

Anthony Pinda

United's Harry Whittle is the EVCA's reigning champion player.

18 one-day rounds, semis and grand final on same weekend, Twenty20 to continue for EVCA season

Luke West

Ride Dungog's Chloe Chick and other volunteers installed flow tracks down the hill at the Common. PHOTO: Marina Neil

LISTENWhy town booming its way through COVID

Ride Dungog's Chloe Chick and other volunteers installed flow tracks down the hill at the Common. PHOTO: Marina Neil

LISTENWhy town booming its way through COVID

Craig Hall, Sherry McArdle-English, Anne McGrath and Fred McGrath Weber and Paul Keir want certainty for the Majura Valley producers. PHOTO: Matt Loxton

LISTENIn their own words: The battle faced by the ACT's farmers

Craig Hall, Sherry McArdle-English, Anne McGrath and Fred McGrath Weber and Paul Keir want certainty for the Majura Valley producers. PHOTO: Matt Loxton

LISTENIn their own words: The battle faced by the ACT's farmers

Dimboola resident Tim Skyrme makes cigar box guitars out of recycled timber. PHOTO: Alex Darling

LISTENListen to why Dimboola is the escape you were looking for

Dimboola resident Tim Skyrme makes cigar box guitars out of recycled timber. PHOTO: Alex Darling

LISTENListen to why Dimboola is the escape you were looking for

Glamp with koalas at home in the gums

Glamp with koalas at home in the gums

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The NSW South Coast, where many Canberrans are expected to take a break during the school holidays. Picture: Jamila Toderas

Travel less risky when people take good COVID-19 habits with them, experts say

Jasper Lindell

Take a walk through the treetops. Picture: Supplied

Glamp with koalas at new home among the gumtrees

Explore Travel

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BIG MOVE: Matthew, Kim and Edwin Gordon moved from Melbourne to Maldon in September. They are one of many families to choose a country lifestyle over city living as a result of the pandemic.

COVID-19 pandemic sees city residents choosing country living

BIG MOVE: Matthew, Kim and Edwin Gordon moved from Melbourne to Maldon in September. They are one of many families to choose a country lifestyle over city living as a result of the pandemic.

COVID-19 pandemic sees city residents choosing country living

TOOLS DOWN: Keith Harris in the Bendigo Men's Shed before the second lockdown closed the sheds down. Picture: DARREN HOWE

Men's Sheds plan virtual celebration for National Men's Shed Week

TOOLS DOWN: Keith Harris in the Bendigo Men's Shed before the second lockdown closed the sheds down. Picture: DARREN HOWE

Men's Sheds plan virtual celebration for National Men's Shed Week

SHARING: The Bendigo Pre-School delivered nine packets of treats and pupcakes for the dogs at the Bendigo Animal Relief Centre. Picture: SUPPLIED

Bendigo Pre-School sets tails wagging at BARC with special donation

SHARING: The Bendigo Pre-School delivered nine packets of treats and pupcakes for the dogs at the Bendigo Animal Relief Centre. Picture: SUPPLIED

Bendigo Pre-School sets tails wagging at BARC with special donation

Tulip season in Bendigo, during Bendigo Blooms. Milah, Baxter and Zahli Reid. Picture: NONI HYETT

Celebrate the weekend with these 11 COVID-safe events

Astrid Michael

LOYAL PATRONS: The Theatre Royal will launch its membership drive in October. Tim Heath in the seats refurbished by the last drive. Picture: DARREN HOWE

Theatre Royal's membership drive returns to help further restoration

Chris Pedler

CALLED OFF: Bendigo comedian Ash Greblo and other organisers of the Bendigo Comedy Festival have been forced to cancel this year's event. Picture: DARREN HOWE

Laughter canned as Bendigo Comedy Festival calls off October event

Chris Pedler

Andrew Kotzur supplies the global agricultural, mining, plastics and feedlot markets with storage facilities. Photo: Supplied

Kotzur still pioneering advances in bulk storage 60 years on

Since 1924, Royal Far West (RFW) has been committed to connecting kids like Lucas living in rural and remote areas of Australia with the care they need. Names and images have been changed to protect privacy.

Helping country kids reach their full potential

Emma Brown

Experiencing debt in retirement? A reverse mortgage could help

Experiencing debt in retirement? A reverse mortgage could help

Andrew Kotzur supplies the global agricultural, mining, plastics and feedlot markets with storage facilities. Photo: Supplied

Kotzur still pioneering advances in bulk storage 60 years on

What are the principles of regenerative agriculture?

What are the principles of regenerative agriculture?

By Lorraine Gordon

Planning ahead: Marjorie Jones of Sydney is leaving a gift in her will to MS Ltd.

Australians demonstrate will-power during Include a Charity Week

Lending changes are a big boost

Lending changes are a big boost

Lending changes are a big boost

Lending changes are a big boost

Buying a new home versus buying an established one

Buying a new home versus buying an established one

Picture: NONI HYETT

HomeBuilder grant helps spur Bendigo land sales

Nicholas Nakos

CONVEYANCING: What you should know ahead of a sale. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Help to get all the results you need

Kirsty Horton

Period home boasting a beautiful renovation in a central location

Period home boasting a beautiful renovation in a central location

Cathy Matthews

HUMBLY ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF HIS MATES: Bob Smith with his World War II 75th anniversary commemorative medallion and certificate.

Soldier who came of age amid battlefields in New Guinea

HUMBLY ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF HIS MATES: Bob Smith with his World War II 75th anniversary commemorative medallion and certificate.

Soldier who came of age amid battlefields in New Guinea

COMFORT BELOW: Nurses in the Second World War in the Underground Hospital in Mount Isa.

Did 79 soldiers die of cyanide?

COMFORT BELOW: Nurses in the Second World War in the Underground Hospital in Mount Isa.

Did 79 soldiers die of cyanide?

SHOVELLING SNOW IN SYRIA: Members of the 2/3 Battalion clearing snow in 1942.

Tragic drowning of digger who fought the enemy in three countries

SHOVELLING SNOW IN SYRIA: Members of the 2/3 Battalion clearing snow in 1942.

Tragic drowning of digger who fought the enemy in three countries

Julie Scollary, retired MICA paramedic and Code 9 Foundation committee member, hopes people will take part in a fundraiser for the charity, which supports emergency service workers with PTSD and mental health issues. Picture: DARREN HOWE

'You're never alone': First responders urged to speak up about mental health

Natalie Croxon

GILBERT: DSH male, adult, MC#956000012143932, BR100938. Gilbert recently lost a leg after an accident. He needs a loving home where he can receive some TLC. Please call the shelter for more information or to book in for a visit. Mount Alexander Animal Welfare.

Need a new fur-friend? See these animals in our region's shelters | Photos

Astrid Michael

Arnold the dog with owner Lois Kirk. Arnold is a regular at Mercy Health Bethlehem Home for the Aged, delighting residents during a year of COVID-19 restrictions. Picture: NONI HYETT

GOOD NEWSArnold was as sick as, well, a dog. Then he visited a nursing home

Tom O'Callaghan

Julie Scollary, retired MICA paramedic and Code 9 Foundation committee member, hopes people will take part in a fundraiser for the charity, which supports emergency service workers with PTSD and mental health issues. Picture: DARREN HOWE

'You're never alone': First responders urged to speak up about mental health

CHAMPIONING CHANGE: Olivia Ford is doing a traineeship for a customer engagement qualification. The council's organising a webinar for businesses to learn more about employing people with disabilities. Picture: SUPPLIED

Businesses urged to champion change for inclusive workplaces

Australian Taxation Office

Scamwatch: ATO warns tax debt text, call is a scam

MOUNTAIN TOP: Despite restrictions on touring, Fanny Lumsden's career is on the rise since the release of her acclaimed alt-country pop crossover album Fallow in March.

Fanny Lumsden's year of fires, boom and frustration

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Mistake, ridden by John Allen, pushes through to win the Porter Plant BM64 Handicap at Ballarat on Wednesday. Picture: PAT SCALA/RACING PHOTOS

No Mistaking Kyneton sprinter's talent

Bendigo trainer Jarrod Robinson and son Jasper with Mean Mister and The Wrangler at his Bendigo stable. Picture: KIERAN ILES

Jarrod Robinson: A young trainer on the rise | PHOTOS | VIDEO

Helen Reddy in 2017 at the Women's March and the most presidential thing about the first debate - the back drop.

DIGESTWoman who roared exits as two old men bicker

One-year-old Cheeky

Cheeky the magpie sings along with ukulele class

Janene Carey

GILBERT: DSH male, adult, MC#956000012143932, BR100938. Gilbert recently lost a leg after an accident. He needs a loving home where he can receive some TLC. Please call the shelter for more information or to book in for a visit. Mount Alexander Animal Welfare.

Need a new fur-friend? See these animals in our region's shelters | Photos

Astrid Michael

Surin Beach. ridden by Declan Bates, wins the Pooles Accountants Maiden Plate at Swan Hill on Tuesday. Picture: BRENDAN McCARTHY/RACING PHOTOS

Fliedner gets double in Swan Hill | VIDEO

KIERAN ILES

Garry Graham on his family's Junortoun property with Heza Secret. Picture: KIERAN ILES

Graham's patience rewarded with Heza Secret | VIDEO

KIERAN ILES

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

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Your say | Letters to the Editor

Your say | Letters to the Editor

A day to celebrate the achievements and lives of our older citizens.

Spotlight on older Australians during International Day of Older Persons

Eileen Wood
1hr ago

PETER'S PITCH: Former cricketer Peter Taylor is spreading awareness about the dangers of non-melanoma skin cancers and is urging people to get regular skin checks.

Non-melanoma skin cancers kill four a day

Rowan Cowley
1hr ago

'Selection' of Jews on the ramp at Auschwitz-II-Birkenau in German-occupied Poland, May/June 1944, during the final phase of the Holocaust.

Holocaust: 'We rely on survivors to tell their stories'

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VENDORS: Hamish and father Stephen Gleeson, Orford, sold a pen of 10 heifers that made 444 cents a kilogram at Warrnambool on Friday. Photo by Alastair Dowie.

Victorian store markets extend the EYCI

Shan Goodwin
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WELCOME RAIN: Garvoc dairy farmer Joey Conheady says the season is shaping up to be the best he's seen since entering dairying in 2011.

'It's as good as it gets': La Nina prediction welcome to farmers as spring rain boosts confidence

Kimberley Price and Jackson Graham
2hrs ago

FURSTRATING TIMES: The frustration factor has been off the Richter scale, says VFF Grains president Ash Fraser.

New travel process calms border confusion

Andrew Miller

Hydrogen fuel cells seem more appealing for zero emissions than batteries. Photo: Shutterstock.

There's a better solution for electric vehicles than batteries

Sam Hollier

Insulation will help every single summer

Insulation will help every single summer

GOING UP: Climbing plants can bring so much to a garden.

Consider scaling the heights for practicality and design

John Gabriele