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Another ripper day out there. And it's hump day!
Fog then sunny today, with a top of 19 degrees expected.
And bringing a little more beauty to your day - here's some stunning graffiti that is plastered around the world.
No reported delays on the Bendigo line today.
Mia Mia parents Cheri and David O'Connell are brave and inspiring people who convinced the Labor Party to push for the legalisation of medical marijuana, says Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews.
City of Greater Bendigo Mayor Barry Lyons, Cr Mark Weeragoda and chief executive Craig Niemann were the latest culprits to undergo the Ice Bucket Challenge.
The trio were soaked in icy water on Tuesday afternoon to raise awareness for motor neurone disease.
The Abbott government's pared-back broadband plan is three times more cost effective than Labor's ambitious scheme and would leave Australians $16 billion better off, according to the first independent cost-benefit analysis of the national broadband network. - The Age
Red Ribbon Rebellion Re-enactment
11am Rosalind Park
Wear a red ribbon and join with BHS & Chewton Domain members plus students
Free sausage sizzle
The Bendigo Evening View Club
Voice Interest Education of Women, Supporting The Smith Family, hold their meetings at The Bendigo Club Park Street Strathdale. This month there is a guest speaker from the RACV talking about elder drivers and reminding and reinforcing the road rules to everyone.
6.30pm for a 7 pm start for a meal ($22) and mixing with member for a get together and fun. Contact: Robyn on 54394275 or Cheryl on 54393892 for more details
Mother Goose
Nursery rhymes, stories, snacks and play, for children aged up to five years, parents, carers and family members. St Luke's provides this free service on Wednesdays from 9.30am to 11am.
Venue: Providence Court Community Facility, 12 Providence Court Long Gully, off Eaglehawk Road.
Contact: Jacquie on 0409 554 915.
1883 - The most powerful volcanic eruption ever recorded continues to blow apart Mount Krakatau in the Sunda Straits, Indonesia. Shock waves travel around the earth and tidal waves kill an estimated 36,000 people.
1890 - Perth GPO is officially opened.
1945 - US troops begin landing in Japan at end of World War II.
1954 - The first men cross the Arctic Circle's Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
1997 - Israel lifts a 28-day blockade of Bethlehem imposed after suicide bombings by Islamic militants in Jerusalem
2003 - Mars passes just 55.76 million kilometres from Earth in the closest such encounter since the Stone Age.
2013 - Australian journalist and former host of ABC's This Day Tonight current affairs program, Bill Peach, dies aged 78.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher (1770-1831)
Theodore Dreiser, US author (1871-1945)
Sir Donald Bradman, Australian cricketer (1908-2001)
Mark Webber, Australian Formula One racer (1976-)
Aaron Paul, American actor, Breaking Bad (1979-)
A noise woke me up this morning.
What was that?
The crack of dawn!
A brochette is another word for what?
What is prosciutto?
Which star of “The Perfect Storm” also starred in “The Thin Red Line”?
Warrumbungle is found in Australia, but what is it?
Which country established a record Test partnership of 624 runs in 2006?
Acorns are poisonous to humans (if eaten it can cause damage to your kidneys)
1. Kebab 2. Ham 3. George Clooney 4. National Park