A Traditional Fair – Bendigo Gala Parade
This weekend Bendigo hosts the annual Bendigo Easter Festival with events starting Good Friday. There will be multiple events staged in the city centre during the three day festival including bands, art and woodturning exhibitions, markets, performances in the parks, a torchlight procession and fireworks on Saturday and culminating on Sunday with the 145th Bendigo Gala Parade, which makes it the longest running festival in Australia. The Bendigo Gala Parade will begin at the Queen Elizabeth Oval part of View Read More…
Ballarat woman missing
Police have today appealed for public assistance in the disappearance of Ballarat woman Dianne Stevens. Dianne has not been seen since leaving her Brown Hill home on the morning of Friday November 6. Dianne was driving a green RAV 4 wagon with the registration plates TNA 323. Dianne is of Caucasian appearance with short brown hair and a solid build. As she has failed to attend appointments and her disappearance is out of character the Police and her family and friends are very Read More…
A Mother’s concern
It’s the year 2015 and the world is in chaos. Bombs. Suicide. Rape. Murder. All things that need explaining to your children. These issues soon enough steal their attention and they begin to ask questions. Just how do you explain to them that war is a prominent feature of life? What do you say? Ange Thomas of Bendigo, Mother to two intelligent and insightful teenage boys aged thirteen and fifteen, asks herself these questions everyday.
Free Community Christmas lunch
The All Seasons Hotel in Bendigo will again host a free Community Christmas lunch this year for the most vulnerable members of our community. New City of Greater Bendigo Mayor Cr Rod Fyffe is urging those who will be alone or in need of company to register now for the free lunch. ‘Christmas Day can be very stressful for some people especially those who do not have any family or friends to share the day with but they can come Read More…
Moonlight Market
A Moonlight Market was held in the Hargraves Mall from 5-9pm on Saturday November 21. The market was well patronised and there were long queues for food stalls. Some of the speciality food vans had come from Federation Square in Melbourne. There were also ice-cream stands. The stalls featured clothing, jewellery, candles, skin care products, dolls, handbags, food and TeePees, crafty creators, vintage finds and local business. There were musicians playing. They were in a separate roped off area and Read More…
Man Accuses Police of Planting Evidence
A Maiden Gully man appeared in the Bendigo Magistrates Court today on drugs and firearms charges. Wade Deverest, 24, of Belac Street, Maiden Gully, was arrested five weeks ago and charged with possession of an unregistered firearm and 28 grams of amphetamines. Mr Deverest’s defence counsel entered a plea of not guilty on her client’s behalf. The accused spoke only to confirm his name. He faces multiple charges in relation to the long-rifle found during the warranted search carried out Read More…
Ice Breaks Another Family
A family of four were evicted from their camping ground at the Bendigo Showgrounds this week. Francis McMahon and her three children had been living in a tent for the last three months. Now, they have nothing. Frankie uses Ice as often as she can. It’s her safety net. Her way of coping with the memories of her disastrous childhood in a violent home. Now, it’s taken nearly everything from her. With supervision orders in place from Community Services and Read More…
Ice Found During Routine Traffic Stop
Three people were arrested when police pulled over a car in Flora Hill early Tuesday morning. Twenty-five grams of the drug ‘Ice’ was found, along with a machete and a baseball bat, when the car was searched. Sergeant Mick McCrann of Bendigo Police said officers were alerted by the strange behaviour of the two men and one woman during a random traffic stop. George Fundell, 25, of Wantirna was charged with possession of trafficable amounts of a controlled substance, and Read More…
Mayor Cox to Stand Down
Bendigo Mayor Peter Cox has announced he will stand down as Mayor in November. The Councillor said the decision was based on tradition. Since the beginnings of the Sandhurst Municipal Council in 1856 Bendigo has had a new Mayor every twelve months. Cox said the Mayoral role had changed hands every year and that there was no reason for him to break the tradition. “There is a system in place where Mayors are elected for twelve months, and at the Read More…