Hoon Hits the Skids
An eighteen year old Bendigo man has plead guilty in Bendigo Magstrates Court on Monday, charged with careless driving and drink driving. In July the man, driving his grandmothers car, crashed while trying to do a burnout at a set of traffic lights. He lost control and hit a parked car before fleeing from witnesses on foot. He appeared in Bendigo police station with his parents later that day, recording a blood alcohol reading of 0.036. The case was adjourned Read More…
Refugees Seeking Asylum In Bendigo
A vote on whether or not to take part in the government’s Safe Haven Enterprise Visa program may see only a small number of refugees to Bendigo, says Mayor Peter Cox. The September 16th vote, if passed, will grant visas to asylum seekers who arrived in Australia prior to July 2013 and have passed health and security checks. A little over 9600 Safe Haven visas are expected to be issued, mainly to asylum seekers currently living in Melbourne who are Read More…
Zimbabwe lift hunting ban
Zimbabwe has lifted a series of restrictions on hunting only eleven days after the brutal slaying of Cecil the Lion. The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority announced in a statement on August 10 “The suspension of wildlife hunting in all other areas outside the parks estate has been lifted with immediate effect.”
Police a Comforting Presence as Protesters Face Off
BENDIGO, 29th August 2015 On Saturday afternoon anti-Islamic protesters, led by the United Patriots Front and Reclaim Australia, rallied in the centre of Bendigo, where they were met with a counter rally in support of the building of Bendigo’s first mosque. Police presence was palpable, with the town centre barricaded since Friday evening, and officers on horseback and on foot keeping the groups separated.
Family to face massive penalties but avoid gaol
A family which operated a dog breeding business described by the RSPCA as ‘’squalid, rancid and in an absolute state of neglect’’ looks set to avoid gaol despite making a reported $700, 000 from the mistreated animals. Pyramid Hill puppy farmers Dean Peace, 46, and his parents John and Phyllis Peace, both 75, of Cohuna, faced the second day of sentencing in the Bendigo Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 19 August where they pleaded guilty to over 240 combined charges.
The Great Bridgewater Crater Exposed
BRIDGEWATER, Tuesday, August 18, The mystery surrounding an object that crash-landed in Bridgewater two weeks ago has been revealed to be nothing but a dull, old parachute test. Rumours swirled when a crater containing circuit boards, computer chips and other electronics was found by the side of a highway two weeks ago by locals. But talk of UFO’s, meteorites or secret government experiments were discredited by Australian Skydive Bridgewater director Ralph Hamilton-Presgrave.
Kennington Man Fronts Court Accused of Woman’s Murder
Kennington, Tuesday 21 July, 2015 ustin Kain Ellard was remanded in Police Custody, accused of the murder of Kennington woman Jacinta Pompei. At midday he appeared in the Bendigo Magistrates Court via video link. He did not apply for bail. Police allege Ellard murdered 32-year-old Ms Pompei sometime between July 20 and 21 in a Mijuda Court unit. His Lawyer, Megan Aumair, said Mr Ellard was a diagnosed schizophrenic who was taking prescribed medication for the condition. She also said Read More…
End In Sight For Bendigo Mosque Debate
BENDIGO, Tuesday, July 28th, Rights For Bendigo Residents, a group opposed to the installation of a Mosque in Bendigo, had had its application for the removal of Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal judge Greg Garde and deputy president Mark Dwyer disqualified. The proposal for a Mosque in East Bendigo has been before VCAT since December of last year. On March 13 and 20 the Victorian government Solicitor’s Office requested a series of posts on the Rights For Bendigo Residents website be Read More…
Voice of Reason talks Marriage Equality
BENDIGO, Friday 31 July 2015. n Friday night, at the Goldfields Library in Bendigo, an open forum discussed the controversial issue of marriage equality, the redefining of the marriage act to include same sex relationships. The convenor and Voice of Reason founder, Samuel Tshisekedi, opened the discussion by asking: “Is it ever ok to look down on someone as a second class citizen for any reason, be it their religion, skin color etc.” The group responded with a resounding Read More…