Rochester News

Make a day of it at botanic gardens

THE City of Greater Bendigo and Botanic Gardens Australia and New Zealand (BGANZ) are celebrating 2019 Botanic Gardens Day with a special open day event at the Bendigo Botanic Gardens, White Hills between 11am and 2pm on Sunday, May 26.

Vanessa Wiltshire

City seeks rural voices to give advice to council

THE City of Greater Bendigo is calling for residents to express their interest in joining the Greater Bendigo Rural Communities Committee.

McIvor Times

City seeks rural voices to give advice to council

THE City of Greater Bendigo is calling for residents to express their interest in joining the Greater Bendigo Rural Communities Committee.

McIvor Times

Budding winemaker lands scholarship

HEATHCOTE’S Tom Dando has been awarded the inaugural Heathcote and District Community Bank Rural Scholarship.

McIvor Times

Neighbourhood House takes home an award

PYALONG Neighbourhood House was recognised for its service at the recent Neighbourhood Houses Victoria annual state conference earlier this month.

Vanessa Wiltshire

$2m injection for Victorian wineries

THE state government is backing Victoria’s world-class wine industry, with a grants program to support the growth of the state’s wineries, increase visitors to wine regions, boost exports and support local jobs.

McIvor Times

WOW, we sure are grateful

TODAY is Wear Orange Wednesday (WOW) Day, a national day of thanks for the many Victoria State Emergency Services (VICSES) volunteers who support their local communities during flood, storm, landslide, road rescue, search and rescue, and more. VICSES volunteers responded to more than 31,000 requests for assistance last year, equalling a total of 302,623 operational hours.

McIvor Times

Chance to help kids

BUNBUNARIK Children’s Hub was visited by a delegation of Kiwanis members including their Australian governor, Bob Sitters, on April 17. Kiwanis International, of which the Australian operation and Bendigo branch are a part, was established in 1915 in the United States.

McIvor Times

Sheep and goats need electronic ID

AS LAMBING season gets underway in Victoria, producers are reminded of National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) sheep and goat requirements and encouraged to order their electronic NLIS tags ahead of marking.

Campaspe News

Bindi’s a beauty

BEAUTIFUL two-year-old Bindi is your typical greyhound — a 70km/h couch potato.

Campaspe News

Cash in with the best account at Bendigo Bank

BENDIGO Bank’s Student Account is aimed at helping students aged 12 years and over to be smart with their money.

Campaspe News

Transition is easy at grammar

MOAMA Anglican Grammar School is giving the next generation of students and parents a taste of what they have to offer.

Campaspe News

Hat-trick for Chesters

LISA Chesters has scored a victory in the federal election, returning for her third term as the member for Bendigo.

Vanessa Wiltshire

Variety is spice of life in Elmore

ELMORE Primary School is not one to do nothing.

Campaspe News

O’Brien calls for farm rate relief Opposition leader visits local farmers

VICTORIAN opposition leader Michael O’Brien met with farmers at Glenaroua last Wednesday to better understand the effects of drought.

Vanessa Wiltshire

Nurturing kids’ hearts and minds

OUR Lady of the Sacred Heart School (OLSH) is a community that is learning and living in the tradition of the OLSH spirit. Its motto is ‘May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be everywhere loved’, and with that in mind parents, teachers, students and the wider community work in partnership to provide a nurturing and innovative learning environment. All stakeholders are united for a common purpose.

Campaspe News

Mitchell campaign wins broad support

THE Mitchell Shire community has successfully rallied behind the mental health and freeway advocacy campaign. More than 1000 emails and postcards were sent to federal election candidates in the lead-up to Saturday’s federal election, across McEwen, Nicholls and Bendigo.

McIvor Times

School builds on green dream

COLBINABBIN Primary School has been busily working hard to make the environment a more sustainable one and their efforts have finally been recognised.

Campaspe News