14+ hour, 19+ min ago   (325+ words) The Bendigo Maubisse Friendship Committee (BMFC) will celebrate its 20th anniversary next Friday evening with a special event to be attended by the ambassador of Timor-Leste to Australia, Inês Maria de Almeida. Former Bendigo resident Dr Kirsty Sword Gusmão, the founder…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (266+ words) Why multiculturalism is good for democracy is the focus of the inaugural Raffaello Carboni Lecture at the Eureka Centre on Tuesday 15 September. Part of International Day of Democracy celebrations, the talk will be delivered by Professor Frank Bongiorno. The lecture…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (321+ words) Tony Pasin MP with members of the Limestone Coast Prostate Cancer Support Group Tony Pasin’s 12th annual Big Aussie BBQ has raised $1,200 for Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. This year’s result takes the total raised over the past 12 years to well…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (487+ words) New and expecting fathers across NSW will be offered dedicated health and wellbeing checks under a new $1m pilot backed by the NSW Government. NSW Health will partner with men’s health charity Movember to trial the checks, which will focus on…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (442+ words) The Coalition is promising longer trains in Bendigo and potentially more train services if it wins November’s state election. The $1.7bn commitment would fund the purchase of 25 new trains on the Melton and Wyndham Vale lines, which would free up 25 three-car…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (442+ words) The Coalition is promising longer trains in Ballarat and potentially more train services if it wins November’s state election. The $1.7bn commitment would fund the purchase of 25 new trains on the Melton and Wyndham Vale lines, which would free up 25 three-car…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (437+ words) The Coalition wants more flexibility in childcare delivery outside metropolitan centres and is calling for submissions to a new Senate inquiry. Wannon Liberal federal member Dan Tehan and shadow minister for choice in childcare and early learning Matt O’Sullivan discussed…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (450+ words) Passenger trains could return between Geelong and Bannockburn for the first time in almost 50 years under a joint push from two fast-growing councils. The City of Greater Geelong and Golden Plains Shire are calling for bipartisan support to restore passenger…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (466+ words) The Tweed’s growing need for better indoor sports and aquatic facilities is being weighed against the significant cost of delivering them, with the council backing a staged approach to the project. A new feasibility study found the Tweed’s population is…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (592+ words) The future of thousands of homes planned for Geelong’s west is uncertain after the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) labelled development costs for the Creamery Road precinct “unworkable”. The Creamery Road precinct structure plan (PSP) is the first proposed…...