The notorious Toe Tickler was released today on parole. Part of the conditions of parole is to wear 10 small electronic ankle bracelets on his fingers. The Toe Tickler terrorised Bendigo in the late '80s & early '90s. Over the course of 5 years, he...
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A 14-year-old boy from Long Gully learned a hard lesson on life when he found out he’s not as cool at martial arts as he thought he was. The teenager is a self-taught martial artist who received a 6th-degree black belt after watching the trailer...
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A local 'Magic: The Gathering' Player from Long Gully has been suspended for testing positive to three banned substances. 22-year-old Long Gullyan Bacardi McCooties was busted for doping during a card tournament. He tested positive for the performance enhancers. His parents issued a statement saying...
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One of Bendigo's biggest cold cases has finally been solved after 67 years. In 1952, Ted Scranton went missing on a school excursion to a goldmine located in North Bendigo. The then 15-year-old wandered off from the group but no one noticed he was missing until...
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Part of Bendigo was in lockdown last Friday after a local man was kept hostage by his boss. Police were called to a local business after the man, John Jenkins called Triple Zero. When police negotiators ask the boss what he wanted, he replied: "For John...
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A five-day undercover operation netted 54 arrests and removed 30 kgs of illegal chicken salt, during "Operation Salty Chips," Bendigo police said Thursday. Police received a tip-off after a high number of takeaway shops sprinkled chicken salt instead of regular salt. Law enforcement agents made 30...
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Bendigo Police have launched an investigation after skeletal remains of a reverse centaur were found in a secluded area at Lake Neangar yesterday. Someone reported stumbling across the remains in an area Thursday 3 p.m., Police said. The remains appeared to have been at the...
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A group of 20 teenagers were arrested for being polite in the Hargreaves Mall today. The kids aged between 13-18 were being sociable and polite when a citizens arrest was made. 86 year old Grandmother Martha Gertrude was disgusted by the incident "They are supposed to...
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An officer issued a warning to a dog yesterday for leaving her owner in her car while she played at the dog park, police said. Bendigo police responded about 6:32 pm to the dog park in California Gully for a report of a human locked...
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Police have discovered the smashed up paint cans on a crossing in Castlemaine to be the work of the notorious street artist Banksy. His works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world and now...
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