Bendigo News

Church of Scientology has found a new home at the former Universal Nightclub. The church purchased the building for an undisclosed sum. Bendigo religious leaders joined together in front of town hall Monday morning to welcome Scientology into the city. "The Church of Scientology is...

Construction of Bendigo's GovHub has ground to a halt following the discovery of the remains of the council's self respect. In a written statement the construction manager Gerald McSwot said a project archaeologist found the remains were discovered Thursday morning about 10:30am during morning smoko....

An Eaglehawk woman is in hospital after an unfortunate smoking accident. The woman who was waiting for the bus at the time lit her morning cigarette. The small flame instantly engulfed her mask. Passerbyers were able to quickly extinguish the face fire by using water...

When Bacardi Phonesdead helped her six-year-old daughter set up her first marijuana stand over the weekend, she thought it would be a lesson in entrepreneurship and charity. “My daughter went online and decided she wanted to raise money for charity,” she said. But they got...

A grown adult in his 40's has revealed to his partner he still has nightmares involving the faceless doll from 90's kids show Lift Off. "EC", the notorious faceless, genderless doll, was supposed to represent "every child" but instead represented their nightmares. Hamilton Cunningham, 42...

After hearing Bendigo Council will not be turning off parking meters in December, Santa has added every councillor to his naughty list. "The only way for me to remove them from the naughty list is to turn off the parking meters" the jolly man said....

We continue with our last-minute coverage of local candidates. Gerald Shingles I'm 25 and a huge fan of wards. I've been in and out of hospital wards my entire life. My favourite ward is Burt Ward who played Robin in 60's Batman series. I have...

We continue with our last-minute coverage of local candidates. Virginia Bigsnax I was diagnosed at the age of 3 with Benjamin Button syndrome. I may look like I'm 10 but I'm actually 30 something. BBS has not stopped me from volunteering as a lacrosse coach...

Muffin Finsteine Hello, my name is Muffin Finestine. I’m 38 years of old and after six failed businesses I know what it takes to avoid a seventh. I aim to bring this slowly learnt skill to Council. It will be a promise to never invest...

Around the city of Bendigo statues have been putting on facemasks.   "It's now regulation. Some people don't realise this but the City of Bendigo employs people to stand as statues at various locations around town," said Isaac Skinner, 27, from the City of Greater...