Bendigo News

When he was 5, Dagger Jones dreamed about going into space. This week his dream came true when he and his crew went into orbit in a bong shaped rocket. "It was hard to do any training as all the gyms and pubs were shut...

City of Greater Bendigo has announced it will install new musical toilets in the CBD. The $700,000 state of the art musical commodes will replace the ageing toilets originally installed during the gold rush. Covers recorded by Bendigo's own Clockwork Orange will serenade patrons as...

Eight months ago Bendigo Mum Rebecca Laminator bought her kids a Kmart inflatable kiddie pool to escape the heat. Next week she's chasing her first Olympic gold. "Due to covid all the pools were shut and the AOC was looking for members of the public...

Residents are demanding more road crossing options in the Kangaroo Flat CBD. Concerned Kangaroo Flatian Rebecca Wright said "Current lights are OK to get from Commonwealth Bank to the Kangaroo Flat Hotel, but how are we supposed to go from Domino's to the Windermere?" Nick...

"We've now got four service stations within 500 metres. It looks bloody ridiculous." Epsom resident Bob Gobb said. "How many times a week do they think I'm going to fill up?" Bendigo Council announced plans for ten more service stations along Midland Highway and White...

A local bin captain has enraged his entire street by purposely putting out the wrong bin. Jim Roberts told The Bendigo Standard  "I usually put out my bins first. I thought it would be hilarious to put the red and green bins out instead of...

Funko is releasing Bendigo's favourite son Bryan 'Cogho' Coghlan as a Pop! Vinyl.The Bendigo Standard got its hands on the first Mini-Cogho this week. The radio personality is wearing headphones and standing next to his German shepherd 'Fyffey', named after Rod Fyffe.Funko Marketing Manager Charlene...

Local IT consultant Frank Grossman was informed via email this week that he was a year behind in social club donations. Social club Treasurer Sharon Knox said "Casual Dress is $2 a week. He owes $92 in casual dress back pay, sans annual and sick...

Bendigo's newest millionaire has told The Bendigo Standard he plans to fix Hargreaves Mall himself. The builder and lucky duck said "The refurbishment 10 years ago cost $4 million. I thought 'bugger it', I reckon I could fix it myself for half of that." When...

Local guitarist Bobby "Fat Fingers" Jenkins is excited as a pig in a blanket to start busking again after another lockdown is lifted tonight. "I've been busking outside of Coles in the CBD for 22 years so this is like an encore. Mr Jenkins said....