Bendigo News

After a handful of Covid-19 cases in Bendigo, a local organisation has urged Melbournians to stay away from Bendigo. Anton McCrawl from the Melbourne OUT! group said "These people are coming to Bendigo shops and bringing that Melbourne virus with them. 170 years ago people came...

"A bird pooed in my hair and I don't know where to clean," said Albert Hooper, 27, from Kangaroo Flat. The City of Greater Bendigo Council have recommended the closure of the Golden Square Aquatic Centre again. "Sometimes I use the creek for a scrub,...

Comments following Tim Reuben's departure from Hit FM Bendigo indicate the real reason for the popular presenter's move off air. "It's 5G," said @NufftyNuff on Twitter. Following years of havoc on the Bendigo air-waves, such as colour runs, fashion walks, rap battles and stand-up comedy...

Missing the sights and smells of Sydney during the Coronavirus lockdown? Today, Bendigo Airport and Qantas began offering travellers the chance to do just that, with some 30 people eager to take a trip to nowhere. Passengers were still able to wait in line for...

Bendigo council announced this morning that anyone diagnosed with Covid-19 will be quarantined on that island at Lake Tom Thumb in Eaglehawk. "Patients will need to canoe themselves to the island and spend 14 days in the medical quarantine tent," a Bendigo Council spokesperson said....

Lockdown restrictions are easing as the Victorian Premier, Dan Andrews, announces that up to five people can visit a house. "So that's Bec and Steve, and Gill and Tom, and.... and.... who else?" questioned Bendigo social butterfly Rosa Perks, 32, of Quarry Hill. Rubbing their...

"You see you jump there, and skip there, and move over there, then hop back to here, and that's if you land on a purple," said Rudy Davis, 6, of Strathdale. Chalk games on footpaths have changed a lot since the time before isolation. "Oh...

"Used to root there. Used to root there. Got a root in that pit. Snogged on behind that bush. So many memories," said Sam Taylor, 34, of Golden Square. Tired of being cooped up all day, Taylor walked up the hill, and the other hill,...

"...and then the image is just all Rodney Rude albums. What do you think?" said Luke. "I don't like Rodney Rude," said Craig. "That's the joke," said Luke. "What if we got a Bendigo celebrity like Cogho or something and make that an album cover,"...

"It's a great way to get to Ballarat, if you ever want to go to Ballarat, which you wouldn't, so that says something about Castlemaine," said Tim Harris, 52, of Kangaroo Flat. Amid social restrictions the night-life in Castlemaine has remained steady, with their late...