A local man has a new lease on life after discovering a french fry in the Epsom McDonald's in the shape of a thumbs up. John Jeremy from Strath Heights said "I used to be a loser and now look at me. I'm a winner....
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Record sweltering weather conditions in Bendigo have seen a strong upswing in heat-related Valentines Day cards slogans. Local florist Bree Tael-Sales said, "Yaah, we’ve seen a lot of sales of, 'The Hottest Day On Record Was The One Where You Walked Into My Life'. Doing...
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A local woman has taken it upon herself to solely fund the completion of the Murphy Street/Strickland Road intersection. Sheryl, the grandmother of Bendigo Mayor Margaret O'Rourke will run a lamington drive in Hargreaves Mall for the next two weeks. "I've baked 50 dozen Lamingtons....
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The Bendigo Easter Fair Society announced today instead of 3 dragons in this year's Easter parade there will be one giant dragon centipede. Just like a regular human centipede, Sun Loong, Dai Gum Loong and Loong will be sewn together head to tail into a...
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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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Bendigo Mayor Margaret O'Rourke is contesting an infringement notice while parked outside of the council office in Lyttleton Terrace. The time limit for parking outside of the council office is 30 minutes. Cr O'Rourke's 1984 VH Commodore was parked for 32 minutes. "This is bull crap. I...
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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 new study released this week has shown that first-borns are safer drivers than their siblings. A year-long investigation by The Bendigo Standard shows younger siblings are more likely to drive like idiots and not know how to drive a manual. They are most likely to...
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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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A naked dance group from Ballarat has been blamed for yesterday's freak storm. Group leader Maven Trimmer said "We wanted to bless the people of Strathfieldsaye with our love, dancing and rain. We believe that if we shed our inhibitions and dance then Mother Nature...
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