Bendigo

A COUPLE is celebrating an unexpected Christmas surprise in Bendigo. Mildura's Justin and Kayla Hamence have welcomed their newest child early following an emergency airlift south for the delivery of Baby Noah at 32 weeks and four days.

QantasLink services between Bendigo and Sydney on Christmas Eve were cancelled, with low passenger numbers believed to have been the cause. An outbreak of COVID-19 in New South Wales and the associated travel restrictions Victoria has imposed are understood to account for the drop in service use.

PLANNING for parades as part of the 150th Bendigo Easter Fair is going "full steam ahead", the city's tourism and major events manager says. It comes despite a 12-month hiatus for Ballarat's Begonia Festival Parade,

National Basketball League giant Melbourne United will play its first three home games of the upcoming season at Bendigo Stadium, starting with the blockbuster clash with crosstown rival South East Melbourne Phoenix on January 10.

In what's been a year of interruptions, the Bendigo Eaglehawk Badminton Association has made the most of its little time on the court and is happy to wrap

Before Melbourne becomes home to 30 NBL games in 30 days Bendigo will be the home court for Melbourne United. Shout out of John Cain Arena (formally Melbourne Arena) because of Australian Open preparations in January,

The recent sale of two multimillion dollar commercial properties in Bendigo's central business district demonstrates confidence in the local market, according to two commercial property agents. Tweed Sutherland First National commercial industrial manager Tom Harrop said buyer interest has been from Bendigo and afar.

CURIOUSLY-NAMED veteran I'm Easy Boys and a syndicate of first-time owners are chasing a fairy tale Group 1 victory in Saturday night's Sale Cup Final (650m). At start number 72, I'm Easy Boys will make his first appearance at Group 1 level in the Sale Cup …

THE City of Greater Bendigo has backed down on controversial plans to remove hundreds of trees along Crusoe Road after a dramatic 11 th hour intervention by environmental groups. It will try to introduce 80km/h speed limits along the road instead of …

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