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Bendigo's active Covid tally has jumped to 91, with 13 new cases added in the city yesterday. Fifteen of those people are currently in hospital with four in ICU. Surrounding shires fared a little better with just...

Staff and residents at Royal Freemasons Flora Hill are being tested after an aged care worker contracted Covid. The worker was last on site on October 14. Becoming unwell over the weekend. The aged care facility says...

New data shows Bendigo mums have missed out on an eye watering amount of superannuation. With no super paid on paid-parental-leave the tally of lost retirement savings over the last decade is close to $10 million. The...

The race is on to decide Bendigo's next mayor. Current mayor Jennifer Alden is putting herself forward again, but she's got some competition from current deputy Andrea Metcalf. Councillors will elect their next leader on November 9...

CHIRP Community Health's Covid testing team's risen to the challenge after an influx of locals to the site in Castlemaine. The location had 50- bookings for tests but over 150 people turned up throughout the day...

Mount Alexander Shire Council’s newest school crossing supervisor comes from a long-line of road safety enthusiasts. Caitriona Holmes is the third generation in their family to take on the role of school crossing supervisor, and is...

Seventy-one per cent of eligible locals in Greater Bendigo are now fully vaccinated against Covid. The latest figures show 94.4 per cent of residents have received at least one dose. Meantime, COVID testing reached capacity at the...

An overnight fire in pampas grass in Long Gully's being treated as suspicious. Fire crews were called to parkland off Empire Road just after midnight, fighting the flames before cotaining the blaze to an area around...

A massive expansion of the Bendigo Art Gallery has been given the green light by councillors. Council will contribute $3 million to the project with most of the remaining $25 million still to be found. The redevelopment...

At least three schools across greater Bendigo will close today after being exposed to the Covid virus. Catherine McAuley College will close both its campuses, St Peters Primary will shut after a student tested positive, as...