Central Victoria
Canberra, Adelaide post WNBL wins
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Canberra remain undefeated this season after notching an 84-74 win over Sydney at AIS Arena on Friday night.
Inquiry has given up on the Coorong, Greens say
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The Greens have accused members of a Senate inquiry into the Coorong and lower lakes of giving up.
Coorong inquiry impresses irrigators
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Irrigators are happy a Senate report into the Coorong and lower lakes recommends lifting barriers to trading water.
Coorong inquiry backs Government buyback line
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Senate inquiry into saving SA's Coorong region has backed the Federal Govt's stance.
Upgrade for historic conservatory building
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Bendigo's historic conservatory building has been given a $200,000 facelift.
Grim water forecast for northern Victoria
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The Victorian Government has released a 50 year water plan for the state's north.
Call for more nurses as Bendigo Hospital expands
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Increasing demand for services at the Bendigo Hospital in central Victoria has sparked a call more nurses.
Thieves target school fruit garden
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Students at the Eaglehawk Primary School are disappointed and angry their prized fruit garden was stolen during the school holidays.
Angry farmers urged to lodge rate rise objections
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Farmers in the Loddon Shire who are angry about rises in their municipal rates, are being urged to lodge objections.
Gibbons backs banks passing on rate cut
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The federal Member for Bendigo, Steve Gibbons, says the big banks have acted responsibly in passing on 80 per cent of the Reserve Bank's one percentage point interest rate cut.
Son faces court accused of torching mum's home
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A central Victorian man is facing court today, accused of burning down his mother's home two years ago.
Truckie escapes burning rig
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A 68-year-old man escaped from the burning cabin of his truck after a crash on the Calder Highway, north west of Bendigo, yesterday afternoon.
Bendigo bank determining rate relief
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The Bendigo and Adelaide Bank says it is working out how much of the official interest rate cut it will pass on to borrowers.
BMX unrest sparks police warning
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Bendigo police are urging people who are organising large public events to ensure the appropriate authorities are notified, after a BMX event got out-of-hand at the weekend.
Bendigo businesses going green
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Small Bendigo businesses are jumping on board a program to help the environment.
Services back on schedule after rail death
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Train services have returned to normal between Swan Hill and Bendigo, after a fatal crash at Bendigo yesterday.
Rail death delays train services
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Train services on the Swan Hill to Melbourne rail line have been disrupted by a fatal crash at Bendigo this morning.
Council condemns unsanctioned BMX event
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The Bendigo Council has condemned the violent behaviour of groups of people at a BMX event on the outskirts of Bendigo over the weekend.
Police air farm theft worries
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Victorian police are concerned about a continuing high rate of farm equipment thefts.
Seven arrested as Bendigo event turns violent
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Police are trying to find the organisers of a BMX event at Bendigo at the weekend which turned violent.
Thunder rolls Perth in WNBL debut
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The Logan Thunder opened their inaugural WNBL season with a convincing 96-74 victory over Perth Lynx on Saturday night, sending a clear message to its competition that the new team in town is a force to be reckoned with.
Doctor fined over Health Insurance Commission fraud
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A doctor from Bendigo, in central Victoria, has been convicted and fined for defrauding the Commonwealth.
Opposition casts doubt over Bendigo lockout
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The Victorian Opposition says police figures on the Bendigo CBD lockout show assaults have shifted from the streets to inside late-night venues.
Memorial service for missing Bendigo man
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Family and friends will reflect on the life of a missing Bendigo man at a special service tomorrow.
Thieves target farm fertiliser
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Police are investigating the theft of fertiliser from a north-west Victorian almond farm.
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