Round 10 of the Hostplus Cup is set to deliver some blockbuster matches, as teams look to up the ante with the halfway point of the season approaching. The Ipswich Jets and Mackay Cutters are still hunting for their first wins of the season – taking on the Tweed Seagulls and Redcliffe Dolphins respectively – … [Read more…]
THE city’s streets will be awash with all things retro from today until next weekend with the return of the award-winning Ballarat Heritage Festival. Past-century clothing and vintage vehicles will decorate the region with events aimed at placing attendees in eras long gone. The 10-day event is being hosted by the City of Ballarat as … [Read more…]
MAX Holmes is one youngster in the AFL we’re not talking about enough. That’s the belief of former Western Bulldogs captain Brad Johnson, who says Holmes’ influence on games is flying under the radar. The 20-year-old missed the 2022 grand final in heartbreaking circumstances after breaking into Geelong’s best 22 but has continued the form … [Read more…]
International trotting star Ecurie D (1:49.2, $1,516,807), who beat the best trotters in commission in Europe and North America, will be available to Australian and New Zealand harness racing breeders this season. Ecurie D A striking individual in every respect, Ecurie D’s frozen semen will be available through Pat Driscoll’s Haras Des Trotteurs. Foaled in Denmark … [Read more…]
Events of last winter leave trainer Danny O’Brien confident his charge Treporti can handle a stiff class rise at Flemington on Saturday. Treporti won a Benchmark 70 race at Bendigo on April 1 but circumstances compelled O’Brien to test the four-year-old at Benchmark 90 level in Saturday’s 3AW Sprint (1100m). Treporti was scheduled to contest … [Read more…]
The 2023 inner, “Bush Track – Bottom Pond” by Lesley Sykes. A work praised by Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Mayor Kenrick Winchester for its “quality of light” has won the $5000 QPRC Acquisitive Art Awards, it was announced on Wednesday night, at The Q. The winning acrylic painting, “Bush Track – Bottom Pond” is by Lesley … [Read more…]
Bendigo, a city known for its rich culinary culture and enthusiastic home cooks, is about to experience a culinary shake-up with the arrival of Atlas Weekly, a Melbourne-born meal kit company. This popular brand has been gaining traction across metropolitan suburbs for its promise to introduce urban dwellers to new cuisines and cooking techniques. Now, … [Read more…]
It’s one thing to meet the future King and Queen, it is another thing entirely to meet a true Australian legend; one who has contributed so greatly to the nation’s cultural fabric. That was not the highlight, though. The highlight was that my husband and I met Ken Done. Done is, in my humble opinion, … [Read more…]
At last night’s QPRC and Bendigo Bank 2023 Art Awards exhibition opening, eight exceptional local artists were recognised from a talented pool of 63 artists vying for the awards. Taking home the $5,000 Major Acquisitive Award was Lesley Sykes, whose work Bush Track – Bottom Pond most caught the eye of the three independent judges. … [Read more…]
Bendigo United Brass recently performed in Rochester in Victoria to help boost the spirits of a community recovering from devasting floods. Bendigo United Brass (BUB) recently took to the stage to perform a free concert in the township of Rochester in the Australian state of Victoria as the local community slowly recovers from the effects … [Read more…]