Following a three-length romp at Bendigo on debut, the Rubick filly Outback Miss took the step up to city class in her stride with a dominant performance in the McCafe Hcp (1000m) at Caulfield. Ridden by Blake Shinn for Mick Price and Michael Kent (Jnr), Outback Miss camped on the speed set by the Spirit … [Read more…]
A PUBLIC art initiative has brought pockets of colour to the grey Ballarat Skate Park. Launched last week in line with World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the Art Across the Ages project has been produced by young and old creators, with the support of Ballarat Community Health. BCH arts and wellbeing coordinator Alisa Tanika-King said … [Read more…]
An incredible 20,000 patients have received lifesaving stroke care over the past decade thanks to the Victorian Stroke Telemedicine (VST) service, which has recently expanded to two new locations. Run by Ambulance Victoria (AV) and now operating across 20 regional hospitals throughout Victoria and Tasmania, VST allows clinicians to collaborate across organisational boundaries and provide … [Read more…]
AGIG’s Hydrogen Park Murray Valley development in Wodonga will raise Australia’s renewable hydrogen production to a new level. The 10MW Hydrogen Park Murray Valley development will initially blend hydrogen into the local natural gas network (Artist render) A renewable hydrogen project, promising production on a scale so far not achieved in Australia, has passed an … [Read more…]
A NEW book celebrating an almost four-decades-old Bendigo children’s choir was officially launched last Sunday. Sing Dream Belong – A History of the Bendigo Youth Choir was co-authored by the group’s founder Valerie Broad, and Mary Pomfret, and launched by Former State Premier and Federal Member for Bendigo, John Brumby. Broad said she hoped the … [Read more…]
WITH Plastic Free July on the horizon, next week’s offering in the Smart Living Ballarat free workshop series will be aimed at showing people how to cut down on using the material. The event is hosted by Ellen Burns who said the workshop will be all about alternatives to plastic. “We’ll be hearing from Adam … [Read more…]
People and Lifestyle Event helps connect the indigenous community Jun 23 2023Updated 1 hour ago A SHIELDS of Emotion Festival in Wangaratta at the weekend was a hit, highlighting connections and services for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community in the North East and Border regions. Event manager from Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Services … [Read more…]
AFTER a storied junior footballing career that nearly took him to the AFL, Bendigo’s Jamieson Sheahan played his first professional game of gridiron as a punter for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers last week. The eighth overall pick in the 2023 Canadian Football League global draft finished his first outing with three punts for 144 yards … [Read more…]
A GARDENING project started last year by Wendouree Primary School staff and students has received a boost thanks to their participation in an annual environmental challenge. The school community’s plans to plant a self-sustainable Miyawaki forest has netted them the winning prize in Alfredton Rotary Club’s 2023 Environmental Challenge. Having received the $700 prize last … [Read more…]
Peter Lampp is an experienced sports commentator and former sports editor based in Manawatū. OPINION: We’d have to assume next year’s messiah, Scott Robertson, would have selected Northcote’s finest, Shaun Stevenson, as a prime pick in his first All Blacks’ squad. Let’s just hope Razor, the All Blacks’ coach-elect, got straight on the blower and … [Read more…]