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AFTER 172 house inspections and countless unsuccessful applications, 36-year-old Amanda Parker and her kids have signed the lease of a four-bedroom rental property in Huntly.Bendigo Advertiser, June 28, 2024 Read more ‘You are Enough’: Hope for end to housing struggles Amanda Parker’s disability pension and lack of a ‘rental ledger’ has seen the Bendigo mother … Continue reading
Bendigo Advertiser, May 25, 2024: Mandurang South resident Andrew Marks spent 45 years working in agricultural and rural banking, the last decade-and-a-half of it around the Bendigo region. It was an interesting and varied career, which he enjoyed. Then one morning a year ago he woke up having a stroke. It came “out of the … Continue reading
Korong Vale teenager Tyson Woodman was technically dead for 12 minutes last year. But one year on and thanks to the dedication of first responders, healthcare providers, family and friends, the 19-year-old – who is something of a local character – is fit enough to reunite with everyone involved in his miraculous recovery, and help … Continue reading
Popular actor and author William McInnes reckons growing up in Australia is “one of life’s lottery wins”. The devoted fan of the country’s colloquialisms as well as its places has written a new book, Yeah, Nah! A Celebration of Life and the Words that Make Us Who We Are, which he is touring central Victoria … Continue reading
Bendigo Advertiser, October 17, 2023: A Bendigo pharmacy is facing a $300,000 a year income cut linked to new dispensing rules, with once-free services now incurring charges as businesses bid to claw back their losses. In September, the federal government introduced changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to enable doctors to prescribe 60 days … Continue reading
Bendigo Advertiser, March 9, 2023: Wayne Porthouse is adamant the Stroke Association of Victoria’s Bendigo support centre saved his life. Mr Porthouse’s stroke was so severe that he was left unable to swallow, eat or drink, and before visiting the centre and joining the support group he had become seriously depressed. “When you’ve had a … Continue reading
Bendigo Advertiser, December 29 2022: Bendigo Health’s COVID-screening clinic has probably carried out close to a million tests over its three years of operation, nurse unit manager Veronica Steegs thinks, although it is impossible to know for certain. Staff have carried out 624,000 tests since January 2021 but due to a change of systems, data … Continue reading
Sean O’Farrell saved by Bendigo Health nurse Bec Fawcett after Lake Weeroona heart attack Bendigo Health emergency nurse Bec Fawcett was overcome with emotion when asked about the man whose life she saved at Lake Weeroona last month. Sean O’Farrell, who had a heart attack after a Saturday morning footy training session, is just 22. … Continue reading
Cremorne residents have been anxiously awaiting news about the Cherry Tree Hotel after the Balmain St building was put on the market with an asking price of $6.5 million. With its art deco facade, the pub may retain little of its original structure, but in its 166-year-old story it holds a rich history of the … Continue reading
Artist and restaurateur Mirka Mora left her mark on Melbourne with murals and mosaics, as well as helping lay the foundations of contemporary art in Australia. Her gallerist son William has curated a local tribute to his mother’s legacy. Inner East Review 6-12 April 2022 Read more
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