Beth Gibson

Former powerlifter Julie Loomes decided to go to TAFE to become a nurse and is now at university, after a positive experience recovering from a stroke in hospital.

Victorian police officer Alex Prestney was on duty the day his brother and four of their colleagues died in a horrific crash with an appalling aftermath. Now he's harnessing the passion he shared with his sibling to try and spare others the same pain.

A greenkeeper believes a large chuck of ice fell from the sky given how deeply it was indented in the ground, saying it’s the first time in 17 years in the industry he’s come across anything like it.

When my dad got sick I decided that if I was ever going to get married, I wanted him to be there so we went from organising a 130-guest wedding with all the trimmings to a tiny courtyard wedding for 11 people.  

More than 12,000 kilometres from the White Nile River in Africa, a Bendigo-based group brings together South Sudanese women from warring tribes.

As Australian literacy rates fall, academics are locked in a battle over how best to help young children master the ability to read, with some calling for a return to phonics instruction.

Large local employer Don KRC partners with a multicultural service to bolster its refugee and migrant workforce with specific workplace language training.

A Bendigo-based charity bike store is bucking the bike shortage trend, with plenty of bikes on hand for those in need.

Local support organisations say they have strengthened their systems considerably for the most vulnerable communities in central Victoria.

Organisers at the Bendigo Art Gallery say it marks an important moment as the first major survey of contemporary Indigenous fashion in the country.