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Works strengthen heart of Bendigo
The Bendigo Library is an even better place to visit thanks to the launch of new bathroom facilities and extra meeting spaces. The $412,586 project was made possible thanks to grants…
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Local kid lit creators are on the case
Children’s author Hani Bruce has some serious insider knowledge on her target readership. Over the past two years, the Bendigo librarian has delivered more than 100 Storytimes to little book lovers.…
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New research awakens central Victoria’s Chinese past
In 1960, local artist Elizabeth Lund painted a quiet slice of life in Bridge Street. Despite the tired verandas and boarded-up facades, her painting shines with an intriguing glimpse of the…
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Author’s bright star celebrated in Loddon
Honours were rolled out at the historic Bridgewater Memorial Hall for one of the Loddon Valley’s most loved this month. Community, friends and family gathered to pay tribute to the late…
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A pilgrimage of words and wilder spaces
Tim Pilgrim almost didn’t write Wild by Design. The Newstead-based horticulturalist and 2026 Indie book of the Year winner was hesitant when Murdoch Books approached him with the idea a few…
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Dingee library lovers invited to click and collect
A new reserve and collect service will ensure Dingee’s book lovers can continue to access the full Goldfields Library collection. The service is moving from the historic railway station to the…
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Tribute event for Lorraine Marwood in her beloved Loddon Valley
A special event will pay tribute to the late Bendigo-based children’s author and poet, Lorraine Marwood, this October. Goldfields Libraries and Loddon Valley Arts Trail have teamed up to present The…
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Ilka Tampke on motherhood and the mountain
Ilka Tampke’s latest novel is sending out roots. It’s breaking ground and finding new readers for the Woodend-based author, both locally and out in the wild. “This book has made a…
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Time travelling with Miss Tanner
Mary Melis turns the Eze Glide compactus wheel and rolls back a portal to childhood. You may think the past lies in dreams. In photographs or games of old. But no.…
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Puzzling things begin at home for Castlemaine author Lorena Carrington
What do the big banana, the Sydney Opera House and the Castlemaine Library have in common? We think Lorena Carrington might get a kick out of us starting this story with…