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Carmakers teaming up with Chinese brands
5+ hour, 22+ min ago (804+ words) The rise in popularity of Chinese cars has been so rapid it's left traditional car companies scrambling to keep up in technology and sales. So now it is a case of, if you can't beat them join them, with the…...
Is the car as we know it going extinct?
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (694+ words) When is a car no longer a car? That's a good question, as you'd initially think that a car needs four wheels, some seats and a steering wheel. Dig deeper and a car may only require three wheels, one seat…...
Tax changes see house prices fall in big cities, but what about in Bendigo?
7+ hour, 48+ min ago (453+ words) As Melbourne and Sydney record a drop in house prices, partly driven by tax changes, local agents are mixed on the impact to Bendigo buyers. Melbourne's median home prices fell one per cent in June among a nationwide drop of…...
Stallholders booked and buses offset parking woes for 30, 000 at sheep show
12+ hour, 26+ min ago (314+ words) The nation's premier sheep and wool show is back in 2026 - and it is even bigger this year with all stallholder spots snapped up and thousands of tickets already sold. The Bendigo-based Australian Sheep and Wool Show kicks off on Friday,…...
'Gratitude': permanent tribute unveiled for Bendigo's fundraising heroes
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (480+ words) Since arriving in Bendigo in March 2025, the da Vinci Xi surgical robot has transformed the lives of many patients. A total of 182 to date and rising. Even though the robot is based at St John of God Bendigo Hospital, a…...
'More could be saved': volunteers say wildlife rescue network ignored after fires
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (564+ words) Wildlife advocates have questioned whether trained rescue volunteers were appropriately called to fire grounds after the January fires, with one saying a key rescue network was "never deployed". Local advocates have said the Victorian Government's Wildlife Emergency Support Network (WESN),…...
'This is our home': deep roots and family's fresh food drives this IGA
13+ hour, 26+ min ago (408+ words) For Rochelle Andrew, taking over the management of the Maiden Gully IGA is a full-circle moment. Mrs Andrew got her first job at the supermarket when she was 15 while her mother spent time on the registers for a period of…...
'Watching like a hawk': servos on notice as fuel rises
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (495+ words) Service stations are on notice over any unwarranted price spikes as fuel costs at the bowser rise in the wake of tax relief measures being rolled back. A 32-cent per litre discount on petrol and diesel ended on Wednesday when…...
Export controls lifted on Anthropic's advanced AI model
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (543+ words) Anthropic says the US Commerce Department has lifted export controls on its Fable and Mythos AI models, less than three weeks after the company was ordered to "suspend access to its most advanced AI models over national security risks. Washington…...
Hyundai's answer to the MG4 detailed
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (450+ words) Hyundai's new budget electric hatchback has been fully unveiled in Europe, as it gears up to tackle its Chinese rivals Down Under next year." The Ioniq 3 will be Korea's answer to many of the budget favourites of the EV segment…...