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Fancy yourself as a bit of a funny bugger? Then the 2012 Class Clowns Competition could be your ticket to tickling ribs. Bendigo teenagers in Years 9 12, or between the ages of 14 and 18, who like to be the centre of attention, can enter the nation-wide search for Australia’s funniest ..

The Spicks and Specks team announced that their TV show would end last year. However their final goodbye was said this year, when their national Spicks and Speck-Tacular stage show returned to their hometown of Melbourne. The Plenary (Melbourne Convent..

Clairy Browne wears her heart on her sultry sleeve. “I’m definitely a woman of heartbreak,” Browne admits, the leading lady of nine piece the Bangin’ Rackettes, whose rich layers of northern soul, jump blues, doo-wop, ska and gospel, are winning a “shit tonne o..

THE Summer in the Parks music series continues tonight in the Canterbury Gardens, Eaglehawk with performances by local up-and-coming young artists. Luke Owens, Callum Wheeler, Cassie Ward, and local band Adalai will perform in the gardens from 7pm to 9pm. Local singer songwriter Luke O..

James Walker NEWSTEAD for the most of the year is a small, vibrant country town. Around Australia Day, from January 26 to 29, it is hosting a smorgasbord of music, in the pubs, in the churches, at the footy ground and in the Community Centre. International artists and local talent ..

Bendigo music fans and talented local designers should get excited as Groovin the Moo draws near. The festival will return to Bendigo’s Prince of Wales Showgrounds on May 5, and GTM promoter Steve Halpin said he was looking forward to bringing the tunes back to Bendigo in..

Bendigo’s Dragon City Derby Dolls gave the Byron Bay Rollers a derby lesson in destruction, easily winning their clash 122 to 77 at Puckhandler’s Stadium in Reservoir, Melbourne on Saturday. Although a magnificent team effort, special mention goes to Invader Zoom in..

The local roller derby revolution continues to roll on as Bendigo’s Dragon City Derby Dolls clash with the Byron Bay Rollers this Saturday night in a derby double header in Reservoir, Melbourne. The Collide-A-Scope Roller Derby will also feature the debut bout between Nor..

By Jayden Edwards “This isn’t in the show, but let’s f***ing do it anyway,” Wil Anderson said. Whether it was just one of those things comedians say every night, or totally legitimate, it drew in a packed Theatre Royal last Friday night. ..

With the Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival less than a month away, MICK GRIFFIN features some of the artists who are sure to turn heads at the festival over November 25, 26 and 27.... JACOB MCGUFFIE: Melbourne based, Bendigo bred musician Jacob McGuffie is an exceptional t..

ACCORDING to funny-man Wil Anderson, content is not always king. The method behind your madness is the key. Currently on a national stand up tour (Man vs Wil), while hosting the ABC’s most popular show, The Gruen Transfer, Anderson must be hard pressed to ..

As a comic, Anderson admits he’s getting closer to what some comedians might call the comfort zone. “Don’t get me wrong, some gigs are better than other gigs, but by the time you get this far into a tour, every joke works,” Anderson laughs. &ld..

By Nuhtaya Johnson Colourful children’s group The Mighty bUZZniks will perform in Hepburn Springs this Sunday for the first time. The bUZZniks consist of six members from an array of musical backgrounds. “A lot of them play in different adult bands..

JODIE J HILL is asking you to dress up, cough up and cut loose at her charity luncheon at the Elphinstone Hotel; you get to meet ABC radio’s Fiona Parker too. It’s all part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival and is set to raise funds for the Otis Foundation. ..

By JAYDEN EDWARDS Arj Barker has toured our great wide country enough to be declared an honorary Aussie. After a stellar run of sold out shows at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and fresh from his first ever regional New Zeal..

Comparison: it’s a great tool to use when shopping for breakfast cereal or weighing up mobile phone plans, but is it really valid when it comes to film? Gauging one movie against another is an imperfect science; judging two hours of on-screen action against a full-length novel ..

The Young Composers Concert, featuring compositions from talented students at Girton Grammar School, is on Thursday, September 22 at The Capital. The concert, involving the compositional debut of nine young composers who have written works as part of the VCE Music Style and Compo..

DUST off the tiaras ladies, Miss Country Girl Australia is back in Bendigo this weekend. The nation-wide model search will scan the rural and regional areas until a selection of national finalists are discovered to go to Sydney for the big final. With heats scheduled for this Saturday in..

What’s the appeal with Jar Jar Binks? Was that a sneaker I just saw in space? And why did George Lucas decide to make Greedo shoot first? These are the big questions that will no doubt be discussed at what should be Bendigo’s biggest ever meeting of Star Wars diehards thi..

Rueben Heenan and Brad Smit will spin tracks at mega summer dance festivals Stereosonic (December 3), and Summadayze (New Year’s Day) as DJ duo, Press Play. It’s a pretty big deal, with both festivals expected to draw well over 50,000 punters, although Heenan’s pretty chilled abo..