Columns

What constitutes a failure? Is having a go worth some sort of recognition or has our society morphed into a ‘winner takes all’ situation where losers outnumber winners? These are the questions I’ve been asking, and asked, after some recent media reports that i..

WHAT is celebrity? What defines a celebrity? That’s the question I was left asking myself after the Brownlow Medal on Monday night, and when I think about it, many other functions before it. A couple of weeks ago this column questioned the manner in which our news has fal..

LAST week’s column on the consideration or otherwise of the need to establish a Committee for Bendigo drew a strong response from readers, and while not all our feedback was positive, it was all welcome. Confirmation the board of Coliban Water has discussed the need for an advocacy gro..

The demise of the Bendigo Traders Association is a pivotal moment for business and advocacy in Greater Bendigo. But if Bendigo is fair dinkum about itself, this latest chapter in the BTA’s history should be seen as the opportunity to achieve something special, rather than celebrate som..

THIS week’s striking pink front and back pages of the Bendigo Weekly are a stark reminder that breast cancer is such a real and present danger in our community. The pink cause is also a show of support and encouragement for all those who have either battled cancer, or who has lost a lo..

The BP outlet in Condon Street, Kennington is another one who at times puts its fuel prices up a couple of days prior to a weekend then brings it back by the end of the weekend. If it was not for Apco service stations in Bendigo, we would be paying higher fuel prices. Well done Apco. The gove..