An important message from the Bendigo council…fire havens…

TWONEW SITES DESIGNATED NEIGHBOURHOODSAFER PLACES Withthe bushfire season approaching the Greater Bendigo City Council has designatedtwo extra sites in Redesdale and Heathcote as Neighbourhood Safer Places -Places of Last Resort during a bushfire. Cityof Greater Bendigo Mayor Cr Rod Fyffe said the two extra sites located at HolyRosary Catholic School Heathcote and the Redesdale RecreationContinue reading “An important message from the Bendigo council…fire havens…”

Santas in Rosalind Park…

If you happen to be passing the Rotunda in Rosalind Park this morning at 11 and see a sea ofred and white, there is no need to rub your eyes, as this sight is not afigment of your imagination. It is a promotion for theforthcoming Variety Santa Fun Run in Bendigo which willcoincide with theContinue reading “Santas in Rosalind Park…”

Books I have reviewed for Magpies this year include:

The Bush Concert (2011) Helga Visser, 32pp, Omnibus Books,978 1 86291 886 3 $26.99 Hb.TheHeroes of the Kokoda Track (2011) Nicolas Brasch, Black Dog Books, 32 pp, 978 174303 134 7   Terry: Adventures of a Terek Sandpiper (2011) Anne Hamilton, ill. Sandra Temple,Wombat Books, (dist. Dennis Jones and Assoc.) 32 pp. 978 1 92 1633 30Continue reading “Books I have reviewed for Magpies this year include:”