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Stay connected and informed with the latest updates from our vibrant community. Here, you’ll find our members’ podcasts and blogs, exclusive offers, upcoming events, and insightful articles. Join us in celebrating the achievements and initiatives of our members as we continue to grow and thrive together.
OUR MEMBERS' PODCASTS
Remarkable Regional Business
Interviewing Founders and CEOs of Australia’s most remarkable regionally based businesses.
You’ll hear about their company and what makes it so remarkable. You’ll also get an insight into their growth journey, the mistakes they made, and how they overcame some of their hardest challenges. Hosted by Caleb Maxwell, Director of Bendigo-based video marketing company Hebron Films, this podcast uncovers regional businesses that are rocking their industries and proves that great companies really can come from smaller places.
WORKIN' THE TRADE, LIVIN' THE LIFE!
Welcome to Ladies With Tradies Podcast, a raw and real-life stories of running a tradie business. Hosted by Josie Postlethwaite, Kate Muldoon and the vibrant and insightful coaches at Ladies With Tradies, this is your go-to source for no-nonsense advice, inspiring stories, and practical tips to help tradie business owners thrive.
Each episode, we bring you conversations with industry experts, successful tradie couples, and our own experienced coaches. Whether you’re looking to streamline your operations, balance work and family life, or simply get some motivation to push through the tough times, you’ll find it here.
Tune in, learn and discover how to transform your tradie business into a well-oiled machine that supports your dreams and delivers the lifestyle you desire. From goal-setting strategies to overcoming limiting habits, we cover it all with a touch of humor and a whole lot of heart.
Subscribe now and join our community of like-minded tradies committed to achieving unstoppable success!
Soul Care Bendigo's Podcast: NAKED
Soul Care Bendigo’s Podcast Naked, explores the depths of vulnerability, self-discovery, and empowerment with each episode. Through a series of raw and relatable life conversations, Gayle delves into how to make life a little bit easier.
Gayle also generates conversations with local guest speakers, on a range of life topics and challenges in a way that is humorous, engaging and heartfelt. This podcast is not to be missed and with a second season coming, you’ll want to jump in and catch up.
Are you a Be.Bendigo partner or member? Do you produce a local podcast?
Contact us to be featured and share your stories with our community!
BLOGS AND ARTICLES
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EXCLUSIVE OFFERS
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INITIATIVES
"Help me Mind my own business"
At Bendigo Community Health Services (BCHS), we are launching a community health survey to hear from adults (18 years and older) living in the Greater Bendigo area. The survey focuses on identifying the communities needs and motivations regarding healthy eating, active living and reducing smoking and vaping. The data collected will assist BCHS in the review and improvement to our currently delivered programs as well as allow us to develop new programs based up need.
COMMUNITY SURVEYS
Did your business partake in the previous campaign? Did you miss out?
Council is considering partnering with local business to reactivate the Love Your Local campaign in time for Christmas. But first we want to hear from you! We need business (especially retail and hospitality) to tell us what you liked about the previous versions of this campaign and how we could do things better. If you have some amazing ideas about improving visitation and increasing local spend for all the towns in Greater Bendigo, then we would love to hear from you!
Email edadmin@bendigo.vic.gov.au and let us know how we can make Christmas 2024 the best version of Love Your Local for all our businesses.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Thursday September 19 7:30pm
Laugh for Lifeline Comedy Gala Fundraiser Piano Bar Bendigo
Lifeline Loddon Mallee supports people struggling with their mental health.
What can some comedians in Bendigo do to help?
We can hold a fundraiser, and boost Bendigo’s positivity with laughter, while raising some funds.
Featuring Brett Blake (Comedy Festival Gala), Tommy Dassalo (Dum Dum Club), Robyn Reynolds (Run Robyn Run), Ash Greblo, Luke Morris, and many more.
Held at the Piano Bar, and supported by the Bendigo Comedy Festival, this will be a night of great acts, great laughs, with funds going to Life Line during the hello for Hope campaign.
It’ll be a special night to attend.
*** Tickets sold are general admission, and you buy a ticket here. To also reserve a table please contact Piano Bar, 0447 681 117.
ESE Match Funding
The heroes at ESE Consulting will be matching the first $2000 donated during Hello For Hope.
Sep 9th to 15th (week) Bendigo UFS Pharmacies
Hello for Hope cards will be available via a $1 or gold coin donation. The cards can be used to write your name or to share a message of support to those in our community. The cards will then be displayed within our BUFS stores. 100% of donations will be put towards the Hello for Hope cause!
OPPORTUNITIES AND GRANTS
Bendigo Bank - Heathcote & District and Nagambie Branch: Sponsorship Program
This program aims to support an event, activity, individual or organisation through the provision of money, goods or services.
The sponsorships typically provide a tangible benefit to both the recipient (which benefits through receiving material support) and the sponsor (which benefits via enhanced public image and access to a wider audience).
There are no set minimum or maximum funding limits.
Applicants must submit the sponsorship applications at least eight weeks before the event or activity is scheduled to allow it to be effectively activated/leveraged.
Submissions are now being accepted, and close at midnight 31 December 2024
The Victorian Aboriginal Business Investment Program provides grants to Aboriginal businesses to access resources that will help to sustain or grow their business.
The program aims to:
– provide access to capital, information and expertise
– improve the skills of owners and employees
– enable businesses to excel and compete effectively in their market
– support owners to retain, develop and expand their workforce.
Eligible businesses can access grants through two programs.
Applications close 6 September 2024.
Latest round of NAB Foundation Community Grants now open
Community groups throughout Australia are encouraged to apply for the latest round of NAB Foundation Community Grants. The program offers funding of up to $25,000 for local projects that help communities withstand and recover from natural disasters.
As part of NAB Foundation’s annual $1.2 million community grants program, this round supports community-led projects that provide:
- Training and planning – educational workshops, practical and strategic planning that help communities prepare for a natural disaster.
- Community recovery – programs to enhance community connection, resilience and wellbeing post-natural disaster.
- Environment and wildlife – restoration of damaged vegetation and habitat, and rehabilitation of injured wildlife.
- Equipment and infrastructure – tools, equipment and infrastructure improvements that help communities withstand natural disasters or recover in their aftermath
Community groups can apply online for the grants by 30 September, 2024, and do not need to be NAB customers to be eligible.
The Australian Government’s On Farm Connectivity Program is providing $33 million over 2 years from 2023–24 to 2024–25 to enable primary producers in agriculture, forestry and/or fisheries to take advantage of connected machinery and sensor technology.
This program is part of the Better Connectivity Plan for Regional and Rural Australia and aims to assist primary producers to take advantage of digital agribusiness solutions to boost productivity, improve safety and drive more sustainable farming practices.
The department is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from businesses that supply connectivity equipment to the agricultural sector and want to take part in Round 2 of the Program.
The EOI will establish a list of approved suppliers who will have the opportunity to sell on-farm connectivity solutions and related devices set out in the List of Eligible Equipment to eligible primary producers.
Eligible businesses wishing to be involved in Round 2 will need to submit an Expression of Interest application form by Sunday 29 September 2024 at 11:59pm (AEST). Late applications will not be accepted.
The 2024 GLOBE Community Grants, Small Business Grants and Scholarship program applications open Sunday 1 September and close on Sunday 13 October.
This program aims to provide financial support to Victorian LGBTIQA+ communities.
The program has three funding categories:
GLOBE Victoria Community Grants: $2,000 are available to support organisations and individuals who contribute to the Victorian LGBTIQ community. GLOBE Victoria Scholarship:
$1,000 are available to assist individuals in their education or early career stages.
GLOBE Victoria Small Business Grants:
$3,000 are available to help small businesses within the Victorian LGBTIQ community.
