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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
Discover The Podcast, a space where we embrace life’s challenges, explore raw truths, and uncover the beauty in our imperfections. Through heartfelt storytelling and thought-provoking reflections, Gayle Wilson takes you on a journey to reconnect with yourself, navigate life’s complexities, and find joy in the unexpected. With quick, sharp episodes packed with insight and warmth, The Podcast is your companion for real, relatable, and uplifting conversations.
Beyond the Farm Gate
Beyond the Farm Gate is a show where we shine a light on great Australian stories in agriculture. On the show, you’ll hear from farmers who’ve survived challenges like fire, flood and drought; farmers who run innovative and unique agribusinesses; and farmers who are balancing work and family in rural Australia. You’ll be inspired hearing their stories and pick-up some insights along the way.
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
EXCLUSIVE OFFERS
If you are a Be.Bendigo partner or member and would like to promote an exclusive offer, please contact us.
COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES
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Bendigo Community Health Services
Join Our Board and Make a Difference in Your Community
Golden City Support Services (GCSS) is a trusted local provider of disability supports and services across Bendigo, Echuca, Castlemaine, and Gisborne.
We’re seeking passionate and skilled individuals to join our Board of Directors. If you have expertise in finance, clinical leadership, governance, or community services, this is an opportunity to use your skills to create meaningful impact in the lives of people with disabilities.
As a Board Member, you’ll play a vital role in shaping the future of our organisation. These are voluntary positions that involve attending in-person board meetings in Bendigo eight times a year.
If you’re ready to contribute your knowledge and leadership to a small yet impactful organisation, we’d love to hear from you.
For a confidential discussion, please contact:
Board Chair – Dru Marsh – Dru.Marsh@gcss.org.au
CEO – Natasha Williams – Natasha.Williams@gcss.org.au
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
This action-packed day includes networking opportunities, delicious food, and plenty of actionable advice to help you grow your small business in the digital world. Don’t miss out on this unforgettable event! Limited tickets are on sale now.
The Wands is a set of five large-scale wooden sculptures that will be exhibited for three days next month at the historic Beehive Building, before each is relocated to a different part of Bendigo as a ‘walking pilgrimage’ experience.
The works are connected both materially and energetically, symbolizing the stages of life from the zygote to transcendence. They represent a profound personal and spiritual exploration, rooted in his response to his mother’s passing and his meditative approach to art. Wrigley’s work is supported in collaboration with Kelly Hartland and Aimee Chapman – Hartland contributing words and rubbings and Chapman creating sound works, extending the visitor experience.
Ben Wrigley is an award-winning artist known for his landscape and architecture works as well as photography-related art installations such as the one for the Ballarat International Foto Biennale (2015). He is also an entrepreneur and creator of the phone app Fotoji – which brings interactive tutorials, mentoring and community support to students of photography
THE BALGOWNIE GRAPE STOMP – Saturday 15th March
Step into the vineyard, roll up your sleeves, and get ready for an unforgettable hands-on winemaking experience at Balgownie Bendigo. This is your chance to be part of a time-honoured tradition—harvesting grapes and stomping them barefoot, just as generations of winemakers have done before.
The day begins at 10:30am with a coffee and croissant before our winery team takes you into the vineyard to hand-pick our prized Shiraz grapes. After a morning among the vines, settle in for a grazing-style lunch on the deck, paired with a glass of estate wine.
Then comes the main event—the Stomp. Kick off your shoes, step into the barrel, and feel the grapes beneath your feet as you help craft the next vintage. It’s messy, it’s lively, and it’s an experience you won’t forget.
To mark the occasion, every guest will receive a keepsake bottle of the 2025 Shiraz, delivered once bottled in 2026.
With Balgownie Bendigo’s final events fast approaching, don’t miss your chance to take part in one of the last great celebrations at this historic estate.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY EVENTS
OPPORTUNITIES AND GRANTS
The City of Greater Bendigo, as Australia’s first UNESCO Creative City and Region of Gastronomy, is seeking Expressions of Interest from experienced event organisers to develop a major gastronomy festival for the region from 2026 and beyond.
The EOI also includes the development of a smaller gastronomy event in 2025. If you are interested in seeing the EOI festival scope document, please contact Michelle Symes michelle.symes@bendigo.vic.gov.au
Applicants must register and submit their proposal through Council’s Vendor Panel marketplace by 24 March 2025. If you are not registered on Vendor Panel, please apply via the following link below.
The Qantas Regional Grants program offers a unique opportunity for small and medium businesses in regional Australia involved in community-based projects.
Designed to foster growth, innovation, and community impact, these grants can provide financial assistance, Qantas flights, and marketing exposure to help businesses expand their reach and achieve their goals.
Whether you need funding to develop a new product, enhance tourism offerings, or invest in sustainability initiatives, this program can be the boost your business needs to thrive in regional Australia.
Applications are open for a limited time, so don’t miss the chance to gain valuable resources and take your regional business to new heights with Qantas’ support.