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Adam Selwood
Adam Selwood (born 1 May 1984) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.
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Barry Mulcair
Barry Mulcair (born 1 October 1948) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the VFL.
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Billy Murdoch
William (Billy) Lloyd Murdoch (18 October 1854 – 18 February 1911) was an Australian cricketer, who captained the Australian team on tours to England in 1880, 1882 (when the Ashes legend was born), 1884 and 1890. Murdoch was born in Sandhurst (now Bendigo), Victoria, to Gilbert Murdoch and his wife Susanna née Fleigge.
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Bunney Brooke
Bunney Brooke (9 January 1921 , Bendigo, Victoria, Australia – 2 April 2000, Sydney, New South Wales) was an Australian actress best known for her television acting roles including the long-running role of Flo Patterson in soap opera Number 96 in the 1970s, and Vi Patchett in E Street in 1990.
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Carl Jess
Lieutenant General Sir Carl Herman Jess CB, CMG, CBE, DSO (16 February 1884 – 16 June 1948) was an Australian Army officer who served in World War I and World War II.
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Colin Sylvia
Colin Sylvia (born 8 November 1985) is an Australian rules footballer, currently playing with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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Colleen Hewett
Colleen Hewett (born 16 April 1950) is an Australian actress and popular singer. She is perhaps best known to international audiences for her minor role in the television series Prisoner as Sheila Brady.
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Don Blackie
Donald Dearness Blackie (5 April 1882 in Bendigo, Victoria – 18 April 1955 in South Melbourne) was an Australian Test cricketer who played only three Tests in the summer of 1928-29. At 46 years 253 days of age at the time of his Test debut, Blackie remains the oldest debutant in Australian Test cricket.
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Edward Heitmann
Edward Ernest Heitmann (3 June 1878 – 30 January 1934), Australian politician, was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1904 to 1917, then a member of the Australian House of Representatives until 1919.
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Faith Leech
Faith Yvonne Leech (born 31 March 1941 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia) is a former Australian freestyle swimmer who won gold in the 4 × 100 metres (m) freestyle relay and bronze in the 100 m freestyle at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.
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Frank McEncroe
Francis Gerard "Frank" McEncroe (11 October 1908 – 14 March 1979) was an Australian businessman. He is known for his invention of the Australian fast food phenomenon, the Chiko Roll.
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Geoffrey Watson
Geoffrey Stuart Watson (3 December 1921 – 3 January 1998) was an Australian statistician.
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Gilbert Dyett
Sir Gilbert Joseph Cullen Dyett CMG (23 June 189119 December 1964) was an Australian World War I veteran of the Gallipoli Campaign, who was President of the Returned and Services League of Australia for 27 years, from 1919 to 1946.
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Glen Saville
Glen Saville (born 17 January 1976, in Bendigo, Victoria) is an Australian professional basketball player, currently playing for the Wollongong Hawks in the Australasian National Basketball League.
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Graham Arthur
Graham Arthur is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Hush (band)
:For other meanings of this term, see the Hush disambiguation page.
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Ian Rilen
Ian William Rilen (12 August 1947 30 October 2006) was an Australian musician, he was bass guitarist and songwriter with Rock N' Roll band Rose Tattoo and led punk rock group X also providing lead guitar, rhythm guitar and vocals. Rilen was born in Bendigo, Victoria, started his musical career in Sydney and later lived in Melbourne.
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Joel Selwood
Joel Anthony Selwood (born 26 May 1988) is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A midfielder, tall and weighing , Selwood is able to contribute inside or outside while on the ball.
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John Bannon
John Charles Bannon AO (born 7 May 1943) was the 39th Premier of South Australia, leading the Labor Party to government at the 1982 election. The Bannon Labor government was re-elected at the 1985 election and the 1989 election, after which Bannon resigned as Premier and Labor leader in 1992. Bannon represented the House of Assembly seat of Ross Smith from 1977 to 1993.
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John Bernard O'Hara
'''John Bernard O'Hara''' (29 October 1862 - 31 March 1927) was an Australian poet and schoolmaster.
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John Campbell Ross
John Campbell Ross (11 March 1899 – 3 June 2009) was at the time of his death Australia's oldest man and the last Australian veteran of the First World War.
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John Irvine Hunter
John Irvine Hunter (24 January 1898 – 10 December 1924) was an Australian professor of Anatomy.
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John Lutey
John Thomas Lutey (18 December 1876–22 June 1932) was the Australian Labor Party member for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Brownhill-Ivanhoe from 1917 to 1932.
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Kate DeAraugo
Katherine Jenna "Kate" DeAraugo, pronounced de roosh (born 5 November 1985), is an Australian singer-songwriter who was the third winner of Australian Idol in 2005. After idol, DeAraugo signed to Sony BMG and released her debut single, "Maybe Tonight", in November 2005. The single debuted and peaked at Number 1 on the ARIA Charts and was certified platinum. Her debut album, ''A Place I've Never Been'', was released in December 2005 and was also certified platinum. DeAraugo later became a member of the multi-platinum selling girl group, Young Divas, which disbanded in 2008.
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Kristi Harrower
Kristi Harrower (born March 4, 1975 in Bendigo, Victoria) is an Australian professional basketball player, who three times (2000, 2004 and 2008) won the silver medal with the Australian Women's Team at the Summer Olympics. She played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1998 - 2005 for the Phoenix Mercury and Minnesota Lynx. She is also well known in the Bendigo Braves whom she played for, and has recently started for Bendigo Spirit, with her father Bernie Harrower taking the coaching role.
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Lisle Nagel
Lisle Ernest Nagel (March 6, 1905, Bendigo, Victoria – November 23, 1971, Mornington, Victoria) was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1932. His twin brother Vernon also play first-class cricket for Victoria.
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Nick Dal Santo
Nick Dal Santo (born 22 February 1984) is an Australian rules footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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Queen Victoria
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and the first Empress of India of the British Raj from 1 May 1876, until her death. At 63 years and 7 months, her reign as the Queen lasted longer than that of any other British monarch, and is the longest of any female monarch in history. Her reign is known as the Victorian era, and was a period of industrial, cultural, political, scientific, and military progress within the United Kingdom.
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Ricky Nixon
Ricky L. Nixon (born 3 April 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL and now a high profile Australian sports agent.
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Scott Selwood
Scott Francis Selwood (born 27 March 1990) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL.
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Sharelle McMahon
Netballer
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Sidney Myer
Sidney Baevski Myer (born Simcha Myer Baevski (); 8 February 1878 – 5 September 1934) was a Russian businessman and philanthropist, best known for creating Myer, Australia's largest chain of department stores.
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Struan Sutherland
Struan Keith Sutherland AO (17 June 193611 January 2002) was an Australian medical researcher who developed effective antivenoms and other treatments for people bitten or stung by venomous Australian wildlife.
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Sydney James Kirkby
Sydney James Kirkby (24 January 1879-12 July 1935) was a bishop of the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania (now renamed the Anglican Church of Australia).
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Trevor Keogh
Trevor Keogh (born 26 July 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Australian Football League.
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Troy Selwood
Troy Selwood (born 1 May 1984) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.
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Wayne Campbell
Wayne Campbell (born 23 September 1972) is a retired Australian rules football player for the Richmond Football Club of the AFL.
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Ararat, Victoria
Ararat is a city in south-west Victoria, Australia, about west of Melbourne, on the Western Highway.
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Ballarat, Victoria
Ballarat () is a city in the state of Victoria, Australia located at the foothills of the Great Dividing Range approximately north-west of the state capital Melbourne. It is the largest inland centre and the third most populous city in the state. The estimated urban area population is 94,088. It is the administrative centre for the City of Ballarat, which encompasses both the urban area and outlying towns spanning an area of . Inhabitants of Ballarat are known as Ballaratians.
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Bendigo Art Gallery
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Brazil
Brazil (; , ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (, ), is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population. It is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas and the largest lusophone country in the world.
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Cornwall
Cornwall (; ) is a ceremonial county and unitary authority of England, United Kingdom, forming the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain. It is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Taken with the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of . The administrative centre and only city is Truro.
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Division of Bendigo
The Division of Bendigo is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for the city of Bendigo. In the early years of federation the seat consisted of little more than Bendigo itself, but on later boundaries the seat has included towns such as Echuca, Castlemaine, Maryborough and Seymour. Today it includes Bendigo, Castlemaine, Kyneton, Maldon, and Maryborough. Bendigo has always been a marginal seat, changing hands regularly between the Australian Labor Party and the conservative parties. Bendigo has had 15 members, the second-highest number (with Denison) of any federal electorate. Its most notable members have been its first member, Sir John Quick, who was a leading federalist, and Prime Minister Billy Hughes, who although from Sydney represented Bendigo for two terms at a time when the federal Parliament met in Melbourne. John Brumby, who held the seat from 1983 to 1990, is now Premier of Victoria.
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Dunolly, Victoria
Dunolly is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Dunolly - Maryborough Road, in the Shire of Central Goldfields. At the 2006 census, Dunolly had a population of 969.
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Echuca, Victoria
Echuca () is a town located on the banks of the Murray River in Victoria, Australia. Twin town Moama is on the northern side of the river in New South Wales. Its location at the closest point of the Murray to Melbourne contributed to its development as a thriving river port city during the 1800s. At the 2006 census, Echuca had a population of 12,358.
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Elmore, Victoria
Elmore is a small town in Victoria north-east of Bendigo on the Campaspe River. Elmore is close to the Whipstick State Park.
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Golden Dragon Museum
The Golden Dragon Museum is an award winning certified museum. It is situated in the city of Bendigo, Australia. The museum is dedicated to the Chinese who immigrated to the region and the rich culture they brought with them. Built on the site of Bendigo's original Chinatown, the museum's precinct also includes beautiful Chinese Gardens and a temple to Kuan Yin.
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HM Prison Bendigo
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Inglewood, Victoria
Inglewood is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Calder Highway, in the Shire of Loddon. At the 2006 census, Inglewood had a population of 834. Just recently, the town celebrated its 150th birthday with festivities over the last weekend in October, 2009.
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Kennington, Victoria
Kennington is a suburb of Bendigo, a city in Victoria, Australia. The suburb is located south east of the Bendigo city centre and at the 2006 census had a population of 5,647. The suburb is home to the Kennington Reservoir.
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La Trobe University
La Trobe University is a multi-campus university in Victoria, Australia. It was established in 1964 as Victoria’s third university by an Act of Parliament. The main campus of La Trobe is located in the Melbourne suburb of Bundoora; two other major campuses are located in the Victorian city of Bendigo and the NSW-Victorian border centre of Albury-Wodonga. The university has a number of smaller campuses at Mildura, Shepparton, and Beechworth as well as a campus in Melbourne's CBD.
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Melbourne Docklands
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Mexico
Mexico, (pronounced ; ), officially known as the United Mexican States (), is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Covering almost 2 million square kilometres (over 760,000 sq mi), Mexico is the fifth-largest country in the Americas by total area and the 14th largest independent nation in the world. With an estimated population of 111 million, it is the 11th most populous country and the most populous Hispanophone country on Earth. Mexico is a federation comprising thirty-one states and a Federal District, the capital city.
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Penzance
Penzance (, also Penzans, ) is a town, civil parish, and port in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It is the most westerly major town in Cornwall and is approximately 75 miles (120 km) west of Plymouth and 300 miles (500 km) west-southwest of London.
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Rochester, Victoria
Rochester is a small town in country Victoria, Australia. It is located 180 km north of Melbourne with a mixture of rural and semi-rural communities on the northern Campaspe River, between Bendigo and the Murray River port of Echuca. At the 2006 census, Rochester had a population of 1849.
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Southern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is south of the equator—the word hemisphere (from the Greek word σφαιρα (sphere)
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Star FM
Star FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.
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Stawell, Victoria
Stawell, pronounced "Stall", is a town in the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia. The town is located in Shire of Northern Grampians Local Government Area, west-north-west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Stawell had a population of 6,035.
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Swan Hill, Victoria
Swan Hill is a city in the north west of Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Murray Valley Highway, on the south bank of the Murray River, downstream from the junction of the Loddon River. At the 2006 census, Swan Hill had a population of 9,684.
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Tianshui
Tianshui () is the second largest city in Gansu province in northwest China. Its population is approximately 3,500,000.
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Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north, South Australia to the west, and Tasmania to the south, across Bass Strait. Victoria is the most densely populated state, and has a highly centralised population, with almost 75% of Victorians living in Melbourne, the state capital and largest city. Approximately 30,000 Indigenous Australians are estimated to have lived in the area, before European settlement in Victoria began in the 1830s. The discovery of gold in 1851 at Ballarat and Warrandyte transformed it into a leading industrial and commercial centre.
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Wangaratta
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- 3BO FM
- A$
- AAPT
- ABC Local Radio
- ABC Radio National
- Adam Selwood
- Alluvium
- anatomy
- Ararat, Victoria
- Australian Army
- Australian Senate
- Ausvac
- Ballarat, Victoria
- Barry Mulcair
- basalt
- Bendigo Advertiser
- Bendigo Art Gallery
- Bendigo Bank
- Bendigo Bombers
- Bendigo Braves
- Bendigo railway line
- Bendigo Weekly
- Big Hill, Victoria
- Billy Murdoch
- boomtown
- Box-Ironbark forest
- Brazil
- Bunney Brooke
- Calder Freeway
- Camp Hill (Bendigo)
- canola
- Carl Jess
- Chiko Roll
- Colin Sylvia
- Colleen Hewett
- Cornish Australian
- Cornwall
- County of Bendigo
- Craig White
- Cricket
- cultural tourism
- Division of Bendigo
- Dja Dja Wurrung
- Don Blackie
- Dunolly, Victoria
- DVB-T
- Eaglehawk, Victoria
- Echuca railway line
- Echuca, Victoria
- Edward Heitmann
- Elmore, Victoria
- Epsom, Victoria
- Ernest Moffitt
- eucalyptus
- Eureka Stockade
- Faith Leech
- Faugh A Ballagh
- Flora Hill, Victoria
- Football (soccer)
- fountain
- Frank McEncroe
- Frank Milne
- Geoff Southby
- Geoffrey Watson
- Gilbert Dyett
- Glen Saville
- gold mining
- Golden Dragon Museum
- Graham Arthur
- Greyhound racing
- Groovin' the Moo
- Harness racing
- Heritage tourism
- HM Prison Bendigo
- Hockey
- horse racing
- Hush (band)
- Ian Rilen
- ice hockey
- ice rink
- Ice Skating
- Inglewood, Victoria
- Intervet
- Ironbark, Victoria
- Joel Selwood
- John Bannon
- John Bernard O'Hara
- John Brumby
- John Campbell Ross
- John Irvine Hunter
- John Lutey
- Joss house
- JR Baker Band
- Junortoun, Victoria
- Kate DeAraugo
- Kennington, Victoria
- KLFM
- Kristi Harrower
- La Trobe University
- Lacrosse
- Lake Eppalock
- Lake Weroona
- Lieutenant General
- Lisle Nagel
- Long Gully, Victoria
- main street
- Melbourne Docklands
- Mexico
- Mildura
- Mount Alexander
- Nick Dal Santo
- oceanic climate
- Orienteering
- Penzance
- performing arts
- plebiscite
- Premier of Victoria
- Prime Television
- Queen Elizabeth Oval
- Queen Victoria
- Red Ribbon Agitation
- Regional Rail Link
- Ricky Nixon
- Rochester, Victoria
- Roller Derby
- Rosalind Park
- Rose Tattoo
- Rugby Union
- Salinity
- Schweppes Centre
- Scott Selwood
- Shaft mining
- Sharelle McMahon
- shepherd
- Shiraz grape
- Sidney Myer
- Snooker
- Southern Cross Ten
- Southern Hemisphere
- Star FM
- Stawell, Victoria
- stock exchange
- Strathdale, Victoria
- Struan Sutherland
- Swan Hill, Victoria
- Sydney James Kirkby
- Test cricket
- Thales Australia
- Tianshui
- Trams in Bendigo
- Trevor Keogh
- Triple J
- Troy Selwood
- UTC10
- UTC11
- V/Line
- viaduct
- Victoria (Australia)
- Victorian era
- Victorian gold rush
- viticulture
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- Waranga Basin
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- Wayne Campbell
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Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich 1966 'bend it' colour!!
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- Duration: 2:21
- Published: 20 Jul 2007
- Uploaded: 11 Dec 2011
- Author: tvinsider4
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich 1966 'bend it' colour!!
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Dave Dee Dozey Beaky Mick & Tich - Bend It
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- Duration: 2:35
- Published: 05 Oct 2008
- Uploaded: 10 Dec 2011
- Author: shaddow2002
Dave Dee Dozey Beaky Mick & Tich - Bend It - reached no 2 in theUK charts in Sept 1966
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Dave Dee, Dozy ... - Bend it 1968
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Bend it 1967 Bend it, bend it, just a little bit And take it easy, show you're likin' it And lover, you know that we're gonna hit The heights 'cos I'm sure that we're made to fit Together just like pieces of a Jigsaw puzzle, what's the hustle Bend it, bend it, just a little more Without you, baby, I'm so insecure But you can make me feel that I am sure I've got a sickness only you can cure So just relax, there's stacks of time, but honey Please don't tease me - try to please me Oh-yeah, that's good, oh-yes, ah-yes Bend it, bend it, just a little bit And take it easy, show you're likin' it And lover, you know that we're gonna hit The heights 'cos I'm sure that we're made to fit Together just like pieces of a Jigsaw puzzle, what's the hustle Bend it, bend it, just a little bit And take it easy, show you're likin' it And ahhh... show me now, yeah that's right Ah, oh yeah, yeah that's right C'mon now, right right right
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Gilbert & George "Bend It"
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- Duration: 2:49
- Published: 09 Sep 2007
- Uploaded: 09 Dec 2011
- Author: spinkletonvillage
Bending It
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The Official Bend Oregon Video by VisitBend.com
Check out the official Bend Oregon video produced by Visit Bend in conjunction with videographer, Pete Alport, and Rage Productions. Everything you want to see in Bend Oregon is showcased in this short video highlighting some of Central Oregon's most scenic spots, popular sports and attractions, fabulous lodging and meeting facilities, plus a vibrant mini-city with plenty of superb shopping, dining, live music and a thriving arts community. Visit Bend. Be Inspired.
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Guitar Lesson - String Bending Basics v2
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- Duration: 6:12
- Published: 21 Nov 2006
- Uploaded: 10 Dec 2011
- Author: JustinSandercoe
Justin Sandercoe (Guitar Institute Instructor, Katie Melua Band) gives a lesson on string bending. Covers techniques and exercises. Enjoy. This v2 has improved audio visial sync.Taught by Justin Sandercoe. Full support at the web site where you will find hundreds of lessons on a wide range of subjects, and all the scales and chords that you will ever need! There is a great forum too to get help, no matter what the problem. And it is all totally free, no bull. No sample lessons, no memberships. Just tons of great lessons :) To get help with your lesson or song look up the number at the start of the video title (like ST-123 or whatever) on the Lesson Index page. www.justinguitar.com .
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Amadeus Bend - Lazu te
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- Duration: 3:09
- Published: 05 Dec 2006
- Uploaded: 11 Dec 2011
- Author: Bodiroga88
best of yu music
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Gary Allan - Learning How To Bend
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- Duration: 3:26
- Published: 25 Dec 2009
- Uploaded: 09 Dec 2011
- Author: GaryAllanVEVO
Music video by Gary Allan performing Learning How To Bend. (C) 2008 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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Up Around the Bend - Creedence Clearwater Revival
www.facebook.com This is one of the greatest songs by one of the greatest bands, Creedence Clearwater Revival.
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The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - Around The Bend (Official Music Video) + Lyrics
Lyrics OOO OOO YEAH OOO OOO YEAH OOO OOO YEAH Muck AROUND WASTE ANOTHER MILE NOW Muck AROUND WASTE ANOTHER MILE NOW YOU'LL FEEL THE NEED THERE'S NO WAY TO RETURN YOU'LL FEEL THE NEED OH YEAH, IT BURNS WHAT A RIDE HOT LOVE ON A PLATTER YEAH YEAH GIVE ME THAT THING GIVE IT MY FRIEND GIVE ME GOOD GOOD TIMES AROUND THE BEND I'LL STAY FOREVER GIVE ME THAT THING GIVE IT MY FRIEND GIVE ME HOT HOT LOVE AROUND THE BEND I'LL STAY FOREVER (OOO OOO) WITH YOU OOO OOO YEAH OOO OOO YEAH LAY DOWN All That is lost HUH UH LAY ME DOWN *TILL* THE BREAK OF DAWN YOU'LL FEEL THE HEAT THERE'S NO WAY TO RETURN YOU'LL FEEL THE HEAT OH YEAH, IT BURNS Pick a FRUIT (AHH) LET ME BE YOUR APPLE GIVE ME THAT THING GIVE IT MY FRIEND GIVE ME GOOD GOOD TIMES AROUND THE BEND I'LL STAY FOREVER GIVE ME THAT THING GIVE IT MY FRIEND GIVE ME HOT HOT LOVE AROUND THE BEND I'LL STAY FOREVER (OOO OOO) WITH YOU OOO OOO YEAH OOO OOO YEAH GIVE ME THAT THING GIVE IT MY FRIEND GIVE ME GOOD GOOD TIMES AROUND THE BEND I'LL STAY FOREVER GIVE ME THAT THING GIVE IT MY FRIEND GIVE ME HOT HOT LOVE AROUND THE BEND I'LL STAY FOREVER (OOO OOO) WITH YOU OOO OOO YEAH FOREVER WITH YOU OOO OOO YEAH FOREVER WITH YOU [BLAH BLAH ETC]
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How to Read Tab for Guitar : Bending & Reading Guitar Tab
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- Duration: 2:33
- Published: 10 Feb 2008
- Uploaded: 03 Dec 2011
- Author: expertvillage
How to understand and play bending when reading guitar tab;get professional tips and instruction from an expert on playing guitar, reading music, and music theory in this free music lesson video. Expert: Michael Plunkett Bio: Michael Plunkett is pursuing a BM in Music Therapy from Arizona State University. Michael has been playing guitar for 10 years and has been teaching for two. Filmmaker: Dustin Daniels
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Bend it Like Beckham Trailer
British Film directed by Gurinder Chadha starring: Parminder Nagra Keira Knightley Jonathan Rhys Meyers Anupam Kher Archie Panjabi Shaznay Lewis Frank Harper Juliet Stevenson
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The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - Around the Bend (with download tips)
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- Duration: 4:11
- Published: 10 Sep 2008
- Uploaded: 10 Dec 2011
- Author: gtasalvatore
great song used in ipod touch ad. if you like this song, download from iTunes: itunes.apple.com if you cant, there are two useful link (don't ask how to use, be creative.): www.file2hd.com www.myspace.com cover: i36.tinypic.com lyrics: Oooh Oooh Yeah! Oooh Oooh Yeah! Oooh Oooh Yeah! Muck around waste another mile now Muck around waste another mile now You feel the need, there is no way to return You feel the need, oh yeah it burns! What a ride, hot love on a platter Yeah! Yeah! Give me that thing give in my friend give me good good times around the bend I'll stay forever Give me that thing give in my friend give me hot hot love around the bend I'll stay forever with you Lay down all that is long (Long, long) (Whistling) Lay me down til the brake of dawn You feel the heat there is no way to return You feel the heat oh yeah it burns Take a prune love can be your apple /Take a fruit, love can be your apple/ Yeah oh yeah Give me that thing give in my friend give me good good times around the bend I'll stay forever Give me that thing give in my friend give me hot hot love around the bend I'll stay forever with you oh yeah Give me that thing give in my friend give me good good times around the bend I'll stay forever Give me that thing give in my friend give me hot hot love around the bend I'll stay forever with you Wah-all Wah-all forever with you Ill stay forever with you Ay oh ay Give me love within my friend Oh Round the bend Yeah Hot hot.... love (from <b>...</b>
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Beck - Round The Bend
Music video by Beck performing Round The Bend. (C) 2002 Geffen Records
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Around The Bend
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- Duration: 3:59
- Published: 10 Nov 2008
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- Author: asteroidsgalaxytour
The latest video from The Asteroids Galaxy Tour as featured in the iPod Touch advert.
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Fixing a Bent / Broken Pins on a CPU (NCIX Tech Tips #36)
www.ncix.com In this episode of NCIX Tech Tips, Linus shows you the steps to "hopefully" fix a bent or broken pin(s) on a CPU.
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RDX- Bend Over Official Video ft CHINEY and D&G; New Dance - WIbble Woble!!
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- Published: 15 Dec 2008
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- Author: paradiseboy55
dngnchiney.hi5.com http www.myspace.com for more of there work!!Chiney and D&G
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Woodworking Information : How to Bend Wood to Make Furniture
Bend wood to make furniture using a bent lamination technique that involves cutting wood into the desired shape, ripping wood strips, applying glue with a roller and clamping wood pieces into place. Find out how long to let bent wood pieces dry in this free video from an award-winning woodworker on basic carpentry. Expert: Kent Perdue Bio: Kent Perdue is a senior in the furniture-making program at VCU, and has received many scholarships and awards for his work. Perdue sells his work at various furniture stores in Richmond, Va. Filmmaker: nate thompson
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![Machel Montano - Bend Over [TRINI SOCA 2010/2011]](http://web.archive.org./web/20111226144504im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/2eg_-nx4Mts/0.jpg "Machel Montano - Bend Over [TRINI SOCA 2010/2011]")
Machel Montano - Bend Over [TRINI SOCA 2010/2011]
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- Author: LatestInMusic
Machel Montano - Bend Over [TRINI SOCA 2010/2011] For Trinidad Carnival 2011 -- www.machelmontano.com ---
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Creedence Clearwater Revival: Up Around The Bend -The 60s
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- Duration: 2:37
- Published: 09 Mar 2008
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- Author: CrestFilms
A look at the bands and events of the late 60s amd early 70s set to the music of CCR
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The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - Around The Bend - Live on Fearless Music
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- Duration: 4:38
- Published: 14 Jan 2010
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- Author: fearlessmusicshow
WATCH IN HD: www.youtube.com The Asteroids Galaxy Tour perform Around The Bend live on Fearless Music. For more videos, check out www.fearlessmusic.com
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How to Bend a Spoon with Your Mind
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- Duration: 3:29
- Published: 05 Jan 2009
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- Author: MichaelShermer
If you want to know how to bend a spoon (and a fork and a steel bar) with just your mind, check this out. Of course, there are many ways to bend a spoon, and for some strange reason they all require touching the spoon at some point, so that's one clue to how psychics do the trick.
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3ds max Bend Modifier
A Video Tutorial showing how to use the Bend Modifier for 3d modeling in 3ds max.
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| type | city |
|---|---|
| name | Bendigo |
| state | vic |
| pop | 91,713 (June 2010 SD) |
| poprank | 20th |
| mintemp | 7.5 |
| maxtemp | 20.7 |
| rainfall | 550.7 |
| elevation | 225 |
| coordinates | |
| Coordinates | 36°45′0″N144°16′0″N |
| est | 1851 |
| area | 2998.97 |
| timezone | AEST |
| utc | +10 |
| timezone-dst | AEST |
| utc-dst | +11 |
| county | Bendigo |
| postcode | 3550 |
| stategov | Bendigo East |
| stategov2 | Bendigo West |
| fedgov | Division of Bendigo |
| lga | City of Greater Bendigo |
| dist1 | 150 | dir1 NW | location1 Melbourne }} |
Bendigo () is a major regional city in the state of Victoria, Australia, located very close to the geographical centre of the state and approximately north west of the state capital Melbourne. It is the second largest inland city and fourth most populous city in the state. The estimated urban population is 91,713. It is the administrative centre for the City of Greater Bendigo which encompasses both the urban area and outlying towns spanning an area of approximately 3,000 square kilometres (1,158 sq mi). Inhabitants of Bendigo are known as Bendigonians.
Originally taking its name from the Bendigo Creek, the name became official in 1891.
Bendigo is one of the most significant Victorian era boomtowns in Australia. Gold was discovered in 1851 at The Rocks on Bendigo Creek and the Bendigo Valley was found to be a rich alluvial field where gold could easily be extracted. News of the finds intensified the Victorian gold rush bringing an influx of migrants to the city from around the world within a year and transforming it from a station to a major settlement in the newly proclaimed Colony of Victoria.
Bendigo is notable for its Victorian architectural heritage and gold mining history. Since 1851 over 22 million ounces of gold have been extracted from its goldmines, making it the highest producing 19th Century goldfield in Australia in the nineteenth century and the largest gold mining economy in Eastern Australia. It is the largest finance centre in Victoria outside of Melbourne as home to Australia's only provincially headquartered retail bank, the Bendigo Bank, and the Bendigo Stock Exchange (BSX).
History
Toponomy
The current name dates to the Victorian Gold Rush as a shortened form of Bendigo Creek goldfields, simply "Bendigo Creek" or "Bendigo's Valley". The creek was named after a famous local boxer and shepherd who had earned the nickname Bendigo in reference to the Nottingham prize-fighter, William Abednego Thompson, generally known as “Bendigo Thompson”.Its first official name was Castleton after the mining town Castleton, Derbyshire, England. Sandhurst, after Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, became the official designation for the settlement in 1854 although the nickname Bendigo remained popular.
After a plebiscite in 1891 the city was renamed to the popular Bendigo, although the name Sandhurst has a legacy and is still used by some as an alternative name for the city.
Prehistory and European discovery
Before European settlement the area was occupied by the clans of the Dja Dja Wrung people. They were regarded by other tribes as being a superior people, not only because of their rich hunting grounds but because from their area came a greenstone rock for their stone axes. Early Europeans described the Dja Dja Wrung as a strong, physically well-developed people and not belligerent. Nevertheless the early years of European settlement in the Mount Alexander area were bloodied by many clashes between intruder and dispossessed.Major Mitchell passed through in 1836. Following his discovery, the first squatters arrived in 1840 to establish vast sheep runs. Bendigo Creek was part of the Mount Alexander or Ravenswood sheep run.
1850s: Gold rush boomtown
In the late spring of 1851 two women from the Ravenswood Run, Margaret Kennedy and Julia Farrell, struck gold in "The Rocks" area of Bendigo Creek, in what is now the suburb of Golden Square. They were seen with gold by a journalist who reported what he saw to Melbourne and the rush to Bendigo began.Chinese people, in particular, were attracted to the Bendigo goldfields in great numbers, establishing a large Chinatown on a bountiful gold run to the north west of the city.
The Post Office opened on 1 July 1852 and was the first Victorian post office to open in a goldmining settlement.
In 1853 there was a massive protest march by surface miners against the amount of the gold licence fee and the frequency with which it was collected. This protest, the Red Ribbon Agitation, was peaceful (unlike the later Eureka event in Ballarat) because of the ability of the miners' leaders and the young Scots Police Commissioner, Joseph Anderson Panton.
Numerous pit mines later exploited the underground ores which are found in elongated saddle quartz reefs in corrugated sedimentary rock.
Bendigo quickly grew from a “city of tents” to become a substantial city with great public buildings. The first hospital was built in 1853 and the first town plan was developed by 1854. A municipality emerged and the first Town Hall was commissioned in 1859.
Bendigo was connected to Melbourne by telegraph in 1857 and it was from here that the first message reporting the deaths of Burke and Wills was sent in 1861. The Bendigo Benevolent Asylum, now known as the Anne Caudle Centre, was erected in 1860. Frequent Cobb & Co coaches ran to Melbourne until the railway reached Bendigo in 1862.
1870s: A city develops
In the following decade it made the transition from small mining town to large and wealthy city, and becoming established as a key centre for surrounding settlements.Water supply was always a problem in Bendigo. This was partly solved with a system harnessing the waters of the Coliban River, designed by engineer Joseph Brady. Water first flowed through the viaduct in 1877.
Bendigo from its earliest days has been one of the major Cornish Australian settlement areas. In 1881 46.9 percent of fathers and 41.4 percent of mothers in Bendigo were born in Cornwall. This was in addition to those Cornish who were born in Australia or places as far afield as Mexico or Brazil. The Cornish in Bendigo outnumbered the combined strength of their Irish and Scottish counterparts.
Architect William Charles Vahland left a major mark on Bendigo during this period. He is credited as innovating what was the most popular residential design of the period, low cost cottages with verandahs decorated in iron lace which became a popular style right across Victoria. He transformed the Bendigo Town Hall between 1878 to 1886 into a grand building and designed more than eighty more public and private buildings, including the Alexandra Fountain, the Masonic Temple (now the Capital Theatre) and the Mechanics Institute and School of Mines (now the Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE), 'Fortuna Villa' in Golden Square, (which was the home of 'Quartz King' George Lansell), the Law Courts, former Post Office and the expanded Shamrock Hotel in Pall Mall.
A tram network began in 1890 and was used for public transport.
20th century
As gold mining operations were reduced, Bendigo from the 1930s consolidated as a manufacturing and regional service centre and continued to grow steadily.
Urban structure
The central area (CBD) of Bendigo consists of approximately 20 blocks of mixed use area. The main street is the McIvor Highway, the section running through the CBD is also known "Pall Mall" while the main shopping area is centred around Hargreaves Mall.
Suburbs
Bendigo is a major regional city and has expanded with several suburbs some of which (such as Eaglehawk) were once independent satellite townships and many which extend into the surrounding bushland. Bendigo's suburbs include: Ascot; Big Hill; California Gully; Eaglehawk; Eaglehawk North; Epsom; Flora Hill; Golden Square; Ironbark; Kangaroo Flat; Kennington; Maiden Gully; North Bendigo; Quarry Hill; Sailors Gully, Spring Gully; Strathdale; Strathfieldsaye; West Bendigo and White Hills.
Architectural heritage
As a legacy of the gold boom Bendigo has many magnificent ornate buildings built in a late Victorian colonial style. Many buildings are on the Victorian Heritage Register and registered by the National Trust of Australia. Prominent buildings include the Bendigo Town Hall (1859, 1883–85), Post Office, Law Courts (1892–96), Shamrock Hotel (1897), Institute of Technology and Memorial Military Museum (1921) all in the Second Empire-style.Architect Vahland, encouraged European artisans to emigrate to the Sandhurst gold fields and so create the Vienna(Wien) of the south.
Bendigo's Sacred Heart Cathedral, a large sandstone church, is the third largest cathedral in Australia and one of the largest cathedrals in the Southern Hemisphere. The main building was completed between 1896–1908 and the soaring spire between 1954 and 1977.
Fortuna Villa is a large surviving Victorian mansion, built for Christopher Ballerstedt and later owned by George Lansell.
Many other examples of Bendigo's classical architecture rank amongst the finest classical commercial buildings in Australia and include the Colonial Bank building (1887) and the former Masonic Hall (1873–74) which is now a performing arts centre.
Bendigo's Joss house, a historic temple, was built in the 1860s by Chinese miners and is the only surviving building of its kind in regional Victoria which continues to be used as a place of worship.
The historic Bendigo Tram Sheds and Power Station (1903) now house Bendigo's tramway museum.
The Queen Elizabeth Oval still retains its ornate 1901 grandstand.
Parks and gardens
The central city is skirted by Rosalind Park, a Victorian style garden featuring statuary and a large blue stone viaduct. The main entrance corner of the park is on the intersection known as the Charing Cross, formerly the intersection of two main tram lines (now only one). It features a large statue of Queen Victoria.
The Charing Cross road junction features the large ornate Alexandra fountain (1881) and is built on top of a wide bridge which spans the viaduct. The park elevates toward Camp Hill, which features a historic school and former mine poppet head.
Further from the city is Lake Weroona, a large ornamental lake, adjacent to the Bendigo Botanical Gardens first opened in 1869.
Demographics
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | Bendigopopulation by year |
| 1891 | 34,089 |
| 1901 | 39,141 |
| 1911 | 36,127 |
| 1921 | 30,401 |
| 1933 | 29,131 |
| 1947 | 30,779 |
| 1954 | 36,918 |
| 1961 | 40,335 |
| 1966 | 42,208 |
| 1971 | 45,936 |
| 1976 | 55,152 |
| 1981 | 58,818 |
| 1986 | 65,134 |
| 1991 | 72,083 |
| 1996 | 74,192 |
| 2001 | 79,673 |
| 2006 | 84,883 |
| 2009 | 89,995* |
Economy
Bendigo is a large and growing service economy. The major industries are tourism, commerce, education and primary industries.Bendigo's growth is largely at the expense of small surrounding rural towns (such as Elmore, Rochester, Inglewood, Dunolly and Bridgewater) which in contrast are in steep decline.
Tourism
Tourism is a major component of the Bendigo economy, generating over A$364 million in 2008/09. Bendigo is popular with heritage tourists and cultural tourists with the focus of tourism on the city's gold rush history. Prominent attractions include the Central Deborah Gold Mine, Golden Dragon Museum and the Bendigo Tramways (all three of which are managed by The Bendigo Trust, a council-intertwined organisation dedicated to preserving Bendigo's heritage).
Commerce
The main retail centre of Bendigo is the central business district, with the suburbs of Eaglehawk, Kangaroo Flat, Golden Square, Strathdale and Epsom also having shopping districts.The city is home to Australia's only provincial stock exchange, the Bendigo Stock Exchange (BSX), founded in the 1860s.
The city is the home of the headquarters of Bendigo Bank; established in 1858 as a building society it is now a large retail bank with community bank branches throughout Australia. The bank is headquartered in Bendigo, and is a major employer in the city (it also has a regional office at Melbourne Docklands).
The call centre of Telecommunications provider AAPT is based here, as is the home of Bendigo Community Telco (founding subsidiary of Community Telco Australia).
Manufacturing
The 2005 Bendigo Council Annual Report indicated about 13% of the workforce are employed in manufacturing. After the Victorian gold rush the introduction of deep quartz mining in Bendigo caused the development of a heavy manufacturing industry. Little of that now remains but there is a large foundry which makes train and vehicle parts and there is also a rubber factory. The Thales Australia (formerly ADI Limited) is an important heavy engineering company. Australia Defence Apparel is another key defence industry participant making military and police uniforms and bulletproof vests. Intervet (formerly Ausvac) is an important biotechnology company, producing vaccines for animals.
Education
Bendigo Senior Secondary College is the largest VCE (Victorian Certificate of Education) provider in the State. Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE. Catholic College Bendigo follows close after, which ranges from years 7–9 at the La Valla campus and 10–12 at the Coolock campus. Girton Grammar School is Bendigo's only private school. The Bendigo campus of La Trobe University is also a large and growing educational institution.
Farming and agriculture
The surrounding area, or "gold country", is quite harsh rocky land with scrubby regrowth vegetation. This Box-Ironbark forest is used for timber (mainly sleepers and firewood) and beekeeping.Sheep and cattle are grazed in the cleared areas. There are some large poultry and pig farms. Some relatively fertile areas are present along the rivers and creeks, where wheat and other crops such as canola are grown. The area produces premium wines, including shiraz, from a growing viticulture industry. Salinity is a problem in many valleys, but is under control. There is a relatively small eucalyptus oil industry.
Bendigo provides services (including a large livestock exchange) to a large agricultural and grazing area on the Murray plains to its north.
Gold mining
One of the major revolutions in gold mining (during the Victorian gold rush) came when fields like Bendigo but also Ballarat, Ararat, and the gold fields close to Mount Alexander turned out to have large gold deposits below the superficial alluvial deposits that had been (partially) mined out. Gold at Bendigo was found in quartz reef systems, hosted within highly deformed mudstones and sandstones or were washed away into channels of ancient rivers. Tunnels as deep as 2000 or even 3000 feet (600 to 900 metres) (Stawell) were possible.Until overtaken in the 1880s by the Western Australia goldfields, Bendigo was the most productive Australian gold area, with a total production of over 20 million ounces (622 t). There is a large amount of gold still in the Bendigo goldfields, estimated to be at least as much again as what has been removed. The decline in mining was partly due to the depth of mines and the presence of water in the deep mines. With modern technology, Bendigo Mining NL has resumed mining and is currently winning gold at approximately 40,000 ounces (1 tonne) a year.
Infrastructure
Transport
Bendigo is connected via the Calder Freeway to Melbourne, which is less than two hours by car. The remaining section of highway nearest Bendigo was recently upgraded to dual carriageway standard ensuring that motorists can travel up to speeds of 110 km/h for most of the journey. Many other regional centres are also connected to Melbourne via Bendigo, making it a gateway city in the transport of produce and materials from Northern Victoria and the Murray to the Port of Melbourne and beyond.Bendigo act as a major rail hub for northern Victoria, being at the junction of several lines including the Bendigo railway line which runs south to Melbourne and lines running north including the Swan Hill railway line, Echuca railway line and Eaglehawk–Inglewood railway line. V/Line operates regular VLocity passenger rail services to Melbourne's Southern Cross Station with the shortest peak journeys taking approximately 91 minutes from Bendigo railway station, generally however services take 2 hours or longer. While there are several rail stations in the urban area, only two other stations currently operated for passengers: Kangaroo Flat railway station on the Bendigo Line and Eaglehawk railway station, the later being the terminus for some services from Melbourne. There are also additional train services to and from Swan Hill, and Echuca. The Regional Rail Link promises more reliable services between Bendigo and Melbourne by providing some separation from the Melbourne metropolitan rail network.
Bendigo is also served by an extensive bus network which radiates mostly from the CBD towards the suburbs. The city is also serviced by several expansive taxi services.
Trams in Bendigo have historically operated an extensive network a form of public transport, however the remains of the network was reduced to a tourist service in 1972. Short trials of commuter tram services was held in 2008 and 2009 with little ridership.
Bendigo is served by Bendigo Airport, which is located to the north of the city on the Midland Highway. The Bendigo Airport Strategic Plan was approved in 2010 for proposed infrastructure upgrades including runway extension and buildings to facilitate larger planes and the possibility of regular passenger services from major cities in other states.
Health
Bendigo Base Hospital is the city's largest hospital, only public hospital and a major regional hospital. St John of God is the largest private hospital.
Utilities
Bendigo is entitled to a portion of the water in Lake Eppalock, an irrigation reservoir on the Campaspe River. Recent developments have led to the building of a pipeline from Waranga to Lake Eppalock and thence to Bendigo in 2007. There is a dam (and a road) called Faugh A Ballagh.
Culture and events
The Bendigo Art Gallery is one of Australia’s oldest and largest regional art galleries.The Capital Theatre is located next to the art gallery in View Street and hosts performing arts and live music.
The city hosts the Bendigo National Swap Meet for cars every year in early November. It is regarded as the biggest in the southern hemisphere and attracts people from all over Australia and the world.
The city hosts the Victorian leg of the annual Groovin' the Moo music festival. It is held at the Bendigo Showgrounds and is usually held in late April or early May. The festival regularly sells out and brings many big Australian and international acts to the city. It also attracts thousands of people from around Victoria to the city for the weekend.
The Bendigo Easter Festival is held each year and attracts tens of thousands of tourists to the city over the Easter long weekend. Attractions include parades, exhibitions and a street carnival.
Media
Bendigo is served by three newspapers; The Advertiser, The Bendigo Miner and the Bendigo Weekly. There are also six locally based radio stations; (EasyMix Ten71am and 98.3FM) Star FM, 3BO FM and ABC Local Radio as well two national radio stations Triple J and ABC Radio National and the community stations Phoenix FM (Central Victoria), 101.5 Bendigo's Best Sport and KLFM.There are five television stations; WIN, Prime, Southern Cross Ten, ABC and SBS. Prime and Ten maintain sales offices in the region but do not produce any local programs. All five stations transmit new additional digital television channels.
On 5 May 2011, Analogue television transmissions ceased in most areas of regional Victoria and some border regions including Bendigo and surrounding areas. All local free-to-air television services are now being broadcast in digital transmission only. This was done as part of the Federal Government`s plan for Digital terrestrial television in Australia, where all analogue television transmission is being gradually switched off and replaced with DVB-T transmission.
Music
There are several live music venues with local independent bands and artists performing on a regular basis. There also several adult choirs and the Bendigo Youth Choir which often performs overseas, the Bendigo Symphony Orchestra, the Bendigo Symphonic Band, several brass bands and three pipe bands. Musicians originally from Bendigo include Patrick Savage – film composer and former principal first violin of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, James Dennis (Jimmy J.R), Rick Moyle and Mark Pecos of the JR Baker Band. Australian Idol winner Kate DeAraugo grew up in Bendigo where her family still live.
Sports
Cricket and Australian rules football are the most popular sports in Bendigo. The Queen Elizabeth Oval (referred to locally as the "QEO") hosts both sports. The Bendigo Bombers are a semi-professional Australian Rules team that competes in the Victorian Football League. The Bendigo region is also home to the historic Bendigo Football League, a strong local Australian rules football competition. The Bendigo Cup is a famous horse racing event. The Bendigo and District Cricket Association is the controlling body for ten senior cricket clubs within the Bendigo area. The Emu Valley Cricket Association organises matches for thirteen club around the Bendigo district, from Marong in the north to Heathcote is the south. The Bendigo Madison is a large prestigious cycling event, attracting international calibre cyclists.Bendigo hosts the richest professional running 400m in the world called the Black Opal. It is held in March each year and usually sees thousands of people at the venue with professional running races as well as cycling events (featuring the Bendigo Madison) over a two-day carnival. The 400 m Black Opal and 120 m Bendigo Gift finals are conducted before the Bendigo Madison on the second night (Sunday) of the carnival.
Tennis is popular in Bendigo with the Bendigo Tennis Association (BTA) hosting local and national tournaments at its many court locations throughout the city. The Bendigo Indoor Sports & Leisure Centre (BISLC) (five synthetic hard courts) in Strathdale is the only indoor tennis complex in the region, and the huge 30 synthetic hard court Coca-Cola Tennis Complex next to Lake Weeroona being one of the largest in the southern hemisphere. The Bendigo Lawn Tennis Club also has 16 natural grass courts, one of the largest in the region.
Swimming is a popular, year-round sport in Bendigo. There are five competitive clubs those being the Eaglehawk Swimming Club, Bendigo East Swimming Club, Bendigo Swimming Club, Kangaroo Flat Swimming Club and Swimland Swim Club. The home of the Eaglehawk Swimming Club is located at the Peter Krenz Leisure Centre in Eaglehawk in the city's north-west. Among many other fitness and leisure facilities the centre boasts Central Victoria's only 50m, heated indoor swimming pool. The pool provides for year-round training and competition for swimmers of all ages across the City of Greater Bendigo. Competition-class 50m pools can also be found at the Bendigo Aquatic Centre in the centre of Bendigo and at Bendigo East.
Basketball is popular in Bendigo, the city is home to the Schweppes Centre, home of the Bendigo Braves. The stadiums hosted basketball during the 2006 Commonwealth Games. The city is also home to the Bendigo Basketball Association. Bendigo also has a team in the WNBL, the premier national female basketball competition, The Bendigo Spirit.
Bendigo was the host to the second Commonwealth Youth Games, held from 30 November to 3 December 2004.
Football (soccer) Bendigo Amateur Soccer League organises and manages soccer for over 3000 juniors and seniors in Central Victoria. Bendigo is also home to the largest junior soccer club in Victoria, Strathdale Soccer Club. Bendigo along with Swan Hill, Echuca and Mildura have a team in Football Federation Victoria's Summer league. The team is the Loddon Mallee F.C.
Rugby Union – The Bendigo Fighting Miners are the only team in Bendigo, it completes in the Victorian Country Rugby Union Competition and has won the premiership for the last four years in a row.
Hockey – The CVHA Blazers represent Bendigo at State level in both male and female competitions. Bendigo Raiders Ice Hockey Team competes at both junior and senior levels within the Victorian ice hockey Association and is the only team to play that is located outside Melbourne.
There was formerly an ice rink in Bendigo, one of only two running in Victoria, but it was closed in 2010 and is unlikely to re-open.
Ice Skating – Bendigo also has an ice skating club, the Ice Skating Club of Bendigo which was instrumental in organising Regional and State skating competitions. The closure of the ice rink has limited its activities.
Baseball – There are five running clubs in the Bendigo area: Eaglehawk Falcons, Bendigo East, Maiden Gully Scots, Bendigo BLS Bushrangers and Strathfieldsaye Dodgers. All of these clubs have been struggling for players for the past 5 years in both senior and junior sides. There has been two inclusions into the Bendigo Baseball Association this year with the Colts and the Rich River Rebels ebtering due to the GVBA folding. Bendigo participates in the annual VPBL state championships held across the state. This year Bendigo has won the U/18 event held in Wangaratta, and the U/12s came second in Mildura.
Orienteering – The Bendigo Orienteers Inc have hosted a variety of international carnivals including the 1985 World Orienteering Championships (4–6 September 1985) and World Masters Games orienteering events in 2002. Bendigo has also hosted several Australian Orienteering Championships including those to be held in September 2009.
Volleyball – Bendigo has a very strong volleyball association, with 5 senior divisions, 5 junior divisions and three Spikezone (primary) divisions. Competition is played Thursday nights at the Bendigo Schweppes Centre and Sunday evenings (Spikezone.) The men's Bendigo team are the current Victorian Country Champions. A number of players have represented Australia including Caitlin Thwaites and Erin Ross in the Women's Team. Juniors to have represented Australia in during 2007–8 include Jason Hughes, James Winzar, Rhiannon Judd and Karley Hynes. Bendigo's Girton Grammar School is currently the third ranked volleyball school in Australia. In 2007 the Bendigo Volleyball Association was awarded the Event of the Year for 2006-7 by the AVL for its hosting of the Australia v Argentina Volleyball Test.
Lacrosse – The Bendigo Lacrosse Club is Australia's newest lacrosse club, having been officially formed in 2008. The Club is based at the Latrobe University Bendigo Athletics Track. In 2010, the club participated in the Lacrosse Victoria competition for the first time, in the Division 3 (fourth grade) senior level. The club is also looking to establish a local junior competition and encourages anyone interested in lacrosse to get involved. It is the first time in over 40 years that a lacrosse club has been active in regional Australia.
Snooker – As of 2011, Bendigo has played host to a ranking World Snooker Tour event – The Australian Goldfields Open. The 2011 tournament took place between 18 and 24 July, and was won by Stuart Bingham.
Roller Derby – Dragon City Derby Dolls is the name of the Roller Derby League in Bendigo. The team goes by the name of The Chicko Rollers, named after the Chicko Roll, which was invented in Bendigo. Whilst the league is still in its formative stages, they compete in 'scrimmage' bouts against teams from neighbouring leagues, such as the Dayslesford Derby Dolls and Ballarat Roller Derby League. DCDD will play in their first 'official' bout against Ballarat on 12 March 2011.
Bendigo has a horse racing club, the Bendigo Jockey Club, which schedules around 22 race meetings a year at its White Hills track, including the Bendigo Cup meeting in mid-November. Elmore Racing Club also hold their only meeting here in March.
Bendigo Harness Racing Club conducts regular meetings at its racetrack in the city at Lords Raceway on the McIvor Highway, Junortoun.
The Bendigo Greyhound Racing Club holds regular meetings at the same location.
Golfers play at the course of the Bendigo Golf Club on Golf Course Road in the suburb of Epsom or at the course of the Quarry Hill Golf Club on Houston Street.
Climate
Bendigo experiences an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb), typically dry and mild with cold winters. The mean minimum temperature in January is 14.3 °C (57.7 °F) and the maximum 28.7 °C (83.7 °F), although temperatures above 35 °C (95 °F) are commonly reached. The highest temperature officially recorded was , during the early 2009 southeastern Australia heat wave. There is also a disputed recording of (on 14 January 1862. The mean minimum temperature in July is 3.5 °C (38.3 °F), and winter minima of below 0 °C (32 °F) have been recorded frequently. Mean maximum winter temperatures in July are 12.1 °C (53.8 °F). Most of the city's annual rainfall of falls between April and October. Snowfalls are virtually unknown, however frosts can be a common occurrence during the winter months.
Extreme weather events
A series of great floods occurred in Bendigo in 1859. Substantial flooding also occurred in 1903.Tornadoes have been seen around the area of Bendigo and, although rare, the 2003 Bendigo tornado passed through Eaglehawk and other parts of the city causing major damage to homes and businesses.
Bendigo was in severe drought from 2006 to 2010 and during this time the city had some of the harshest water restrictions in Australia, with no watering outside the household. Heavy rains through the winter and spring of 2010 filled most reservoirs to capacity and only wasteful water use (e.g. hosing down footpaths) is currently banned.
Bendigo was affected by the Black Saturday bushfires in 2009. A fire to the west of the city burned out . The fire broke out at about 4.30 pm on the afternoon of 7 February, and burned through Long Gully and Eaglehawk, coming within of central Bendigo, before it was brought under control late on 8 February. It destroyed approximately 58 houses in Bendigo's western suburbs, and damaged an electricity transmission line, resulting in blackouts to substantial parts of the city. There was one fatality from the fire.
Flash floods occurred across Bendigo during 2010. The first in March and the most severe at the beginning of September.
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