Posts By: Our Team
Guest post: It’s time to bring a new intentionality to eating
Imagine that we could eat to literally shape the environment around us, to deliver a different landscape, a new (and ancient) ecology. Imagine that it’s delicious and adventurous, that it brings new meaning and connection to our lives…
Dining Differently: Students engage the community to support outdoor eating
If you’ve been walking through the Bendigo CBD lately, you might have spied some friendly students in bright red shirts engaged in activities like arranging milk crate furniture, drawing large and cheery chalk images, and interacting with businesses and passers-by. These students are part of an innovative course being run out of LaTrobe University called CityStudio, which brings together multidisciplinary students to work with our local council and the community on projects to make Bendigo a more sustainable, […]
Sowing the seeds of a healthy community
Recently, a group of passionate people – from schools, local government, neighbourhood houses and community groups – came together to share ideas and inspiration to help further build Greater Bendigo’s budding community gardening network. The event was the brainchild of a teacher at Kalianna School, where students have had the opportunity to get more involved […]
Gastronomy Guide and Producer Directory launched!
On a beautiful Autumn morning at Bendigo’s PepperGreen Farm, Mayor Jen Alden officially launched the new Gastronomy Guide to our region, as well as showcasing a new Local Producer Directory to help highlight all the wonderful produce available throughout our region. Winemakers, café and restaurant owners, farmers and local government representatives gathered on a chilly […]