Creativity and Innovation
From Long Paddock to Plate: Artisan cheese shop finds permanent home at the Mill
Long Paddock Cheese has opened up in its permanent home and will soon be offering courses at the Cheese School.
Where creativity and gastronomy meet: good plates for a great cause
If you’ve dined out in the last few years, there’s a good chance you’ve eaten off a plate from the iconic Bendigo Pottery. As Australia’s oldest working pottery, it has been turning out ceramics since 1858, and although perhaps best known for its brown jugs and pots, there is a whole lot more to the […]
What it’s really like to open a restaurant in the middle of a pandemic
Step inside Castlemaine’s newest arts and social enterprise hub – Cream Town.
Meet the gin distillers keeping spirits up
Australia’s craft gin scene is booming. We go behind the scenes with three local gin distillers in Echuca, Kyneton and Newham.
How crowdfunding during the pandemic led to Cafes for COVID
Has any good news come out of the pandemic? We speak to Bendigo Foodshare’s Bridget Bentley to find out.
Engineering hospitality: new Bendigo restaurant’s focus on sharing and collaboration
Bendigo’s new restaurant Alium Dining is championing local produce and a fresh approach to hospitality
Creative Cities of Gastronomy Responding to COVID-19
Bendigo is connecting with cities around the world to share ideas and ways to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
From wheat to heat – a spicy change of direction for a Loddon Shire farm
Jude Hannah is a Wedderburn local who has returned to the area after many years away – bringing with her a wealth of experience… and a taste of chillies. Reconnecting with an old friend from 30 years ago, local farmer Neville Tonkin, led not only to romance, but to a new business venture: growing peppers […]
Finding a way into farming – Cultivate Farms and the power of social media
Sam Marwood is always creating content. Videos, blogs, photos, podcasts…you name it. When, at the Start Up Meet Up in May (a virtual event organised by a number of Bendigo organisations to support the Start Up community), Sam describes posting five times a day across four social media platforms (and having a presence on seven), […]
Why food and wine co-operatives are thriving in the Bendigo gastronomy region
When Tim Sproal first started making wine, it was in the self-professed “garage-style” of winemaking. “I started with two mates, bought a second-hand milk vat and a tonne of grapes,” Tim says. “It was a scrappy set up, but I was hooked from the beginning. I quickly saw a model where if you have a […]