City of Greater Bendigo

The Socceroos are through to the next round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup 👏

A big thank you to everyone who joined us in Hargreaves Street Mall to catch the games on the big screen this month.

With beautiful sunshine and a passionate crowd, it doesn’t get much better!

Go Socceroos 💚💛

The World Cup regional live site is supported by the Victorian Government.

Have you entered the City's Lucky Local voucher giveaway yet? 🤩🛍️

Every day during July, four winners will each receive a $250 voucher when they support local businesses this winter.*

It’s easy to enter:

• Spend $20 or more in a single transaction at a participating local business
• Scan the QR code in-store
• Upload your receipt via the City’s website
• Enter as many times as you’d like (each entry requires a new receipt)

Want to find out if you’re a winner? Tune into Triple M’s Cogho & Jules for Breakfast at 8am each weekday from July 1 to July 31 for Lucky Local winner announcements.

Vouchers will be selected from a random lucky dip involving all participating businesses.

👉 Participating businesses: https://go.bendigo.vic.gov.au/love-your-local-giveaway

Entries are open now. Support local businesses, and good luck!

* Terms and conditions apply.

Join our great team! Applications are invited for the following employment opportunities:

• Infrastructure Engineers
• Marketing Assistant
• Early Years Mentor
• Senior Injury & Wellbeing Advisor

For further information, including a detailed position description, please visit: https://www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/about-us/working-city

When available, traineeship, apprenticeship and volunteering opportunities are also listed on our website.

Have you got your winter school holiday plans sorted yet? ❄️

Greater Bendigo will be packed with plenty of free and ticketed events to keep the whole family entertained these holidays!

🎉 Free Hargreaves Street Mall events:

• TRAMpionship Mini Golf
• FIFA World Cup® Paraguay v Australia on the big screen
• Australian Sheep & Wool Show pop up
• Music in the Mall

🎈 PLAY Bendigo free activities:

• Duck & Seek
• Hop, Scotch, Jump
• Dragons & Ladders
• Floor is lava

✨ Other free events:

• Brick by brick: 10 years of building Bendigo exhibition
• Chess on the Hill
• View Street Amplified
• Billabongs Not Silos: Beyond Symbolism exhibition

🎟️ Ticketed events:

• Electric Wonderland
• CURIOSITY: Building Breakthroughs in LEGO® Bricks
• The annual Australian Sheep & Wool Show
• Enlighten - His holiness the Dalai Lama’s 91st Birthday
• Winter Wonderland Ice Skating
• Under 16s Basketball National Championships

🎭 Live on stage:

• Bluey’s Big Play - The Stage Show
• Abracadabra
• Cosentino Tricked: An Evening of Wonder
• Inventi Ensemble presents Cinderella

For more things to do, or to purchase tickets, visit:
https://go.bendigo.vic.gov.au/winter-school-holidays-family-fun

Marong’s new kinder is officially open 🎉

Maree Edwards MP, Member for Bendigo West and Deputy Mayor Cr Karen Corr officially opened the new Marrungi Wayaparra Kindergarten in Marong earlier today.

The new $5.5M kinder was funded by the Victorian Government and provides a 99-place three and four-year-old kinder with Allied Health rooms.

Y Kinders have been operating the kindergarten since January 2026, and there are still places available.

To learn more about how to enrol your child, please visit:
https://go.bendigo.vic.gov.au/centralised-kinder-registration

Coffee with the Boss event to match job seekers and employers ☕🤝

Job seekers and employers will have the chance to connect in a relaxed, face-to-face setting at the upcoming Coffee with the Boss event on Tuesday July 7.

The free event will take place from 3pm to 5pm at the 1887 Café, located at Bendigo TAFE at 132-160 McCrae Street.

Coffee with the Boss creates a relaxed environment where people can connect with potential employers and feel more confident talking about their goals, skills, experience and what they hope to achieve in their working lives.

This is an ideal opportunity for people looking for work, entering, or returning to the workforce, exploring career pathways, or considering their next career move.

The employers participating in Coffee with the Boss are from a variety of sectors including administration, hospitality, automotive, health care and social assistance.

🔗 Register to attend: https://go.bendigo.vic.gov.au/coffeewiththeboss

This event is a collaborative initiative presented by the Skills and Job Centre - Bendigo TAFE, Workforce Australia Local Jobs Bendigo, City of Greater Bendigo and Be.Bendigo.

Elmore’s Michie Street Playspace is getting a makeover!

Last December, we invited residents from our small township communities to share ideas for the City to apply for funding through the Tiny Towns Grant Program.

We’re excited to share that Elmore’s Michie Street Playspace will be renewed thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Victorian Government’s Tiny Towns Fund and a matching contribution from the City.

The renewal of the Michie Street Playspace will include:

• A new multi-play-combination unit
• Replacement of ageing shade sails
• Refurbishment of existing play equipment
• Refurbishment of existing park furniture
• A new concrete footpath
• Landscaping works

Works are expected to begin in the second half of 2026, with completion in early 2027.

A new Local Government survey is now underway. Some community members may get a phone call asking for feedback about City of Greater Bendigo services.

The survey runs until March 2027. It will help us better understand what’s working well and where we can improve our service delivery.

Please be assured your details and individual responses are confidential. Only the overall results will be shared with the City.

This is a Victorian Government initiative delivered by an independent market research agency (National Field Services) on behalf of all Victorian councils.

If you have any questions, please contact our Customer Support team:

📧 [email protected]
📞 1300 002 642