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Dja Dja Wurrung Group chief executive Rodney Carter

‘Path towards unity’: First traditional owners group seeks individual treaty

Central Victoria’s Dja Dja Wurrung people say they want the treaty to help them implement plans in areas such as agriculture, water and renewable energy.

  • Kieran Rooney

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The dust storm arrived in Mildura  mid-afternoon.

Damaging winds follow ‘unusual’ dust storm in Victoria

The State Emergency Service told residents to close doors and windows and remain indoors when the storm arrived.

  • Alexander Darling and Aisha Dow
Bendigo offers an affordable alternative to Melbourne’s housing market.

‘Golden opportunity’: Victoria’s top affordable tree-change towns

Three regional Victorian areas have been named among the most promising, as rising prices in Melbourne push buyers to greener pastures.

  • Abbir Dib
The seat of Bendigo was one of the most unexpected contests of the Federal Election.

Labor was bracing for a Victorian backlash. It came, but not where everyone thought

In an unexpectedly tight contest between Labor and the Nationals in Bendigo, one person’s face was everywhere.

  • Daniella White
Nationals candidate for the Federal seat of Bendigo, Andrew Lethlean.

Will a backlash against the premier help the Nats in this safe Labor seat?

Bendigo hasn’t been won by the Coalition since 1996, but the Nationals are throwing the “kitchen sink” at it.

  • Rachel Eddie
On with the parade: Carolyn Holmes, 8, front, pictured among three generations of the Lougoon family in Bendigo.

How a 125-metre dragon brings the Lougoon family together each year

Bendigo’s Easter parade doubles as a reunion for the Lougoon family, who are descended from a 19th century Chinese immigrant.

  • Carolyn Webb
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Over 100 volunteers will carry the revered dragon Dai Gum Loong in Bendigo’s annual Easter parade.
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Bendigo’s Chinese community fires up for Easter Festival

Over 100 volunteers will carry the revered dragon Dai Gum Loong in Bendigo’s annual Easter parade.

Steak with miso mushrooms and duchess potatoes.

Gold Mines Hotel

A history-soaked hotel that’s part restaurant, part pub.

  • Richard Cornish
Exterior of the Guildford Family Hotel in Guildford, country Victoria.

10 of Victoria’s best regional pubs worth planning a road trip around

What’s even better than a long pub lunch? A long pub lunch in the country! These venues are the real deal, with food, drinks and settings worth planning a trip around.

  • Richard Cornish
Critics' Pick

Harpoon Social Club

Ramen takes front seat at this high-energy hangout.

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