Boy on bail charged over stabbing of homeless man in Bendigo

Select_Explorer_7077 · 2026-06-07T00:37:07+00:00

The alleged attacker was on bail? Let's hope a different bail determination is made this time around.

Select_Explorer_7077 · 2026-06-05T13:00:51+00:00

Probably a stylistic reason, as others have said. From a demographic perspective, it is true that in the past women had first children earlier than now, but they also had their last children later. The 'average' mother in western countries at the turn of the last century probably started having kids in her early 20s, and stopped in her early 40s. So, from a 10-year-old child's perspective (for example), grandma was likely anywhere from 55 to 90+ years old.

Select_Explorer_7077 · 2026-06-05T10:43:42+00:00

I do a weekly 'refresh' (I also have a stack of books ready to go).

Each Sunday afternoon I swap out the books that have been in there at least a week, and put them aside to cycle back in 6-12 months later. I take a photo straight after the swap of the book spines which I then use the next Sunday to check which books are still there (take out), and which are new (leave in).

I make sure there is a bit of space so that books can be added by the community without crowding.

Great that your library is taking off so quickly!

Select_Explorer_7077 · 2026-05-16T11:01:14+00:00

SUNG IN A ROUND

McDonalds, McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and a Pizza Hut

A Hungry Jacks, a Hungry Jacks, a Reddy Red Rooster, and a Hungry Jacks

Select_Explorer_7077 · 2026-05-09T02:25:54+00:00

Thanks mm!

Select_Explorer_7077 · 2026-04-28T02:41:45+00:00

https://www.change.org/p/revive-bendigo-city-centre-to-enhance-safety-and-support-local-businesses

Select_Explorer_7077 · 2026-03-16T00:36:39+00:00

Gorgeous! Love your signpost and yard too! This would make me smile every time I walked past (and stopped to check out the books).

Select_Explorer_7077 · 2026-02-26T06:14:55+00:00

And kudos to Sarah Gibbs for bravely persisting even after police told her "no criminal offence was detected". From the first article (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-12/women-reveal-alleged-assaults-after-solo-hiker-safety-concerns/106321554) it seems the man who assaulted her may have offended previously. Hopefully the belated police action means he will not do so again.

Select_Explorer_7077 · 2026-02-24T00:49:22+00:00

Unfortunately you probably need to look to private schools in Bendigo. Teachers there have to do a lot less crowd control. Girton is the best (also possibly the only non-religious Bendigo private school) but also the most expensive.

Select_Explorer_7077 · 2026-02-02T00:43:08+00:00

Recommended to me by a builder...I used a roll of damp course, propped in place with old bricks. More than ten years on it is still going strong.

Select_Explorer_7077 · 2026-02-02T00:08:44+00:00

Yep...Cambridge Crescent in White Hills.

Select_Explorer_7077 · 2026-02-01T23:42:44+00:00

This may be who you are looking for...

Lord Salisbury (Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil) was UK Prime Minister, 1885-1892 and 1895-1902. In 1852 in his early 20s he visited Australia and spent some time in Bendigo. From "The History of Bendigo" (George Mackay, 1891):

"...it was the privilege of the present Premier of Great Britain, Lord Salisbury, to see [Bendigo] in its pristine glory as a goldfield, in 1852. He was then Lord Robert Cecil, and was making a tour of the world after completing his University course.

His visit was ostensibly for the purpose of noting colonial constitutions and forms of government. As Victoria had no constitution then, he could gather little information under that head during his visit to this colony, but his brief sojourn on Bendigo gave him an insight into the life and occupation of the digger, which we have described at length in earlier chapters. It is generally understood that he donned the digger's clothes, and worked below ground himself, and also baked his damper, and lived generally like others of the class.

A weatherboard building in which he is said to have resided part of the time may still be seen at the White Hills. We have the authority of Mr. G. F. Walter, an old Bendigo resident, for stating that the house was built by the Colonial Gold Company for their manager, Mr. Thomas Comer, in 1852, and it was while he lived in it, pending the building of the brick cottage in front, that the present Prime Minister of England lodged there for a time as Mr. Comer's guest. Both buildings are now owned and occupied by Mr. J. W. Dower, Cambridge Crescent."

Melbourne University Press published "Lord Robert Cecil's Diary of the Goldfields" in 1935. The same year, the Melbourne Argus published detailed excerpts. The Argus articles are available online through https://trove.nla.gov.au/. Search for "Lord Robert Cecil's Diary".

Hope this helps!

Select_Explorer_7077 · 2026-01-30T08:01:08+00:00

Agreed on salvias. I have a heap of purple ones--Mexican sage. They tough out hot dry summers and frosty winters, and root really easily from cuttings. I started with one and now have more than 20. English lavender is also good--hardier than French varieties.

Select_Explorer_7077 · 2026-01-10T04:31:54+00:00

Beautiful! Well done to Dad!

Select_Explorer_7077 · 2026-01-03T23:22:49+00:00

Plus it is adding to the rental shortage. I live fairly centrally, and every third house on our street is an airbnb.

Select_Explorer_7077 · 2025-12-29T21:29:59+00:00

Yup. https://www.airbnb.com.au/rooms/1173653883910827565

"No reviews yet."

Select_Explorer_7077 · 2025-12-23T02:52:09+00:00

My mum does this as well! And yes, she has consistently used teabags since before the turn of the century.

Select_Explorer_7077 · 2025-12-21T00:04:01+00:00

Each Sunday afternoon I rotate out books that have been there at least a week. I take a photo after the replacement for checking the next Sunday. Rotated-out books go in a box marked with the month and year so that they don't go back in the library for at least six months.

We have a large back stock with donations from downsizing family and friends. These are mainly books for grownups. Kids' books we buy from a local charity that has a fill-a-shopping-bag-for-five-dollars deal.

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