How former gold-mining town Bendigo became one of the world s great food cities
Richard Cornish
Photo: Richard Cornish
When retailer Darren Daz Murphy arrived in Bendigo from north-east Victoria in 1998, he was intent on setting up a food store based on local seasonal produce, but there was not a lot to find.
He could get his hands on some apples from nearby Harcourt and organic milk from the local dairy, but the city did not have a local food culture. All the produce went to Melbourne, says Murphy. Then the [Bendigo] restaurants and stores ordered it, and it came back by truck,
GOLD Central Victoria adds Steve Kendall to Breakfast lineup
The Bendigo Weekly, Steve Kendall, to join its Breakfast program.
He will appear alongside Mark ‘Robbo’ Robinson to form
The Wake Up Call with Robbo & Steve.
Grant Broadcasters, which owns the station, said “the program promises to be a few laughs but looking at what’s really going on around Central Victoria”.
The broadcaster’s regional content director for Victoria and South Australia, Mark Hyland, noted its investment in local content and talent.
“Grant Broadcasters has continued to show confidence in our regional markets as we continue to employ local people for our radio stations,” he said. “We pride ourselves on being ‘Leaders in Local’.”