Bendigo Weekly Issue 871

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ISSUE 871 FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2014

Haven pushes for tolerance LOCALS are continuing the fight for Bendigo’s name, against intolerance and negative media coverage. More than 2100 locals have signed a petition calling on Bendigo to fight back against those showing the city in a bad light, after Greater Bendigo council approved the building of the city’s first mosque.

SPREADING THE WORD: Heri Febriyanto, Sue Masters, Melissa Bilton, Karen Andrews, Katie Wells, Brad Quinn and Ken Marchingo make a stand.

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By JOEL PETERSON

IT has been a club with no place to call home, no place to hang a team photo, seemingly no place within the Bendigo football community, and at the end of the year the Bendigo Gold will be no longer. The club made the decision this week not to renew its licence for the 2015 VFL season, meaning the club

Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Bendigo Gold will not renew VFL licence

will fold at the end of this season. A week that started with heartbreak when the Gold lost to Northern Blues on the last kick of its round 11 clash on Sunday, continued when, on Wednesday night, Gold coach Aussie Jones and chairman Tim Dickson told the playing group and support

staff of the club’s decision. Jones has been the face of the club, and a face of much-needed positivity after moving his young family to Bendigo to take on the job in 2012. He said while the decision was regrettable and a tough one to make, it was the right thing to do by the club,

its players and supporters. “There is no doubt it is disappointing, especially because of the time and investment everyone associated with the club has put in,” he said. “Tim and I have obviously been mentioned but it’s a lot deeper than

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that, and the playing group have been at the forefront of it. “A lot of these guys have stepped up and faced challenges and not once have they baulked at those challenges. It’s disappointing that long term it can’t be sustained when there are so many people that would benefit from it.” Continued Page 11 EDITORIAL Page 15


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