Bendigo markets on Saturday morning are lifeblood of the creative region...
When: Saturday, November 9, 10am to 3.30pm.
FARMERS MARKET
With the weather warming up, now is the time to start thinking about purchasing great, fresh produce to create those memorable meals.
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This traditional market brings you the very best in regional goodies with a VFMA accreditation.
There will be Christmas puddings, pears, pumpkin seeds, proteas, herbs, apricots, and much more.
A perfect way to support your local farmers.
For more information or see how you can get involved at the market, email: manager@bcfm.org.au
Where: Sidney Myer Place, Bendigo.
When: Saturday, November 9, 9am to 1pm.
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Evans — one of the most successful producers in Hollywood history — is dead. Evans, who produced such iconic films as ‘Godfather,’ “Chinatown” and “Urban Cowboy,” died Saturday.The 2002 documentary about his career, The Kid Stays In The Picture, is a classic, not least of which because Evans’ knowingly campy narration
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independent agency to enforce it – “Why are Americans protected from
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apps on our devices expose and exploit our personal information? In the United
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigates automobile safety
hazards and sets fuel economy standards. And the Securities and Exchange
Commission protects investors from fraud in stock sales. By contrast, Americans
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comprehensive consumer data protection law and an independent agency to enforce
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agency with limited powers, to police privacy as a side hustle. The regulatory void
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