Eaglehawk Library

03/06/2026

Emma from Discovery Centre Bendigo visited Storytime yesterday to share a wonderful introduction to coding for curious kids!

Emma loves visiting our libraries and introducing STEM themes to little people.

You can catch the next round of Curious Kids Storytime's in August.

More info in the comments 🌕✨☄️

12/05/2026

💰 Grants available for community groups to hold 16 Days of Activism events!

The City is offering grants of up to $1,500 to support local community groups and organisations who would like to deliver events or activities during the upcoming 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence.

16 Days of Activism is a global campaign that calls on communities to take action to prevent violence against women and promote respect, safety and equality.

We encourage local groups who would like to deliver an event, activity, conversation, or a creative or educational project that promotes these values to apply for funding.

All funded activities must be delivered between November 25 and December 10, 2026 and will be included within the broader 16 Days of Activism events calendar promoted by the City.

Applications close Friday May 29.

Learn more: https://go.bendigo.vic.gov.au/communitygrants

21/04/2026

We will be closed on Anzac Day as we pause to remember those who have served.

And if you're wondering, here are the details of Eaglehawk's Anzac services:

Dawn Service: Eaglehawk
Saturday 25th April 2026 at 6am

Morning Services:
Saturday 25th April 2026 at 8.30am

Photo: Darren Howe

21/04/2026

Whipstick critters 😍

On display at Bendigo Community Health Services Eaglehawk site.

It takes some serious patience to find the Whipstick’s twig-mimicking Katydid. For obvious reasons. But there’s not much about the forest on Eaglehawk’s fringe that evades Michael Barkla.

The BCHS client of almost 50 years – and local field naturalist – has spent decades documenting this rarest of environments, and its beasts big and miniscule.

A selection of Michael’s photographs of Whipstick invertebrates and flora are currently on show in the BCHS Eaglehawk site, delighting clients and staff.

“There’s such a range of insects that exist there, and I feel a need for people to know about them,” Michael says of sharing his work.

He says knowledge leads to care, and in his case, a life-long passion to protect the forest.

View the weird and wonderful from the comfort of our waiting room... learn more via the link in comments.

11/04/2026

We've heard what artist facilitator Liz Duthie has planned and it's going to be amazing!

Grab one of the last available tix quick 🦕🐅

Learn to draw Australian megafauna with illustrator Liz Duthie

25/03/2026

Autumn fun at the library!

Join us for lots of fun activities to get you through the school holidays! Pick up a copy of the program from the library or check out our website: www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au/holidayprogram

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Looking for fun and free school holiday action? The library has you covered!

🐯 Carp Productions: Talk to the Animals performance

⚡ Circuits & Switches with the Discovery Centre

🎨 Art and craft sessions featuring bugs, autumn leaves and megafauna

🎮Lego, Nintendo Switch, Minecraft, tech free games

📕 Special Storytimes

🎬Free family movies

🐲 D&D taster for the older ‘kids’ (Bendigo only)

👉 Pick up a program from your local library next week, or view it online at: ncgrl.vic.gov.au/holidayprogram

24/03/2026

🌟 Announcing the 2026 Mulga Bill Writing Award Winners! 🌟

With nearly a hundred entries from across Australia, our judges had the tough job of choosing from so many brilliant poems and stories.

The results are in, and a huge congratulations goes to:

Poetry - Judged by Amanda Collins.

🥇 1st Place: a geriatric mother they write on my chart, Athena Law

🥈 2nd Place: Zinnias, Laura Tennyson

🏆 Highly Commended: Exploding Gun, Katherine Heheghan

Short Story - Judged by Cecile Shanahan.

🥇 1st Place: Borderlines, Matthew Southwell

🥈2nd Place: Harvest, Larissa Patton

🏆 Highly Commended: What Grows Here, Timothy Rickwood

Congratulations and thank you to all of the writers who entered the Award this year - writing and entering a competition is no easy task!

To read the winning entries and hear what the judges had to say, head on over to ncgrl.vic.gov.au/mulgabillwritingaward

08/12/2025

Just a reminder that is is our final Storytime Session tomorrow!
We have loved these special moments with you all, and can't wait for you to join us one last time for the year! Bring your Christmas cheer and see you then!

01/12/2025

Good morning everyone.
Sadly we will not have Storytime today :(
See you next week