2017 Awards Night

The Bendigo Advertiser named Media Outlet of the Year at Rural Press Club of Victoria awards The Bendigo Advertiser has been named Media Outlet of the Year at the Rural Press Club of Victoria’s Journalism & Photography Awards, held at South Wharf in Melbourne on...

2017 Award Winners

2017 Award Winners Best News Story Sponsored by VFF Commended: Ballarat Christian Brothers ‘mislead police’ over abuse, Charlotte King, ABC News Online Judge’s comments: King successfully locates an original, disturbing and significant news angle...

2016 Award Winners

2016 Winners Best News Story Sponsored by VFF   Commended: Australia Crew, Replaced, Tiana Richardson, Portland Observer Judge’s comments: This was the story of the carrier MV Portland and its Australian crew who refused to sail their ship to Malaysia where they...

2015 Award Winners

2015 Award Winners Best Regional News Story Sponsored by Coles Commended: Sleep Tight,Emma Field, The Weekly Times Judge’s comments: An expose of a network of 10 alleged illegal rooming houses in East Gippsland that are providing temporary accommodation for overseas...

2014 Award Winners

2014 Award Winners Best Feature Sponsored by Telstra Commended: End of the line, Danny Lannen, Geelong Advertiser Judges’ comments: Judges’ comments: Judges were looking for evidence of reporters who provided the background to their stories and then allowed their...