The Daily Bendigo Guide

Bendigo Sport 2026

Sport runs deep in Bendigo, from packed grandstands at local footy and netball through to cricket, basketball, soccer, athletics and the grassroots clubs that bring suburbs together every weekend. This guide is your home for following all of it in 2026 — results, fixtures, finals races, club news and the players and coaches making headlines across the region. We cover the senior leagues and the junior pathways, the established clubs and the underdogs, and the moments that define a season. Beyond match reports, we look at the issues shaping local sport: facility upgrades and funding, volunteer shortages, participation trends and the talent making the leap to state and national competition. Our reporting stays focused on Bendigo teams and athletes rather than the distant professional codes that dominate national media, so you get coverage that actually reflects the contests happening down the road. Below you will find our latest sport stories, updated through the season as results come in and storylines develop. Whether you play, coach, volunteer or just love watching local sport, bookmark this page to keep up with everything happening across Bendigo's fields, courts and tracks this year.