'Gentle and kind': families honour legacy of posthumous OAM recipients

'Gentle and kind': families honour legacy of posthumous OAM recipients

Four Bendigo people are awarded for their contribution to society. Uncover their vast contributions to education, water safety and more.

Champion of Bendigo personified passion

The late Mark Weragoda (1959-2025), who held office as a City of Greater Bendigo councillor representing the Eppalock Ward from 2012 to 2016, has been recognised for his service to the Bendigo community with a posthumous Medal of the Order of Australia. A longtime Rotary Club of Bendigo-Sandhurst member and its president from 2000 to 2001, Weragoda sat on a number of committees at various times during his adult life including the Bendigo Militar…