Reflections on Marilyn Monroe Bendigo

What an experience it was to attend the first public session of the Marilyn Monroe exhibition in Bendigo on Saturday. We arrived at the Bendigo Art Gallery five minutes before the opening time and found ourselves joining a long queue of people waiting in anticipation for the doors to open. As I waited in the queue I wondered what the exhibition would be like. There’s certainly been a lot of hype and we’ve been caught up in it a bit ourselves since we ...
March 6, 2016
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Marilyn Monroe Bendigo

The Bendigo Art Gallery and Twentieth Century Fox Marilyn Monroe Bendigo exhibition is on 5 March to 10 July. This is a not to be missed exhibition, a first of it's kind with items gathered from different locations all over the world. We attended a recent talk by Bendigo Art Gallery's curator Tansy Curtin. She talked about many of the unique items including a dress Marilyn Monroe wore whilst performing to the troops in Vietnam. This dress is privately owned by ...
February 22, 2016
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Stay Social with Marilyn Bendigo

The arrival of the 8m high Marilyn Monroe sculpture and the Marilyn Bendigo exhibition has caused a big buzz in Bendigo. "Forever Marilyn" was designed by Seward Johnson, the statue is a representation of one of the most famous images of Monroe, taken from the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch. The 'Bendigo Art Gallery and Twentieth Century Fox present Marilyn Monroe, 5 March - 10 July 2016' is set to become another major draw card for visitors to Bendigo. We are ...
February 16, 2016
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An Interview with Guest Rob Dawes

We recently caught up with one of our regular Stay Social guests Rob Dawes, to find out why staying at Stay Social works so well for his business travelling needs. 1. Tell us a bit about your job and why you travel to Bendigo? I choose to live in Adelaide where my partner and my two boys live, but there are limited job opportunities in senior management within the agribusiness sector in Adelaide. This means I travel a lot – over the ...
February 15, 2016
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Talking Stay Social and Airbnb

Thanks to The Bendigo Advertiser and Chris Pedler for this great interview about Stay Social and the growing number of alternative accommodation options such as Airbnb.
January 16, 2016
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Stay Social and Celebrate the Story

‘Stay Social’ is a beautiful accommodation space designed to bring people together for work and play. We believe that connections between people can result in new business collaboration that transforms community and life! When Frances Ardern got in touch with us to stay with her family for her book launch we got just a little bit excited and had to share her story with you. “The people who are staying with me at Stay Social span three generations: my late grandmother’s brothers, ...
December 13, 2015
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Come and visit us for Sustainable House Day

We set up Stay Social with environmental and social considerations front of mind. With that, we are delighted to be opening Stay Social as apart of Sustainable House Day on Saturday 24 October. This is your opportunity to check out our many sustainable features. Take the opportunity to visit 9 other sustainable properties, see a Tiny House on Wheels and hear some really informative talks on sustainable design. Registration is at the Old Church on the Hill from 9.30am. Get your ticket here and ...
October 21, 2015
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Early guests staying with “Us”

It was a huge pleasure to have had well known Australian TV actors and crew "Staying Social" recently - it was a LOT of fun! Their show "US" was magnificent and so - well "Bendigo"! Natalie Carr, Travis McMahon, Ned Napier, Daniel Rice, Sally-Anne Upton and Janet Watson Kruse all loved Stay Social. Thanks also to local Bendigonians Playright Margaret Hickey and Director Matt Emond and also to Producer Rosie Koop - what a team! "I booked Stay Social for a cast of ...
October 21, 2015
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Perfect for the Bendigo business traveller

We have had a wonderful range of guests stay at our Bendigo accommodation. Guests have stayed for many events such as the Sheep and Wool Show, Gymnastics Championships, Discovery Centre, The Capital Theatre shows, Mothers Club and family reunions, kids rugby tournament. Soon Stay Social will be full of musos in town to perform at the wonderful Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival. The original intent and focus of Stay Social was to provide unique offering for Bendigo business accommodation. Somewhere more social, ...
October 20, 2015
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The chooks have arrived!

Eight very cute, fluffy and feathery chickens have arrived in the Chook Mahal at Stay Social.  Chooks are wonderfully social and interactive animals and form part of the system to recycle guest food scraps and in return, in a few months time, provide fresh eggs. Come and say g’day to the chickens, they love to chat.
October 20, 2015
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