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Monday, 29 July 2019

A blessing in disguise? Bendigo at peace with its mosque after years of far-right protest

Locals lament how the mosque saga dented Bendigo’s pride as it became an ‘unfortunate backdrop’ to right-wing extremism

When it comes to building places of worship, Bendigo has always played the long game.

Lunchtime bells ring out from the imposing gothic-style Catholic cathedral on a hill overlooking the central Victorian city of more than 150,000 residents. Excavation work for the Sacred Heart cathedral began in 1896, but the tower and spire weren’t finished until 1977.

Related: Far-right extremist and convicted racist Blair Cottrell fails in supreme court appeal bid

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