ovember to 3 December 2004.
Soccer: The Bendigo Amateur Soccer League organises and manages soccer for over 3000 juniors and seniors in Central Victoria. Bendigo is also home to the largest junior soccer club in Victoria, Strathdale Soccer Club. Bendigo along with Swan Hill, Echuca and Mildura have a team in Football Federation Victoria's Summer league. The team is the Loddon Mallee FC.
Rugby Union: The Bendigo Fighting Miners are the only team in Bendigo and competes in the Victorian Country Rugby Union Competition and has won the premiership for the last four years in a row.
Hockey: The CVHA Blazers represent Bendigo in hockey at state level in both male and female competitions. The Bedigo Raiders Ice Hockey Team competes at both junior and senior levels within the Victorian ice hockey Association and is the only team to play that is located outside Melbourne.
Ice Skating: Bendigo also has an ice skating club, the Ice Skating Club of Bendigo, which was instrumental in organising regional and state skating competitions. The closure of the ice rink in 2010 has limited its activities.
Baseball: There are five running clubs in the Bendigo area: Eaglehawk Falcons, Bendigo East, Maiden Gully Scots, Bendigo BLS Bushrangers and Strathfieldsaye Dodgers. All of these clubs have been struggling for players for the past five years in both senior and junior sides. There has been two inclusions into the Bendigo Baseball Association this year with the Colts and the Rich River Rebels ebtering due to the GVBA folding. Bendigo participates in the annual VPBL state championships held across the state. This year Bendigo won the Under 18 event held in Wangaratta and the Under 12s came second in Mildura.
Orienteering: The Bendigo Orienteers Inc have hosted a variety of international carnivals including the 1985 World Orienteering Championships (4�6 September 1985) and the World Masters Games orienteering events in 2002. Bendigo has also hosted
