Is Bendigo about to get its first mosque?

Approval may be given on Wednesday for the first mosque in the Victorian regional city of Bendigo - despite a strong campaign against it.

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Approval may be given on Wednesday for the first mosque in the Victorian regional city of Bendigo - despite a strong campaign against it.

A Facebook page set up in January to fight the plan from the Australian Islamic Mission has attracted more than seven-thousand "likes".

And the Bendigo Council has received more than 200 objections to the mosque, which would offer two prayer halls, a minaret, and a sports facility.

But the Council's Director of Planning and Development, Prue Mansfield, told Dragana Mrkaja councillors have been given a recommendation to approve it.

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