what are some religious practices in the aformentioned place?
Ancestor worship was popular in the Chinese population there.
Bendigo
The Chinese, who in the mid-19th century constituted 20% of Bendigo's population, built the heritage-listed Joss House Temple, where they practiced syncretic beliefs involving ancestor worship and the three main religions of China: Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. 
who is faith leech? She was an Australian freestyle swimmer. where was she born? Bendigo in Australia
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Bendigo [SEP] Religion
36.2% reported having "No Religion" in the 2016 census. The Sandhurst Methodist Circuit (1854), serviced five Wesleyan churches which had been built in previous years. There were several church schools, but they were attended by one-fifteenth of Bendigo's school children. Anglicans constitute 12.9% of Bendigo's inhabitants. The Chinese, who in the mid-19th century constituted 20% of Bendigo's population, built the heritage-listed Joss House Temple, where they practiced syncretic beliefs involving ancestor worship and the three main religions of China: Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Bendigo is also home to the largest stūpa in the Western world, the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion, which houses the Jade Buddha for Universal Peace, the world's largest gem-quality jade Buddha statue.