The Albanese Government is continuing to support local jobs in Bendigo with a $45 million contract to build an additional 15 Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles.

More GPs are bulk billing patients in Bendigo as a direct result of the tripling of the bulk billing incentive by the Australian Government, with a near 10% increase bulk billed visits to the GP across the electorate since 1 November 2023.

The Federal Labor Government is providing vital cost of living relief for everyone in the Bendigo electorate from 1 July.

Residents of the Bendigo electorate are set for safer road travel following the Federal Labor Government’s commitment to progressively double the Roads to Recovery funding over the next 5 years.

Rights Information and Advocacy Centre (RIAC) will receive $2,203,403 in Federal funding to support a new disability self-advocacy project, boosting their capacity to provide disability support services across the Bendigo region.

Early childhood educators are set for a pay increase thanks to a multi-billion dollar provision in May’s Federal Budget towards wage increases for early childhood education and care workers.

The Bendigo East Urban Renewal Precinct project will benefit the Bendigo region thanks to $1.182 million in funding under the Australian Government’s $400 million regional Precincts and Partnerships Program (rPPP).

The Federal Labor Government will invest $2,031,610 towards Stage One of the Heathcote Civic Precinct incorporating Heathcote Library, which will significantly improve social infrastructure to support the regions current and future population.

The Australian Government is continuing to recognise the efforts of volunteers and community organisations, today announcing that 21 local groups in Bendigo will receive grants up to $5,000.

The Albanese Labor Government will contribute $100,000 towards the repair of Loong the Dragon after vandals caused significant damage to the historic dragon housed at the Golden Dragon Museum in Bendigo.