The Albanese Government is supporting stronger Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in Bendigo with the official opening of the Bendigo and District Aboriginal Co-operative medical and wellbeing centre.

Creative Australia continues to back artists in the Bendigo electorate, with 9 local creative projects sharing in $14.8 million of funding distributed through the Arts Projects and International Engagement Fund programs.

The Albanese Labor Government has announced more than $76 million in funding to 54 projects across the country which will help farmers adopt climate-smart sustainable agriculture practices.

The Federal Labor Government is supporting science education in regional Victoria with a $10,385 grant for Jurassic Wonders, a new program at the Discovery Science & Technology Centre, delivered as part of National Science Week 2025.

The Albanese Government is making cheaper medicines even cheaper – legislation was introduced to Parliament in the first sitting fortnight that will mean a prescription on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) will cost Central Victorians no more than $25 from 1 January next year.

Federal Member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters met with representatives from the City of Greater Bendigo, Golden Square Football Netball Club and BLR Construction today.

The Albanese Labor Government is investing $2.5 million to build new homes in Bendigo for women and children leaving domestic violence.

The Albanese Labor Government has delivered $100,000 towards the repair of Bendigo's much-loved imperial dragons after vandals caused significant damage to the historic dragon housed at the Golden Dragon Museum in Bendigo.

The Australian and Victorian governments are making central Bendigo safer for everyone with work on new pedestrian-operated traffic lights now underway.

Member for Bendigo, Lisa Chesters MP returns to Canberra tomorrow for the first parliamentary sitting week of the 48th Parliament, where she will be sworn in for the 5th time as the Federal Member for Bendigo.