Future-focused, first of its kind
Bendigo’s 100-gig connectivity was a first for regional Australia. The network’s available to businesses in Bendigo’s CBD through fibre-optic connection. It provides inexpensive, super-fast data access, in turn, growing the region’s strategic advantage to attract future-focused and innovative businesses.
Deloitte Australia chooses Bendigo as national hub for Operations Centre
Launched in 2024, and in partnership with La Trobe University, the Digital Operations Centre in Bendigo is the national hub for Deloitte Australia’s Operate capabilities. The Centre supports the delivery of services that enhance client outcomes through operating critical processes, infrastructure, platforms and applications (Digital Back Office, Business Process as a Service). The Centre provides a specialised workforce that services Deloitte's national clients across a spectrum of sectors including Public Sector, Consumer and Financial Services. The vision for the centre is to grow to 200 roles within 5 years, providing national clients with high-quality Operate support across a select set of offerings. Through training programs, mentoring and local career opportunities for both La Trobe students and alternative candidate profiles, the Centre supports the growing innovation community in Bendigo to build in-demand skills that support national and Victorian services.
Clear Dynamics championing a digital AI hub
Headquartered in Bendigo, with offices in Sydney, Perth, and soon Melbourne. Clear Dynamics is an enterprise software company challenging the business agility constraints of today’s software models through AI. “We’re championing the establishment of a Digital AI Hub in Central Victoria to attract like-minded expertise and businesses through establishing global thought leadership for AI enterprise transformation.” – Regional Development Executive, Craig Hunter.
Bendigo Telco – a home grown success story
Bendigo Telco was founded in 2000 by a group of forward-thinking Bendigo businesses inspired by the community banking model pioneered by Bendigo Bank. Established as a local initiative to improve access to telecommunications services in regional areas, the organisation has played a key role in strengthening digital connectivity across the Loddon Mallee region. By aggregating local demand and advocating for better infrastructure and services, Bendigo Telco has helped shape a more competitive telecommunications landscape. Today, it continues to deliver a broad range of services—including NBN, mobile, voice, and cloud solutions—while remaining firmly committed to its founding vision of supporting local communities, enabling regional businesses, and driving economic growth through improved connectivity.
Home to the Mallee Regional Innovation Centre
MRIC unites the world-leading research capabilities of the University of Melbourne and La Trobe University, and partners with SuniTAFE. It reflects the region’s ambition to be leaders of innovative practices and better resource management – particularly in agriculture and horticulture – through the use of new technology. MRIC leads the Mallee Hydrogen Technology Cluster.
An entrepreneurial environment
The region’s reputation for digital innovation and forward thinking has created an ideal environment for entrepreneurs – strong business networks, enterprise-sized support orgs (banking and healthcare), and good technology infrastructure are seeing the entrepreneurial ecosystem go from strength to strength in the digital technology space.
Case Studies
Digital Technology Services in Loddon Mallee
Learn more about Digital Technology Service businesses in our region – why they chose Loddon Mallee, and their vision for the future.
Clear Dynamics – AI Technology at the heart of the next revolution
“We believe it’s been around 20 years since the last major revolution in enterprise software, and that our technology is at the heart of the next revolution – one that will help unleash business innovation.”
– Craig Hunter, Regional Development Executive
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Resources
Learn more about Digital Technology Services in Loddon Mallee. These industry-specific resources provide further information to support your business. The Digital Plan for each region is an evidence-based, place-based analysis of the supply of and demand for digital services and skills. The Loddon Campaspe Digital Plan identifies gaps in the region’s current digital infrastructure landscape and makes recommendations on how these gaps can be addressed. The Mallee Digital Plan identifies gaps in the region’s current digital infrastructure landscape and makes recommendations on how these gaps can be addressed.
What is the Digital Plan for Loddon Campaspe?
SourceVictorian State Government
Loddon Campaspe is a broad, diverse and fast-growing region with a range of attributes and advantages that can be leveraged to establish ourselves as a clear regional leader in digital connectivity. The Loddon Campaspe Digital Plan identifies gaps in the region’s current digital infrastructure landscape and makes recommendations on how these gaps can be addressed.
What is the Digital Plan for Mallee?
SourceVictorian State Government
Broadband services and mobile connectivity have the potential to increase our economic performance, reduce our costs, help us learn, provide us with services and improve social connectivity. The Mallee Digital Plan identifies gaps in the region’s current digital infrastructure landscape and makes recommendations on how these gaps can be addressed.
