City of Greater Bendigo

Greater Bendigo is home to government, corporate, medium and small businesses and organisations.  Some of the larger employers include;

• Bendigo Health – leading regional health and hospital service
• Bendigo Bank Rural Finance Corporation
• Hazeldene’s Chickens – poultry production
• Fosterville Gold Mine
• Thales Australia – design, manufacture and support of armoured vehicles
• City of Greater Bendigo – council services
• Mandalay Resources – antimony and gold mining
• Keech Castings – designing and manufacturing high-integrity steel castings
• Lactalis Australia – dairy production
• La Trobe University Bendigo Campus
• Bendigo TAFE
• Clear Dynamics – software company
• Apiam Animal Health – veterinary services

The City of Greater Bendigo is home to an array of public and private education institutions from preschool through to tertiary level. 

• 28 primary schools, 4 public secondary schools, 5 independent and Catholic schools. 
• 39 childcare services; average cost per day $13 below the Melbourne average. 
• The Food and Fibre Centre of Excellence at Bendigo TAFE delivers unique learning outcomes in food and fibre production, animal care management, plants and landscapes, food processing, and resource management. 
• Bendigo TAFE City Campus completed a $60M redevelopment in 2021 and includes an Indigenous Education Centre. 
• La Trobe University Bendigo Campus completed a $60M transformation in 2021 to become an undergraduate education hub with a focus towards engineering and the arts. 

• The Be.Bendigo initiative fosters a strong business community through creating connections, and developing capacity towards a more thriving economy. 
• Djandak – a Supply Nation certified business – represents the commercial interests of the Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation and works to achieve self-determination and a sustainable economic base for the region’s Indigenous people. 
• A Victorian Mining Equipment, Technology and Services (METS) hub helps drive greater connection, and access to domestic and international supply chains, in the mining sector.
• Emporium Creative Hub in central Bendigo provides a place for creative entrepreneurs to build skills and expand networks. 
• A number of co-working spaces in the region support innovators and entrepreneurs, including Possumworks, Killians Walk Business Hub, Bendigo Serviced Offices, Emporium Creative Hub, and Millson Business Centre.

• ‘Galkangu’/Bendigo GovHub – A $90M Victorian Government project centralising the delivery of a range of government services in the heart of Bendigo. Officially opened September 2023.
• Bendigo Law Courts – Court Services Victoria delivered a $152.4M state-of the-art regional law court for Bendigo. Officially opened February 2023. 
• Golden Dragon Museum Restaurant and Outdoor dining Activation – $1M Victorian Government Regional Infrastructure Fund. Enhancing front-of-house areas, retail space, entry foyer, kitchen, cafe seating area and outdoor dining experience; and lighting to link with adjoining Chinese Gardens. 
• Bendigo Tramways development – $4M Victorian Government Regional Infrastructure Fund. Purpose-built facility enabling Bendigo Tramways to become a leader in heritage vehicle manufacturing and continue its reputation as Australia’s pre-eminent tourist tramway.
• Great Stupa Event and Tourism Infrastructure – $520,000 Victorian  Government Regional Tourism Investment Fund. Lighting and facility upgrades to deliver night-time events across the year.

For a comprehensive overview of the City of Greater Bendigo’s projects in planning view their investment prospectus. 

• Proposed Hotel Developments – Mantra, Spring Development and Amber Property Group plan to add 417 new rooms in Bendigo’s central business district. 
• Bendigo Airport terminal and business park – $9.895M funded by the Victorian and Australian Governments and the City of Greater Bendigo. Expansion of the terminal will support an increased number of flights and passengers. 
• The Golden Dragon Museum –  A key tourist attraction in Bendigo, The Golden Dragon has a vision to be rebranded to become The National Chinese Museum of Australia and renovate its buildings and facilities. 
• Bendigo Art Gallery Expansion – State and federal funding is sought to accompany local and philanthropic support to redevelop one of Bendigo’s premier attractions to enhance capacity for major exhibitions.
• Bendigo Regional Employment Precinct – Development of an industrial precinct to support the growing advanced manufacturing sector.

Access the

• City of Greater Bendigo Investment Prospectus.
• Reimagining Bendigo Creek