The Albanese Government has announced a new National Access to Justice Partnership that will provide a critical increase of nearly $800 million in funding to the legal assistance sector.

The Australian Government has awarded $13.5 million for community safety programs, with funding going to Police Citizens Youth Clubs, Blue Light Organisations and other eligible organisations across Australia through the new U25-GO program.

Federal Member for Bendigo, Lisa Chesters has today confirmed her successful preselection as the Labor candidate for the Federal Electorate of Bendigo in the upcoming federal election.

The Australian Government is providing $50 million in grants to keep Australians practising their religion safe across the country, including $255,837 for the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo.

The Allan and Albanese Labor Governments are making active travel in central Bendigo safer and easier with major pedestrian and cycling projects to connect the city’s important bike trails.

Bendigo will be better prepared for and protected from future natural disasters after it was announced today Bendigo would share in over $2.2 million for projects funded through the Albanese Government’s Disaster Ready Fund (DRF).

The Albanese Labor Government is continuing to deliver on its commitment to ending violence against women and children with the funding of another Safe Places Emergency Accommodation (Safe Places) project in Bendigo.

The Federal Labor Government is making it easier for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to access healthcare in Bendigo.

This is thanks to a $3.7 million contribution for the construction of a new Primary Health Care facility at Bendigo District Aboriginal Co-operative (BDAC).

The Federal Labor Government has continued its commitment to migrant women in Central Victoria facing barriers to employment by providing $180,000 in new funding to SisterWorks.

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.