Media Release
WORK BEGINS ON GOLDEN SQUARE REC RESERVE REDEVELOPMENT
07 August 2025
Federal Member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters met with representatives from the City of Greater Bendigo, Golden Square Football Netball Club and BLR Construction today.
CONSTRUCTION TO COMMENCE ON MORE CRISIS ACCOMMODATION TO SUPPORT WOMEN AND CHILDREN
06 August 2025
The Albanese Labor Government is investing $2.5 million to build new homes in Bendigo for women and children leaving domestic violence.
DELIVERING SUPPORT FOR GOLDEN DRAGON MUSEUM IN BENDIGO
06 August 2025
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.
NEW TRAFFIC LIGHTS IN CENTRAL BENDIGO TO BOOST PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
25 July 2025
The Australian and Victorian governments are making central Bendigo safer for everyone with work on new pedestrian-operated traffic lights now underway.
CHESTERS RETURNS TO CANBERRA FOR SWEARING IN OF NEW PARLIAMENT
21 July 2025
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.
FEDERAL LABOR INVESTS IN LOCAL CREATIVE PROJECTS
01 July 2025
The Federal Labor Government continues to invest in regional arts, with three local creative projects receiving $68,722 in funding via the latest round of the Regional Arts Fund.
BUNDLE OF JOY FOR NEW PARENTS AS PAID PARENTAL LEAVE CHANGES TO ARRIVE TUESDAY
30 June 2025
From 1 July 2025, Albanese Labor Government reforms to Paid Parental Leave begin, giving around 180,000 families a year more flexibility and support at one of the most important times in their lives.
1 JULY SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
24 June 2025
The Federal Labor Government is supporting local small business, with a number of key measures available from 1 July to help businesses.
WORKS UNDERWAY AT BENDIGO BLACK SPOT PROJECT
23 June 2025
Works are underway to improve the safety of a dangerous Bendigo intersection, thanks to funding delivered via the Federal Labor Government’s 2024-25 Black Spot Program.
DROUGHT SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR CENTRAL VICTORIAN FARMERS AND PRODUCERS
12 June 2025
The Albanese Labor Government is backing Central Victorian farmers and producers impacted by drought, implementing a range of measures to ensure support is available when our farmers need it.