LISA AND LABOR DELIVERING FOR THE BENDIGO ELECTORATE
19/12/2025
Expanding bulk billing to every Australian and cutting student debts by 20% are some of the many measures we have delivered for local constituents.
Since the bulk billing changes were introduced on 1 November 2025, 23 clinics in the Bendigo electorate have moved to 100% bulk billing practices.
Throughout November and December, 17,105 constituents in the Bendigo Electorate with a student debt will have their student debt reduced by 20%.
In 2025, construction has started on several key local community infrastructure projects including:
- Golden Square Recreation Reserve Redevelopment creating inclusive and female friendly changerooms with a total cost of 500,000 coming from our election commitments.
- Stage One of the North Bendigo Rec Reserve upgrades costing 1 million from the Federal Governments Investing in our Communities program.
- Heathcote Civic Precinct (Community Hub) a project costing 2.03 million coming from the Federal Government.
- The 12.19 million coming from the Regional Precincts and Partnerships Program.
- Investing 2.915 million provided by the Federal Government.
- 1 million going towards the 3 million towards Stage 2 - the North Bendigo Recreation Reserve Pavilion Upgrades
- 684.20, making their annual payment now more than 162.60 per fortnight, making their annual payment almost $700 more since Labor came to government.
Lisa and Labor will also:
- Delivering two more rounds of tax cuts for every taxpayer next year and the year after.
- Making medicines even cheaper from 1 January next year.
- Rolling out 1800 Medicare from 1 January next year and delivering more bulk billing.
- Building more social and community housing including right here in Bendigo.