headspace has been supporting the young people of Bendigo for 12 years, providing vital access to mental health services.

Located centrally at 78-80 Pall Mall the centre has a particular focus on helping young people with anxiety, problems at school, home or with peers, depression, sexual health, physical and general mental health.

A new respite project will provide much-needed support for local dementia sufferers and their carers thanks to support from the Federal Government.

Federal Member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters MP represented Minister for Health and Aged Care Anika Wells MP to launch the project which secured $1.698 million funding from the Federal Government.

The Federal Labor Government’s $500 million Housing Support Program is now open for applications from state, territory and local governments for projects that will boost the planning required to increase housing supply.

The Australian Government is improving digital connectivity for the community of Fosterville, Victoria through the completion of a new mobile tower funded through Regional Connectivity Program (RCP).

Grant guidelines for the Albanese Labor Government’s $200 million Play Our Way program are now available, so applicants can begin preparing their submissions ahead of the grant round officially opening later this month.

The Albanese Labor Government will today officially open a specialised
Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain GP Clinic in Bendigo, Victoria, providing women with
a one-stop option for diagnosis, intervention and treatment.

The Australian Government has created 11 new jobs in the Central Victoria region as part of its $228 million commitment to deliver new staff to Services Australia.

Today the Federal Member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters MP confirmed that there is an opportunity for Bendigo and local manufacturers to sustain and grow local jobs and defence manufacturing capabilities. 

The Federal Labor Government has announced that Emergency Relief and Food Relief providers in the Bendigo electorate will share in more than $14.4 million in 2023-24 in funding to help meet increased demand for services.

Today, 1 February 2024 is Medicare’s 40th Birthday, and residents in the Bendigo electorate are seeing the benefits of the Government’s record investments to strengthen it.

The Bendigo electorate has seen an increase of 8 percentage points in the rate of bulk billing in the first two months since the Albanese Government tripled the GP bulk billing incentive, amounting to an estimated 9,302 additional bulk billed trips to the GP.