Located in the geographic centre of Victoria within the Goldfields region, Bendigo is part of the Jaara Country, the traditional land of the people of the Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung. With Bendigo as its largest centre, the municipality includes the thriving smaller communities of Heathcote, Elmore, Goornong, Marong, Redesdale and Axedale.

Currently Victoria’s third largest urban economy behind Melbourne and Geelong, the region offers a highly liveable, growing regional centre, ripe for new investment and business opportunities, and a prime location to establish or expand a business.

Established industries include manufacturing, health care, retail trade, construction, education and training, accommodation and food services, finance and insurance services and professional, scientific and technical services.

Invest Loddon Mallee showcases the many investment opportunities and economic strengths of the Loddon Mallee region.

It’s an entry point for anyone looking to do business here, providing a comprehensive source of investment-related information and links to further resources and support. Find out more 

The City of Greater Bendigo’s 2020-2030 Economic Development Strategy gives priority to building on the strength of the City and region’s advanced manufacturing sector and second gold rush based on the North Central Victorian Goldfields Ground Release.

For information visit Investing in Greater Bendigo, and for region plans and demographic data visit Economic Profile

Bendigo has been a major business and industry centre since the gold rush in the 1850s. Today it’s home to world class manufacturing, advanced manufacturing and mining businesses with a combined economic output of approximately $5.80B, which accounts for 28.2% of the total output for Greater Bendigo’s economy.

Manufacturing is Bendigo’s largest industry by economic output, however, there has been substantial growth in all business sectors. Bendigo’s business and manufacturing industry is comprised of multi-national, national and small to medium enterprises.

A number of Bendigo’s leading manufacturers are in food industries, which has been the source of major jobs growth in the region and strengthened Bendigo’s application to join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the category of Gastronomy, awarded in October 2019 – a first for Australia!

Bendigo: Australia’s first and only UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy, find out more. To explore the region, visit Bendigo Region.