Where every day is a holiday

Location and weather

Located north of the Great Dividing Range in the exact geographic centre of Victoria, Bendigo enjoys a temperate climate featuring dry summers, cool winters, sunny springs, mild autumns and beautiful blue skies.

Access

Bendigo is strategically placed with excellent road and rail infrastructure, and a recently upgraded airport. It is within a 100 minute drive or rail trip to central Melbourne and a 90 minute drive to Melbourne Airport. Bendigo is accessed by the Calder, McIvor, Midland, Loddon Valley and Wimmera Highways.

Health and wellbeing services

Bendigo is home to the largest regional public hospital in Victoria, as well as a private hospital and day surgery and boasts an abundance of allied health and wellbeing providers, and various medical training facilities.

Recreation facilities

Bendigo has a long and proud sporting heritage and has some of the best sport and recreational facilities available in regional Victoria. The grand parks, lakes and tranquil bushland areas feature a network of hundreds of kilometres of shared walking and cycling tracks that offer a quiet escape for jogging, cycling or walking.

Shopping

As a major service centre, Bendigo offers a comprehensive selection of leading retail centres, strip shopping, weekend markets and other shopping venues. Bendigo’s major retailers and its many specialty shops offer an excellent choice and range of goods.

Wining and dining

Live in the heart of the Central Goldfields renowned wine-growing region just 15 minutes from the center of Bendigo. The region is well known for its excellent wineries, restaurants, cafes and great pubs.