Greater Bendigo, VIC

Greater Bendigo, VIC offers free business training and mentoring through its Accelerator Program

City-run Startup Central Victoria recruited 15 businesses for the free 12-week program. Qualifying participants are starting or expanding ventures in the region. Customized paths called Discovery, Development, and Advanced provide lessons for different business needs. Entrepreneurs participate in weekly virtual courses and one-on-one coaching sessions. A pitch feedback event results in advice from experienced entrepreneurs on how to best present business ideas.

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Greater Bendigo, VIC

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Greater Bendigo, VIC collaborates with other councils on Aboriginal Business Capability Building

A workshop series highlights how Aboriginal businesses and council contractors can align on procurement. Participants learn about the current Aboriginal economic footprint and avenues for long-term partnerships. Planned mentoring services and tender requirements for bidders increase the flow of public funds to oft-overlooked sources. Greater Bendigo designed the initiative with officials from Central Goldfields, Loddon, and Mount Alexander.

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Greater Bendigo, VIC

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Mount Alexander, VIC

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Greater Bendigo, VIC connects artists with businesses through Creative Recovery Residency Program

Five local artists and creative agencies will be selected for three-month residencies at local businesses. Each $4,000 AUD grant encourages the artist to produce creative projects supporting their business partners. The council encourages artists-in-residence to create digital marketing assets, redesign workspaces, and produce videos that build camaraderie among employees. This program focuses on creative professions that were substantially impacted by the pandemic.

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Greater Bendigo, VIC

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Greater Bendigo, VIC looks ahead to 2050 with the Imagine Greater Bendigo engagement campaign

The campaign's first stage surveys residents to capture council plan feedback on six themes including sustainability and Aboriginal reconciliation. Residents also submit their thoughts on what makes the region great now and better in the future on the Let's Talk Greater Bendigo platform. Future stages of the campaign build on this feedback with targeted listening sessions and a 50-member community panel selected at random.

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Greater Bendigo, VIC

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Greater Bendigo, VIC trains young drivers to drive responsibly with Truck Wise VR training

The city and its project partners produced two VR experiences for drivers aged 16 to 18 years old. Each 360-degree interactive video shows realistic road interactions between truck drivers and motorists. Truck drivers from two local companies were scanned for inclusion in the video. The Truck Wise website uses supplementary materials and an online quiz to reinforce safe driving around heavy trucks. Greater Bendigo intends this program for use alongside school driving programs.

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Greater Bendigo, VIC

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Greater Bendigo, VIC develops Clever Weather network for improved weather forecasting

The Clever Weather system uses 100 sensors dispersed throughout the region to gather air pressure, humidity, and temperature data. Twenty sensors are placed in public places along with QR codes connecting users to recent data sets. The remaining sensors are spread across homes and private lots. The collaboration with La Trobe University yielded the most comprehensive local weather network in Australia.

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Greater Bendigo, VIC

Australia