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BEN DIG O CO N SOR TIUM GETS GO AHEAD AFTER INFRASTRUCTURE DUE DILIGENCE Th eB endigoR ailM anufa cturing/ Di versifi cation Group – initiated by Borgers Corporation and the Austin Alliance to u nderpin SSR’scu rrent expan sionp rogram – will be ideally positioned for success in this prospering rural economy, having alr ea dyat tracte dsignif icant sup po rtfr om the local State Government Minister Jacinta Allan, Minister for Regional and Ri nusratol rDeefvoerlothpismer engti,oanna dlfcrommth ueniItny dausttrhyeCCapo anbsiolirttyiuNmetwgaoirnks.Tmhoemreecnatunmbeanoddeexnteyninsgivtehemsaunbusftacnttuiarilnfgutuarnedfriinfgraesbtreuncetufirtes

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WorkSafe Victoria
Advisory Service
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Toll-free
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VWA 1140/01/05.08
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A handbook for workplaces
Working safely with bridge and gantry cranes
June 2008 Edition No. 1
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INDUSTRY
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CITY OF GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY

manufacturing matters
in regional victoria
AN INTERIM REPORT
ON TRAIN MANUFACTURING DIVERSIFICATION IN GREATER BENDIGO
BENDIGO
Strategically located in the City of Greater Bendi goinc entralVictoria – right at the hub of rail and road networks – Bendigo is the State’s fourth largest town, with a current population approaching 100,000 and thriving. Traditionally the historic and entrepreneurial epicentre of business activity and growth, the Greater Bendigo area covers 3,000 square kilometers and is one of Victoria’s largest municipalities, with one of the largest capital works budgets of any regional Victorian Council. This, acc ordin gto the CityMayorC r Da vidJones , en ab lesthe district“to undertakeara nge ofm ajo r projects” all benefitting the community.
“We have undertaken a vigorous program to not only attract new business investment and jobs but to retain support for and hopefully expand existing businesses,” he says. And he believes this is “helping Greater Bendigo to become one of the most confident, interesting and progressive cities in regional Australia.”

Based on the 2006 City of Bendigo’s REMPLAN Analysis Data Census figures, the City has achieved exceptional industrial exp ans ion sinc e2001–some quarte rsen joyin gu pto30 per cent labour growth – with both employment and financial output featuring impressive results across most sectors. More recent statistics indicate that industry is now pumping around $8
billion into the local economy!
Al readya cco mmo datingov er4 ,000 busi ne sses andmore than400m anu fact ure rs–thelatte rgeneratin g around 24% of the re g ion’s annualec onomicou tput– theCityis continuallyex plo rin gnewindus try ni chesando pportun ities . Its Manufacturing Fu turesa nd Bu siness Dev elo pment Unitstr ategicini tiative sbear solid testimon yt oitsg enuine interest in encouraging busines s developm entan dgrowthint heare a.

To underline the crucial importance of Greater Bendigo’s multi-billion dollar manufacturing industry and the significance of

this major sector to the local economy, Chair of Bendigo Manufacturing Group Neil Sammons and Greater Bendigo CEO Craig

Niemann launched a Manufacturing and Mining Industries booklet in August this year. The publication provides up-to-date

information aimed at existing Bendigo businesses as well as potential investors and newcomers to the area. Mr. Sammons

claims local industries demonstrate a high level of expertise and diversity plus remarkable ingenuity in developing innovative

technologies. Bendigo’s manufacturing strength, he maintains, emanates from its blend of small-to-medium, national and m ultina tional ente rpri sesope rat inginnich eclusterst ogether with group sofprominentmanufacturersproducingvalue-added
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Technological advances, workplace safety and sustainability, independent Engineering research in the Manufacturing, Construction and Material Handling Industries.
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