The Loddon Campaspe area covers parts of central, western and northern Victoria and includes the towns of Echuca, Kyabram, Maryborough, Boort, Wedderburn, Castlemaine, Maldon, Kyneton and Woodend as well as the city of Bendigo and its surrounding areas.
Key industries
Predominant industries in the Loddon Campaspe area include agriculture and horticulture (including fruit, wine, dairy, poultry, cattle, sheep and pigs), food processing and production, hospitality and tourism, manufacturing and retail trade.
While these industries support traditional jobs like farm or production workers, there are also heaps of opportunities for people with a whole range of different skills within each of these industries. For example, major food production companies need people with finance, marketing, administration and IT skills as well as those with experience in production, processing, transport, distribution, packaging and factory work. You name it - they need it.
Jobs and employment fact sheets
Find out more about the industries and employment opportunities in the Bendigo area from these fact sheets. Fact sheets are grouped according to local council areas:
Central Goldfields Shire (RTF, 311 KB)
City of Greater Bendigo (RTF, 316 KB)
Loddon Shire (RTF, 321 KB)
Macedon Ranges Shire (RTF, 312 KB)
Mount Alexander Shire (RTF, 312 KB)
Shire of Campaspe (RTF, 318 KB)
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