Another retail business is planned for Epsom, with two houses on the Midland Highway set for demolition as the suburb's commercial expansion continues.
The Lansell Square precinct, anchored by major supermarkets, has been snapped up by an overseas investor in a sign of strong appetite for Bendigo retail assets.
International investors are betting on Bendigo's retail market, with a major shopping complex sale signalling confidence in the region's commercial appeal.
The regional gallery's model of staging major international and national travelling exhibitions has proven commercially and culturally transformative for central Victoria's tourism economy.
How a central Victorian goldfields city built a diversified economy around finance, health, tourism and manufacturing, and what underpins its jobs and growth.
Central Victorian manufacturing businesses are competing on precision, quality and local service rather than volume, finding niches that offshore producers cannot easily serve.
Bendigo's central retail precinct serves a catchment of over 300,000 people across central Victoria, giving the city's retail economy a scale that supports a diverse mix of national and independent retailers.