About Bathurst
Bathurst’s winning combination of lifestyle choices, a strong and prosperous economy, a well-connected and friendly multicultural community and vibrant cultural life makes it a very appealing location. In 2015, the city celebrated its bicentenary with a series of festivals and events befitting the nation’s oldest inland settlement.
Supported by city infrastructure and a robust educational sector, historic Bathurst is the closest regional inland city to Sydney. With its accessible location on the Great Western Highway, Bathurst is experiencing ongoing significant population growth, presenting exciting new business and investment opportunities.
Bathurst prides itself as being a centre for excellence in education. The city is the headquarters for Charles Sturt University – a major provider of regional tertiary education as well as distance education both nationally and internationally.
With over 60 educational institutions located throughout the city reinvesting their skills into the local economy, Bathurst supports a continually expanding economy.
Useful links
www.bathurstregion.com.au/visit-bathurst/
www.investnswcentralwest.com.au
Incentives for health professionals
Healthcare is one of the top three economic sectors in Bathurst, after manufacturing and education. Bathurst is a major regional training centre for General Practice doctors placed in a strong network of GP surgeries around the region. Bathurst is classified as MM3 under the Department of Health’s new “Modified Monash Model” classification system that categorises areas according to both geographical remoteness and town size. The system was developed to recognise the challenges in attracting health workers to more remote and smaller communities. Medical professionals moving from major city areas to Bathurst may be entitled to relocation and retention benefits from the General Practice Rural Incentives Program.
Click here for the General Practice Rural Incentives Program
Council Contact
Steve Bowman
Economic Development Manager
Steven.Bowman@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
02 6333 6553
