Bendigo Beehive Market

After a long pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MAV’s Beehive Market is set to take place once again at the historic Cultural Exchange Beehive Building on Friday 10 and 17 December , from 11am until 3pm. The markets will highlight the vast experiences, knowledge, and skills of local First Nations and culturally diverse artists from across the Greater Bendigo region and beyond.

Beehive Market will also serve as the launch for sixteen new women’s microbusinesses, developed through our Duniya Behter initiative, which resources culturally diverse women in Bendigo and Shepparton with digital enterprise skills, networks, and mentoring. From locally made African haircare to Karen weaving to koloa (Tongan treasures), the businesses have engaged the women as experts in the expression of their cultural identity, community needs, and economic aspirations, particularly following the impacts of COVID-19.