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The article highlights the opening of the $52 million Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation (DIGO) facility in Junortoun, Bendigo, emphasizing its strategic and economic significance

The new DIGO centre is the sole provider of geospatial intelligence for Australia's defence and national interests. The facility ensures DIGO remains a world-class organization in geospatial information and services. Bendigo has been important to Australia's defence since 1942, previously hosting Defence mapping at the Fortuna site. Defence spends about $130 million annually in Bendigo on personnel, equipment, services, and facilities.

The new DIGO facility is expected to promote local employment and economic growth. Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon visited Thales Australia, which designs and produces the Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle.Defence recently ordered 293 more Bushmasters, totaling 737 vehicles.

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Fortuna Article - "DIGO's new home opens" - The Bendigo Miner Thursday Nov 13 2008 Picutres Julian Prowd
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11217.20a Colour Photo of Joel Fitzgibbon

11217.20b Part of page 5 - Article "DIGO's new home opens"

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non-fiction