Carer Support & Respite
Where: Bendigo Health
Contact: 5471 1024/5471 1017
CatholicCare Sandhurst
Family Education & Family Support
Where: 65 Baxter St Bendigo VIC 3550
Contact: 5438 1300
Centrelink
Where: Castlemaine Community House (agent only)
Barker St Castlemaine VIC 3450
Hours: 9-3pm Mon-Fri
Contact: 5472 4299
13 28 50 Bendigo
Child Support Agency (CSA)
Where: Regional Service Centre 231-235 Lyttleton St
Bendigo VIC 3550
Contact: 5430 5892
13 12 72 General enquiries
Internet: www.csa.gov.au
Child Support Legal Service/Victoria Legal Aid
Where: 350 Queen St Melbourne VIC 3000
Contact: 1800 677 402
Free call: 9269 0408 Child Support Legal Service
Internet: www.legalaid.vic.gov.au
Compassionate Friends Victoria Inc.
Support in helping to transform the pain of grief into an outlook of hope.
Where: Maternal & Child Health Centre – 15 Lyttleton St
Castlemaine VIC 3450
When: last Thursday of month at 7.30pm
Contact: 1800 641 091 Matthew Gildea
0437 749 739 Castlemaine Group
Email: cfriends@ozemail.com.au
Early Childhood Intervention Program – Mt Alexander and Central
Goldfields (0-6yrs)
Where: Castlemaine Health – Cornish St Castlemaine VIC 3450
Contact: 5471 1630 Deanna Blakeley Coordinator
Family Assistance Office (FAO)
Where: Centrelink, ATO or Medicare Office – Bendigo VIC 3550
Contact: 13 61 50
Internet: www.familyassist.gov.au
Families of Children with a Disability Support Group
Where: 145 Crook Street Strathdale VIC 3550
Contact: 5442 7897
5474 2620 Raelene Elliott
Email: info@focdsg.org.au
Family Relationships Advice Line
Contact: 1800 050 321
Internet: www.familyrelationships.gov.au
Family Tracing Service – Salvation Army Missing Persons
Where: 95 Railway Rd Blackburn VIC 3130
Contact: 8878 4795
Internet: www.salvos.org.au
Ice Advice Line
Contact: 1800 423 238
Internet: www.ice.vic.gov.au
Kids Helpline
Contact: 1800 551 800
Internet: www.kidshelp.com.au
Mediation Services Central Victorian
Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner – Bill O’Donnell Alternative Dispute
Where: The Forge, 341 Barker St Castlemaine VIC 3450
Contact: 5470 5855
Email: contact@cvmediation.com.au
Mount Alexander Community Children’s Network (MACCN)
Contact: 5479 1000 MACCN Project Worker
Email: info@maccn.org.au
Internet: www.maccn.org.au
Mount Alexander Family Support Services (MAFS)
Where: Castlemaine District Community Health
13 Mostyn St Castlemaine VIC 3450
Contact: 5479 1099
Email: mafs@cdch.com.au
Internet: www.cdchcastlemaine.com.au/FamilyServices.html
Child First information referral: childfirst@stlukes.org.au
National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN)
Where: Level 9 162 Goulburn St Surrey Hills NSW 2010
Contact: 02 9269 9200
Email: contacts@napcan.org.au
Internet: www.napcan.org.au
Noah’s Ark Inc.
Assistance for children with disabilities and their families.
Where: 13 Maple St Golden Square VIC 3555
Contact: 5434 4500
Email: hayley.pine@noahsarkinc.org.au
Internet: www.noahsarkinc.org.au
Parentline
Contact: 13 22 89 help line (24 hours)
Internet: www.education.vic.gov.au/earlychildhood/parentline
Parents Without Partners
Where: 1 Feathertop Ave Lower Templestowe VIC 3107
Contact: 1300 797 842 or 9852 1945
Email: headoffice@pwpvic.com
Internet: www.pwpvic.com
Post & Antenatal Depression Association Inc. (PANDA)
Where: 810 Nicholson St Nth Fitzroy VIC 3068
Contact: 1300 726 306
Internet: www.panda.org.au
QUIT Smoking
Contact: 13 78 48
Internet: www.quit.org.au
Reconnect – St Luke’s
Assistance for young people and their families who are at
risk of homelessness.
Where: Castlemaine/Bendigo
Contact: 5440 1100 Bendigo Office
0438 710 016 Tracey
Email: info@stlukes.org.au
Internet: www.stlukes.org.au
SANDS (Victoria)
For parents who have experienced the death of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or shortly after birth.
Where: Suite 201, 901 Whitehorse Rd Box Hill VIC 3128
Contact: 9899 0217 or 1300 0 sands
Email: info@sandsvic.org.au
Internet: www.sandsvic.org.au
SIDS and Kids Victoria
Bereavement programs & 24-hour crisis outreach for families and others
affected by the sudden or unexpected death of a child under six years old.
Where: 1227 Malvern Rd Malvern VIC 3144
Contact: 1300 308 307 or 9822 9611
Email: melbourne@sidsandkids.org
Internet: www.sidsandkids.org
St Luke’s Anglicare Inc – Castlemaine – Mental Health Service
Where: Workspace Australia,1 Halford St Castlemaine VIC 3450
Contact: 5470 6266 Intake Worker
5440 1100 Bendigo Office
5441 2000 Kyneton Office
Email: info@stlukes.org.au
Internet: www.stlukes.org.au
Supporting Children & Families For all Levels of Disability (SCAFFALD)
Where: 145 Crook St Strathdale VIC 3550
Contact: 1800 224 799 or 5442 7897
Email: bendigo2@niac.org.au
The Council for Single Mothers and their Children
Contact: 9654 0622
Email: cscm@cscm.org.au
Internet: www.cscm.org.au
The Mirabel Foundation
The Mirabel Foundation assists children who have been orphaned or abandoned due to parental illicit drug use and are now in the care of extended family.
Where: PO Box 1320 St Kilda South VIC 3182
Contact: 9527 9422
Email: mirabel@mirabelfoundation.org.au
The Safari Club (Social Activities, Fun And Respite Integrated)
Respite activities for children with a disability under 15 years old.
Where: Windarring, Barker St Castlemaine VIC 3450
Contact: 5428 1878
Email: safariclub@windarring.org.au
Internet: www.windarring.org.au
WISHES – Post & Antenatal Depression Help & Support
Where: Women’s Health Loddon Mallee – twice a month (7-10.30pm)
47 Myers St Bendigo VIC 3550
Contact: 5447 8478 Janelle Page 54439671 Elisha Griffin
Women’s Alcohol & Drug Service
Where: Locked Bag 300, Parkville VIC 3052
Contact: 8345 2000 Reception
Internet: www.thewomens.org.au