POCKET FULL of HELP This Pocket Guide Is an Initiative of St Vincent De Paul Society Ballarat in Conjunction with the Salvation Army, Anglicare and Uniting
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POCKET FULL OF HELP This pocket guide is an initiative of St Vincent de Paul Society Ballarat in conjunction with the Salvation Army, Anglicare and Uniting. We wish to acknowledge the incredible ongoing support we receive from 3BA through their Winter and Christmas Appeals. We are also most grateful to Central Highlands Water for the production and printing of this booklet. For information regarding this booklet, contact Alan on 0419 752 056 Anglicare Victoria & The Diocese of Ballarat Community Breakfast Available to anyone | Mon-Fri 8.30am-10am | 49 Lydiard St Sth, Ballarat 5338 8651 Anglicare Victoria & The Diocese of Ballarat Food assistance for those in emergency situations Mon-Thurs 10.30am-12pm | 14 Victoria St, Ballarat 5338 8651 Uniting Breezeway Meals Program Free meals for those in crisis situations Every day 10.30am-1pm | 105 Dana St, Ballarat Central 5332 1286 Eureka Mums – Rehoming pre-loved nursery equipment Your maternal health nurse or social worker can contact Eureka Mums on your behalf | 15A Gray St, Sebastopol 1300 789 509 FOOD & MATERIAL AID Harvest Food – Thurs: free meal 11.30am-1pm, Fri: Community food bank – fresh produce & non-perishable 1.30pm-2.30pm Cnr Dawson & Mair Sts, Ballarat 5331 5957 Food Is Free Green Space – Gardening workshops in self-sufficiency Cnr Ripon St Sth & Urquhart St, Ballarat | [email protected] Food Is Free Laneway – Sharing food with the local community 305 Ripon St Sth, Ballarat | [email protected] One Humanity Shower Bus September to April: Fri & Sun 6pm-8pm, May to August: Sun only 5pm-7pm White Flat Oval | [email protected] Salvation Army Ballarat – Food, clothing, furniture, utility assist, Cafe 102 meals, coffee talk, financial counselling, Mon-Fri 9.30am-2.30pm | Ballarat Community Men’s Shed 5337 0600 Seventh Day Adventist Good Samaritan Centre Maryborough Food pantry service – Thurs 3.30pm-4.30pm (excluding school holidays) 35 Raglan St, Maryborough | Sonia House 0412 492 486 Seventh Day Adventist Good Samaritan Centre Ballarat Thurs 12pm-1pm – Food Pantry Service 1290 Grevillea Rd, Wendouree | Pastor Andrew Kapusi 0431 193 673 Soup Bus Ballarat – Sun 5.30pm-8.30pm & Mon-Thurs 7.30pm-9.30pm 124 Armstrong St Sth, Ballarat 5331 6111 Soup Bus Sebastopol – Mon & Tues 7.30pm-9.30pm Ballarat Community Health Services, Vickers St, Sebastopol 5331 6111 St Vincent de Paul Society – Food vouchers, MYKI and bill assistance, NILS (No Interest Loan Scheme), home visits & more 5334 2844 Ballarat Assistance Centre, 6 Dawson St Sth – M,W,F 10am-12pm Wendouree Assistance Centre, 15 Violet Gr – M,W,F 9.30am-11.30am – outside hours please leave a message Uniting – Financial help, food, crisis accommodation, shower service available | 105 Dana St, Ballarat Central 5332 1286 YMCA Food Share – Delacombe Community Hub Tuesdays 11am during school terms | 16 Nandiriog Dr, Delacombe 4333 6400 Anglicare Victoria & The Diocese of Ballarat Community Breakfast Available to anyone | Mon-Fri 8.30am-10am | 49 Lydiard St Sth, Ballarat 5338 8651 Anglicare Victoria & The Diocese of Ballarat Food assistance for those in emergency situations Mon-Thurs 10.30am-12pm | 14 Victoria St, Ballarat 5338 8651 Uniting Breezeway Meals Program Free meals for those in crisis situations Every day 10.30am-1pm | 105 Dana St, Ballarat Central 5332 1286 Eureka Mums – Rehoming pre-loved nursery equipment Your maternal health nurse or social worker can contact Eureka Mums on your behalf | 15A Gray St, Sebastopol 1300 789 509 Harvest Food – Thurs: free meal 11.30am-1pm, Fri: Community food bank – fresh produce & non-perishable 1.30pm-2.30pm Cnr Dawson & Mair Sts, Ballarat 5331 5957 Food Is Free Green Space – Gardening workshops in self-sufficiency Cnr Ripon St Sth & Urquhart St, Ballarat | [email protected] Food Is Free Laneway – Sharing food with the local community 305 Ripon St Sth, Ballarat | [email protected] One Humanity Shower Bus September to April: Fri & Sun 6pm-8pm, May to August: Sun only 5pm-7pm White Flat Oval | [email protected] Salvation Army Ballarat – Food, clothing, furniture, utility assist, Cafe 102 meals, coffee talk, financial counselling, Mon-Fri 9.30am-2.30pm | Ballarat Community Men’s Shed 5337 0600 Seventh Day Adventist Good Samaritan Centre Maryborough Food pantry service – Thurs 3.30pm-4.30pm (excluding school holidays) 35 Raglan St, Maryborough | Sonia House 0412 492 486 Seventh Day Adventist Good Samaritan Centre Ballarat Thurs 12pm-1pm – Food Pantry Service 1290 Grevillea Rd, Wendouree | Pastor Andrew Kapusi 0431 193 673 Soup Bus Ballarat – Sun 5.30pm-8.30pm & Mon-Thurs 7.30pm-9.30pm 124 Armstrong St Sth, Ballarat 5331 6111 Soup Bus Sebastopol – Mon & Tues 7.30pm-9.30pm Ballarat Community Health Services, Vickers St, Sebastopol 5331 6111 St Vincent de Paul Society – Food vouchers, MYKI and bill assistance, NILS (No Interest Loan Scheme), home visits & more 5334 2844 Ballarat Assistance Centre, 6 Dawson St Sth – M,W,F 10am-12pm Wendouree Assistance Centre, 15 Violet Gr – M,W,F 9.30am-11.30am – outside hours please leave a message Uniting – Financial help, food, crisis accommodation, shower service available | 105 Dana St, Ballarat Central 5332 1286 YMCA Food Share – Delacombe Community Hub Tuesdays 11am during school terms | 16 Nandiriog Dr, Delacombe 4333 6400 DHS Office of Housing Ballarat 5333 6669 Estate Agents Resolution Service – Consumer affairs 1300 558 181 Homelessness Helpline – Opening Doors 1800 825 955 Homelessness Advocacy Service 1800 066 256 Horizon House – Accommodation for at risk 16-22 yr olds 4310 6987 or 0448 853 373 McAuley House Ballarat Accommodation for single women without children 9362 8900 Reid’s Guest House – Budget accommodation 5331 3461 Salvos Connect Ballarat – Homeless services – women with children, accommodation – young couples pregnant or with children 5329 1100 Tenants Union of Victoria – Phone advice & advocacy 9416 2577 ACCOMMODATION & HOUSING Uniting Housing Program Ballarat – 105 Dana St, Ballarat Central 5332 1286 VCAT – Residential Tenancies 9628 9800 Women’s Housing Ltd – Assistance with rent & housing 9412 6868 Wintringham – Affordable care & accommodation to elderly men and women who are poor, homeless or at risk of becoming homeless 9034 4824 Alfredton – 1824 Sturt St, Alfredton 5334 2234 Ballarat – 60 Bridge Mall, Ballarat 5332 6759 Sebastopol – 4 Albert St, Sebastopol 5335 7466 Wendouree – 1247 Howitt St, Wendouree 5339 4817 Daylesford – 28 Howe St, Daylesford 5348 3862 OPPORTUNITY SHOPS BCC Thrift Shop – 204 Creswick Rd 0429 448 470 Ballarat – Salvos Store – 86 Bridge Mall 5332 2320 Sebastopol – Salvos Store – Cnr Beverin & Gray Sts 5336 1698 Wendouree – Salvation Army Thrift Shop – 1113 Norman St 5339 3173 Wendouree – Salvos Store – 1225 Howitt St 5338 1629 Creswick – Thrift Shop – 97 Albert St 0429 448 470 Daylesford – 22-24 Howe St 5348 2720 Light Lounge Uniting Care Op Shop – 115 Dana St, Ballarat 5337 2765 Uniting Ballarat Op Shop – 899 La Trobe St, Delacombe 5332 1286 Restore – 1323 Howitt St, Wendouree 5339 6903 Others Brace Bargain Browser – 10 Eastwood St, Ballarat 5332 2533 Friends of Hospice – 723 Sturt St, Ballarat 5331 9810 Outreach Furniture Shop – 102 Albert St, Ballarat 5332 1286 Red Cross “Been Around Before” – 406 Sturt St, Ballarat 5331 1671 St Peters Church – 1309 Sturt St, Ballarat 5332 3929 Wozzle Warehouse – 11 Grenville St Sth, Ballarat 5331 8361 Brown Hill Uniting Church – 286A Humffray St Nth, Brown Hill 5332 6751 Sebastopol Mission Centre – 104 Albert St, Sebastopol (past Safeway) 5335 5905 E.C (Eureka Chapel) – 449 Doveton St, Soldiers Hill 0413 754 168 Soldiers Hill Op Shop – 611 Lydiard St Nth, Soldiers Hill 5333 4723 Brace Bargain Browser – 1245 Howitt St, Wendouree 5339 1526 St Matthews Church – Cnr Howitt St & Forest St, Wendouree 5339 1657 Wozzle Warehouse – 1231a Howitt St, Wendouree 5338 2817 Wozzle Warehouse – 1011 Howitt St, Wendouree 5339 9166 Community Op Shop – 6 Mink St, Daylesford 5348 4087 MS Op Shop – 4 Duke St, Daylesford 5348 3988 Ballarat Base Hospital Switchboard 5320 4000 Ballarat Health Services Dental Clinic Phoenix College, Cnr Hertford St & Tuppen Dr, Sebastopol www.bhs.org.au 5320 4225 Ballarat Community Health – GPs, counselling, addiction 5338 4500 Ballarat Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Self Help Support Group 0403 220 525 Ballarat Stroke Support Group – Support & information group 0408 313 659 Cardiac Walking Group Tues 10am, leaves from in front of Yacht Club Diabetes Centre – Ballarat Health Services 5320 3893 Nurse on Call – 24/7 Advice & referral 1300 60 60 24 Victorian Government Health Info – Services & hospitals 1300 650 172 Better Health Channel www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au GENERAL HEALTH & WELLBEING Foundation 49 – Men’s health info www.49.com.au Victoria Health Online www.vic.gov.au/health-and-social-support Many clinics in the district offer bulk billing, please check with your GP BULK BILLING DOCTORS ARAFEMI – Support for relatives & friends of those who are mentally ill 1300 550 265 Ballarat Health Services – Mental health services self-referral 24/7 1300 247 647 www.bhs.org.au Ballarat Community Health – Counselling, health & fitness, GPs 5338 4500 Centacare – Counselling, support services, planned respite 5337 8999 Compassionate Friends 1800 641 091 Griefline – Support for grieving adults & kids 9596 7799 GROW – Community based mental wellness programs www.grow.org.au 1800 558 268 HeadSpace 1800 650 890 Mental Health Service 1300 661 323 Mind-Life Clinic Ballarat – www.mindlifeclinic.com.au 5332 2266 PANDA – Perinatal Anxiety