Mount Alexander Shire Council Community Services Directory Table Of Contents

ACCOMMODATION ...... 1 Emergency Accommodation ...... 1 Holiday ...... 1 Hostels ...... 1 Nursing Homes ...... 1 Public Housing ...... 1 Tenancy ...... 2

AGED AND DISABILITY SERVICES ...... 2 Aids and Appliances ...... 2 Intellectual Disabilities ...... 3 Home Services ...... 3 Learning Difficulties ...... 4 Psychiatric/Mental Health ...... 4 Physical Disabilities ...... 4 Senior Citizen's Centres ...... 5 Rehabilitation ...... 5 Respite Services ...... 5

ANIMAL WELFARE ...... 6 Animal Welfare Groups ...... 6

ANIMALS ...... 6 Dingos ...... 6 Dogs ...... 6 Horses ...... 7 Pony Clubs ...... 7 Pigeons ...... 7

ANTIQUES AND SECONDHAND GOODS ...... 7 Opportunity Shops ...... 7

ARTS AND CRAFTS ...... 7 Dancing ...... 7 Drama ...... 7 Drawing ...... 8 Embroidery ...... 8 Film ...... 8 Hobbies ...... 8 Instruction ...... 8 Music and Singing ...... 8 Painting ...... 9 Quilting ...... 9 Spinning and Weaving ...... 9

COMMUNICATIONS ...... 9 Computers ...... 9 Transmissions ...... 10 Languages ...... 10 Media Newsletters ...... 11 Postal Communications ...... 11 Radio ...... 12 Telephone Services ...... 12

COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS ...... 12 Associations ...... 12 Clubs ...... 13 Community Centres ...... 14 Mount Alexander Shire Council Community Services Directory

Community Development ...... 15 Co-operatives ...... 16 Community Service Groups ...... 16 Volunteers ...... 18

COUNSELLING SERVICES ...... 19 Alcohol and Drugs ...... 19 Crime Victims ...... 19 Crisis Counselling ...... 20 Financial Counselling ...... 20 Gambling ...... 20 Grief Counselling ...... 21 Legal Advice ...... 21 Marriage Counselling ...... 22 Mediation ...... 23

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ...... 23 Businesses and Services ...... 23 Consumer Protection ...... 24 Markets ...... 25 Tourism ...... 25

EDUCATION ...... 26 Adult Education ...... 26 Health Education ...... 27 State Primary Schools ...... 27 Independent Primary Schools ...... 28 State Secondary Schools ...... 28 Technical and Further Education ...... 28

EMERGENCY AND DISASTER SERVICES ...... 28 Ambulance ...... 28 Emergency Housing ...... 29 Emergency Services ...... 29 Material Aid ...... 29 Fire Brigades ...... 29 First Aid ...... 30 Police Stations ...... 31 Public Safety ...... 31

EMPLOYMENT ...... 31 Disability Support ...... 31 Job Creation ...... 32 Job Training ...... 32 Supported Employment ...... 32 Vocational Guidance ...... 32

ENTERTAINMENT VENUES ...... 32 Art Galleries ...... 32 Cinemas ...... 32 Exhibition Facilities ...... 32 Festivals and Events ...... 33 Museums ...... 34 Showgrounds ...... 34 Theatres ...... 34

ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION ...... 34 Historic Building Preservation ...... 34 Land Conservation ...... 34 Pollution Control ...... 36 Mount Alexander Shire Council Community Services Directory

Recycling Services ...... 36 Waste Disposal ...... 36 Water Conservation ...... 36 Wildlife Conservation ...... 37

FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES ...... 37 After School Care ...... 37 Foster Care ...... 37 Family Support Services ...... 37 Maternal and Child Health ...... 39 Nursing Mothers ...... 39 Play Groups ...... 39 Pre-School Centres ...... 39 School Holiday Program ...... 40

FUNERALS ...... 40 Bereaved ...... 40 Cemeteries ...... 40 Civil Celebrants ...... 41 Grief Counselling ...... 41

GARDENING ...... 41 Clubs ...... 41 Horticulture ...... 42 Noxious Weed Control ...... 42 Parks and Gardens ...... 42 Tree Conservation ...... 42

HEALTH SERVICES ...... 42 Complementary Health ...... 42 Dental Services ...... 43 Dietitian ...... 43 Disability Aids ...... 43 Alternative Health ...... 43 Emergency Medical Treatment ...... 43 First Aid ...... 44 Hearing Impaired ...... 44 Hospitals ...... 44 Immunisation ...... 45 Nursing ...... 45 Occupational Therapist ...... 45 Physiotherapy ...... 45 Podiatry ...... 46 Rehabilitation ...... 46 Speech Therapy ...... 46 Support Groups ...... 46 Visually Impaired ...... 48 Birth ...... 48 Community Health Centres ...... 48

LIBRARY SERVICES ...... 49 Books ...... 49 Access ...... 49 Toy Library ...... 49

LOCAL HISTORY ...... 50 Genealogy ...... 50 Historical Sites ...... 50 Historical Societies ...... 50 Museums ...... 51 Mount Alexander Shire Council Community Services Directory

PHILOSOPHIES AND RELIGIONS ...... 51 Alternative Lifestyles ...... 51 Churches (Christian) ...... 51 Civil Celebrants ...... 52

RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ...... 52 Camping Grounds ...... 52 Conference Facilities and Halls for Hire ...... 53 Parks and Gardens ...... 54 Reserves ...... 55 Show Grounds ...... 57 Sports Facilities ...... 57

RECREATION AND SPORTS ...... 57 Angling ...... 57 Athletics ...... 57 Archery ...... 57 Badminton ...... 57 Basketball ...... 57 Billiards ...... 58 Bowling Clubs (Indoor) ...... 58 Bowling Clubs (Lawn) ...... 58 Cricket Clubs ...... 58 Croquet ...... 59 Cycling ...... 59 Darts ...... 59 Football Clubs ...... 59 Golf Clubs ...... 59 Horse Riding ...... 60 Martial Arts ...... 60 Netball ...... 60 Sailing ...... 60 Shooting ...... 61 Soccer ...... 61 Swimming ...... 61 Table Tennis ...... 61 Tai Chi ...... 61 Tennis Clubs ...... 62 Trotting ...... 62 Walking ...... 62 Yoga ...... 62

SUPPORT SERVICES ...... 63 Companionship ...... 63 Counselling ...... 63 Day Care ...... 64 Home Services ...... 64 Mediation ...... 64 Mutual Support ...... 65 Support Groups ...... 66

TRANSPORT ...... 67 Ambulances ...... 67 Charter Services ...... 67 Drivers ...... 67 Motor Vehicles ...... 68 Public Transport ...... 68 Taxis ...... 68

YOUTH ...... 68 Clubs ...... 68 Mount Alexander Shire Council Community Services Directory

Girl Guides ...... 69 Scouts ...... 69 Support Programs ...... 69 Youth Worker ...... 70

Mount Alexander Shire Council Community Services Directory

ACCOMMODATION Castlemaine Visitor Information Jessie Bowe House-Maldon Centre and Accomodation Hospital Emergency Booking Service Location: Accommodation Location: Chapel Street (DA), Maldon VIC 3463 Castlemaine Market Building, 44 Mostyn Telephone: Castlemaine and District Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5475 2000 Accommodation and Resource Postal: Email: Group (CADARG) PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] Telephone: Contacts: Location: (03) 5471 1795 Reception Nurse Manager Uniting Church Parish Community Centre, 1800 171 888 Free accomm booking 12 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 service Nursing Homes Postal: (03) 5471 1727 Promotions Commonwealth Respite and PO Box 246, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5471 1746 FAX Telephone: Email: Carelink Centres (03) 5472 4299 [email protected] Location: Email: Internet: 48 Queen St (DA), VIC 3550 [email protected] www.maldoncastlemaine.com Postal: Castlemaine Police Station Central Goldfields Visitor PO Box 126, Bendigo VIC 3552 Telephone: Location: Information Centre (Maryborough) 1800 052 222 Free Call 32 Tempelton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: 1800 555 677 TTY callers dial this number Telephone: Cnr Alma and Nolan Streets (DA), then ask for 1800 052 222 (03) 5470 4100 General - Maryborough VIC 3465 1800 059 059 Emergency Respite Support Castlemaine Telephone: AH 000 For EMERGENCY CALLS otherwise (03) 5460 4511 Email: use above numbers Email: [email protected] 1800 333 000 Anonymous Drug [email protected] Internet: Information Line/Crime Stoppers Internet: www.commcarelink.health.gov.au Centre for Non Violence www.centralgoldfields.net.au Contacts: Loddon Mallee Region Manager - Sue Postal: Maldon Visitor Information Centre Spencer PO Box 958, Bendigo VIC 3552 Location: Telephone: Mount View Nursing Home- 93 High Street (DA), Maldon VIC 3463 Maldon Hospital 1800 884 038 Freecall Telephone: (03) 5430 3000 Office (03) 5475 2569 Location: (03) 5443 4844 FAX 1800 171 888 Free accomm booking Chapel Street (DA), Maldon VIC 3463 1800 015 188 24 hour Hotline service Contacts: Email: Email: Director of Nursing - Jan Hutchinson [email protected] [email protected] (03) 5475 2000 Contacts: Internet: Police www.maldoncastlemaine.com.au Nursing Homes - High Care Units, 000 Provide afterhours emergency Contacts: Castlemaine Health service Co-ordinator - Ian Kneipp Location: Haven Home Safe Hostels Cornish Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Postal: 10-16 Forest Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 Hostel - Low Care Units PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: Castlemaine Health Telephone: PO Box 212, Bendigo VIC 3552 (03) 5471 1555 Enquiries Location: Telephone: Contacts: Cornish Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5444 9000 All Enquiries Thompson House Postal: 1800 001 084 Freecall - LMHS Community (03) 5471 1593 Nurse Unit Manager Connections program PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Ellery House (03) 5444 9092 FAX Telephone: (03) 5471 1651 Nurse Unit Manager (03) 5471 1555 Switchboard Internet: Public Housing www.haven.org.au (03) 5471 1636 Penhall House (03) 5471 1586 Spencely House Advocacy and Rights Centre - Holiday Email: [email protected] Bendigo Contacts: Location: Hostels Manager 54 Mitchell Street, Bendigo VIC 3552 (03) 5471 1688 Postal: PO Box 432, Bendigo VIC 3552 Telephone: (03) 5444 4364 BH (03) 5441 1033 FAX 1800 639 121 Callers outside Bendigo

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Brigade Avenue Units Mount Alexander Community Castlemaine and District Land Ltd. Location: Accommodation and Resource Brigade Avenue, Campbells Creek VIC 3451 Postal: Group (CADARG) Telephone: PO Box 323, Castlemaine VIC 3450 1800 645 329 Telephone: Location: (03) 5434 5555 (03) 5474 3172 BH Uniting Church Parish Community Centre, 0438 042 901 12 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Crawford Close Email: Postal: PO Box 246, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: [email protected] Telephone: 25 Forest Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Internet: (03) 5472 4299 Telephone: www.macll.org.au Email: 1800 645 329 Panmure Street Units [email protected] (03) 5434 5555 Location: Elderly Persons Housing Common Equity Rental Housing Panmure Street, Newstead VIC 3462 Co-Operatives (CERC) Forest Castlemaine (Human Services Telephone: Creek Dept Of, Housing Service) 1800 645 329 (03) 5434 5555 Location: Location: Common Equity Housing Ltd , 26-28 St. 74-78 Queen Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 Tarrengower Village Inc. Andrews Terrace, Bendigo VIC 3121 Telephone: Location: Postal: (03) 5434 5555 BH Chapel Street South, Maldon VIC 3463 P O Box 135, Golden Square VIC 3555 (03) 5434 5900 FAX Postal: Telephone: 1800 136 012 AH ONLY Emergency 1800 353 669 Head Office for Maintenance PO Box 61, Maldon VIC 3463 Information 1800 645 329 Business hours Contacts: (03) 9208 0800 13 1172 Maintenance Call Centre Secretary - Michael Grimes (03) 5475 1643 1800 635 936 FAX Gingell Street Units President - John Fitten Internet: (03) 5475 1358 www.cehl.com.au Location: Gingell Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Warnock Street Units Haven Home Safe Telephone: Location: Location: 1800 645 329 10-16 Forest Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 (03) 5434 5555 Warnock Street, Maldon VIC 3463 Telephone: Postal: Halloran Homes 1800 645 329 PO Box 212, Bendigo VIC 3552 (03) 5434 5555 Telephone: Location: (03) 5444 9000 All Enquiries Lyttleton Street, Catholic Church, 78 Wintringham Housing (Head 1800 001 084 Freecall - LMHS Community Hargraves Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Office) Connections program Telephone: Location: (03) 5444 9092 FAX 1800 645 329 Free Call Internet: (03) 5434 5555 Office of Housing 136 Mt. Alexander Road, Flemington VIC 3031 www.haven.org.au Haven Home Safe Postal: Homelessness Advocacy Service Location: PO Box 193, Flemington VIC 3031 (HAS) 10-16 Forest Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 Telephone: Postal: (03) 5461 2555 C/maine Units Location: PO Box 212, Bendigo VIC 3552 0427 328 734 Donna Callaghan 2 Stanley Street, Collingwood VIC 3066 Telephone: Email: Telephone: (03) 5444 9000 All Enquiries [email protected] 1800 066 256 9am-5pm Monday to Friday 1800 001 084 Freecall - LMHS Community Internet: Internet: Connections program www.wintringham.org.au www.chp.org.au (03) 5444 9092 FAX Internet: Tenancy AGED AND www.haven.org.au Advocacy and Rights Centre - DISABILITY SERVICES Lesterville Centre Bendigo AGED CARE INFORMATION LINE 1800 Location: Location: 500 853 freecall 30 William St, Castlemaine VIC 3450 54 Mitchell Street, Bendigo VIC 3552 Telephone: Postal: Aids and Appliances 1800 645 329 PO Box 432, Bendigo VIC 3552 (03) 5434 5555 Telephone: Anne Caudle Centre (Bendigo (03) 5444 4364 BH Health Care Group) (03) 5441 1033 FAX 1800 639 121 Callers outside Bendigo Location: 100-104 Barnard Street (DA), Bendigo VIC 3550 Postal: PO Box 126, Bendigo VIC 3550

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Telephone: Location: (03) 9486 9600 (03) 5454 6000 High St/Bay St, Golden Square VIC (03) 9486 9601 FAX Internet: Telephone: 1300 658 873 Free Call www.bendigohealth.org.au (03) 5441 4333 BH Internet: Continence Service - Community www.downsyndromevictoria.org.au Safety Link Personal Response Contacts: Rehabilitation Castlemaine Health Service Windarring Castlemaine Location: Location: (03) 5472 1599 317 Barker St (DA), Castlemaine VIC Castlemaine Health, Cornish Street (DA), 16 Eastwood Street, Ballarat VIC 3350 3450 Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Windarring Kyneton Postal: 1800 813 617 FREECALL for all incoming (03) 5422 7001 PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 calls 67 Baynton Street (DA), Kyneton VIC Telephone: (03) 5331 7572 FAX 3444 (03) 5471 1568 Email: Equipment Hire - Castlemaine [email protected] Out and Out Club (Part of Internet: Health Castlemaine Health Adult Day www.safetylink.org.au Service) Location: Syringe Disposal Helpline Cornish Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Postal: Telephone: Harcourt Leisure Centre, Mills Road (DA), PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 1800 552 355 Harcourt VIC 3453 Telephone: Postal: (03) 5471 1568 Enquiries VitalCall - Personal Emergency C/- Castlemaine Health, PO Box 50, Internet: Response Service Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: www.castlemainehealth.org.au Telephone: (03) 5471 1566 Contacts: 1300 360 808 Contacts: Allied Health Services Internet: Co-ordinator - Rosemary Nicholas (03) 5471 1568 BH www.vitalcall.com.au http://www.castlemainehealth.org.au Victorian Advocacy League for Hearing Services Voucher System Intellectual Disabilities Individuals with Disability Inc. - Office of Hearing Services Alzheimers Vic (VALID) Telephone: Location: Location: 1800 500 726 client services, hotline 98-104 Riversdale Rd, Hawthorn VIC 3122 235 Napier Street, Fitzroy South VIC 3065 1800 500 496 TTY Postal: Telephone: Email: Locked Bag 3001, Hawthorn VIC 3122 (03) 9416 4003 [email protected] Telephone: (03) 9416 0850 FAX Internet: (03) 9815 7800 1800 655 570 Free Call www.health.gov.au/hear 1800 100 500 National Dementia Helpline Email: (03) 9815 7801 FAX Hearing Services, Office of [email protected] Email: Internet: (Department of Health and Ageing [email protected] www.valid.org.au (Commonwealth Govt) Internet: www.fightdementia.org.au Home Services Location: Office of Hearing (Dept of Health and Disability Services Loddon Mallee Aged Care - Information Line Ageing), Canberra ACT Region (DHS) Postal: Telephone: Mail Drop Point 113, GPO Box 9848, Location: 1800 200 422 freecall Canberra ACT 2601 74-78 Queen Street (DA), Bendigo VIC 3550 1300 309 337 Residential Care Rights Telephone: Postal: Internet: (03) 9665 8070 PO Box 513, Bendigo VIC 3552 www.health.gov.au & 1800 555 013 Free Call Telephone: www.agedcareaustralia.gov.au Email: 1800 783 783 Disability Information and Community Services - Mount Support [email protected] Alexander Shire Council Internet: 1800 022 149 TTY www.health.gov.au/hear (03) 5434 5555 Reception Location: (03) 5434 5890 FAX Mount Alexander Shire Council, Lyttleton National Diabetes Services Email: Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Scheme (NDSS) [email protected] Postal: Internet: Location: PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 www.disability.vic.gov.au Telephone: Community Health Centre (CHIRP), 13 Mostyn Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Down Syndrome Association of (03) 5471 1700 BH 03 5471 1766 Telephone: (03) 5471 1726 FAX Inc Contacts: (03) 5479 1000 Location: Intake and Assessment Officer Opal Health And Mobile 219 Napier Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065 (03) 5471 1766 Call for all services Telephone: listed Service Support Officers: Home, Personal, Respite Care Services

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District Nurses - Castlemaine 1300 363 788 Psychiatric Emergencies (24 Postal: hour service) PO Box 513, Bendigo VIC 3552 Health (03) 5471 1000 Castlemaine Telephone: Location: Psychiatric Service - 141 Cornish St 1800 783 783 Disability Information and Castlemaine Health, Cornish Street (DA), (03) 5472 4122 Child & Adolescent Support Castlemaine VIC 3450 Mental Health, Castlemaine 1800 022 149 TTY Postal: (03) 5454 7642 Alexander Bayne (03) 5434 5555 Reception PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Centre Reception (03) 5434 5890 FAX Telephone: (03) 5454 7604 Aged Persons Email: (03) 5471 1695 FAX Mental Health Service Reception [email protected] (03) 5471 1495 District Nursing Contacts: Internet: Service Office Castlemaine Community Mental Health www.disability.vic.gov.au (03) 5471 1000 0418 141 832 Mobile Mind Victoria Contacts: 141 Cornish St, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Nurse Unit Manager PO Box 82, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: (03) 5471 1694 Castlemaine Mental Health Carers TBA: 1 August 2014, Email: [email protected] Support Group Telephone: 1300 286 463 District Nursing - Maldon Hospital Location: Email: Location: Venue: Ray Bradfield Room (DA), Victory [email protected] Chapel Street (DA), Maldon VIC 3463 Park, (1st Monday of Month 1pm), Internet: Telephone: Castlemaine VIC 3450 www.mindaustralia.org.au (03) 5475 2000 Enquiries Telephone: (03) 5471 1017 Out and Out Club (Part of Learning Difficulties (03) 5471 1021 Bec Patterson Castlemaine Health Adult Day Email: Service) Early Childhood Intervention [email protected] Program, Mt Alexander and Location: Central Goldfields Community Mental Health Harcourt Leisure Centre, Mills Road (DA), Services (Castlemaine) Harcourt VIC 3453 Location: Postal: Venue: Castlemaine Health (DA), Cornish Location: C/- Castlemaine Health, PO Box 50, Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Bendigo Health Care Group, Psychiatric Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Services Division, Cnr Condon and Crook Telephone: (03) 5471 1630 Program Centre Streets, Bendigo VIC 3551 (03) 5471 1566 (03) 5471 1555 Hospital Reception Postal: Contacts: PO Box 78, Strathdale VIC 3550 Co-ordinator - Rosemary Nicholas Reading Writing Hotline Telephone: Rural Disability Access Project Telephone: 1300 363 788 24 Hrs - for psychiatric 1300 655 506 freecall -will take message emergency Officer Internet: (03) 5440 6500 Community Mental Health Bendigo Location: www.readingwritinghotline.edu.au (03) 5471 1000 Castlemaine Mount Alexander Shire Offices, 27 Lyttleton Psychiatric/Mental Health Psychiatric Service Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5421 2100 Kyneton Postal: Aged Persons Mental Health Internet: PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Service www.bendigohealth.org.au/Rural- ACMHS.shtml (03) 5471 1700 Location: Contacts: Contacts: John Bomford Centre, cnr. Crook and Castlemaine Psychiatric Service Rural Access Officer Condon street,, Bendigo VIC 3550 (03) 5471 1000 (03) 5471 1766 Telephone: 142 Cornish St (DA), Castlemaine VIC Traveller's Aid Australia (The) (03) 5454 7604 Office BH 3450 (03) 5457 7620 FAX PO Box 82, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: 1300 363 788 Regional Triage Southern Cross Station (DA), Flinders Street Internet: Physical Disabilities (DA), Melbourne VIC 3000, Head Office - www.bendigohealth.org.au/ City Village, Level 3,225 Bourke St Disability Access Volunteer Melbourne, Melbourne VIC 3000 Bendigo Psychiatric Campus Network (MASDAG) Telephone: (Part of Bendigo Health Care (03) 9654 2600 Head Office Contacts: (03) 9610 2030 Flinders Street Group) Lorraine Le Plastrier Station (03) 5472 5216 Location: (03) 9654 1926 FAX PO Box 762, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Alexander Bayne Centre, Bayne Street, (03) 9670 2072 Southern Cross Bendigo VIC 3550 Disability Services Loddon Mallee Station Telephone: Region (DHS) Email: [email protected] Head Office Location: Internet: 74-78 Queen Street (DA), Bendigo VIC 3550 www.travellersaid.org.au

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Postal: Senior Citizen's Centres Rehabilitation PO Box 2204, Footscray VIC 3011 Campbells Creek Senior Citizens Community Rehabilitation Centre - Telephone: 1800 242 636 Free Call Club Castlemaine Health (03) 9396 9500 Location: Location: Email: Campbells Creek Community Centre, Cornish Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] Elizabeth Street (DA), Campbells Creek Postal: Internet: VIC 3451 PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 www.carersvic.org.au Contacts: Telephone: Commonwealth Respite and President - Ian Wilson (03) 5471 1555 Enquiries Carelink Centres (03) 5472 2592 (03) 5471 1568 For Allied Health Castlemaine Senior Citizens appointments Location: Email: Centre Inc 48 Queen St (DA), Bendigo VIC 3550 [email protected] Postal: Location: Contacts: PO Box 126, Bendigo VIC 3552 Mechanics Lane (DA), Castlemaine VIC Manager Telephone: 3450 (03) 5471 1574 1800 052 222 Free Call Telephone: Email: 1800 555 677 TTY callers dial this number (03) 5472 2082 Senior Citizens [email protected] then ask for 1800 052 222 Centre St Luke's Disability Support 1800 059 059 Emergency Respite Support Contacts: AH Secretary - Marilyn Bulkeley Service Email: (03) 5472 2082 Club Rooms Location: [email protected] (03) 5472 4654 HOME 1 Victoria Street (DA), Kyneton VIC 3444 Internet: www.commcarelink.health.gov.au Chewton Senior Citizens Postal: PO Box 137, Kyneton VIC 3444 Community Services - Mount Location: Telephone: Alexander Shire Council Chewton Community Centre ,, 201 Main (03) 5421 2000 Kyneton Road (Pyrenees Highway) (DA), Chewton (03) 5422 6057 FAX Location: VIC 3451 (03) 5470 6266 Castlemaine Office - Mount Alexander Shire Council, Lyttleton Postal: Workspace 1 Halford Street, Castlemaine Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 c/- Dot Pollard, 76A Gingell St, Castlemaine 3450 Postal: VIC 3450 PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Respite Services Telephone: (03) 5472 3297 Advent Care Bendigo (03) 5471 1700 BH 03 5471 1766 Contacts: (03) 5471 1726 FAX Secretary - Dot Pollard Location: (03) 5472 3297 392 High St, Golden Square VIC 3555 EARS (Emergency After-Hours President - Nigel Gasbolt Telephone: Respite Service) (03) 5473 3357 (03) 5443 7999 Location: Maldon Senior Citizens Carer Support and Respite Co- 81 Cowper Street, Footscray VIC 3011 Telephone: Location: ordination Centres Loddon Mallee 1800 727 280 Maldon Community Centre, 2 Francis Street Location: (03) 9687 7066 WIN Melbourne (DA), Maldon VIC 3463 37 Havilin Street East, Bendigo VIC 3550 Internet: Postal: Postal: www.annecto.org.au PO Box 339, Maldon VIC 3463 PO Box 126, Bendigo VIC 3550 Contacts: Telephone: Family Relief/Respite Service - Secretary - Norma Horrigan (03) 5454 7719 Bendigo Office Castlemaine Health (03) 5475 2423 1800 068 978 24 Hour Freecall 56 High Street, Maldon VIC 3463 Location: Internet: Secretary - Margaret McKnight Cornish Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 www.respiteseeker.com.au (03) 5475 2440 Postal: Contacts: PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Metcalfe and District Senior Carer Respite andSupport Services Telephone: Citizens Inc (03) 5471 1017 (03) 5471 1555 Enquiries 1800 068 978 24 Hour Free CALL Contacts: Location: Castlemaine Health, Cornish Street (DA), Residential Aged Care Management Metcalfe Shire Hall,, Metcalfe-Kyneton Road Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5471 1467 (DA), Metcalfe VIC 3448 PO Box 9220., Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: [email protected] Postal: Carers Victoria Careline PO Box 56, Metcalfe VIC 3448 1800 242 636 24 Hour Free Call Health, Commonwealth Contacts: 1800 200 422 Carelink Centre Info. Department of Secretary - Dorothy Smith (03) 5423 2635 Carers Victoria Location: 30 Cascades Road, Metcalfe VIC 3448 Location: Level 7/8/9, 595 Collins Street, Melbourne 1/37 Albert Street, Footscray VIC 3011 VIC 3000 Postal: GPO Box 9848, Melbourne VIC 3001

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Telephone: (03) 9665 8888 Aged Care ANIMAL WELFARE ANIMALS Melbourne Office 1800 020 103 General Enquiries Mount Alexander Shire Ranger 1800 500 853 Aged care info line Dingos 1800 500 726 Office of Hearing Services Location: Dingo Conservation Centre 1800 550 552 Aged Care Complaints Mount Alexander Shire Council, 27 Lyttleton 1800 700 600 Aged Care Advocacy Line Street., Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Internet: Postal: Barwon Heads VIC 3227 www.agedrights.asn.au Aged care PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: advocacy online Telephone: (03) 5254 2484 For information www.health.gov.au (03) 5471 1700 (Answering machine Dogs Mind Victoria will provide emergency after hours number) 0429 438 780 Bendigo Obedience Dog Club Location: TBA: 1 August 2014, Animal Welfare Groups Location: Telephone: RSPCA Shelter and Pound, Finn Street Reserve, Bendigo VIC 3550 1300 286 463 Telephone: Email: Castlemaine (03) 5447 8214 Heather [email protected] Location: (03) 5442 6374 Club House Internet: Langslow Street (near Castlemaine Landfill), Castlemaine and District Kennel www.mindaustralia.org.au Castlemaine VIC 3450 Club Planned Respite Service, St Telephone: (03) 5472 5277 Animal Shelter and Luke's Contacts: Pound Carol Hobday Location: (03) 5471 1700 Shire Ranger Mt (03) 5468 1719 32 Forest St, Bendigo VIC 3552 Alexander Shire AH number will be supplied 2 Tweedale Street, Dunolly VIC 3472 Postal: Email: Dog and Cat Registration PO Box 315, Bendigo VIC 3552 [email protected] Telephone: Contacts: Location: (03) 5448 1100 Bendigo Shelter and Pound, Manager - Geoff Hall MASC Civic Centre, Templeton St., (03) 5480 1120 Echuca Wildlife Rescue and Information Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5421 2000 Kyneton Telephone: (03) 5470 6266 Castlemaine Network (03) 5471 1700 Customer Service Email: Postal: Team [email protected] PO Box 2412, Bendigo Mail Centre Private Contacts: Internet: Boxes VIC 3554 Mount Alexander Shire Offices www.stlukes.org.au Telephone: (03) 5471 1700 Seniors Information Victoria (03) 5461 2970 Pres. - Gary Cheers 25 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 0429 965 398 PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Email: Dog and Cat Registration Maldon 4th Flr., Block Arcade, 98 Elizabeth Street, [email protected] Melbourne VIC 3000 Internet: area Telephone: www.wrin.asn.au Location: 1300 135 090 Free Call - Seniors Wildlife Shelter (WRES) Maldon Community Bank, 93 High Street, Information Line Maldon VIC 3463 1300 368 821 Elder Abuse Hotline Postal: Telephone: (03) 9654 4456 FAX P O Box 120, Golden Square VIC 3555 (03) 5475 1747 Information and Email: Telephone: Registration available [email protected] 0427 301 401 24 hour Mobile Internet: Internet: Sheep Dog Trials www.cotavic.org.au www.wildlifevictoria.org.au Location: St Luke's Disability Support www.wres.org.au Castlemaine and District Agricultural Service Wildlife Victoria Society, 11 Forest Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Location: Postal: 1 Victoria Street (DA), Kyneton VIC 3444 Suite 3, 288 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy VIC PO Box 65, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: 3065 Contacts: PO Box 137, Kyneton VIC 3444 Telephone: Debbie Hamilton Telephone: 1300 094 535 0413 339 058 Mobile (03) 5421 2000 Kyneton 1300 094 535 24 hour Rescue number (03) 5472 1548 BH (03) 5422 6057 FAX 13000 WILDLIFE Camp Reserve, Forest Street, (03) 5470 6266 Castlemaine Office - Internet: Castlemaine VIC 3450 Workspace 1 Halford Street, Castlemaine www.wildlifevictoria.org.au PO Box 65, Castlemaine VIC 3450

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Horses Maldon Pony Club ARTS AND CRAFTS Baringhup Trail Riders Inc Location: Racecourse Reserve, Maldon VIC 3463 Dancing Telephone: Telephone: 0419 359 073 Pres. - David Wallace (03) 5448 8385 Julie Robbins Blue Light Disco 0417 368 048 Sharon Cook 0407 327 055 Email: Location: [email protected] Pigeons Castlemaine Police Station, Lyttleton Street, Internet: Castlemaine VIC 3450 www.athra.com.au Homing Pigeon (Contacts) Telephone: (03) 5472 2099 Supervisor - David Contacts: Castlemaine and District Adult Petrusma Alan Lord Riders Club Email: (03) 5422 6289 [email protected] C/maine Postal: 11 Elizabeth Avenue, Kyneton VIC 3444 Group Supervisor PO Box 298, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: ANTIQUES AND Gold Country Bootscooters/Line 0417 166 015 Pres. - W J Quirk SECONDHAND GOODS Dancers Central Highlands Pleasure Location: Harness Club Opportunity Shops Venue: Big Tin Shed, Fryerstown VIC 3451 Postal: Location: Liberty Christian Life Centre 52 Castlemaine Street, Fryerstown VIC 3451 Huntly VIC 3551 Contacts: Contacts: Opportunity Shop Instructor - Barbara Mills Secretary - Eileen Perry Location: (03) 5473 4590 0431 691 785 173 Barker Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 81 Ramon Pde, Ravenswood VIC 3551 Telephone: Newstead Fire Brigade Family Clydesdale Foal Show (03) 5470 6233 Opp Shop: Dance Contacts: Location: Location: Manager - Jessie Crew Castlemaine and District Agricultural Venue - Newstead Community Centre, Society, 11 Forest Street, Castlemaine VIC Opportunity Shop RTC Newstead Lyons Street, Newstead VIC 3462 Telephone: 3450 Location: Postal: (03) 5476 2382 enquiries Rural Transaction Centre, 45 Lyons Street, Contacts: PO Box 65, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Newstead VIC 3462 Contacts: Secretary - Newstead Fire Brigade Auxiliary - Telephone: Maureen Heagney Debbie Hamilton (03) 5476 2360 (03) 5472 1548 BH (03) 5476 2382 Email: President - Newstead Fire Brigade Auxiliary - 0413 339 058 Mobile [email protected] Camp Reserve, Forest Street, Liz Sardone Castlemaine VIC 3450 RSPCA Opportunity Shop (03) 5476 2743 PO Box 65, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Scottish Country Dancing Guildford Saddle Club and 86 Forest Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Recreation Reserve Telephone: Venues: Daylesford & Uniting Church Hall, (03) 5472 4898 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Contacts: Reserve Road, Guildford VIC 3451 Salvation Army Thrift Shop Secretary/Leader - Les Morrow Postal: Location: (03) 5472 2042 C/- Post Office, Guildford VIC 3451 310 Barker Street, (Opposite the Northern 4 Camp Crescent, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Hotel), Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5348 6586 Sec. - Melissa Cowan Postal: West End Dance Group - 0411 430 311 Fran Reed P O Box 313, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Ballroom Dancing Email: Telephone: Location: [email protected] (03) 5470 5636 BH West End Hall, View Street, Castlemaine Email: Pony Clubs VIC 3450 [email protected] Contacts: .org Castlemaine Pony Club George Forster Location: St Vincent De Paul Society- (03) 5472 1506 Venue - Wattle Flat Reserve, Richards Castlemaine - Assistance Centre Road, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Drama Location: Postal: Barking Owl Theatre PO Box 563, Castlemaine VIC 3450 16 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Contacts: Telephone: Postal: District Commissioner - Ellie Jacks (03) 5472 6091 PO Box 142, Guildford VIC 3451 0438 321 342 (03) 5472 4950 FAX Email: [email protected]

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Contacts: Contacts: Catherine Ryan Film Secretary - Graham Mason (03) 5473 4407 Films At Fryerstown (03) 5476 2481 Castlemaine Theatre Company Inc Newstead Scrapbook Club Location: Location: Venue: Mechanics Hall, (Burke and Wills Location: Chewton Community Centre, Pyrenees Hall), Castlemaine Street, Fryerstown VIC Newstead RTC (1st+3rd Monday each Highway, Chewton VIC 3451 3451 month), 45 Lyons Street (DA), Newstead Postal: Contacts: VIC 3462 PO Box 12, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Ken Ballinger Telephone: Email: (03) 5473 4581 (03) 5476 2360 Jennifer Lacey [email protected] [email protected] Contacts: Instruction Kate Stones Hobbies 0431 998 707 Castlemaine Men's Shed Bendigo Prospectors Club Phee Broadway Theatre - Location: Postal: Rear Windarring, 317 Barker Street (DA), Castlemaine P.O.Box 2497, Bendigo MC Vic 3554 Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Contacts: Postal: Mechanics Lane (DA), Castlemaine VIC President - Tad Borowiecki C/- 35 William Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 3450 0403 559 766 Telephone: Postal: Chewton Model Railway Group (03) 5475 6332 Doug Mconville PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5475 1930 Michael Martin Telephone: Contacts: Email: (03) 5471 1700 Kevin Bush [email protected] Email: (03) 5470 5146 Maryborough Men's Shed [email protected] PO Box 23, Chewton VIC 3451 Creative Living Support Group Location: The Fringe Thing Inc GELC, 88-90 Burke Street, Maryborough Email: (Thursday) VIC 3465 [email protected] Location: Telephone: Contacts: Venue: Senior Citizens Hall, Mechanics 0417 365 642 Ian Scott Sanders Lane, Castlemaine VIC 3450 0401 411 881 Contacts: Music and Singing [email protected] Roma Rowland Castlemaine Highland Pipe Band http://www.castlemainefringe.org.au (03) 5472 2383 Inc (CHPB) Level 1, 101 Mostyn St., Castlemaine VIC 45 Duke Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 3450 Maldon Garden, Floral Art and Location: Venue: Pipe Band Hall, Botanic Gardens, Drawing Craft Club Castlemaine VIC 3450 Castlemaine Creative Artists Location: Postal: Folk Festival Office, 40-42 High Street, The Secretary, PO Box 173, Castlemaine Location: Maldon VIC 3463 VIC 3450 Venue: Castlemaine Golf Club, Pyrenees Postal: Contacts: highway, Castlemaine VIC 3450 PO Box 226, Maldon VIC 3463 Pipe Major - Lynne Flynn Contacts: Contacts: (03) 5422 7430 Leonie Auhl Secretary - Christine Gibb 0413 710 699 Mobile (03) 5474 3086 0428 810 633 Castlemaine Jazz Festival Embroidery Model Aircraft Club Location: Embroiderers Guild Victoria Location: Queen's Birthday w/end, Fri. eve. thru to (Castlemaine Branch) Venue- Coliban Park Sheep Station, Sun. eve., Metcalfe VIC 3448 Telephone: Postal: Contacts: 0422 377 565 Ken Turnbull Castlemaine Branch, PO Box 156, Public Officer - Geoff Anthony (03) 5472 2762 John Hannah Castlemaine VIC 3450 0416 063 599 Email: Contacts: Unit 3/73 Aitken Street, Gisborne VIC [email protected] President - Linda Constable 3437 Internet: (03) 5474 3131 www.castlemainejazzfestival.com.au Contact for Saturday Group - Brenda Envall Mount Alexander Vintage Engine (03) 5474 2638 Club Castlemaine Singers (Women's Venue: Westend Hall, Castlemaine VIC Group) 3450 Postal: PO Box 71, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Email: Anglican Church Hall, 8 Mostyn Street, [email protected] Castlemaine VIC 3450 Internet: Contacts: www.mavec.net Judy Ewing (03) 5472 2390 [email protected] 58 Parker Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450

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Singing Groups, Castlemaine Central Victorian Womens Choir Spinning and Weaving (Performing as Women of Note) Community House Maldon Spinning Location: Location: Venue: YWCA, 20 Townsend Street, Castlemaine Community House, 65 Location: Bendigo VIC 3550 Templeton Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC Venue, Folk Festival Hall, High Street, Postal: 3450 Maldon VIC 3463 PO Box 161, Golden Square VIC 3555 Telephone: Contacts: Contacts: (03) 5472 4842 Cecilia O'Byrne President - Gloria Balcombe Email: (03) 5475 2550 (03) 5443 1198 [email protected] 74 Main Street, Maldon VIC 3463 Internet: www.womenofnote.org.au Newstead Spinners Inc [email protected] www.cch.org.au Location: Chat Warblers Thompson's Foundry Band Venue: Newstead Community Centre, Lyons Telephone: Location: Street, Newstead VIC 3462 (03) 5472 3382 Jane Thompson The Band Hall, 461 Barkers Street, Postal: Email: Castlemaine VIC 3450 C/- Newstead PO, Newstead VIC 3462 [email protected] Postal: Contacts: 141 Main Road, Chewton VIC 3451 Wendy Charles Guildford Folk Group Telephone: (03) 5348 4786 Location: 0447 853 979 Ed Wilcox Venue: Guildford Family Hotel, Midland Vocal Nosh Newstead COMMUNICATIONS Highway, Guildford VIC 3451 Postal: Location: Computers C/O Post Office, Guildford VIC 3451 Newstead Community Centre, Newstead Contacts: VIC 3462 Castlemaine Community House Guildford Family Hotel Contacts: Location: (03) 5473 4215 Faye White (03) 5461 5471 'Grapevine Music' 65 Templeton Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC Maldon Brass Band faywhite.music@.com.au 3450 Postal: Location: Wendy Ashton (03) 5476 2240 P O Box 386, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Venue: Maldon Community Centre Hall, Enquiries and Bookings - Kerrie Patmore Telephone: Maldon VIC 3463 (03) 5470 5645 (03) 5472 4842 Telephone: [email protected] Email: (03) 5472 2202 Peter Thompson [email protected] Mood Swing Ensemble Painting Internet: www.cch.org.au Location: Castlemaine Creative Artists 15 Campbell Street, Newstead VIC 3462 Castlemaine Public Library Location: Telephone: Venue: Castlemaine Golf Club, Pyrenees Location: 0447 905 519 highway, Castlemaine VIC 3450 212 Barker Street (DA), (entrance - Contacts: Contacts: Mechanics Lane), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Musician/Tutor piano, piano accordian, Leonie Auhl Telephone: vocals - Russell James (03) 5474 3086 (03) 5472 1458 (03) 5476 2253 (03) 5472 4865 FAX 15 Campbell Street, Newstead VIC 3462 Quilting Email: Peace Choir [email protected] Goldfields Quilters Inc Internet: Location: Location: www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au C/- Castlemaine Community House, 65 Venue: Lesterville Community Rooms, Central Victorian Apple Users Inc. Templeton St., Castlemaine VIC 3450 William Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Postal: Postal: (03) 5472 4842 Karen PO Box 851, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Central Victorian, Macintosh Users Inc, 123 Email: Contacts: Peelers Road, Harcourt VIC 3453 [email protected] Heather Shill Internet: Internet: (03) 5472 3335 www.cvau.net wwwcch.org.au Contacts: Maldon Village Quilters Pianola Roll Club President - Bruce Carruthers Location: (03) 5472 3900 Location: Venue: Folk Festival Office, High Street, [email protected] 15 Gaffney Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Maldon VIC 3463 Continuing Education Inc - Contacts: Contacts: Bev McLean Deanna Buck Castlemaine and District (03) 5472 2253 (03) 5475 1525 Location: 30 Templeton Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450

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Postal: PO Box 343, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Italian at U3A Telephone: Location: Location: (03) 5472 3299 202 Barker St, Castlemaine VIC 3450 "The Octupus", Duke Street (DA), (Opposite (03) 5472 3926 FAX Telephone: Castle Motel), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: 13 1318 Customer Service Postal: [email protected] (03) 5472 3258 FAX (transmission PO Box 792, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Cybersmart - Cyber Safety Hotline available) Telephone: (03) 5472 2249 Telephone: Elphinstone Post Office Email: 1800 880 176 8.00am - 10.00pm, seven Location: [email protected] days/week Doveton Street, Elphinstone VIC 3448 Internet: Goldfields Library Corporation Telephone: www.u3acastlemaine.com (03) 5473 3200 Latin at U3A Location: (03) 5473 3588 FAX (transmission Bendigo Library, 259 Hargreaves Street available) Location: (DA), Bendigo VIC 3550 "The Octupus", Duke St., (Opposite Castle Telephone: Harcourt Post Office Motel), Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5449 2700 Location: Postal: (03) 5441 2247 FAX 22 High Street, Harcourt VIC 3453 PO Box 792, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: Telephone: Telephone: [email protected] (03) 5474 2200 FAX transmission (03) 5472 2249 Internet: available Email: www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au www.u3acastlemaine Maldon Post Office Newstead Internet Cafe Internet: Location: [email protected] Location: 95 High Street, Maldon VIC 3463 Learn French Rural Transaction Centre. 45 Lyons Street, Telephone: Newstead VIC 3462 (03) 5475 2203 FAX transmission Location: Telephone: available Castlemaine Community House, 65 (03) 5476 2360 Templeton Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC Internet: Newstead Post Office 3450 www.newstead.vic.au Location: Telephone: University of the Third Age (U3A) 41 Lyons Street, Newstead VIC 3462 (03) 5472 4842 Telephone: Email: Location: (03) 5476 2203 [email protected] "The Octupus", Duke Street, (Opposite (03) 5476 2396 FAX (transmission Internet: Castle Motel), Castlemaine VIC 3450 available) cch.org.au Postal: PO Box 792, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Languages Learn Spanish Telephone: Location: (03) 5472 2249 Office hours-Mon to French at U3A Castlemaine Community House, 65 Thurs, 1:30pm- 3:30pm Location: Templeton Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC Email: "The Octupus", Duke St., (Opposite Castle 3450 [email protected] Motel), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Internet: Postal: (03) 5472 4842 www.u3acastlemaine.com PO Box 792, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: Fax Transmissions Telephone: [email protected] (03) 5472 2249 Internet: Campbells Creek Post Office Email: www.cch.org.au [email protected] Translating and Interpreting Location: Internet: 139 Main Road, Campbells Creek VIC 3451 www.u3acastlemaine.com Service - (TIS)- (All Victoria) Telephone: Postal: (03) 5472 2332 FAX transmission German at U3A GPO Box 241, Melbourne VIC 3001 available Location: Telephone: Castlemaine Copy Centre "The Octupus", Duke Street, (Opposite 13 1450 Telephone Interpreting (24 Castlemaine Motel, DA), Castlemaine VIC Hour Service) Location: 3450 1300 655 082 Interpreting Bookings On Site 38 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: 1300 654 151 FAX Postal: PO Box 792, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: PO Box 468, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: [email protected] Telephone: (03) 5472 2249 Internet: (03) 5472 2666 Email: www.immi.gov.au/tis (03) 5470 5106 FAX [email protected] Email: Internet: [email protected] www.u3acastlemaine.com

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General Manager Contacts: Media Newsletters (03) 5422 1488 Janette Trudgeon ABC Television 3 Market Street, Kyneton VIC 3444 (03) 5476 2437 PO Box 153, Kyneton VIC (03) 5476 2360 Rural Transaction Location: Centre 8 Gordon St (DA), Elsternwick VIC 3185 Elpho Info - Community [email protected] Postal: Newsletter Elphinstone and GPO Box 994, Melbourne VIC 3000 Faraday Shire News Telephone: Telephone: Location: (03) 9524 2222 Mount Alexander Shire Council, Civic (03) 5473 3200 1800 627 854 TTY - TELEPHONE Centre, Lyttleton Street (DA), Castlemaine (03) 5473 3588 Fax TYPEWRITER FOR THE DEAF VIC 3450 Email: (03) 9626 1662 FAX Postal: [email protected] 1300 139 994 Reception Advice Line PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Contacts: Internet: Telephone: Editor - Fiona Gatt www.abc.net.au (03) 5471 1700 0408 335 025 (03) 5471 1749 FAX Australian Communications and [email protected] Email: Media Authority (ACMA) Faraday Farrago [email protected] Postal: Internet: Postal: PO Box 13112, Law Courts PO, Melbourne www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au P.O. Box 257, Chewton VIC 3451 VIC 8010 Email: Taradale Talk Telephone: [email protected] (03) 9963 6800 Central office - Postal: Melbourne switchboard Friends of the ABC C/- Post Office, Taradale VIC 3447 1800 226 667 Broadcasting Enquiries Telephone: Location: 1300 850 115 Licensing & Interference (03) 5423 2247 Chris Burgess Enquiries 208 Bank Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 Email: Telephone: Email: [email protected] [email protected] (03) 9682 0073 Internet: (03) 9682 0074 FAX Internet: www.taradaletalknewsletter.com www.acma.gov.au Email: [email protected]/vic Tarrangower Times Chewton Chat Internet: Location: www.abcfriends.org.au/vic Location: 4/93 High Street, Maldon VIC 3463 Chewton Domain Society, Town Hall, Harcourt News - The Core Postal: Chewton VIC 3451 PO Box 18, Maldon VIC 3463 Location: Postal: Telephone: VIC PO Box 85, Chewton VIC 3451 0419 102 723 Advertising Internet: Telephone: (03) 5475 2106 FAX (03) 5472 2892 www.harcourt.vic.au Community Website Email: Contacts: Internet: [email protected] www.chewton.net Advertising and Website Content - Robyn Internet: Miller Contacts: www.tarrangowertimes.com.au (03) 5474 2754 Editor - John Ellis Contacts: (03) 5472 2892 Malmsbury Mail Editor - Viv Markham [email protected] (03) 5475 2256 http://www.chewton.net Postal: PO Box 116, Malmsbury VIC 3446 The Guildford Globe (Online Elliot Midland Newspapers Telephone: Edition) (Midland Express/Castlemaine (03) 5423 2088 Nea Gyorffy Postal: Mail) Email: [email protected] P O box 952, Guildford VIC 3451 Location: Telephone: 29 Templeton St, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Newstead Echo (03) 5473 4124 Advertising 0419 991 140 Rajeev Postal: Location: Email: PO Box 227, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Rural Transaction Centre (RTC), Lyons St, [email protected] Telephone: Newstead VIC 3462 Internet: (03) 5472 1788 Castlemaine office Postal: www.guildfordglobe.com (03) 5422 1488 Kyneton office Committee, C/- Post Office, Newstead VIC (03) 5472 4504 FAX - Castlemaine 3462 Postal Communications (03) 5422 3173 Kyneton Fax Telephone: Email: (03) 5476 2437 Australia Post [email protected] Editorial Email: [email protected] Features [email protected] For Location: [email protected] Advertising contributions to the newsletter 321 Exhibition St, Melbourne VIC 3000 [email protected] Classified Internet: Telephone: [email protected] www.newsteadecho.org 13 1318 General Enquiries/customer Contacts: service centre 13 1118 Sales and Business Enquires 13 1317 Postcodes, Opening Hours & Locations

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Internet: Email: Email: www.auspost.com.au [email protected] [email protected] Campbells Creek Post Office Internet: [email protected] Help Desk www.abc.net.au/centralvic Internet: Location: www.aceinfo.net.au & 139 Main Road, Campbells Creek VIC 3451 MAINfm, 94.9 (Castlemaine www.relayservice.com.au Telephone: District Radio Inc.) (03) 5472 2332 FAX transmission Australian Communications and Location: Media Authority (ACMA) available Old Castlemaine Goal, Bowden Street, Castlemaine Post Office Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: Postal: PO Box 13112, Law Courts PO, Melbourne Location: PO Box 1070, Castlemaine VIC 3450 VIC 8010 202 Barker St, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Telephone: Telephone: (03) 5472 4376 Office (03) 9963 6800 Central office - 13 1318 Customer Service (03) 5472 6246 Studio Melbourne switchboard (03) 5472 3258 FAX (transmission Email: 1800 226 667 Broadcasting Enquiries available) [email protected] 1300 850 115 Licensing & Interference Chewton Post Office Internet: Enquiries www.mainfm.net Email: Location: [email protected] Main Road, Chewton VIC 3451 Radio 88 FM (Radio for Seniors) Internet: Telephone: Postal: www.acma.gov.au (03) 5472 1315 Robert Palmer PO Box 677, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Country Wide (TCW) Elphinstone Post Office Telephone: (03) 5470 5297 Ian Braybrook Location: Location: Email: Central Victoria, 384 Hargreaves Street, Doveton Street, Elphinstone VIC 3448 [email protected] Bendigo VIC 3550 Telephone: Telephone: (03) 5473 3200 Radio KLFM 1800 687 829 Free Call -TCW (03) 5473 3588 FAX (transmission Location: Email: available) Coach Street, Golden Square VIC 3555 [email protected] Guildford Post Office Postal: Telstra Disability Services PO Box 2997, Bendigo VIC 3550 Location: Telephone: Telephone: Templeton Street, Guildford VIC 3451 (03) 5444 1377 1800 068 424 Voice - General enquiries Telephone: (03) 5444 1355 Studio (including locations of TTY Public Phones) (03) 5473 4202 (03) 5444 1388 FAX 1800 808 981 TTY 1800 814 777 FAX Harcourt Post Office Email: [email protected] Email: Location: Internet: [email protected] 22 High Street, Harcourt VIC 3453 www.klfm.com.au Telephone: COMMUNITY (03) 5474 2200 FAX transmission rph Print Radio - Bendigo 88.7 FM available Location: ORGANISATIONS Maldon Post Office Community Services, Vision Australia Centre, 92-100 Mc Ivor Road, Bendigo VIC Associations Location: 3550 95 High Street, Maldon VIC 3463 Telephone: Australia Day Committee (Victoria) Telephone: 1300 847 466 Bendigo office enquiries Postal: (03) 5475 2203 FAX transmission Email: 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne VIC 3000 available www.visionaustralia.org.au Telephone: Newstead Post Office (03) 9651 5174 BH Telephone Services (03) 5471 1700 M.A.S.C.- Local Location: Australian Communication contact 41 Lyons Street, Newstead VIC 3462 Exchange Limited (ACE) - Nat'l Internet: Telephone: www.australiaday.vic.gov.au (03) 5476 2203 Relay Service Castlemaine District Sub-branch (03) 5476 2396 FAX (transmission Location: Vietnam Veteran's Assoc. available) 295 Logan Road, Stones Corner Qld 4120 Radio Postal: Postal: PO Box 473, Stones Corner Qld 4120 1A Myring Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Australian Broadcasting Telephone: Telephone: Corporation, ABC Central Victoria 13 3677 To make a relay call (03) 5472 4146 Contact - Bob Miller TTY/Voice Email: Location: 1800 555 660 Help Desk [email protected] 278 Napier Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 1300 555 727 Speak and listen Internet: Telephone: 106 Emergency TTY www.castlemainevietvets.com (03) 5440 1711 1800 555 727 Emergency Speak and listen (03) 5440 1730 Newsroom (03) 5440 1799 FAX 1300 813 911 Talkback

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Contacts: Email: Secretary - Bob Miller Country Womens Association [email protected] (03) 5472 4146 (CWA) - Castlemaine Phoenix [email protected] Friends of the Mount Alexander Location: Diggings (FOMAD) Castlemaine Pioneers and Old Venue -Ray Bradfield Room (1st Residents Association Wednesday Monthly), Victory Park, Postal: Castlemaine VIC 3450 PO Box 125, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Postal: Telephone: 206-208 Barker St, Faulder Watson Hall, PO Box 19, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5470 5572 David Bannear Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: (03) 5470 6332 Doug McConville Postal: 0404 098 920 Sue Ingleton Email: C/- P.O. Box 325, Castlemaine VIC 3450 0431 877 956 Hillary Beckett [email protected] Contacts: Email: Internet: Secretary - Wilson Bunton [email protected] www.fomad.org.au (03) 5472 3186 [email protected] Country Womens Association Metcalfe Community Association President - Graeme Barry (CWA) Central Victoria Group Postal: (03) 5472 3768 C/- Post Office Box 26, Metcalfe VIC 3448 Treasurer - Ken Leversha Postal: Contacts: (03) 5472 3565 72 Derby Rd., Maryborough VIC 3465 Telephone: Secretary - Margaret Nash Chewton Domain Society Inc (03) 5474 2415 State Group 0416 024 698 AH (People and Places Exhibition) President - Margaret Karssmeyer [email protected] Email: PO Box 26, Metcalfe VIC 3448 Location: [email protected] Town Hall, Pyrenees Hwy, Chewton VIC Old Castlemaine Schoolboys 3451 Country Womens Association Association (Established 1912) Postal: (CWA) Harcourt Branch Internet: PO Box 85, Chewton VIC 3451 Old Castlemaine Schoolboys Association Telephone: Location: 1st & 3rd Thurs of month, Venue: Harcourt Facebook (03) 5470 6131 Town Hall Contacts: Internet: Leisure Centre, Harcourt VIC 3453 Postal: Secretary - Peter Thompson www.chewton.net (03) 5472 2202 Annual Reunion 2nd Contacts: PO Box 48, Harcourt VIC 3453 Contacts: Saturday October Secretary - Bettie Exon 123 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5472 3892 Secretary - Bev Green www.chewton.net (03) 5474 3027 Taradale Progress Association PO Box 85, Chewton VIC 3451 Country Womens Association Inc (Ladies Committee) Membership Sec. - Glen Harrison (CWA) Newstead Branch 0419 337 804 Postal: [email protected] Location: C/- Post Office, Taradale VIC 3447 www.chewton.net Newstead Community Hall, Newstead VIC Contacts: President - Helen McGeachin 3462 Secretary - Margaret Moody 0402 085 025 Telephone: (03) 5423 2421 www.chewton.net (03) 5476 2339 Secretary - Daryl President - Yvonne Pettigrew (03) 5423 2282 Country Women's Association O'Bryan (CWA) Sutton Grange Branch Elphinstone Facilities Committee Clubs Postal: Location: Bingo (Campbells Creek Bowling PO Box 56, Metcalfe VIC 3448 Venue: Elphinstone Hall, Meeting Times Club) Contacts: Announced in Newsletter VIC President - Susan Methven Contacts: Location: (03) 5449 6073 Chairperson Michael Reeves Main Road (Eyes Down 7.30 pm Mondays), [email protected] 0439 500 050 Mobile Campbells Creek VIC 3 Kawana Drive, Maiden Gully VIC 3551 [email protected] Telephone: Secretary - Dorothy Smith Post Office, Elphinstone VIC 3448 (03) 5472 1934 (03) 5423 2635 Castemaine Camera Club 30 Cascades Road, Malmsbury VIC 3446 Elphinstone Progress Association Telephone: Country Womens Association Postal: C/- Post Office, Elphinstone VIC 3448 (03) 5472 2427 Matt (CWA) - Castlemaine Branch Telephone: Email: Postal: 0408 335 025 Fiona Gatt [email protected] Internet: P. O. Box 19, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Friends of the Miners' Cottages Telephone: www.castlemainecameraclub.org (03) 5470 5414 Contact - Allison Nye Location: 0438 759 146 Mobile 215 Barker Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: Telephone: [email protected] (03) 5470 6298 Joyce Sanders

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Castlemaine Field Naturalists Contacts: Email: Club Inc (CFNC) Secretary - George Forster [email protected] (03) 5472 1506 Internet: Postal: www.bnh.net.au PO Box 324, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Mount Alexander Laughter Club Campbells Creek Community Email: Location: [email protected] Venues in Castlemaine and Newstead, Centre (CCC) Contacts: Telephone: Secretary - George Broadway Location: 0417 475 270 Jennny Elizabeth Street (DA), Campbells Creek (03) 5472 2513 Email: [email protected] VIC 3451 Mount-Alexander-Laughter- Newsletter Editor - Noel Young Contacts: [email protected] (03) 5472 1345 Secretary - Rev Paul Jenkins [email protected] Mount Alexander Probus Club Inc. (03) 5472 4660 PO Box 703, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Castlemaine Community House Castlemaine Legacy Laurel Club Venue: Campbells Creek Community Location: Centre, 3rd Wednesday of month, Location: 65 Templeton Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC Campbells Creek VIC 3451 Noon, 1st week of month, RSL Club Rooms, 3450 Postal: 32 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: PO Box 860, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: P O Box 386, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Contacts: (03) 5472 1208 RSL Telephone: President - Joan Casley 0411 172 165 Barbara Templar (03) 5472 4842 (03) 5472 4356 Internet: Email: Secretary - Barbara Bunton [email protected] [email protected] (03) 5474 3186 Internet: Lions Club Castlemaine Mount Alexander Vintage Engine www.cch.org.au Location: Club Chewton Community and Senior Venue: Club Rooms, Kennedy Street (next Citizens Centre Hall to Railway Station), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: Postal: PO Box 71, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: The Secretary, PO Box 189, Castlemaine Email: 201 Main Road/Pyrenees Highway, VIC 3450 [email protected] Chewton VIC 3451 Telephone: Internet: Postal: 0418 517 830 Ron Gartside - President www.mavec.net C/- Chewton Post Office, Chewton VIC 3451 0457 972 182 Julie Mackley - Memberships Contacts: Telephone: Email: Secretary - Graham Mason (03) 5470 5639 Hall [email protected] (03) 5476 2481 (03) 5473 3357 Secretary - Valda Rotary Club - Castlemaine Casbolt Lions Club Harcourt and District Contacts: Location: Location: Hall Booking Officer - Dorothy Pollard Venue: Harcourt Scout Hall, Harcourt VIC Venue: Cumberland Hotel, 191 Barker (03) 5472 3297 Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 3453 Harcourt Leisure Centre Postal: Postal: PO Box 100, Harcourt VIC 3453 PO Box 145, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Telephone: Contacts: 63 Binghams Road (DA), Harcourt VIC 3453 0418 138 101 Membership - Donna President - Bill Maltby Postal: McMahon 0407 349 969 PO Box 25, Harcourt VIC 3453 Email: View Club Castlemaine Contacts: [email protected] Secretary - George Milford Location: (03) 5474 2426 Lions Club Maldon Venue:Chewton Community Hall, Pyrenees Bookings - John Jenkin Location: Highway, Chewton, (4th Tuesday Monthly At (03) 5474 2226 6.30pm) Vic Venue: Club Rooms, Fountain Street, Harcourt North Community Hall Maldon VIC 3463 Postal: Postal: PO Box 433, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: PO Box 44, Maldon VIC 3463 Contacts: Cnr McIvor and Chaplins Road, Harcourt Telephone: President - Jill Brennan VIC 3453 (03) 5475 2262 Treasurer - Jenny (03) 5472 2760 Postal: Fitzpatrick 506 North Harcourt Road, North Harcourt Email: Community Centres VIC 3453 [email protected] Bendigo Neighbourhood House Telephone: (03) 5474 2229 Bookings - Colin Maldon Petanque Club Location: Pickering 21 Neale Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 Location: Maldon Neighbourhood Centre Cnr Adair & Chapel Street, St Bridget's Telephone: Church, 2pm, second Saturday of month, (03) 5441 2515 Location: Maldon VIC 3463 (03) 5442 8996 FAX Cnr Church and Edwards St, Maldon VIC 3463

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Telephone: (03) 5475 2093 C.A.K.E. - Castlemaine Mount Alexander Sustainability Email: Abundance Kitchen Enterprise Group (MASG) [email protected] Location: Location: Internet: Castlemaine Community House, 65 325 Barker Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 www.maldonnc.org.au Templeton Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC Postal: Muckleford Community Centre 3450 PO Box 1043, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: Telephone: Location: P O Box 386, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5470 6978 Walmer Muckleford Road, Muckleford VIC Telephone: Email: 3451 (03) 5472 4842 [email protected] Postal: Email: Internet: 239 School Road, Muckleford VIC 3451 [email protected] www.masg.org.au Contacts: Contacts: Secretary Committee of Management - Ros Friends of Lolotoe (Timor-Leste) Admin Manager - Anna Hedigan Morris Postal: 0400 542 447 Rail Reival Alliance 44 Vaughn Springs Road, Yapeen VIC 3451 Newstead Community Centre Telephone: Postal: (NCC) (03) 5473 4470 Contact - Denise 21 McCallum Street, Carisbrook VIC 3464 Jepson Telephone: Location: Email: 0488 568 429 Pres. - Neil Laidlaw Lyons St, Newstead VIC 3462 [email protected] Email: Postal: [email protected] PO Box 180, Newstead VIC 3462 Guildford Progress Association Internet: Contacts: Location: www. railrevival.org Hall Booking - Newstead R.T.C. Guildford Public Hall, Guildford VIC 3451 Taradale Community Forum Inc. (03) 5476 2360 Postal: South Muckleford Public Hall and PO Box 923, Guildford VIC 3451 Postal: Recreation Reserve Telephone: Taradale Community Forum, C/- PO, (03) 5473 4391 Jim Franzi Taradale VIC 3447 Location: Email: 117 Symes Rd., South Muckleford VIC 3462 Mount Alexander Shire [email protected] Telephone: Councillors Contacts: (03) 5472 2032 Ken Woodman Location: Chair - Latarnie McDonald 0455 141 628 Town Hall, M.A.S.C., 25 Lyttleton Street [email protected] Secretary - Martyn Shaddick University of the Third Age (U3A) (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: 0400 500 095 Location: PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Taradale Progress Association "The Octupus", Duke Street, (Opposite Telephone: Inc (Ladies Committee) Castle Motel), Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5471 1700 Enquiries Postal: Email: Postal: PO Box 792, Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] C/- Post Office, Taradale VIC 3447 Telephone: Internet: Contacts: (03) 5472 2249 Office hours-Mon to www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au Secretary - Margaret Moody Thurs, 1:30pm- 3:30pm Contacts: (03) 5423 2421 Email: Calder Ward - Cr Anthony Cordy President - Yvonne Pettigrew [email protected] 0466 004 629 (03) 5423 2282 Internet: 0439 742 434 www.u3acastlemaine.com [email protected] Walking and Wheeling Action Group Community Development Coliban Ward - Cr (Mayor) Christine Henderson Email: Baringhup Community Committee 0466 004 628 [email protected] [email protected] Location: Tarrengower Ward - Sharon Telford Workspace Maldon Baringhup Hall, Burke Street, Baringhup VIC 0407 991 403 3463 [email protected] Location: Contacts: Loddon Ward - Cr. Michael Redden Former Shire Offices, 3 High Street, Maldon Secretary - Viv Markham 0466 004 630 VIC 3463 0419 355 087 [email protected] Email: Hall Hire - Jackie Brown Castlemaine Ward - Cr. Tony Bell [email protected] (03) 5475 2547 0408 017 655 Internet: 415 Waterson Road, Baringhup Vic 3463 [email protected] www.workspaceaustralia.com Castlemaine Ward - Cr Chris Cole Contacts: Bring Back The Trains Project 0400 779 982 Head Office - Workspace Australia Ltd (03) 5444 5228 For all enquiries and Telephone: [email protected] info 0413 625 292 Geoff Castlemaine Ward - Cr Bronwyn Machin 0407 345 744 (03) 5442 9633 FAX [email protected] [email protected] www.workspaceaustralia.com 1/45 Mundy Street, Bendigo VIC 3550

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Xtreme Inc. Newstead Rural Transaction Castlemaine District Sub-branch Location: Centre (RTC) Vietnam Veteran's Assoc. Youth & Performing Arts (In the Castlemaine Location: Postal: Community), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Old Shire Offices, 45 Lyons Street, 1A Myring Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: Newstead VIC 3462 Telephone: PO Box 1037, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: (03) 5472 4146 Contact - Bob Miller Telephone: (03) 5476 2360 Email: 0402 087 949 Sarah Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Internet: [email protected] Internet: www.castlemainevietvets.com Internet: www.newstead.vic.au Contacts: www.xtremeinc.com.au Contacts: Secretary - Bob Miller Co-operatives President - Michael Redden (03) 5472 4146 0466 004 630 Home [email protected] Bendigo and District Aboriginal Castlemaine Friends of St Luke's Co-Operative Community Service Groups Australians for Native Title and Location: Location: St Luke's Anglicare, Workspace Australia, 1 13-15 Forest Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 Reconcilliation (Vic) Inc (ANTaR) Halford Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Location: Postal: (03) 5442 4947 BH 67 Brunswick St, (Brotherhood of St PO Box 23, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5442 4941 FAX Laurence Building), Fitzroy VIC 3065 Telephone: Email: Postal: (03) 5470 6266 [email protected] C/- Brotherhood of St Laurence, 67 Castlemaine Health (Adult Day Brunswick Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065 Common Equity Rental Housing Service) Co-Operatives (CERC) Forest Telephone: (03) 9419 3613 BH Creek Location: (03) 9417 2691 FAX Leisure Centre, Mills Rd, Harcourt VIC 3453 Location: 1800 640 501 National Native Title Tribunal Postal: Common Equity Housing Ltd , 26-28 St. PO Box 9973 Melbourne PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Andrews Terrace, Bendigo VIC 3121 Email: Telephone: Postal: [email protected] (03) 5471 1498 Enquiries P O Box 135, Golden Square VIC 3555 Internet: Telephone: www.antarvictoria.org.au Castlemaine Men's Shed 1800 353 669 Melbourne Head Office for www.nntt.gov.au National Native title Location: Tribunal Information Rear Windarring, 317 Barker Street (DA), Contacts: (03) 9208 0800 Castlemaine VIC 3450 1800 635 936 FAX Castlemaine Branch - Vic and Felicity Say Postal: (03) 5472 1841 AH Internet: C/- 35 William Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] www.cehl.com.au Telephone: 2 Gainsborough Street, Castlemaine VIC (03) 5475 6332 Doug Mconville Mount Alexander Community 3450 (03) 5475 1930 Michael Martin Land Ltd. C.A.K.E. - Castlemaine Email: Postal: Abundance Kitchen Enterprise [email protected] PO Box 323, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Central Vic PCP (Primary Care Telephone: Location: (03) 5474 3172 BH Castlemaine Community House, 65 Partnership) Templeton Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 0438 042 901 Postal: 3450 Email: PO Box 687, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: [email protected] Telephone: P O Box 386, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Internet: (03) 5472 5333 Telephone: www.macll.org.au (03) 5472 5461 FAX (03) 5472 4842 Email: Newstead Community Garden Email: admin@@centralvicpcp.com.au [email protected] and Produce Exchange Internet: Location: Castlemaine Community Kitchen www.centralvicpcp.com.au Newstead VIC 3462 Garden Community Information and Telephone: (03) 5476 2380 Liz at the Red Store Location: Support Victoria Inc (CISVic) Continuing Education, 30 Templeton Street (03) 5476 2593 Mary Location: (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: Suite 209 Level 2, 343 Little Collins Street, Telephone: [email protected] Melbourne VIC 3000 (03) 5472 4842 Internet: Telephone: Email: www.newsteadgarden.wordpress.com (03) 9672 2000 Main Number - [email protected] Administration. Internet: (03) 9672 2099 FAX www.cch.org.au/growing-abundance

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Email: [email protected] Legacy Group - Castlemaine Mount Alexander Community Internet: Postal: Information Centre Inc. (CIC) www.csivic.org.au PO Box 144, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: East Africa Community of Contacts: Faulder Watson Hall, 206 Barker St (DA), Castlemaine Chairman - Ron White Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5472 1640 Postal: Location: Secretary - George Milford PO Box 239, Castlemaine VIC 3450 34 Elizabeth Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5474 2426 AH Telephone: Telephone: Lions Club Castlemaine (03) 5472 2688 0411 398 426 Chan Nyok Email: Email: Location: [email protected] [email protected] Venue: Club Rooms, Kennedy Street (next to Railway Station), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Mount Alexander Human Services Foodbank Australia Postal: Network The Secretary, PO Box 189, Castlemaine Location: Location: VIC 3450 4/2 Somerville Road, Yarraville VIC 3013 C/- M. A. S. C., Civic Centre, 27 Lyttleton St. Telephone: Telephone: (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 0418 517 830 Ron Gartside - President (03) 9362 8300 Telephone: 0457 972 182 Julie Mackley - Memberships Internet: (03) 5471 1700 www.foodbankvictoria.org.au Email: [email protected] Mount Alexander No Interest Loan Friends of Castlemaine State Scheme (N.I.L.S) Festival Lions Club Harcourt and District Location: Postal: Location: Venue: Harcourt Scout Hall, Harcourt VIC C/- Community House, 65 Templeton Street PO Box 573, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: 3453 Postal: Postal: (03) 5472 1370 President. - Michael PO Box 386, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Bottomley PO Box 100, Harcourt VIC 3453 Telephone: Telephone: Email: (03) 5472 4842 [email protected] 0418 138 101 Membership - Donna McMahon Email: Friends of Save the Children Email: [email protected] [email protected] Location: Mount Alexander Volunteer Save the Children Aust., 42 Dight Street, Lions Club Maldon Network Collingwood VIC 3066 Postal: Location: Telephone: PO Box 2802, Fitzroy VIC 3065 Venue: Club Rooms, Fountain Street, 0425 323 005 Jacqueline Brodie Hanns Telephone: Maldon VIC 3463 (03) 5474 3172 Email: (03) 8417 1400 Vic. Office Postal: 1800 760 011 Donation Line PO Box 44, Maldon VIC 3463 [email protected] Internet: Telephone: Internet: www.savethechildren.org.au (03) 5475 2262 Treasurer - Jenny www.mountalexandervolunteers.org.au Fitzpatrick Friends of the Castlemaine Email: Newstead Men's Shed Library (FOCAL) [email protected] Location: Contacts: 4 Lyons Street, Newstead VIC 3462 Location: Treasurer - Jenny Fitzpatrick Postal: 212 Barker Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5475 2262 C/- Newstead RTC, 45 Lyons St., Newstead Telephone: [email protected] VIC 3462 (03) 5472 1458 Library Maryborough Men's Shed Telephone: (03) 5473 4470 Denise Jepson 0417 581 808 Barry Email: Location: (03) 5476 2436 [email protected] GELC, 88-90 Burke Street, Maryborough Email: Internet: VIC 3465 [email protected] www.facebook.com/FOCALinc Telephone: Red Cross Castlemaine Growing Abundance 0417 365 642 Ian Mount Alexander Community Location: Location: West End Community Hall, Cnr Woodman Castlemaine Community House,, 65 Enterprise and View Streets, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Templeton Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC Postal: 3450 Postal: PO Box 1120, Castlemaine VIC 3450 RSD 181 or 22 Blakely Road, Castlemaine Postal: Vic 3450 PO Box 386, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: (03) 5472 4024 Contacts: Telephone: Secretary - Joy Lovelace (03) 5472 4842 Email: [email protected] (03) 5472 2600 Email: 122 Blakely Road, Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] President - Betty Adamson (03) 5472 3113

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Returned and Services League Volunteers Mount Alexander Community (RSL) Castlemaine Sub Branch Information Centre Inc. (CIC) Australian Red Cross Blood Location: Service (Bendigo Service) Location: 36 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Faulder Watson Hall, 206 Barker St (DA), Telephone: Location: Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5472 1208 Castlemaine Sub Donormobile Caravan visits - Camp Postal: Branch Reserve Gingell Street, Castlemaine VIC PO Box 239, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Internet: 3450 Telephone: [email protected] Telephone: (03) 5472 2688 Contacts: 13 1495 Blood Service-Donor Email: President - Castlemaine Branch - Ernie Enquiries and Appointments. Dates and [email protected] Plumridge times will be listed in the local press (03) 5472 4651 Mount Alexander Shire Council Bendigo Volunteer Resource (Civic Centre) Returned Servicemen's League Centre (BENVOL) (RSL) - Maldon Sub Branch Location: Location: Shire Offices, 25 Lyttleton Street (DA), Location: Central Goldfields Library, 251-259 Castlemaine VIC 3450 Venue : behind Athenaeum Library, 57 High Hargaraves Street (DA), Bendigo VIC 3550 Postal: Street, Maldon VIC 3463 Postal: PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: PO Box 374, Bendigo (mail centre) VIC 3552 Telephone: PO Box 142, Maldon VIC 3463 Telephone: (03) 5471 1700 Reception/enquiries Contacts: (03) 5441 1404 (03) 5471 1749 FAX President - Jim Thompson Email: Email: (03) 5475 2288 [email protected] [email protected] Returned Services League (RSL) Internet: Internet: www.bgovolunteers.org.au www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au Women's Auxilliary Castlemaine Castlemaine Health (Adult Day Mount Alexander Volunteer Location: Last Thursday of month, 2pm,, 36 Mostyn Service) Network Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Telephone: Telephone: Leisure Centre, Mills Rd, Harcourt VIC 3453 0425 323 005 Jacqueline Brodie Hanns 0411 172 165 Barbara Templar Postal: (03) 5474 3172 Internet: PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: [email protected] Telephone: [email protected] Rotary Club - Castlemaine (03) 5471 1498 Enquiries Internet: www.mountalexandervolunteers.org.au Location: Castlemaine Visitor Information Venue: Cumberland Hotel, 191 Barker Centre and Accomodation Opportunity Shop RTC Newstead Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Booking Service Location: Postal: Location: Rural Transaction Centre, 45 Lyons Street, PO Box 145, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Newstead VIC 3462 Contacts: Castlemaine Market Building, 44 Mostyn Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: President - Bill Maltby (03) 5476 2360 0407 349 969 Postal: PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: St Vincent De Paul Society- Telephone: [email protected] Castlemaine - Assistance Centre (03) 5471 1795 Reception Red Cross Castlemaine 1800 171 888 Free accomm booking Location: service Location: 16 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5471 1727 Promotions West End Community Hall, Cnr Woodman Telephone: (03) 5471 1746 FAX and View Streets, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5472 6091 Email: Postal: (03) 5472 4950 FAX [email protected] RSD 181 or 22 Blakely Road, Castlemaine Vic 3450 Vietnam Veterans, Castlemaine Internet: www.maldoncastlemaine.com Contacts: Sub-branch Secretary - Joy Lovelace Court Network - Information, Location: (03) 5472 2600 36 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Support and Referral Service 122 Blakely Road, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: President - Betty Adamson Location: (03) 5472 3113 1A Myring Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Ground Floor 565 Lonsdale St, Melbourne Contacts: VIC 3000 RSPCA Shelter and Pound, Contact - Allen Lane Telephone: Castlemaine (03) 5472 3115 (03) 9603 7433 BH 1800 681 614 Free Call Location: (03) 9670 8804 FAX Langslow Street (near Castlemaine Landfill), Email: Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] Telephone:

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Alcoholics Anonymous Contacts: (03) 5472 5277 Animal Shelter and (Castlemaine) Bendigo Pound Salvation Army Centre 61-75 Mundy (03) 5471 1700 Shire Ranger Mt Location: Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 Alexander Shire AH number will be supplied Uniting Church Hall, 12 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine Branch Narcotics Anonymous - Email: Thursdays 8.00 pm, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Meeting Times; 5pm Each Sunday [email protected] Postal: Salvation Army Hall, Kennedy Street,, Contacts: PO Box 146, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Castlemaine VIC 3450 Shelter and Pound, Manager - Geoff Hall Telephone: Pharmacotherapy Advocacy Volunteering Victoria Inc 0428 952 086 John (03) 9429 1833 AA Vict Office Mediation and Support (PAMS) Location: Contacts: Location: Level 2, 491 King Street, West Melbourne Bendigo 128 Peel Street, North Melbourne VIC 3051 VIC 3003 www.aabendigo.org.au Postal: Telephone: PO Box 121 Golden Square, Bendigo VIC PO Box 12720, Abeckett Street Vic 8006 (03) 8327 8500 3555 Telephone: Email: 1800 443 844 Free Call [email protected] Bendigo Community Health Service (Alcohol and Drug (03) 9329 1500 Harm Reduction Internet: Victoria www.volunteeringvictoria.org.au Services) Email: Willing Workers On Organic Location: [email protected] Farms (WWOOF) 171 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo (DA), Helm Internet: Street, Kangaroo Flat (DA) & 3 Seymoure www.hrvic.org.au Location: St, Eaglehawk, Bendigo VIC 3550 Youth Support and Advocacy Buchan VIC 3885 Telephone: Telephone: (03) 5430 0500 Kangaroo Flat Service (YSAS) Bendigo (03) 5155 0218 1800 636 514 Needle Exchange: Tue-Sat. Location: (03) 5155 0342 FAX 7:30pm - 10:30pm 39 Garsed Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 Email: Internet: Postal: [email protected] www.bchs.com.au P.O Box 1058, Kangaroo Flat VIC 3555 Internet: Community Health Centre Telephone: www.wwoof.com.au 1800 014 446 Referral Line Free Call 24 Contacts: (CHIRP) - Alcohol and Drug Hrs Friends of the Earth Book Shop Counselling (03) 5444 2969 Mon-Fri BH (03) 9417 4564 Email: 312 Smith Street, Collingwood VIC 3066 Location: 13 Mostyn St, Castlemaine VIC 3450 www.ysas.org.au Head Office Backpackers World Travel Contacts: (03) 9639 9686 Telephone: YSAS Head Office 450 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 (03) 5479 1000 (03) 9415 8881 Outdoor Travel Email: (03) 9415 8882 FAX (03) 9670 7252 [email protected] www.ysas.org.au 1/361 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC Internet: Level 1 - 13 Johnson Street, Fitzroy Vic 3000 www.cdchcastlemaine.com.au Contacts: 3065 COUNSELLING Reception or Withdrawal Nurse (Detox) Crime Victims SERVICES Direct Line (Alcohol and Drug Bendigo Community Health Counselling and Referral Line) Service - Counselling Svcs.- Alcohol and Drugs Telephone: Women's Health Clinic 1800 888 236 24 hour/7days per week Al-Anon Family Groups Counselling & Referral Location: St. Lukes, 47 High Street (DA), Bendigo VIC Location: (03) 8413 8413 Turning Point Email: 3550 Venue - Guide Hall cnr Kennedy and Forest Telephone: Streets, (Meeting Wed 10:30), Castlemaine [email protected] 1800 819 817 Statewide (8am-11pm) VIC 3450 Internet: (03) 5448 1000 St. Lukes Postal: www.turningpoint.org.au 1800 244 323 St. Lukes Regional Helpline GPO Box 5458 (Melb. HQ), Melbourne VIC Narcotics Anonymous (NA) Internet: 3000 www.stlukes.org.au Telephone: Location: (03) 5472 2221 Local contact - Beryl Narcotics Anonymous, St Kilda. VIC 3182 Centre for Non Violence (03) 9642 3330 Headquarters Postal: Internet: GPO Box 2470, Melbourne VIC 3001 Postal: www.alanon.alateen.org/australia Telephone: PO Box 958, Bendigo VIC 3552 (03) 9525 2833 Statewide Telephone: 1300 652 820 National 1800 884 038 Freecall Email: (03) 5430 3000 Office [email protected] (03) 5443 4844 FAX Internet: 1800 015 188 24 hour Hotline www.navic.net.au

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Email: (03) 5430 5899 Bendigo Office [email protected] Mensline 1800 050 004 Customer Relations Domestic Violence Resource Postal: 13 2300 Financial Information Service (FIS) Centre Victoria (DVRCV) PO Box 33, North Melbourne VIC 3051 Telephone: 13 2850 Call Centre Location: 1300 789 978 Internet: 292 Wellington Street, Collingwood VIC 3066 Email: www.centrelink.gov.au Telephone: [email protected] Centrelink/Medicare, Castlemaine (03) 9486 9866 Internet: (03) 9486 9744 FAX www.menslineaus.org.au (Agency Only) Email: National Disability Abuse and Location: [email protected] TAFE Building, 65 Templeton St., Internet: Neglect Hotline Castlemaine VIC 3450 www.dvrcv.org.au Postal: Telephone: Crisis Counselling PO Box 126, St. Leonards NSW 1590 (03) 5472 4674 Telephone: Money Help Centre Against Sexual Assault 1800 880 052 Free Call Loddon Campaspe (CASALC) 1800 301 130 TTY Telephone: 1800 555 677 National Relay Service 1800 149 689 Postal: (02) 9318 1372 FAX Internet: PO Box 764, Bendigo VIC 3552 13 1450 Tele Interpreter Service www. moneyhelp.org.au Telephone: Email: 1800 806 292 24hr crisis line incl. [email protected] St Luke's - Financial Counselling weekends and public holidays Internet: Location: (03) 5441 0430 www.disabilityhotline.net.au Castlemaine District Community Health, 13 (03) 5441 0429 FAX Social Worker - Castlemaine Mostyn St., Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: Postal: [email protected] Health PO Box 23, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Internet: Location: Contacts: www.casa.org.au Cornish Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Counsellor Child Protection Services - Postal: 1800 244 323 (03) 5448 1000 Dept.of Human Services PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Contacts: [email protected] Location: Social Worker www.stlukes.org.au Regional Office - Loddon Mallee 74-78 (03) 5471 1564 47 High St, Bendigo VIC 3550 Queen Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 PO Box 315, Bendigo VIC 3550 Suicide Helpline Victoria Telephone: Gambling 13 1278 24 hour service Postal: (03) 5434 5555 Regional Office PO Box 2335, Footscray VIC 3011 Gamblers Help (Counselling Bendigo Telephone: Service) 1800 675 598 Free Call BH 1300 651 251 Location: Kids Help Line Australia Ltd Internet: www.suicidehelpline.org.au St. Lukes, 47 High Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 Location: Telephone: Suite 9, Lang Business Centre, Black Street, Women's Domestic Violence 1800 244 323 Free Call - B.H. (Bendigo Milton QLD 4064 Crisis Service Area) Postal: 1800 156 789 24hr Free Call Telephone: PO Box 2000, Milton QLD 4064 Email: (03) 9322 3555 Womens Domestic Telephone: [email protected] Violence Crisis Service ( 24 Hrs Crisis 1800 551 800 freecall (24 hours) Internet: line) Counsellors www.problemgambling.vic.gov.au 1800 015 188 Free Call Statewide (24hrs, (07) 3369 1588 Office 7 days) Victorian Commission for (07) 3367 1266 FAX Email: Email: Gambling and Liquor Regulation [email protected] [email protected] Internet: Location: Internet: www.wdvcs.org.au 49 Elizabeth Street, Richmond VIC 3121 www.kidshelp.com.au Postal: Lifeline Financial Counselling PO Box 1988, Melbourne VIC 3001 Telephone: Postal: Centrelink & Medicare (03) 9651 3333 General Enquiries P.O. Box 1164, Bendigo VIC 3552 Location: (03) 9651 3777 FAX Telephone: Cnr St Andrews Ave & Lyttleton Tce (DA), Internet: 13 1114 Lifeline 24 Hour Service Bendigo VIC 3550 www.vcglr.vic.gov.au (03) 5443 1330 Bendigo Admin Office Postal: Email: PO Box 220, Bendigo VIC 3552 [email protected] Telephone: Internet: www.lifeline.org.au

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Location: Grief Counselling Chapel St (DA), Maldon VIC 3463 Consumer Affairs Vic - Bendigo - Loddon Mallee Bendigo Community Health Telephone: (03) 5475 2000 Enquiries, Location: Service - Counselling Svcs.- (03) 5475 2029 FAX Women's Health Clinic 18-20 St. Andrews Avenue (DA), Bendigo Email: VIC 3550 Location: [email protected] Telephone: St. Lukes, 47 High Street (DA), Bendigo VIC SIDS and Kids NSW and Victoria (03) 9627 6007 Headquarters 3550 1300 558 181 For cost of local call, will Telephone: Location: connect to local office 1800 819 817 Statewide (8am-11pm) 1227 Malvern Rd, Malvern VIC 3144 (03) 5440 6100 Bendigo Office (03) 5448 1000 St. Lukes Telephone: Email: 1800 244 323 St. Lukes Regional Helpline (03) 8888 1600 Melbourne Office 24 [email protected] Internet: hour service Internet: www.stlukes.org.au (03) 9822 2995 FAX www.consumer.vic.gov.au 1800 240 400 Freecall 24 hour www.scamwatch.gov.au Bereavement Support Services 1300 308 307 will connect to regional office (Castlemaine) cost of local call Court Network - Information, Email: Support and Referral Service Location: [email protected] Pastoral Care Coordinator - Castlemaine Internet: Location: Health,, Cornish Street (DA), Castlemaine www.sidsandkids.org Ground Floor 565 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3450 VIC 3000 Telephone: Legal Advice Telephone: (03) 5471 1542 Danni Moore (03) 9603 7433 BH Email: Contact Free Legal Information Services 1800 681 614 Free Call [email protected] 1800 677 402 (03) 9670 8804 FAX Australian Human Rights Email: Castlemaine District Community [email protected] Health (CDCH) - Grief Counselling Commission Family Court of Australia Location: Location: 13 Mostyn Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC Level 3, 175 Pitt Street, City NSW Location: 3450 2000 Commonwealth Law Courts 305 William St Telephone: Postal: (DA), Melbourne VIC 3000 (03) 5479 1000 GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW Telephone: Email: Telephone: 1300 352 000 After Hours Emergencies [email protected] (02) 9284 9600 Sydney Office 1300 352 000 Phone 1300 656 419 Complaints Info Line 1800 750 321 Family Advice Hotline Compassionate Friends Victoria 1300 369 711 General enquiries and (Freecall) Inc publications (03) 8600 3750 FAX 1800 620 241 TTY Email: Location: Internet: [email protected] 173 Canterbury Road, Canterbury VIC 3126 www.humanrights.gov.au www.familylawcourts.gov.au Postal: Internet: PO Box 171, Canterbury VIC 3126 Child Support Legal Service www.familycourt.gov.au Telephone: Location: (03) 9888 4944 Grief Line Federal Magistrates Court 350 Queen Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 1800 641 091 Free Call Telephone: Location: (03) 9888 4900 FAX 1800 677 402 Free Call Commonwealth Law Court, 305 William (03) 9888 4034 Office and Admin. (03) 9269 0408 Child Support Legal Street (DA), Melbourne VIC 3000 0437 749 739 Castlemaine Group Service Postal: Email: (03) 5441 1155 Visit Bendigo Office PO Box 9991, Melbourne VIC 3001 [email protected] monthly Telephone: u Internet: 1300 352 000 Assistance Line Internet: www.legalaid.vic.gov.au (03) 8600 3333 Sheriff www.compassionatefriendsvictoria.org.au Email: Contacts: Clerk of Courts [email protected] Castlemaine - Matthew Gildea Internet: 0437 749 739 Mobile Location: www.fmc.gov.au Venue: Maternal and Child Health Centre, Court House, Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine Lyttleton Street Castlemaine, Last Thursday VIC 3450 Human Rights Law Centre of Month-7.30pm, Telephone: Bendigo Group - Kathy Smith (03) 5472 1081 Lyttleton Street - Location: (03) 5474 2364 Castlemaine Wednesday and Friday 9.00 - Level 11, 461 Bourke St. (DA), Melbourne Meet 2nd Thursday of Month, South 4.00 pm VIC 3000 Bendigo Progress Hall, Neal Street, (03) 5422 1832 Kyneton, Telephone: Bendigo VIC 3550 Mon,Tues,Thurs, 9.00 - 4.00pm (03) 8636 4400 BH (03) 5440 4140 Bendigo 1300 666 445 FAX Maldon Hospital Internet: Email: www.magistratescourt.vic.gov.au [email protected]

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Internet: Bendigo Office, Legal Aid Victoria www.justiceconnect.org.au Public Advocate, Office of The 1800 254 500 Country callers Free Justice Connect Location: Call 5th Floor, 436 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne (03) 5448 2333 Bendigo Office Location: VIC 3000 Divorce Application Information Level 17, 461 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC Telephone: http://www.legalaid.vic.gov.au 3000 1300 309 337 Free Call 424 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo VIC Postal: (03) 9603 9529 TTY 3550 PO Box 16013, Collins Street West PO VIC Email: Victoria Legal Aid Online 8007 [email protected] Telephone: Internet: Telephone: (03) 8636 4400 BH www.publicadvocate.vic.gov.au 1800 677 402 Legal advice Free Call (03) 8636 4455 FAX www.justice.vic.gov.au (03) 9269 0120 Legal Information BH Email: (03) 9269 0234 Melbourne Head [email protected] Public Notary Office Internet: Location: (03) 5448 2333 Bendigo Office www.justiceconnect.org.au 341 Barker Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Internet: www.legalaid.vic.gov.au Justices of the Peace of Mount Postal: Alexander Shire PO Box 663, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Marriage Counselling Location: 0439 398 488 Bill O'Donell Centacare Justice of the Peace Registry, 7th Floor, 55 Email: King Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 [email protected] Location: Telephone: 65 Baxter St, Bendigo VIC 3550 1300 365 567 Provides list of JP's in local Regional Information and Postal: area Advocacy Council Inc (RIAC) P O Box 255, Bendigo VIC 3552 Telephone: (03) 9603 9090 Honorary Justice Location: Office (03) 5443 9577 Reception 3/40 Bridge Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 (03) 5441 7713 FAX Internet: Postal: www.justice.vic.gov.au/justices Email: PO Box 2219, Bendigo Mail Centre Private [email protected] Mensline Boxes VIC 3554 Internet: Telephone: www.centacare-sandhurst.org.au Postal: (03) 5443 0550 PO Box 33, North Melbourne VIC 3051 (03) 5443 5178 FAX Mensline Telephone: 1800 462 480 Free Call 1300 789 978 1800 221 944 Intake Worker Postal: Email: Email: PO Box 33, North Melbourne VIC 3051 [email protected] [email protected] Telephone: Internet: Internet: 1300 789 978 www.menslineaus.org.au www.riac.org.au Email: [email protected] Office of the Public Advocate State Trustees (Formerly Public Internet: (Justice Department of Victoria) Trustees) www.menslineaus.org.au Location: Location: Relationships Australia (Victoria) Level 2, 204 Lygon St., Carlton VIC 3053 168 Exhibition Street (DA), Melbourne VIC Telephone: Location: 3000 46 Princess St, Kew VIC 3101 1300 309 337 Free Call 24 hours Postal: 1300 787 510 FAX Telephone: GPO Box 1461, Melbourne VIC 3001 (03) 9261 8700 Kew head office 1300 305 612 TTY Telephone: Email: 1800 817 569 Distance Counselling Service 1300 138 672 Toll Free Email: [email protected] (03) 9667 6444 BH Internet: [email protected] Internet: Internet: www.publicadvocate.vic.gov.au www.statetrustees.com.au www.justice.vic.gov.au www.relationshipsvictoria.com.au Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) Contacts: Privacy Victoria Ballarat Office Location: (03) 5337 9222 phone counselling by Location: 350 Queen Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 appointment Level 11, 10-16 Queen Street, Melbourne Telephone: 1800 817 569 To book phone VIC 3000 1800 677 402 Free Call - Legal Information counselling session Postal: Line [email protected] PO Box 5057, Melbourne VIC 3001 Email: 1025 Sturt Street, Ballarat VIC 3350 Telephone: [email protected] 1300 666 444 03 9269 0234 [email protected]/.au Bendigo office 1300 666 445 FAX Internet: Email: www.legalaid.vic.gov.au [email protected] Contacts: Internet: www.privacy.vic.gov.au

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Mediation Fair Work Info Line, Australian Good Shepherd Buying Service Government Aged Care Complaints Location: Telephone: Investigation Scheme 261 Victoria Street, Abbotsford VIC 3067 13 1394 Infoline Telephone: Postal: Internet: (03) 9495 9655 Free Service GPO Box 9848, In Your Capital City www.workplaceauthority.gov.au Number Mon - Fri 10am - 3.00pm Telephone: Family Court of Australia (03) 9418 3000 Central 1800 550 552 Business hours Administration Collingwood (03) 9665 8877 FAX Location: (03) 9416 2340 FAX Email: Commonwealth Law Courts 305 William St Email: [email protected] (DA), Melbourne VIC 3000 [email protected] Internet: Telephone: Internet: www.health.gov.au 1300 352 000 After Hours Emergencies www.goodshepvic.org.au 1300 352 000 Phone Central Victorian Mediation 1800 750 321 Family Advice Hotline Indigenous Economic Services (Freecall) Development Unit (03) 8600 3750 FAX Location: Location: Email: 341 Barker Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 [email protected] Postal: Telephone: www.familylawcourts.gov.au PO Box 663, Castlemaine VIC 3450 13 2215 Business Victoria Infoline Internet: Telephone: Internet: www.familycourt.gov.au 0439 398 488 Bill O'Donell www.business.vic.gov.au (03) 5470 5855 Reconciliation Castlemaine Email: Mount Alexander Business [email protected] Telephone: Network (03) 5472 1841 Vic Say Dispute (Mediation) Settlement Email: Postal: Centre Victoria [email protected] 215 Barker Street (Soldier and Scholar Bookshop), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: ECONOMIC Telephone: Level 4/456 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC (03) 5470 6298 3000 DEVELOPMENT Contacts: Postal: Secretary - Joyce Sanders GPO Box 4113, Melbourne VIC 3001 Telephone: Businesses and Services Mount Alexander No Interest Loan (03) 9603 8370 Dispute Settlement Ausindustry Hotline Scheme (N.I.L.S) Officer Location: Telephone: 1800 658 528 Free Call for Country callers C/- Community House, 65 Templeton Street 13 2846 AusIndustry hotline (will (Bendigo) (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 direct to local contact) (03) 9603 8355 FAX Postal: 13 1450 Tele Interpreting Service Internet: PO Box 386, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: www.ausindustry.gov.au Telephone: [email protected] Business Mount Alexander (03) 5472 4842 Internet: Email: www.justice.vic.gov.au/disputes Postal: [email protected] PO Box 908, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Elders Rights Advocacy, Victoria Email: Mount Alexander Shire Council, Location: [email protected] Economic Development Level2, 85 Queen Street, Melbourne VIC Internet: 3000 www.businessmountalexander.com Location: Mount Alexander Shire Council, 27 Lyttleton Telephone: Business Victoria (03) 9602 3066 Strteet (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 1800 700 600 National Aged Care Location: Postal: Advocacy Line 56-60 King Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: Telephone: Telephone: [email protected] 13 2215 Victorian Business Line (03) 5471 1700 Internet: (03) 4433 8000 BH - Bendigo Office Email: www.era.asn.au Internet: [email protected] www.business.vic.gov.au Internet: Fair Work Australia www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au Christian Business Men Australia Telephone: Small Business Commissioner : (Castlemaine Branch) 1300 799 675 For information - workplace Office of issues eg. unfair dismissals Contacts: Internet: President - Terry Evans Location: www.fwa.gov.au (03) 5472 2582 BH Level 2, 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne (03) 5472 4005 AH VIC 3000 Email : [email protected] Telephone: C/- 2.1.3 Hair Design 225 Barker St, 13 8722 Regional callers Castlemaine VIC 3450 13 2215 VIC. BUSINESS ENQUIRY LINE

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Internet: Telephone: Telephone: www.sbc.vic.gov.au 13 3677 National Relay Service 1800 500 509 enquiries and complaints Workspace Australia 1300 555 727 Speech-to-Speech Relay freecall Service 1800 500 549 Free fax Location: 1800 650 611 Information line 13 1450 Translating / interpreter 1/45 Mundy Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 Email: services Telephone: [email protected] 13 3677 TTY (03) 5444 5228 Head Office Internet: Email: (03) 5442 9633 FAX www.companioncard.org.au [email protected] Email: Internet: [email protected] Consumer Affairs Vic - Bendigo - www.ewov.com.au Internet: Loddon Mallee www.workspaceaustralia.com Estate Agents Resolution Service Location: (EARS) Contacts: 18-20 St. Andrews Avenue (DA), Bendigo Manager - Rebecca Dempsey VIC 3550 Location: Workspace Maldon Telephone: 113 Exhibition Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 (03) 9627 6007 Headquarters Telephone: Location: 1300 558 181 For cost of local call, will 1300 737 030 Cost of Local Call Former Shire Offices, 3 High Street, Maldon connect to local office Email: VIC 3463 (03) 5440 6100 Bendigo Office [email protected] Email: Email: Internet: [email protected] [email protected] www.consumer.vic.gov.au Internet: Internet: www.workspaceaustralia.com www.consumer.vic.gov.au Fair Work Australia Contacts: www.scamwatch.gov.au Telephone: Head Office - Workspace Australia Ltd Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) 1300 799 675 For information - workplace (03) 5444 5228 For all enquiries and issues eg. unfair dismissals info Location: Internet: (03) 5442 9633 FAX 113 Exhibition Street,, Victorian Consumer www.fwa.gov.au [email protected] and Business Centre (DA), Melbourne VIC www.workspaceaustralia.com 3000 Financial Ombudsman Service 1/45 Mundy Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 Postal: (FOS) Consumer Protection GPO Box 123A, Melbourne VIC 3001 Postal: Telephone: GPO Box 3, Melbourne VIC 3001 Administrative Appeals Tribunal 1300 558 181 Enquiries/Inforrmation Officer Telephone: (03) 8684 6200 Enquiries (FEDERAL) (AAT) 1300 780 808 Local Call-BH 1300 135 452 Business licensing (03) 9613 3677 TTY Location: 1300 558 181 Renting/Consumer Problem (03) 9613 6399 FAX HWT Tower, 40 City Rd, Sth Melbourne VIC 1300 558 181 Enquiries Mon-Fri 9 Am - Email: Telephone: 5pm will connect to local office [email protected] (03) 9282 8444 BH 1300 557 559 Building Advice & Internet: 1300 366 700 local fee call Conciliation Vic www.fos.org.au (03) 9282 8480 FAX 1300 558 181 Retirement Village Living 1800 650 662 TTY FREECALL Guide Health Services Commissioner Email: 1300 661 511 Indigenous Consumer Unit (Health Complaints) [email protected] 1300 650 367 Liquor Licensing Victoria Internet: 1300 737 030 Estate Agents Resolution Location: www.aat.gov.au Service (EARS) 26th Floor, 570 Bourke Street (DA), 1300 137 164 Residential Tenancies Bond Melbourne VIC 3000 Commonwealth Ombudsman Authority Postal: Location: 13 1450 TIS (Translating and DX 210182, Melbourne VIC 3000 Level 10, 2 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC Interpreting Service) Telephone: 3000 1300 365 500 Trade Measurement (03) 9032 3111 Admin Postal: Inspectors 1300 582 113 GPO Box 442, Canberra VIC 2601 13 3677 National Relay Service for Email: Telephone: the Deaf - Text Phone or modem users [email protected] 1300 362 072 Complaints for 1300 361 673 Business Registration Internet: Commonwealth Departments, Defence and 1300 558 181 Product Safety www.health.vic.gov.au/hsc Email: Tax Independent Broad-based Anti- 0413 266 662 SMS [email protected] Email: Internet: corruption Commission (IBAC) www.consumer.vic.gov.au [email protected] Location: Internet: Energy and Water Ombudsman Level 1, North Tower, 459 Collins Street, www.ombudsman.gov.au (Victoria) Melbourne VIC 3000 Companion Card Victoria Postal: Location: GPO Box 24234, Melbourne VIC 3001 Postal: Melbourne VIC 3000 Telephone: GPO Box 4987, Melbourne VIC 3000 Postal: 1300 735 135 GPO Box 469, Melbourne VIC 3001 (03) 8635 6444 FAX

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Email: 1800 806 314 Free Call Postal: ibac.vic.gov.au/contactus (03) 9613 6222 PO Box 12, Chewton VIC 3451 Internet: (03) 9614 0246 FAX Telephone: www.ibac.vic.gov.au Email: 0428 117 953 Market enquiries Legal Services Commissioner [email protected] Email: Internet: [email protected] Location: www.ombudsman.vic.gov.au Internet: Level 9, 330 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC wwww.wesleyhillmarket.com.au 3000 Markets Contacts: Postal: Castlemaine Artists Market Manager - Bob GPO Box 492, Melbourne VIC 3000 0418 117 953 Telephone: Location: 1300 796 344 Direct line for Complaints Theatre Royal, Hargraves St, Castlemaine Tourism information VIC 3450 Bendigo Visitor Information (03) 9679 8001 Admin Telephone: (03) 9679 8101 FAX (03) 5472 2154 BH Location: Email: (03) 5472 2154 Fax Old Bendigo Post Office, 51-67 , [email protected] Email: Bendigo VIC 3550 Internet: [email protected] Booking online Postal: www.lsc.vic.gov.au Castlemaine Farmers Markets PO Box 697, Bendigo VIC 3550 Scam watch Telephone: Location: (03) 5434 6060 Telephone: Victory Park, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5444 4447 FAX 1300 795 995 Scam watch hotline Telephone: Email: 1300 303 609 TTY 0429 518 985 Enquiries/Bookings - Tim [email protected] Internet: Sproal Internet: www.scamwatch.gov.au Internet: www.bendigotourism.com Industry www.castlemainefarmersmarket.org Castlemaine Visitor Information Contacts: Ombudsman ( TIO ) Time Centre and Accomodation Location: 1st Sunday of Month, 9am-1pm (not Booking Service January) Level 3, 595 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC Location: 3000 Maldon Market Castlemaine Market Building, 44 Mostyn Postal: Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 PO Box 276, Collins Street West, Melbourne Location: Postal: VIC 8007 Fountain Street (9am-2pm, 2nd. Sun. each PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: month., Maldon VIC 3463 Telephone: 1800 062 058 Free Call Telephone: (03) 5471 1795 Reception 1800 630 614 Free FAX (03) 5475 2093 1800 171 888 Free accomm booking 13 1450 Translator/Interpreter 0419 102 723 service services Email: (03) 5471 1727 Promotions 1800 675 692 TTY Free Call [email protected] (03) 5471 1746 FAX Email: Internet: Email: [email protected] www.maldonnc.org au [email protected] Internet: Malmsbury Community Market Internet: www.tio.com.au www.maldoncastlemaine.com Location: Victorian Building Authority Town Hall Complex, Old Calder Highway Central Goldfields Visitor Location: (DA), Malmsbury VIC 3446 Information Centre (Maryborough) 733 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 Telephone: Location: Postal: (03) 5423 2261 Jean or Christine Cnr Alma and Nolan Streets (DA), GPO Box 536, Melbourne VIC 3000 (enquiries and stall bookings at Malmsbury Maryborough VIC 3465 Telephone: General Store and Post Office Office) Telephone: (03) 9880 6200 BH Newstead Community Market (03) 5460 4511 1300 815 127 Email: (03) 9889 2244 FAX Location: [email protected] (03) 5441 7830 46 Breen St. Bendigo Newstead Rotunda Park, Newstead VIC Internet: (03) 5442 7845 FAX Bendigo 3462 www.centralgoldfields.net.au Email: Telephone: [email protected] (03) 5476 2006 Enquiries- Dawn District Walking Tracks Internet: (03) 5476 2274 Enquiries-Derek www.vba.vic.gov.au Location: Wesley Hill (Castlemaine) Within Shire of Mount Alexander, Victorian Ombudsman Community Market (Sat, 7am-1pm) Castlemaine VIC 3450 Contacts: Location: Location: Mt Alexander Visitor Information Centre Level 3, North Tower, 459 Collins Street, 149 Duke St, Cnr. Pyrenees Hwy & (03) 5471 1795 Melbourne VIC 3000 Vanheurek St, Wesley Hill VIC 3450 44 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone:

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Forest Creek Historic Gold Telephone: Mount Alexander Diggings (03) 5430 2100 Diggings Site Postal: (03) 5442 7354 FAX Location: PO Box 125, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: Pyrenees Highway, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Contacts: [email protected] Contacts: President - Friends of Mt Alexander Internet: Part of Castlemaine Diggings National Diggings (FOMAD) - Doug McConville www.cabendigo.com.au Heritage Park (03) 5470 6332 Continuing Education Inc - 13 1963 Parks Victoria Information Visitor Information Centre www.parkweb.vic.gov.au (03) 5471 1795 Castlemaine and District PO Box 101, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Market Building, Mostyn Street, Location: Castlemaine Visitor Information Centre Castlemaine VIC 3450 30 Templeton Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC (03) 5471 1795 to book tours Victorian Goldfields Railway 3450 (03) 5471 1746 FAX Postal: Mostyn Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: PO Box 343, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Great Dividing Trail Association 15 Hornsby Street, Maldon VIC 3463 Telephone: Telephone: (GDTA) Inc (03) 5472 3299 (03) 5470 6658 Timetable information (03) 5472 3926 FAX Postal: (03) 5470 6658 Enquiries - Gary Email: Great Dividing Trail Association, PO Box Internet: [email protected] 429, Daylesford VIC 3460 www.vgr.com.au Telephone: Council For Adult Education (CAE) 0477 968 579 EDUCATION Location: Email: 253 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000 [email protected] Adult Education Telephone: Internet: (03) 9652 0611 www.gdt.org.au Bendigo Regional Institute of (03) 9654 6759 FAX Contacts: TAFE (BRIT) - Castlemaine Internet: Dry Diggings Track (Daylesford - Campus www.cae.edu.au Castlemaine) Leanganook Track (Castlemaine - Bendigo) Location: Effective Writing Course & Federation Track (Daylesford - Ballarat) 63-65 Templeton Street (DA), Castlemaine Mentoring Lerderderg Track (Bacchus Marsh - VIC 3450 Location: Daylesford) Postal: Venue: 102 Hargraves Street, Castlemaine PO Box 850, Castlemaine VIC 3450 VIC 3450 Harcourt Applefest Telephone: Contacts: (03) 5471 1901 Enquiries/enrolments Location: Tutor - Joan Webster Regional Campus (Castlemaine) Parade - High Street, Harcourt VIC 3453 (03) 5470 6772 (03) 5470 6441 FAX Contacts: 0438 706 772 Mobile (03) 5434 1555 136 McCrae Street Joan Lienhop [email protected] (03) 5474 2321 Mobile Bendigo http://www.harcourtapplefest.org.au 1300 554 248 Course Information all French at U3A campuses Harcourt Valley Heritage and Email: Location: Tourist Centre Inc [email protected] All courses "The Octupus", Duke St., (Opposite Castle information Motel), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: [email protected] Postal: ANA Hall, High Street, Harcourt VIC 3453 Castlemaine campus PO Box 792, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: Internet: Telephone: PO Box 56, Harcourt VIC 3453 www.britafe.vic.edu.au (03) 5472 2249 Contacts: Email: Secretary (Tourism) - Joan Lienhop Castlemaine Community House [email protected] (03) 5474 2321 Internet: Location: President (Heritage) - Neil Charter www.u3acastlemaine.com (03) 5474 2618 65 Templeton Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Italian at U3A Maldon Visitor Information Centre Postal: P O Box 386, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Location: Telephone: "The Octupus", Duke Street (DA), (Opposite 93 High Street (DA), Maldon VIC 3463 (03) 5472 4842 Castle Motel), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Email: Postal: (03) 5475 2569 [email protected] PO Box 792, Castlemaine VIC 3450 1800 171 888 Free accomm booking Internet: Telephone: service www.cch.org.au (03) 5472 2249 Email: Email: [email protected] Continuing Education Bendigo Inc [email protected] Internet: Internet: Location: www.maldoncastlemaine.com.au www.u3acastlemaine.com Contacts: 22 Mclaren Street (DA), Bendigo VIC 3550 Co-ordinator - Ian Kneipp Postal: PO Box 519, Bendigo VIC 3550

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Learn French Health Education Campbells Creek/Guildford Location: Primary Schools Cancer Council of Victoria Castlemaine Community House, 65 Location: Templeton Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC Location: Campbells Creek Primary School, Main Rd. 3450 615 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC 3004 Campbells Creek., Guildford Primary Telephone: Telephone: School, Franklin st, Guildford., VIC (03) 5472 4842 (03) 9514 6100 enquiries Telephone: Email: 13 1120 FREECALL CANCER (03) 5472 2180 Campbells Creek [email protected] HELPLINE (03) 5470 5786 FAX Internet: 13 7848 QUIT LINE (03) 5473 4241 Guildford Annex cch.org.au Email: (03) 5473 4272 FAX Learn Spanish [email protected] Email: Internet: [email protected] Location: www.cancervic.org.au [email protected] Castlemaine Community House, 65 Templeton Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC Community Health Centre Castlemaine North Primary School (CHIRP) - Health Education 3450 Location: Telephone: Location: Barker Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5472 4842 13 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: Email: Telephone: PO Box 353, Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] (03) 5479 1000 Telephone: Internet: Email: (03) 5472 1391 www.cch.org.au [email protected] Email: Maldon Neighbourhood Centre Internet: [email protected] www.cdchcastlemaine.com.au Location: Contacts: Castlemaine South Primary Cnr Church and Edwards St, Maldon VIC Asthma Education School 3463 Diabetes Education - Diabetes Nurse Telephone: Location: Educators Cnr Mostyn and Urquhart Street, (03) 5475 2093 (03) 5479 1000 Reception Email: Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] First Aid and CPR Training Postal: PO Box 448, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Internet: Location: www.maldonnc.org.au Telephone: Castlemaine District Community Health (03) 5472 1452 MATCH (Mount Alexander Centre (CHIRP), 13 Mostyn Street, (03) 5470 5052 FAX Training & Community Help) Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: Telephone: [email protected] Email: (03) 5479 1000 Internet: [email protected] Email: www.castlemaineprimary.vic.edu.au Internet: [email protected] www.match.vic.edu.au Internet: Castlemaine Winters Flat Primary www.cdchcastlemaine.com.au School University of the Third Age (U3A) Latin at U3A Location: Location: Roberts Avenue, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: "The Octupus", Duke Street, (Opposite Telephone: Castle Motel), Castlemaine VIC 3450 "The Octupus", Duke St., (Opposite Castle (03) 5472 1522 Postal: Motel), Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5472 3744 FAX Postal: PO Box 792, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: Telephone: PO Box 792, Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] Telephone: (03) 5472 2249 Office hours-Mon to Internet: Thurs, 1:30pm- 3:30pm (03) 5472 2249 www.winters-flat-ps.vic.edu.au Email: Email: [email protected] www.u3acastlemaine Chewton Primary School Internet: Internet: www.u3acastlemaine.com [email protected] Location: Contacts: Hunter Street, Chewton VIC 3451 Secretary - Rob Murdoch State Primary Schools Telephone: (03) 5472 2557 00418 397 400 Baringhup Primary School [email protected] (03) 5472 4543 Fax Email: Course Coordinator - Robyn Yeoman Location: [email protected] 0412 565 559 Mitchell Street, Baringhup VIC 3463 Internet: [email protected] Telephone: www.chewtonprimaryschool.webs.com (03) 5475 2574 (03) 5475 2814 FAX Email: [email protected]

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Elphinstone Primary School No. Internet: 220 www.taradaleps.vic.edu.au State Secondary Schools Location: Yandoit Primary School Castlemaine Secondary College Wright Street, Elphinstone VIC 3448 Postal: Location: Telephone: RMB 2430, Yandoit VIC 3461 Etty St Senior Campus, Blakeley Road (03) 5473 3285 Telephone: Junior Campus, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: (03) 5476 4286 Postal: [email protected] (03) 5476 4416 FAX PO Box 57, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Internet: Email: Telephone: www.elphinstoneps.vic.edu.au [email protected] (03) 5479 4222 Senior Campus Harcourt Valley Primary School (03) 5479 1111 Junior Campus Yapeen Primary School (03) 5479 4230 Fax - Senior Campus Location: Postal: (03) 5479 1120 Fax - Junior Campus Wilkinson Street, Harcourt VIC 3453 RSD Yapeen via, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: Telephone: Telephone: [email protected] (03) 5474 2266 (03) 5473 4255 Internet: (03) 5474 2267 FAX (03) 5473 4571 FAX www.csc.vic.edu.au Email: Email: [email protected] [email protected] Technical and Further Internet: Education www.hvps.vic.edu.au Independent Primary Langley Primary School Schools Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE (BRIT) - Castlemaine Postal: Castlemaine Steiner School and Campus RSD 38, Redesdale Road, Langley VIC 3444 Kindergarten Telephone: Location: (03) 5423 4125 Location: 63-65 Templeton Street (DA), Castlemaine Email: Cnr Rilens Rd and Pyrenees Hwy, VIC 3450 [email protected] Muckleford VIC 3451 Postal: Internet: Postal: PO Box 850, Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] PO Box 473, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Telephone: (03) 5471 1901 Enquiries/enrolments Maldon Primary School (03) 5470 6235 Regional Campus (Castlemaine) Location: (03) 5470 6237 FAX (03) 5470 6441 FAX High Street, Maldon VIC 3463 Email: (03) 5434 1555 136 McCrae Street Telephone: [email protected] Bendigo (03) 5475 1484 Internet: 1300 554 248 Course Information all (03) 5475 2807 Fax www.castlemainesteinerschool.com.au campuses Email: Email: Olivet Christian College [email protected] [email protected] All courses Location: information Newstead Primary School 89 Main Road, Campbells Creek VIC 3451 [email protected] Location: Telephone: Castlemaine campus Internet: Lyons Street, Newstead VIC 3462 (03) 5472 3817 BH Telephone: (03) 5470 6871 FAX www.britafe.vic.edu.au (03) 5476 2226 Phone Email: (03) 5476 2655 FAX [email protected] EMERGENCY AND 0407 844 641 Mobile Internet: DISASTER SERVICES Email: www.olivet.vic.edu.au [email protected] St Marys Catholic Primary School Ambulance Redesdale Mia Mia Primary School Location: Ambulance Victoria Location: Templeton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 31 School Road, Redesdale VIC 3444 Postal: Telephone: Telephone: PO Box 595, Castlemaine VIC 3450 000 EMERGENCIES free call 24 hour (03) 5425 3155 Telephone: service (03) 5425 3264 FAX (03) 5472 2270 BH 1800 301 130 TTY Email: (03) 5470 5042 FAX 106 (emergency number for people with [email protected] Email: communication impairment) [email protected] (03) 9896 6000 Administration Taradale Primary School Email: Location: [email protected] 98 High Street, Taradale VIC 3447 Internet: Telephone: ambulance.victoria.gov.au (03) 5423 2247 (03) 5423 2620 FAX Email: [email protected]

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Emergency Housing SES Castlemaine (Victoria State Telephone: Emergency Service) (03) 5470 5389 Castlemaine and District Contacts: Location: Lieutenant - Judy Shaw Accommodation and Resource Taylor Street (Unit Headquarters), Wesley www.salvationarmy.org.au Group (CADARG) Hill VIC 3450 Postal: Seventh Day Adventist Location: Community Services Uniting Church Parish Community Centre, PO Box 876, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: 12 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: 0419 582 790 Mobile - Duty Officer Postal: PO Box 330, Castlemaine VIC 3450 13 2500 Flood/ Storm Emergency PO Box 246, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Contacts: Email: Telephone: Material Aid - Marie Girvan [email protected] (03) 5472 4299 (03) 5472 1884 Email: Contacts: [email protected] Controller - Robert Pratt St Vincent De Paul Society- 0417 050 494 Mobile Castlemaine - Assistance Centre Emergency Services Telstra 000 Emergency Service Location: After Hours Medical Service - Location: 16 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Central Highlands Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: (03) 5472 6091 Telephone: Victorian Bushfire Information (03) 5472 4950 FAX 1300 557 512 Cost of local call Line (CFA + DSE) 000 In an emergency Fire Brigades Telephone: Castlemaine Police Station 1800 240 667 Baringhup West Rural Fire Location: Internet: Brigade www.cfa.vic.gov.au 32 Tempelton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Telephone: Worksafe Victoria Baringhup West VIC 3463 (03) 5470 4100 General - Telephone: Telephone: Castlemaine 000 Fire Alert Call (03) 5338 4444 Ballarat 000 For EMERGENCY CALLS otherwise Contacts: (03) 5443 8866 Bendigo use above numbers Captain - Brendan McKnight 13 2360 Emergency Response 1800 333 000 Anonymous Drug (03) 5475 2899 AH Service (24 hr) Information Line/Crime Stoppers 0409 332 787 1800 136 089 Information (Free call) Secretary - Mary Baxter Maldon Police Station Internet: (03) 5447 0222 BH www.worksafe.vic.gov.au Location: (03) 5475 2128 Francis Street, Maldon VIC 3463 Telephone: Material Aid Campbells Creek Fire Brigade (03) 5475 2210 Calls will be directed Brotherhood of St Laurence Location: to Castlemaine if Maldon Station is Fire Alert Call 000 Location: unattended. Postal: 67 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065 PO Box 92, Campbells Creek VIC 3451 National Missing Persons Unit Telephone: Telephone: (03) 9483 1183 Head Office Telephone: (03) 5479 1200 Captain - Malcolm Administration. 1800 000 634 Free Call Murdoch (03) 9483 1366 Donations Email: 0418 622 281 [email protected] (03) 9417 2691 FAX Internet: Email: Castlemaine Fire Brigade [email protected] General Enquiries www.afp.gov.au/national/missing Location: Contacts: [email protected] Internet: 383 Barker Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Victoria Police Missing Persons Desk www.bsl.org.au Postal: 1800 808 606 PO Box 200, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 9865 2828 Material Aid/Emergency Relief Telephone: Police Complex, 412 St Kilda Road, Providers, Mount Alexander Shire (03) 5472 3982 Fire Station Melbourne VIC 3000 1800 240 667 Fire Bans, Bush Fire Location: Newstead Police Station Information CHIRP 13 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine VIC 000 Fire Alert Call Location: 3450 Contacts: Lyons Street, Newstead VIC 3462 Telephone: Secretary/Treasurer - Ian Franklin Telephone: (03) 5479 1000 contact CHIRP for (03) 5472 3146 (03) 5476 2250 necessary appointment 0437 752 998 Mobile Salvation Army, Castlemaine PO Box 200, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Corps CFA - Bendigo Location: Location: Citadel, 47 Kennedy Street, (Near Railway Loddon Mallee, Region 2, 45 Chapel Street, Station), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Bendigo VIC 3550

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Postal: PO Box 3, Bendigo VIC 3550 Harcourt Rural Fire Brigade Redesdale Rural Fire Brigade Telephone: Location: Telephone: 000 Fire Emergency Fire Alert Call 000, Fire Station High Street, (03) 5425 3248 Station 1800 240 667 Bushfire info/Fire Restrictions Harcourt VIC 3453 000 Fire Alert Call 1800 668 511 Burnoff Notification Postal: (03) 5430 2200 Bendigo Gen 61 Coolstore Road, Harcourt VIC 3453 Sutton Grange/Myrtle Creek Rural Enquiries Contacts: Fire Brigade 1800 735 202 Bendigo Free Call Captain - Tyrone Rice Location: Internet: (03) 5479 1233 BH www.cfa.vic.gov.au Fire Alert Call 000 0409 686 738 Contacts: CFA Brigade Support Officer Langley-Barfold Rural Fire Secretary - Anne Marie Monda Telephone: Brigade (03) 5474 8289 BH (03) 5430 2200 Bendigo CFA [email protected] 0438 743 143 Brigade Support Officer Telephone: Faraday/Sutton Grange Road, Faraday Internet: 000 Fire Alert Call VIC 3451 www.cfa.vic.gov.au 0411 323 937 Treasurer - Ken Griffin Contacts: Taradale Fire Brigade CFA Chewton Fire Brigade Treasurer - Kent Griffin Location: (03) 5423 4124 Location: Fire Alert Call 000 0411 323 937 Telephone: Mount St, Chewton VIC 3451 Postal: Lockwood Fire Brigade (03) 5423 2747 Business calls (Station) C/- Post Office, Chewton VIC 3451 Location: 000 Fire Alert Call Telephone: Fire Alert Call 000 Contacts: 000 Fire Alert Call Postal: Captain - Robert Schomaker Internet: PO Box 10, Lockwood South VIC 3551 (03) 5423 2867 chewtoncfa.org.au/ Telephone: Contacts: 000 fire calls Victorian Bushfire Information Secretary - Robert Palmer 0429 172 972 Captain - Jamie Tait Line (CFA + DSE) 0434 432 857 Mobile Email: (03) 5472 1315 Telephone: [email protected] [email protected] 1800 240 667 Maldon Fire Brigade Internet: Elphinstone Fire Brigade www.cfa.vic.gov.au Location: Location: Walmer Rural Fire Brigade Wright Street, Elphinstone VIC 3448 Fire Alert Call 000 Postal: Postal: Location: PO Box 38, Elphinstone VIC 3448 PO Box 60, Maldon VIC 3463 Fire Alert Call 000 Telephone: Telephone: Telephone: 000 Fire Alert Call 0437 015 079 Captain - James Webb (03) 5472 1561 Captain - Edward Contacts: 0417 570 910 Secretary. - Neil Mcknight Harvey Contacts: Captain - Andy Chapman 0427 843 613 (03) 5473 3294 Secretary - Neil McKnight 0408 507 770 Mobile 0417 570 910 First Aid Secretary Tracey Franze Metcalfe Fire Brigade Group Poisons Information Centre (03) 5473 3271 Phone Telephone: Location: Fryerstown Fire Brigade 000 Fire Alert Call Austin Hospital (DA), Telephone: Contacts: Telephone: 000 Fire Alert Call Treasurer - Ian Franklin 13 1126 Contacts: (03) 5472 3146 Internet: Captain - Jim Cole PO Box 408, Castlemaine VIC 3450 www.austin.org.au/poisons (03) 5473 4494 AH Newstead and District Rural Fire St John Ambulance Australia - 0428 510 508 Mobile Brigade - CFA Castlemaine Branch (First Aid Guildford Rural Fire Brigade Location: Services/Classes) Hillier Street, Newstead VIC 3462 Location: Telephone: Telephone: Fire Alert Call 000 1300 360 455 Headquarters 000 Fire Alert Postal: Email: 0427 762 353 Captain - Doug Richardson C/- Post Office, Guildford VIC 3451 [email protected] Email: Telephone: Contacts: [email protected] 0413 240 574 Captain - Jim Norris Superintendant - Ken McDougall Contacts: Newstead Fire Brigade Auxiliary (03) 5474 2646 Bookings essential Secretary - Vicky Forte 0409 038 725 Mobile 0413 819 217 Mobile Contacts: 40 Bagshaw Street, Harcourt VIC 3453 President - Joan Sartori (03) 5476 2267 270 Guildford Road, Strangways VIC 3461

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Internet: Location: Police Stations www.lifesavingvictoria.com.au 168 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy VIC 3065 Castlemaine Police Station Telephone: Natural Pest Control 1800 000 055 Victims of Crime HelpLine Location: Telephone: (8.30am - 5.00pm Mon-Fri) 32 Tempelton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 1800 067 711 Free Call Internet: Telephone: (03) 5442 3013 Bendigo www.victimsofcrime.com.au VSA on-line (03) 5470 4100 General - Email: Victoria Police, Sexual Offence Castlemaine [email protected] 000 For EMERGENCY CALLS otherwise Internet: and Child Abuse Unit - Bendigo use above numbers www.naturalpestcontrol.com.au Location: 1800 333 000 Anonymous Drug Contacts: Bendigo VIC 3550 Information Line/Crime Stoppers David Odgers Telephone: Correctional Services - Prisons 0419 007 662 Mobile (03) 5448 1420 (03) 5448 1421 FAX Telephone: Prisons (Justice Dept) (03) 5471 1211 Loddon Prison, Location: Whistle Blowers Matheson Road, Castlemaine Head Office (Justice Department of), 121 Telephone: (03) 5479 8200 Tarrengower Exhibition Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 Prison,Barringhup Road, Maldon 1800 806 314 to discuss making a Telephone: disclosure Maldon Police Station (03) 5472 1211 Loddon Prison (03) 9613 6222 direct to Ombudsman Matheson Street, Castlemaine Internet: Location: (03) 5479 8200 Tarrengower www.ombudsman.vic.gov.au Francis Street, Maldon VIC 3463 Women's Prison, Baringhup Rd Maldon www.justice.vic.gov.au/whistleblowers Telephone: (03) 5440 6100 Community (03) 5475 2210 Calls will be directed Corrections, 18 St Andrews Ave Bendigo Worksafe Victoria.- Bendigo to Castlemaine if Maldon Station is (03) 5470 6783 Castlemaine office - Location: unattended. Moyston Street 104 Queen Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 Internet: Newstead Police Station Telephone: www.justice.vic.gov.au. (03) 5443 8866 Bendigo Regional Location: Office Lyons Street, Newstead VIC 3462 SES Castlemaine (Victoria State Emergency Service) (03) 5441 3997 FAX Telephone: 1800 136 089 Free Call Advisory Service - (03) 5476 2250 Location: Worksafe and Workcover Victoria Police, Sexual Offence Taylor Street (Unit Headquarters), Wesley Internet: and Child Abuse Unit - Bendigo Hill VIC 3450 www. worksafe.vic.gov.au Postal: Location: PO Box 876, Castlemaine VIC 3450 EMPLOYMENT Bendigo VIC 3550 Telephone: Telephone: 0419 582 790 Mobile - Duty Officer (03) 5448 1420 13 2500 Flood/ Storm Emergency Disability Support (03) 5448 1421 FAX Email: Windarring - Central Highlands [email protected] Association for People with Public Safety Contacts: Disabilities Crime Stoppers Controller - Robert Pratt 0417 050 494 Mobile Location: Telephone: Snake Catchers 67 Baynton Street (DA), Kyneton VIC 3444 1800 333 000 Freecall Crime Stoppers Postal: Internet: Contacts: PO Box 403, Kyneton VIC 3444 www.vic.crimestoppers.com.au Available after 4.00 pm and weekends - Telephone: Jason Lambie Dial 1100 Before You Dig (03) 5422 7001 (03) 5472 3239 Email: Telephone: 0407 723 239 [email protected] 1100 All enquiries 12 Bull Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Internet: Internet: DSE Hotline - Wild LIfe Controllers www.windarring.org.au www.dialbeforeyoudig.com.au 13 6186 Customer Service Centre - Contacts: follow prompts Kyneton Office - Deputy Director - Dianne Life Saving Victoria Victims Assistance and Nancarrow Castlemaine Branch - Program Manager - Location: Counselling Program (VACP) 200 The Boulevard, Port Melbourne VIC David Silvagni 3207 Location: (03) 5472 1599 Telephone: St Lukes - 47 High Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 317 Barker Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 9676 6900 Telephone: Castlemaine Copy Centre - Mandy 13 7873 Emergency community 1800 244 323 Free Call Local Contact Fenntessy centre (24/7) 1800 000 055 (03) 5472 2666 Email: (03) 5470 5106 FAX [email protected] Victims of Crime Helpline Email: [email protected] 38 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450

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Telephone: Job Creation (03) 5472 2011 Cinemas Grey Army Bendigo Supported Employment Theatre Royal Location: Windarring - Central Highlands Location: Suite B, 175 Lyttleton Terrace, Bendigo VIC 30 Hargraves Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 3550 Association for People with Telephone: Telephone: Disabilities (03) 5472 1196 Bookings 13 1198 Customer Hotline Location: (03) 5472 5359 Program Info (03) 5443 1332 BH Internet: 67 Baynton Street (DA), Kyneton VIC 3444 Email: www.theatreroyal.info [email protected] Postal: Internet: PO Box 403, Kyneton VIC 3444 Exhibition Facilities www.greyarmy.com.au Telephone: (03) 5422 7001 Bendigo Visitor Information Job Training Email: [email protected] Location: CVGT Australia Internet: Old Bendigo Post Office, 51-67 Pall Mall, www.windarring.org.au Bendigo VIC 3550 Location: Postal: 177 Barker St., Castlemaine VIC 3450 Contacts: Kyneton Office - Deputy Director - Dianne PO Box 697, Bendigo VIC 3550 Telephone: Telephone: 13 2848 Nancarrow Castlemaine Branch - Program Manager - (03) 5434 6060 Fair Work Australia David Silvagni (03) 5444 4447 FAX (03) 5472 1599 Email: Telephone: 317 Barker Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] 1300 799 675 For information - workplace Castlemaine Copy Centre - Mandy Internet: issues eg. unfair dismissals Fenntessy www.bendigotourism.com Internet: (03) 5472 2666 Campbells Creek Community www.fwa.gov.au (03) 5470 5106 FAX Centre (CCC) Job Services Australia Email: [email protected] 38 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Telephone: Gift Shop GIFTS at WISP Elizabeth Street (DA), Campbells Creek 13 6268 Job Seekers (03) 5472 3877 VIC 3451 13 1715 Employers - Employment Contacts: Helpline Vocational Guidance Secretary - Rev Paul Jenkins 1800 805 260 Customer Service Line. For (03) 5472 4660 customer complaints or feedback. Job Services Australia Internet: Telephone: Castlemaine Presbyterian Church www.deewr.gov.au/jsa 13 6268 Job Seekers Hall www.jobsearch.gov.au 13 1715 Employers - Employment Location: Helpline Skillsplus: (Outreach Services) 13 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 1800 805 260 Customer Service Line. For Telephone: Location: customer complaints or feedback. (03) 5470 6652 Bookings - Geoff Regular Visits To, The Hub, Cnr. Barker & Internet: Walker Templeton Street (Thurs, Friday), www.deewr.gov.au/jsa Castlemaine VIC 3450 www.jobsearch.gov.au Castlemaine Senior Citizens Postal: Clubrooms Hall 26-28 St Andrews Avenue, Bendigo VIC ENTERTAINMENT 3550 Location: Telephone: VENUES Mechanics Lane (DA), Castlemaine VIC (03) 5430 2500 3450 Email: Art Galleries Telephone: [email protected] (03) 5471 1700 Bookings Internet: Castlemaine Art Gallery and Contacts: www.skillsplus.com.au Historical Museum Town Hall Reception (03) 5471 1700 Tracy - The Placement People Location: [email protected] Location: 14 Lyttleton St, Castlemaine VIC 3450 www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au 97 Mostyn St., Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: PO Box 248, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5472 5340 Telephone: (03) 5472 3243 FAX (03) 5472 2292 Internet: (03) 5470 6184 FAX www.a4e.com.au Email: [email protected] Worktrainers Inc. Internet: www.castlemainegallery.com Location: Contacts: 161 Barker St., Castlemaine VIC 3450 Director - Jennifer Kalionis

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Castlemaine Visitor Information Email: Contacts: Centre and Accomodation [email protected] Joan Lienhop Booking Service Internet: (03) 5474 2321 Mobile www.festivalofgardens.org http://www.harcourtapplefest.org.au Location: Contacts: Castlemaine Market Building, 44 Mostyn President - Peter Morris Maldon Campdraft Association Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] Location: Postal: Castlemaine Jazz Festival Venue: Maldon Racecourse Reserve, PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Maldon VIC 3463 Telephone: Location: Contacts: (03) 5471 1795 Reception Queen's Birthday w/end, Fri. eve. thru to Secretary - Trish James 1800 171 888 Free accomm booking Sun. eve., (03) 5475 2707 service Telephone: 0409 963 255 Mobile (03) 5471 1727 Promotions 0422 377 565 Ken Turnbull [email protected] (03) 5471 1746 FAX (03) 5472 2762 John Hannah 468 Almond Tree Road, Maldon VIC 3463 Email: Email: Maldon Easter Fair [email protected] [email protected] Internet: Internet: Postal: www.maldoncastlemaine.com www.castlemainejazzfestival.com.au PO Box 63, Maldon VIC 3463 Maldon Vintage Machinery Castlemaine State Festival (CSF) Contacts: Museum President - Peter Thompson Location: (03) 5472 2202 Location: 1st Floor, IGA Complex, Mostyn Street, [email protected] Vincents Street, Maldon VIC 3463 Castlemaine VIC 3450 PO Box 63, Maldon VIC 3463 Postal: Postal: Maldon Folk Festival PO Box 2, Maldon VIC 3463 PO Box 230, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Telephone: Postal: (03) 5472 2202 Peter Thompson (03) 5472 3733 BH PO Box 135, Maldon VIC 3463 Email: (03) 5472 4934 FAX Telephone: [email protected] Email: 0421 643 478 Enquiries [email protected] Email: Ray Bradfield Room Internet: [email protected] Location: www.castlemainefestival.com.au Internet: Victory Park (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Contacts: www.maldonfolkfestival.com Contacts: Festival Director - Martin Paten Contacts: Town Hall - Reception (03) 5472 3733 Director/Performance administration - Pam Lyons (03) 5471 1700 Friends of Castlemaine State [email protected] www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au Festival Mt Tarrengower Vintage and Historic Hill Climb Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 PO Box 573, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: St Marys Catholic Church Hall Telephone: PO Box 146, Golden Square VIC 3555 (03) 5472 1370 President. - Michael Telephone: Location: Bottomley (03) 5475 2569 Contact Maldon Cnr Lyttleton and Hargraves Street, Email: Visitor Info. Centre Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] Postal: Street Rod Carnival Fryerstown Antique Fair PO Box 151, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Contacts: Location: Castlemaine VIC 3450 Bookings Fryerstown Historic Hall, (Burke and Wills Postal: (03) 5472 1900 Institute), Fryerstown VIC 3451 Castlemaine Rods Inc., PO Box 107, Contacts: Castlemaine VIC 3450 Festivals and Events Secretary Hall Trustees - Pat Cubeta Telephone: Astronomy Nights - Michael (03) 5473 4373 AH 0408 507 621 Treas. Geoff Knape (03) 5472 1284 BH Sweeney Taradale Mineral Springs Festival Guildford Music Hall Location: Postal: White Gum Road, Barkers Creek VIC 3451 Location: PO Box 39, Taradale VIC 3447 Telephone: Guildford Family Hotel, Midland Highway, Telephone: 0400 667 395 By appointment Guildford VIC 3451 (03) 5423 2350 Ron Paine Castlemaine and District Festival Contacts: Hall Bookings - Guildford Family Hotel of Gardens Inc (03) 5473 4215 Postal: Harcourt Applefest PO Box 490, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Location: (03) 5470 6593 Parade - High Street, Harcourt VIC 3453

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Internet: Museums Theatres www.facebook.com/LandcareBarkersCreek Chewton Domain Society Inc Phee Broadway Theatre - Contacts: President - Daryl Colless (People and Places Exhibition) Castlemaine 0407 419 606 Location: Location: [email protected] Town Hall, Pyrenees Hwy, Chewton VIC Mechanics Lane (DA), Castlemaine VIC Baynton-Sidonia Landcare 3451 3450 Postal: Postal: Telephone: PO Box 85, Chewton VIC 3451 PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5423 7361 Emma Jimson Telephone: Telephone: Email: (03) 5470 6131 Town Hall (03) 5471 1700 [email protected] Internet: Email: Campaspe Valley Landcare Group www.chewton.net [email protected] Contacts: Contacts: Secretary - Bettie Exon Theatre Royal Barbara James (03) 5472 3892 Location: 0458 590 642 www.chewton.net 30 Hargraves Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] PO Box 85, Chewton VIC 3451 Telephone: Castlemaine Landcare Group Membership Sec. - Glen Harrison (03) 5472 1196 Bookings 0419 337 804 (03) 5472 5359 Program Info Postal: [email protected] Internet: PO Box 217, Castlemaine VIC 3450 www.chewton.net www.theatreroyal.info Telephone: President - Helen McGeachin (03) 5472 1276 Christine Kilmartin 0402 085 025 Email: www.chewton.net ENVIRONMENT AND [email protected] Maldon Vintage Machinery CONSERVATION Internet: Museum nortncentrallandcrevic.net.au/castlemaine Historic Building Location: Chewton Landcare Group Vincents Street, Maldon VIC 3463 Preservation Location: Postal: Friends of the Miners' Cottages Chewton VIC 3451 PO Box 2, Maldon VIC 3463 Contacts: Telephone: Location: Jackie McMaster (03) 5472 2202 Peter Thompson 215 Barker Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5470 6703 Email: Telephone: [email protected] [email protected] (03) 5470 6298 Joyce Sanders Email: Connecting Country Showgrounds [email protected] Location: Castlemaine and District Mount Alexander Shire Heritage The Hub, 233 Barker St., Room 15, Agricultural Society Castlemaine VIC 3450 Advisor Postal: Location: Location: P O Box 437, Castlemaine VIC 3450 11 Forest St, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Mount Alexander Shire Council, Civic Telephone: Postal: Centre, 27 Lyttleton Street (DA), (03) 5472 1594 PO Box 65, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: Telephone: Postal: [email protected] (03) 5472 1548 Office (open last two PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Internet: weeks in October) Telephone: www.connecting ountry.org.au 0413 339 058 Mobile (03) 5471 1700 Appointments Department of Environment and Email: Email: [email protected] [email protected] Primary Industry Internet: Internet: Location: www.castlemaineshow.com www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au 8 Nicholson Street, East Melbourne VIC Contacts: 3002 Debbie Hamilton Land Conservation Telephone: 0413 339 058 Mobile 13 1963 Customer Service Centre - (03) 5472 1548 BH Baringhup Landcare Group Park Victoria Info Centre 8.00am - 8.00pm Maldon and Baringhup Telephone: Mon - Fri Agricultural Society Inc (03) 5475 2887 Colin Jennings (03) 5470 4000 Matheson Rd, Email: Castlemaine Location: [email protected] (03) 8636 2010 Title enquiries Venue - Racecourse Reserve, Lewis Road, Barkers Creek Landcare and 13 6186 DSE enquiry line Maldon VIC 3463 1800 240 667 Bushfire Info Line Internet: Wildlife Group Internet: www.maldonshow.org Postal: www.depi.vic.gov.au Contacts: PO Box 220, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Contacts: President - Peter Baker 0407 843 019 [email protected]

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Contacts: Contacts: Castlemaine Office (Fridays) Jules Walsh Noel Muller (03) 5470 4000 0435 058 749 0429 854 522 Mobile (03) 5470 4013 FAX [email protected] [email protected] Matheson Road, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Friends of Taradale Nature Malmsbury District Landcare Elphinstone Land Management Reserve Association (ELMA) Telephone: Telephone: (03) 5423 9383 John Walter Location: (03) 5423 2437 John Sinnot Email: C/- Post Office,, Elphinstone VIC 3448 Email: [email protected] Internet: [email protected] elphinstonelandmanagementassociation.com Mc Kenzies Hill Action and Contacts: Friends of Vaughan Springs Landcare Group Sue McLennan Contacts: Location: 0417 553 296 Jenny and Tony Morton 69 Diamond Gully Rd, Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] Email: (03) 5473 4425 Telephone: Environment Officer, Mount C/- Post Office, Guildford VIC 3451 (03) 5470 5556 Jan Hall Alexander Shire Email: Golden Point Landcare Group [email protected] President Location: Postal: Metcalfe Landcare Group M.A.S.C. Civic Centre, 27 Lyttleton St. (DA), c/- Chewton Post Office, Chewton VIC 3451 Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Telephone: Postal: 0423 900 590 Jennifer Pryce (03) 5423 2030 Debbie Farmer PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: Email: Telephone: [email protected] [email protected] (03) 5471 1700 Enviroment Officer Email: Guildford and Upper Loddon Mount Alexander Shire Council, [email protected] Landcare Group Enviromental Health Internet: Email: Location: www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au [email protected] Mount Alexander Shire Council, 27 Lyttleton Firewood Collection Rules Contacts: Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Maurie Dynon Postal: Contacts: (03) 5473 4457 PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Dept Sustainability and Environment 0428 948 665 Telephone: (03) 5430 4666 Firewood PO Box 47, Campbells Creek VIC 3451 (03) 5471 1700 Management Hotline (03) 5470 4000 Castlemaine Office Harcourt Valley Landcare Group Muckleford Catchment Landcare Fridays Inc. www. dse.vic.gov.au Contacts: 37 Hargreaves Street, Castlemaine VIC Postal: Paul Hampton 3451 PO Box 107, Harcourt VIC 3453 (03) 5474 2189 Mount Alexander Shire Offices Contacts: 0408 566 909 Mobile (03) 5471 1700 Jarrod Coote [email protected] 25 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5474 2854 http://mucklefordlandcare.wordpress.com/ [email protected] PO Box 1006, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Friends of Box and Ironbark Newstead Landcare Group (NLG) Forests (FOBIF) Kaweka Park Wildflower Reserve/ Management Committee Postal: Telephone: Location: PO Box 157, Newstead VIC 3462 (03) 5472 2892 Marie Jones Email: Email: Hargraves Street, Castemaine VIC 3450 Postal: [email protected] [email protected] Contacts: Internet: PO Box 212, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Frances Cincotta www.fobif.org.au Langley Landcare Group (03) 5476 2691 Friends of Campbells Creek Telephone: North Harcourt/Sedgwick Landcare (03) 5426 2243 Graeme Connell Landcare Group Email: Email: [email protected] Postal: [email protected] PO Box 94, Harcourt VIC 3453 Internet: Love the Loddon Telephone: northcentrallandcarevic.net.au/focg (03) 5439 6357 Contacts: Contacts: Landcare Coordinator - Mt Alexander Shire Contacts: Stephen Ellis Peter Hekmeijer (03) 5472 3678 Council (03) 5471 1700 (03) 5430 4349 Friends of Kalimna Park Mt Alexander Shire Council, [email protected] Internet: Maldon Urban Landcare Group Nuggetty Land Protection Group www.kalimnapark.org.au Postal: PO Box 174, Maldon VIC 3463

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Contacts: Telephone: Christine Fitzgerald (03) 8631 5888 Recycling Services 0419 347 408 Mobile (03) 9614 6999 FAX [email protected]. Internet: Castlemaine Resource Recovery and Landfill Post Office Hill Action Group www.trustfornature.org.au Contacts: Location: Telephone: Local Representative - Tim Read Sluicers Road, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5472 2587 Contact - Ian (03) 5472 1672 Telephone: O'Halloran 0437 564 325 Mobile (03) 5470 5348 Email: [email protected] Victoria Gully Landcare Group Mount Alexander Sustainability Ravenswood Valley Landcare Telephone: Group (MASG) (03) 5472 5082 Julie Hurley Location: Group (RVLCG) Email: 325 Barker Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] Postal: Postal: P O Box 120, Lockwood South VIC 3551 Wattle Flat Creek Group PO Box 1043, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Contacts: Telephone: Telephone: Wally Evans (03) 5470 6978 (03) 5435 3860 (03) 5470 5317 Chris Hosking Email: Sandon Werona Landcare Group Pollution Control [email protected] Internet: Contacts: Mount Alexander Shire Council, www.masg.org.au C/- Landcare Coordinators (03) 5471 1700 Council Phone No. Enviromental Health Waste Disposal Sandy Creek Catchment Landcare Location: Mount Alexander Shire Council, 27 Lyttleton Castlemaine Resource Recovery Group Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 and Landfill Postal: Postal: Location: PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 787 Maldon - Newstead Road, Maldon VIC Sluicers Road, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: 3463 Telephone: (03) 5471 1700 Email: (03) 5470 5348 [email protected] Noise Control/Pollution Control Contacts: Maldon Transfer Station (EPA) Secretary - Lois Larkman Location: (03) 5475 1528 Location: Morris Street, Maldon VIC 3463 Sutton Grange Landcare Environment Protection Authority, 200 Contacts: Victoria Street (DA), Carlton VIC 3053 Mount Alexander Shire Offices Telephone: Telephone: (03) 5471 1700 (03) 5471 1700 M.A.S.C. (03) 9695 2722 Main Office-All (03) 5471 1749 FAX 0404 020 040 Derek Smith contact Civic Centre, Lyttleton Street (DA), Email: Internet: Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] www.epa.vic.gov.au PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC Contacts: Taradale Landcare Group Mount Alexander Shire Offices Water Conservation Location: (03) 5471 1700 Noise and other local Taradale VIC 3447 pollution problems Department of Environment and Postal: Town Hall, 25 Lyttleton Street, Primary Industry Castlemaine VIC 3450 C/- Post Office, Taradale VIC 3447 Location: PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: 8 Nicholson Street, East Melbourne VIC 0427 315 963 Kate Smith Sustainability Victoria 3002 (03) 5423 2855 Anne-Marie Telephone: Email: Location: 13 1963 Customer Service Centre - [email protected] Head Office, Level 28/50 Lonsdale Street, Park Victoria Info Centre 8.00am - 8.00pm Melbourne, Melbourne VIC 3000 Tarrengower Cactus Control Mon - Fri Telephone: (03) 5470 4000 Matheson Rd, Committee (03) 8626 8700 Head Office Castlemaine Telephone: (03) 9663 1007 FAX (03) 8636 2010 Title enquiries 1300 363 744 Infoline 0412 015 807 Ian Grenda 13 6186 DSE enquiry line 1800 353 233 Recycling Infoline Email: 1800 240 667 Bushfire Info Line Email: [email protected] Internet: [email protected] Internet: www.depi.vic.gov.au Internet: www.cactuswarriors.org/ Contacts: www.sustainability.vic.gov.au Castlemaine Office (Fridays) Trust for Nature Victoria (03) 5470 4000 Location: (03) 5470 4013 FAX Level 5, 379 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC Matheson Road, Castlemaine VIC 3450 3000

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North Central Catchment Threatened Species Network Foster Care Management Authority (NCCMA) Contacts: Foster Care Recruitment Location: Land for Wildlife - Peter Johnson 628-634 Midland Highway, Huntly VIC 3551 (03) 5430 4444 Parks Victoria Location: Telephone: http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/landforwildlife 5th Floor, 50 Market Street, Melbourne VIC (03) 5448 7124 Reception/Enquiries 3000 (03) 5448 7148 FAX Wildlife Rescue and Information Telephone: Email: Network 1800 013 088 24 hours Foster Line Hotline [email protected] Postal: Email: Internet: PO Box 2412, Bendigo Mail Centre Private [email protected] www.nccma.vic.gov.au Boxes VIC 3554 www.fosterabrighterfuture.com.au Internet: Telephone: St. Luke's Foster Care Wildlife Conservation (03) 5461 2970 Pres. - Gary Cheers Albert Cox Wildlife Sanctuary 0429 965 398 Location: Email: 175 Hargreaves St., Bendigo VIC 3550 Location: [email protected] Postal: Bendigo/Sutton Grange Road, Sutton Internet: P. O. Box 315, Bendigo VIC 3552 Grange VIC 3448 www.wrin.asn.au Telephone: Contacts: (03) 5440 1100 Matt Hunter Wildlife Shelter (WRES) Email: [email protected] Postal: [email protected] RSD 181 Faraday Road, Castlemaine P O Box 120, Golden Square VIC 3555 Family Support Services VIC 3450 Telephone: Friends of Box and Ironbark 0427 301 401 24 hour Mobile Adoption Information Service Forests (FOBIF) Internet: (FIND : Family Information www.wildlifevictoria.org.au Telephone: www.wres.org.au Network Discovery) (03) 5472 2892 Marie Jones Wildlife Victoria Location: Email: Level 20/570 Bourke Street. (DA), [email protected] Location: Melbourne VIC 3000 Internet: Suite 3, 288 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy VIC Telephone: www.fobif.org.au 3065 1300 769 926 Dept Human Services Kaweka Park Wildflower Reserve/ Telephone: Adoption 1300 094 535 (03) 8608 5700 Services for former Management Committee 1300 094 535 24 hour Rescue number wards Location: 13000 WILDLIFE (03) 8605 5760 FAX Hargraves Street, Castemaine VIC 3450 Internet: Internet: Postal: www.wildlifevictoria.org.au www.dhs.vic.gov.au / PO Box 212, Castlemaine VIC 3450 www.cyf.vic.gov.au/find/home Contacts: FAMILY AND Australian Government Child Lesley Perkins (03) 5472 3124 CHILDREN'S Support Agency (CSA) Licensed Wildlife Controller SERVICES Location: Regional Service Centre, 231 - 235 Lyttleton Telephone: Tce, Bendigo VIC 3550 (03) 5447 2392 After School Care Postal: 0428 195 941 Mobile Winters Flat Out of School Hours PO Box 1166 Bendigo Central, Bendigo VIC Contacts: 3552 George Moore Program Telephone: 217 McKenzie Street, Kangaroo Flat VIC Location: 13 1272 National General enquiries 3555 Winters Flat Primary School, 3 Roberts number 13 2919 CSA Complaints RSPCA Shelter and Pound, Avenue, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: Internet: Castlemaine PO Box 512, Castlemaine VIC 3450 www.humanservices.gov.au Location: Telephone: Centacare Langslow Street (near Castlemaine Landfill), (03) 5444 6666 Bookings through Castlemaine VIC 3450 Bendigo YMCA Location: Telephone: Email: 65 Baxter St, Bendigo VIC 3550 (03) 5472 5277 Animal Shelter and [email protected] Postal: Pound Internet: P O Box 255, Bendigo VIC 3552 (03) 5471 1700 Shire Ranger Mt www.bendigo.ymca.org.au Telephone: Alexander Shire AH number will be supplied (03) 5443 9577 Reception Email: (03) 5441 7713 FAX [email protected] Email: [email protected] Internet: www.centacare-sandhurst.org.au

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Centre for Non Violence Domestic Violence Resource Maternal and Child Health Centre, Centre Victoria (DVRCV) Postal: Mount Alexander Shire Location: PO Box 958, Bendigo VIC 3552 Location: Telephone: 292 Wellington Street, Collingwood VIC 3066 15 Lyttleton St., Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: 1800 884 038 Freecall Telephone: (03) 5430 3000 Office (03) 9486 9866 (03) 5472 1364 Mon-Fri 9am-4.30pm (03) 5443 4844 FAX (03) 9486 9744 FAX Contacts: 1800 015 188 24 hour Hotline Email: Castlemaine Maternal and Child Health Email: [email protected] Centre [email protected] Internet: (03) 5472 1364 Castlemaine www.dvrcv.org.au Child Protection Services - Maternal and Child Health Line Dept.of Human Services Early Childhood Intervention 13 2229 24 hour service Program, Mt Alexander and Location: Missing Persons Central Goldfields Regional Office - Loddon Mallee 74-78 Location: Queen Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 Location: Police Complex,412 St.Kilda Road,, Telephone: Venue: Castlemaine Health (DA), Cornish Melbourne VIC 3000 13 1278 24 hour service Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: (03) 5434 5555 Regional Office Telephone: 1800 808 606 Victoria Missing Persons Bendigo (03) 5471 1630 Program Centre 1800 675 598 Free Call BH (03) 5471 1555 Hospital Reception Mount Alexander Family Support Services (MAFS) Child Support Legal Service Family and Parentline Location: Location: Postal: 13 Mostyn Street (DA), Castlemaine District 350 Queen Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 Locked Bag 2015, Boxhill VIC 3128 Community Health Centre (CHIRP), Telephone: Telephone: Castlemaine VIC 3450 1800 677 402 Free Call 13 2289 Help line Mon-Fri 8am-12 pm Telephone: (03) 9269 0408 Child Support Legal weekend 10 am-10 pm (03) 5479 1000 Service 13 6388 TTY (03) 5472 3221 FAX (03) 5441 1155 Visit Bendigo Office Internet: Email: monthly www.parentline.vic.gov.au [email protected] Internet: www.legalaid.vic.gov.au Family Assistance Office (FAO) Noah's Ark Inc Compassionate Friends Victoria Location: Location: Inc Centrelink, ATO or Medicare offices, 10 Merino Court, Bendigo East VIC 3550 Bendigo VIC 3550 Postal: Location: Telephone: PO Box 2959, Bendigo D. C. VIC 3554 173 Canterbury Road, Canterbury VIC 3126 13 6150 8.00am-8.00pm Mon.-Fri. Telephone: Postal: Internet: (03) 5434 4500 PO Box 171, Canterbury VIC 3126 www.familyassist.gov.au (03) 5442 1079 FAX Telephone: Family Relationships Advice Line Email: (03) 9888 4944 Grief Line [email protected] 1800 641 091 Free Call Telephone: www.noahsarkinc.org.au (03) 9888 4900 FAX 1800 050 321 Free Call - 8am-8pm Mon-Fri (03) 9888 4034 Office and Admin. 10am-4pm - Saturdays Parents Without Partners 0437 749 739 Castlemaine Group Internet: Location: Email: www.familyrelationships.gov.au 1 Feathertop Avenue, Lower Templestowe [email protected] Family Tracing Service - Salvation VIC 3107 u Telephone: Internet: Army Missing Persons (03) 9852 1945 www.compassionatefriendsvictoria.org.au 1300 797 842 Country callers Contacts: Location: 95 Railway Rd, Blackburn VIC 3130 (03) 9852 1570 FAX Castlemaine - Matthew Gildea Email: 0437 749 739 Mobile Telephone: (03) 8878 4795 Mon - Fri 9 - 4 pm [email protected] Venue: Maternal and Child Health Centre, Internet: Lyttleton Street Castlemaine, Last Thursday Grandparents Victoria Inc www.pwpvic.com of Month-7.30pm, Bendigo Group - Kathy Smith Location: Strengthening Parents Support (03) 5474 2364 14 Youlden Street, Kensington VIC 3031 Program Meet 2nd Thursday of Month, South Telephone: Bendigo Progress Hall, Neal Street, (03) 9372 2422 Location: Bendigo VIC 3550 Email: 3/40 Bridge Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 [email protected] Postal: Internet: PO Box 2219, Bendigo Delivery Centre VIC www.grandparents.com.au 3554 Telephone: (03) 5442 7897 BH 1800 221 944 Disability Advocacy Program- Free Call

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Email: Castlemaine Library - Toddler [email protected] Playgroup Victoria Time/Story Time Internet: Location: www.riac.org.au Location: Head Office 346 Albert Street, Brunswick VANISH (inc) Barker Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 VIC 3056 Telephone: Telephone: Location: (03) 5472 1458 1800 171 882 Will refer to local groups 1st Floor, 50 Howard Street, North Castlemaine Steiner School (03) 9380 6733 FAX Melbourne VIC 3051 Email: Postal: Playgroup [email protected] PO Box 112, Carlton Sth VIC 3053 Location: Internet: Telephone: Cnr Rilens Road and Pyrenees Hwy, www.playgroup.org.au (03) 9328 8611 Muckleford VIC 3451 Taradale Playgroup 1300 826 474 Postal: Email: PO Box 473, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: [email protected] Telephone: Taradale Primary School, Lyell Street, Internet: (03) 5470 6235 Taradale VIC 3447 www.vanish.org.au Postal: Chewton Playgroup Maternal and Child Health C/- Post Office, Taradale VIC 3447 Telephone: Contacts: Maternal and Child Health Centre, 0407 889 390 Bronwyn Dawson Chris Burgess Mount Alexander Shire (03) 5472 2557 Chewton Primary (03) 5423 2247 School Location: Pre-School Centres Elphinstone Playgroup 15 Lyttleton St., Castlemaine VIC 3450 Castlemaine Child Care Centre Telephone: Location: (03) 5472 1364 Mon-Fri 9am-4.30pm Cnr Olivers Lane and Sutton Grange Road, Location: Contacts: Elphinstone VIC 3448 15-17 Templeton Street, Castlemaine VIC Castlemaine Maternal and Child Health Contacts: 3450 Centre Rebecca Paine Telephone: (03) 5472 1364 Castlemaine (03) 5423 2354 (03) 5472 3665 Maternal and Child Health Line Email: 13 2229 24 hour service Harcourt and District Playgroup [email protected] Nursing Mothers Location: Internet: Uniting Church Hall, Buckley Street, www.castlemainechildcare.com.au Australian Breastfeeding Harcourt VIC 3453 Castlemaine Kindergarten Association (ABA) - Castlemaine Postal: PO Box 62, Harcourt VIC 3453 Location: and District Group Berkeley Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: Music Playgroup with Norma Postal: PO Box 4000, Glen Iris VIC 3146 Lynch PO Box 715, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Telephone: Location: (03) 5472 1495 1800 686 686 Breastfeeding helpline-24/ 7 M.A.S.C. Town Hall, 27 Lyttleton Street, (03) 5472 1595 FAX 0421 702 992 C/maine Group Leader - Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: Louise Layne Postal: [email protected] Email: PO Box 386, Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] Telephone: Castlemaine South Kindergarten (03) 5472 4842 Norma Breastfeeding Support Service Location: Location: Newstead Playgroup (NPG) Birth - 9 Etty Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Bendigo Hospital, Maternity Services, 4 Years Postal: Bendigo VIC 3550 PO Box 1241, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Telephone: Telephone: Newstead Rural Transaction Centre, 45 (03) 5454 7284 BH (03) 5472 2432 Lyons Street, Newstead VIC 3462 Email: Play Groups Telephone: [email protected]. (03) 5476 2360 Mondays only au Campbells Creek Playgroup Occasional Child Care - Maldon Castlemaine Steiner School and Location: Neighbourhood Centre Venue - Campbells Creek Community Kindergarten Centre, Campbells Creek VIC 3451 Location: Location: Contacts: Neighbourhood Centre, Cnr Church and Cnr Rilens Rd and Pyrenees Hwy, Sec. - Rene Taylor Edwards Streets, Maldon VIC 3463 Muckleford VIC 3451 0400 011 297 Telephone: Postal: (03) 5475 2093 Coordinator - PO Box 473, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Rebecca Buchanan Telephone: Email: (03) 5470 6235 [email protected] (03) 5470 6237 FAX

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Email: [email protected] FUNERALS Chewton Cemetery Trust Internet: Location: www.castlemainesteinerschool.com.au Bereaved Location - Sparks Road, Chewton VIC 3451 Child Care Access Hotline Contacts: Bereavement Support Services Contact - Sally Morgan Telephone: (Castlemaine) (03) 5470 5339 1800 670 305 Free Call C/- Post Office, Chewton VIC 3451 1800 639 327 TTY Location: Pastoral Care Coordinator - Castlemaine Elphinstone Cemetery Harcourt Preschool Health,, Cornish Street (DA), Castlemaine Location: Location: VIC 3450 Cemetery Road, Elphinstone VIC 3448 28 Buckley Street, (Behind Uniting Church), Telephone: Telephone: Harcourt VIC 3453 (03) 5471 1542 Danni Moore (03) 5473 3363 Cassandra Gunter Telephone: Email: (03) 5474 2391 [email protected] Franklinford - Yandoit Cemetery Trust Maldon Preschool Centre Compassionate Friends Victoria Location: Location: Inc Cemetery Road, Franklinford VIC 3461 14/16 Camp Street, Maldon VIC 3463 Location: Postal: Postal: 173 Canterbury Road, Canterbury VIC 3126 12 Morrison Drive, Yandoit VIC 3461 PO Box 444, Maldon VIC 3463 Postal: Contacts: Telephone: PO Box 171, Canterbury VIC 3126 Secretary - Don Morrison (03) 5475 2418 Telephone: (03) 5476 4245 Contacts: (03) 9888 4944 Grief Line Director (ON LEAVE 2014) - Ruth Munneke 1800 641 091 Free Call Fryerstown Cemetery [email protected] (03) 9888 4900 FAX Location: (03) 9888 4034 Office and Admin. Off Market Street, Fryerstown VIC 3451 Newstead Preschool /Preschool 0437 749 739 Castlemaine Group Contacts: Association Inc. Email: Pat Cubeta [email protected] Location: (03) 5473 4373 u Panmure Street, Newstead VIC 3462 (03) 5472 1284 BH Internet: Postal: Castlemaine St, Fryerstown VIC 3451 PO Box 111, Newstead VIC 3462 www.compassionatefriendsvictoria.org.au Telephone: Contacts: Guildford Cemetery Trust (03) 5476 2688 Phone Castlemaine - Matthew Gildea 0437 749 739 Mobile Contacts: (03) 5476 2541 FAX for enquiries Mr Max Kay Mondays and Wednesdays Venue: Maternal and Child Health Centre, Lyttleton Street Castlemaine, Last Thursday (03) 5473 4419 Email: 0417 291 145 [email protected] of Month-7.30pm, Bendigo Group - Kathy Smith 7281 Midland Hgwy., Yapeen VIC 3451 Ray Street Children's Centre (03) 5474 2364 RSD Midland Highway, Yapeen VIC 3451 Meet 2nd Thursday of Month, South Location: Harcourt Cemetery Bendigo Progress Hall, Neal Street, 54 Ray St, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Bendigo VIC 3550 Location: Telephone: Calder Highway, Harcourt VIC 3453 (03) 5470 6080 Mon-Fri. 6.30am - Cemeteries Postal: 6.30pm C/- 27 Twyford Street, Harcourt VIC 3453 Baringhup Public Cemetery School Holiday Program Contacts: Location: Jan Hull Winters Flat Out of School Hours Off Weirs Road, Baringhup VIC 3463 (03) 5474 2420 Program Email: (03) 5474 8288 AH [email protected] Joyces Creek Cemetery Location: Contacts: Winters Flat Primary School, 3 Roberts Secretary - Jacqui Brown Location: Avenue, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5475 2547 290 Rodborough Rd, Joyces Creek VIC 3363 Postal: [email protected] Postal: PO Box 512, Castlemaine VIC 3450 415 Watersons Road, Baringhup VIC 324 Rodborough Rd, Joyces Creek via Telephone: 3463 Creswick VIC 3363 (03) 5444 6666 Bookings through Contacts: Bendigo YMCA Castlemaine Cemetery Lilian Skilbeck Email: Location: (03) 5476 2450 [email protected] Castlemaine General Cemetery, Cemetery Maldon General Cemetery Trust Internet: Road, Campbells Creek VIC 3451 www.bendigo.ymca.org.au Postal: Location: PO Box 1103, Castlemaine VIC 3450 80 Nuggetty Road, Maldon VIC 3463 Telephone: Postal: (03) 5472 1425 Sec. - Ian Hockley PO Box 125, Maldon VIC 3463 (03) 5472 3174 Chairman - Brian Medbury

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Telephone: Contacts: (03) 5475 2531 Civil Celebrants Social Worker 0408 599 173 On Call (03) 5471 1564 Email: Castlemaine and District Funeral [email protected] [email protected] Parlors - Thompson Family Pastoral Care Co-ordinator Memorial Stones - Trevor D Location: (03) 5471 1542 [email protected] Rhodes Memorials 123 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Location: (03) 5472 2202 GARDENING 496 Woodbrook Road (extension of Contacts: Richards Road - North end), Castlemaine Funeral Directors - Thompson Family Clubs VIC 3450 Telephone: Mount Alexander Funerals Bendigo Native Plant Group (03) 5474 3240 Location: Location: 0418 510 769 Mobile 12 Campbell Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC Email: Venue - Senior Citizens Club Rooms, Old 3450 High Street, Golden Square VIC 3555 [email protected] Telephone: Postal: Contacts: (03) 5470 5951 Castlemaine PO Box 669, Bendigo VIC 3550 Proprietor - Trevor D Rhodes (03) 5447 0929 240 High Street, Muckleford Cemetery Trust Kangaroo Flat Castlemaine and District Garden Email: Club Inc Location: [email protected] Muckleford/Walmer Road, Muckleford VIC Contacts: Location: 3451 Proprietors - Lyn and Brian Leidle Venue: Wesley Hill Hall, Duke St, 4th Contacts: Tuesday At 7.30pm, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Ian McQueen Sue Ingleton (Civil Celebrant) Postal: PO Box 758, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5472 1462 Postal: Contacts: 418 Maldon Road, Muckleford VIC 3451 PO Box 266, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Secretary - Sally Leversha Telephone: Newstead Cemetery Trust 0437 683 469 (03) 5472 2233 [email protected] Location: 0404 098 920 Cemetery Road, Newstead VIC 3462 Email: Garden Club - University of the Telephone: [email protected] Third Age (U3A) (03) 5476 2447 Internet: www.suzanne.com.au Location: Sandon Cemetery "The Octopus", Duke Street (Opposite Location: Grief Counselling Castle Motel), Castlemaine VIC 3450 801 Creswick Road, Sandon VIC 3462 Postal: Contacts: Bereavement Support Services PO Box 792, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Secretary - Maureen Heagney (Castlemaine) Telephone: (03) 5472 2249 (03) 5476 2382 Location: Email: 872 Creswick Road, Sandon VIC 3462 Pastoral Care Coordinator - Castlemaine [email protected] Health,, Cornish Street (DA), Castlemaine Sutton Grange Cemetery Internet: VIC 3450 www.u3acastlemaine.com Contacts: Telephone: Contacts: Secretary - Ivan Collison (03) 5471 1542 Danni Moore Convenor - Bronwen Stephens (03) 5474 8230 Email: (03) 5472 3904 286 Carnochan Road, Sutton Grange VIC [email protected] 3448 [email protected] Castlemaine District Community Goldfields Bonsai Society Taradale Cemetery Trust Health (CDCH) - Grief Counselling Postal: Contacts: Location: C/- Post Office, Taradale VIC 3447 Trevor Wheeler 13 Mostyn Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC Contacts: (03) 5476 2286 3450 18 Campbell Street, Newstead VIC 3462 Marg Moody Telephone: (03) 5423 3421 (03) 5479 1000 Goldfields Roses and Gardens Welshman's Reef Cemetery Email: Group Inc. [email protected] Contacts: Telephone: Di Reid Grief Counselling - Castlemaine (03) 5470 6230 President - Tom (03) 5476 2274 Enquiries Health Comerford Email: [email protected] (03) 5470 5419 Secretry - Jan Gower Maldon/Newstead Road, Welshmans Reef Location: Email: VIC 3462 Cornish Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] Postal: PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: (03) 5471 1555 enquiries

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Maldon Garden, Floral Art and Email: Email: Craft Club [email protected] [email protected] Internet: Internet: Location: www.budacastlemaine.org www.beyondblue.org.au Folk Festival Office, 40-42 High Street, Maldon VIC 3463 Castlemaine and District Festival BreastScreen Victoria Postal: of Gardens Inc Location: PO Box 226, Maldon VIC 3463 31 Pelham St, Carlton South VIC 3053 Contacts: Postal: Telephone: Secretary - Christine Gibb PO Box 490, Castlemaine VIC 3450 13 2050 Appointments and 0428 810 633 Telephone: (03) 5470 6593 information Newstead and District Garden Email: (03) 9650 1411 Administration Club Inc (NDGC) [email protected] (MELB) Internet: (03) 5441 6850 Bendigo Regional Location: www.festivalofgardens.org Breastscreen Centre 375 Barnard Street Newstead Community Centre, Newstead Contacts: Bendigo VIC 3462 President - Peter Morris (03) 5441 6852 FAX Postal: [email protected] Internet: PO Box 28, Newstead VIC 3462 www.breastservices.Imha.com.au Bendigo Tree Conservation www.breastscreen.org.au Newstead Community Garden Contacts: and Produce Exchange Significant Tree Register BreastScreen Victoria, Bendigo Location: Location: 375 Barnard Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 Breast Care Nurse Consultant Newstead VIC 3462 Mount Alexander Parks Service,, M.A.S.C. (03) 5441 6850 Bendigo Telephone: Civic Centre, 27 Lyttleton St. (DA), The Wig Library (03) 5476 2380 Liz at the Red Store Castlemaine VIC 3450 375 Barnard Street, Bendigo Office (03) 5476 2593 Mary Telephone: BreastScreen Victoria, Bendigo VIC 3550 Email: (03) 5471 1700 [email protected] Email: Central Victorian Primary Care Internet: [email protected] Partnership (CVPCP) www.newsteadgarden.wordpress.com Internet: www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au Location: Horticulture Contacts: Workspace Australia, Halford Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Harcourt District Fruit Growers Mt Alexander Shire Parks Service (03) 5471 1700 Town Hall Reception Postal: Association PO Box 687, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: HEALTH SERVICES Telephone: PO Box 125, Harcourt VIC 3453 (03) 5472 5333 Contacts: (03) 5472 5461 FAX Complementary Health Email: President - Katie Finlay (03) 5474 2808 Australasian College of [email protected] Internet: Dermatologists Noxious Weed Control www.centralvicpcp.com.au Telephone: Gianna Centre (Pregnancy Environment Officer, Mount 1300 361 821 National Office Alexander Shire Internet: Support Service) www.dermcoll.asn.au Location: Location: M.A.S.C. Civic Centre, 27 Lyttleton St. (DA), Australian Red Cross Blood Shop 7, Pall Mall, Victoria Lane, Bendigo VIC 3550 Castlemaine VIC 3450 Service (Bendigo Service) Postal: Telephone: PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: (03) 5442 4644 Telephone: Donormobile Caravan visits - Camp 0417 392 255 (03) 5471 1700 Enviroment Officer Reserve Gingell Street, Castlemaine VIC HIV and Sexual Health Connect 3450 Email: Line [email protected] Telephone: Internet: 13 1495 Blood Service-Donor Contacts: www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au Enquiries and Appointments. Dates and (CAN) Country Awareness Network times will be listed in the local press (03) 5443 8355 Phone Parks and Gardens Beyondblue (National Depression (03) 5443 8198 FAX [email protected] Buda Historic Home and Gardens Initiative) www.can.org.au Inc Location: PO Box 1149, Bendigo VIC 3552 Location: 40 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn VIC 3122 Maldon Walking Group 42 Hunter Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC Postal: 3450 PO Box 6100, Hawthorn West VIC 3122 Location: Telephone: Telephone: Maldon Neighbourhood Centre VIC (03) 5472 1032 Phone/FAX (03) 9810 6100 Telephone: (03) 9810 6111 FAX (03) 5479 1000 Contact - Liz Shaw 1300 224 636 24/7 Info Line

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Internet: [email protected] Davies Dental Laboratory Dietitian Medicarelocal - Loddon Mallee Location: Community Health Centre Murray 92 Forest Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: (CHIRP) - Dietitian Location: (03) 5472 3111 Location: 37 Rowan St., Bendigo VIC 3550 Dentacare 13 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: Telephone: PO Box 2220, Bendigo Delivery Centre VIC Location: (03) 5479 1000 3554 Level 2, 227 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000 Email: Telephone: Telephone: [email protected] 0428 664 287 Project Manager -Paul (03) 9654 6355 Internet: Shearman 1800 810 217 Free Call www.cdchcastlemaine.com.au (03) 4408 5629 Email: Internet: [email protected] Dietitian - Castlemaine Health www.lmmml.org.au Internet: Location: Mount Alexander Laughter Club www.dentacare.com.au Cornish Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Dental Clinics Telephone: Location: (03) 5471 1458 enquiries Venues in Castlemaine and Newstead, Location: Contacts: Telephone: Castlemaine VIC 3450 Dietitian 0417 475 270 Jennny Telephone: (03) 5471 1568 for appointment Email: (03) 5472 3437 J. R. Jefferies. 54a Email: dietitian@castlemainehealth org.au Mount-Alexander-Laughter- Hargreaves Street, Castlemaine [email protected] (03) 5472 1377 D. Sims. 21 Lyttleton Maldon Hospital Newstead Tai Chi Street, Castlemaine. Location: Dental Health Services Victoria Chapel St (DA), Maldon VIC 3463 Location: Telephone: Rural Transaction Centre, (DA), Newstead Location: (03) 5475 2000 Enquiries, VIC 3462 Dental Health Services Victoria, Corporate (03) 5475 2029 FAX Telephone: Office-720 Swanston St., Carlton VIC 3053 Email: 0417 581 808 Barry Telephone: [email protected] (03) 5479 1000 C.H.I.R.P. (03) 9340 1000 Royal Dental Hospital Contacts: Tai Chi Castlemaine 1800 833 039 Free Call Director of Nursing - Jan Hutchinson 1300 360 054 Community dental Info Location: service Disability Aids Castlemaine Community House, 65 Internet: Templeton Street DA), Castlemaine VIC www.dhsv.org.au Anne Caudle Centre (Bendigo 3450 Health Care Group) Dental Prosthetist (Mr W T Davies) Postal: Location: PO Box 386, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: 100-104 Barnard Street (DA), Bendigo VIC Telephone: 92 Forest Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 3550 (03) 5472 4842 Telephone: Postal: Email: (03) 5331 1802 BH PO Box 126, Bendigo VIC 3550 [email protected] 0408 508 624 Mobile Telephone: Internet: (03) 5472 3111 Mondays after 1.00 (03) 5454 6000 cch.org.au pm Internet: Contacts: The Forge Yoga Centre www.bendigohealth.org.au Prosthetist W.T. Davies Disability Access Volunteer Location: Denture Clinic 341 Barker Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Network (MASDAG) Postal: Location: Contacts: PO Box 663, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Castlemaine and District Community Health Lorraine Le Plastrier Telephone: Centre, (CHIRP), 13 Mostyn Street, (03) 5472 5216 0439 398 488 Castlemaine VIC 3450 PO Box 762, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: Telephone: [email protected] (03) 5479 1000 Alternative Health Dental Services Denture Clinic - Richard Hallam Emergency Medical Community Dental Services Location: 13 Mostyn Street, Treatment Location: Telephone: After Hours Medical Service - Bendigo Health Care Group, Ann Caudle (03) 5443 1246 Central Highlands Campus, Lucan St, Bendigo VIC 3552 0417 536 108 Telephone: Telephone: (03) 5454 7994 BH 1300 557 512 Cost of local call (03) 5454 7995 FAX 000 In an emergency Internet: www.bendigohealth.org.au/dental.shtml

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Castlemaine Health Internet: Hearing Impaired www.health.gov.au/hear Location: Cornish St (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Australian Hearing Bendigo Office Hearing Services, Office of Postal: Location: (Department of Health and Ageing PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 62 Queen Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 (Commonwealth Govt) Telephone: Telephone: Location: (03) 5471 1555 Reception 13 1797 Connects to Nearest Hearing Office of Hearing (Dept of Health and (03) 5472 4546 FAX Centre Ageing), Canberra ACT 000 Emergencies (03) 5445 1400 Postal: Email: Internet: Mail Drop Point 113, GPO Box 9848, [email protected] www.hearing.com.au Canberra ACT 2601 Internet: Contacts: Telephone: wwwcastlemainehealth.org.au. Audiologist (Visits Castlemaine CHIRP - (03) 9665 8070 Fridays) Healthdirect - After Hours GP 1800 555 013 Free Call 13 1797 For Appointment Helpline Email: Community Health Centre [email protected] Telephone: (CHIRP) Hearing Loss Internet: 1800 022 222 24 hour Free Call www.health.gov.au/hear 000 Emergency calls Management Internet: Location: Menieres Australia www. healthdirect.org.au 13 Mostyn Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC Location: Organ Donor Registry 3450 Suite 4/18-28 Skye Road (DA), Frankston Telephone: VIC 3199 Location: (03) 5479 1000 Receptionist Telephone: Level 2, 19-21 Argyle Place South, Carlton Email: (03) 9783 9233 Phone/TTY VIC 3053 [email protected] 1300 368 818 Telephone: Internet: Email: 1800 777 203 National register Free calll cdchcastlemaine.com.au [email protected] 1300 133 050 Organ donation Victoria Deaf Access Victoria Internet: Email: www.menieres.org.au [email protected] Location: Telstra Disability Services Internet: Commonwealth Carelink Centre, 48 Queen www.donatelife.gov.au St, Bendigo VIC 3550 Telephone: First Aid Postal: 1800 068 424 Voice - General enquiries PO Box 126, Bendigo VIC 3552 (including locations of TTY Public Phones) Ambulance Victoria Telephone: 1800 808 981 TTY 1300 650 175 Voice 1800 814 777 FAX Telephone: (03) 5454 6445 Voice Email: 000 EMERGENCIES free call 24 hour 1300 650 185 TTY [email protected] service (03) 5441 1279 FAX 1800 301 130 TTY Email: Hospitals 106 (emergency number for people with [email protected] communication impairment) Internet: Bendigo Health Care Group (03) 9896 6000 Administration www.deafaccessvic.com.au Location: Email: Bendigo Hospital Campus, Lucan Street [email protected] Hearing Advisory Service: Better (DA), Bendigo VIC 3550 Internet: Hearing Australia (Vic) Inc Postal: ambulance.victoria.gov.au Location: PO Box 126, Bendigo VIC 3550 First Aid and CPR Training Head Office, 5 High Street, Prahran VIC Telephone: 3181 (03) 5454 6000 Main hospital Location: Telephone: number & Patient Enquiries Castlemaine District Community Health (03) 9510 1577 provides failitators 1300 363 788 Psychatric Emergency Only Centre (CHIRP), 13 Mostyn Street, for groups Internet: Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 9510 3499 T.T.Y. www.bendigohealth.org.au Telephone: (03) 9510 6076 FAX (03) 5479 1000 Castlemaine Health Email: Email: [email protected] Location: [email protected] Internet: Cornish St (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Internet: www.betterhearing.org.au Postal: www.cdchcastlemaine.com.au PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Hearing Services Voucher System Telephone: - Office of Hearing Services (03) 5471 1555 Reception Telephone: (03) 5472 4546 FAX 000 Emergencies 1800 500 726 client services, hotline Email: 1800 500 496 TTY Email: [email protected] [email protected]

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Internet: wwwcastlemainehealth.org.au. Nursing Occupational Therapist Community Support Co-Ordinator Community Mental Health Occupational Therapy - - Castlemaine Health Services (Castlemaine) Castlemaine Health Location: Location: Location: Cornish Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Bendigo Health Care Group, Psychiatric Cornish Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: Services Division, Cnr Condon and Crook Postal: PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Streets, Bendigo VIC 3551 PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Postal: Telephone: (03) 5471 1565 Enquiries PO Box 78, Strathdale VIC 3550 (03) 5471 1568 Enquiries Contacts: Telephone: Coordinator 1300 363 788 24 Hrs - for psychiatric Physiotherapy Email - [email protected] emergency (03) 5440 6500 Community Mental Community Health Centre Radiology Department (XRAY) - Health Bendigo (CHIRP) - Physiotherapy/Group Castlemaine Health (03) 5471 1000 Castlemaine Exercise Psychiatric Service Location: Location: Cornish Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5421 2100 Kyneton Internet: 13 Mostyn Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC Postal: 3450 PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 www.bendigohealth.org.au/Rural- ACMHS.shtml Telephone: Telephone: (03) 5479 1000 (03) 5471 1482 enquiries Contacts: Castlemaine Psychiatric Service Email: St John of God Hospital Bendigo (03) 5471 1000 [email protected] 142 Cornish St (DA), Castlemaine VIC Internet: Location: 3450 cdchcastlemaine.com.au Lily St (Cnr Chum Street) (DA), Bendigo VIC PO Box 82, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Contacts: 3550 Tai Chi Groups for Arthritis Postal: District Nurses - Castlemaine Strength Training Groups P.O Box 478, Bendigo VIC 3552 Health Telephone: Continence Service - Community (03) 5434 3434 Location: Rehabilitation Castlemaine Health 1800 640 240 Information Castlemaine Health, Cornish Street (DA), Location: (03) 5434 3455 FAX Castlemaine VIC 3450 Castlemaine Health, Cornish Street (DA), Email: Postal: Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: Internet: Telephone: PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 www.sjog.org.au/bendigo (03) 5471 1695 FAX (03) 5471 1495 District Nursing Telephone: Immunisation Service Office (03) 5471 1568 0418 141 832 Mobile Maldon Hospital Immunisation (School Entry Contacts: Immunisation Certificate) Nurse Unit Manager Location: (03) 5471 1694 Chapel St (DA), Maldon VIC 3463 Telephone: Email: [email protected] Telephone: 1300 882 008 For more information (03) 5475 2000 Enquiries, 1800 653 809 Medicare Immunisation District Nursing - Maldon Hospital (03) 5475 2029 FAX Register-Children under 7 years Email: Internet: Location: Chapel Street (DA), Maldon VIC 3463 [email protected] www.health.vic.gov.au/immunisation Under Contacts: Frequently Asked Questions Telephone: (03) 5475 2000 Enquiries Director of Nursing - Jan Hutchinson www.medicareaustralia.gov.au Physiotherapy - by appointment Mount Alexander Shire - Nurse-on-call - Health Information Phoneline Physiotherapy - Castlemaine Children's Free Immunisation Health Sessions Telephone: 1300 606 024 24 hours/7 days Location: Location: 1300 366 356 Information Victoria for Cornish Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Castlemaine Maternal and Child Health written information Postal: Centre, 15 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC Internet: PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 3450 www.health.vic.gov.au/nurseoncall For Telephone: Telephone: more information (03) 5471 1570 Enquiries (03) 5472 1364 Maternal and Child Contacts: Health Centre for appointments/information Physiotherapist (03) 5471 1700 Mount Alexander (03) 5471 1568 For Appointment Shire Offices Email: [email protected]

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Podiatry Arthritis and Osteoporosis Speech Therapy Foundation of Victoria Maldon Hospital Speech Pathology - Castlemaine Location: Location: Health 263-265 Kooyong Road, Elsternwick VIC Chapel St (DA), Maldon VIC 3463 Location: 3185 Telephone: Castlemaine Health, Cornish St. (DA), Postal: (03) 5475 2000 Enquiries, Castlemaine VIC 3450 PO Box 130, Caulfield South VIC 3162 (03) 5475 2029 FAX Postal: Telephone: Email: PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 8531 8000 [email protected] Telephone: (03) 9530 0228 FAX Contacts: (03) 5471 1573 Enquiries 1800 011 041 Free Call Director of Nursing - Jan Hutchinson Email: Podiatry Support Groups [email protected] Internet: Podiatrist - Castlemaine Health Abortion and Grief Helpline www.arthritisvic.org.au Location: Telephone: Asthma Foundation of Victoria Cornish Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 1300 363 550 Postal: Internet: Location: PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 www.abortion grief.asn.au 491 - 495 King Street, West Melbourne VIC Telephone: 3003 (03) 5471 1568 Appointments Aged Care Assessment Teams Telephone: Contacts: (ACAT) 1800 645 130 Free Call Podiatrist (03) 9326 7088 Email: [email protected] Telephone: Email: 1800 200 422 Aged and Community Care [email protected] Rehabilitation Information Line will connect to local agency Internet: 1800 052 222 Commonwealth Carelink www.asthma.org.au Bendigo CRS Australia Centre Location: Internet: Bendigo Community Health 5 Viewpoint (DA), Bendigo VIC 3550 www.myagedcare.gov.au Service (Alcohol and Drug Telephone: Alateen Family Group Services) (03) 5432 3120 Location: 1800 277 277 Free Call Telephone: (03) 9642 3330 Will give details of 171 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo (DA), Helm Community Rehabilitation Centre - local contacts Street, Kangaroo Flat (DA) & 3 Seymoure Castlemaine Health Internet: St, Eaglehawk, Bendigo VIC 3550 www.alanon.alateen.org/australia Telephone: Location: Contacts: (03) 5430 0500 Kangaroo Flat Cornish Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Alateen Contact - Michelle 1800 636 514 Needle Exchange: Tue-Sat. Postal: 0438 705 797 7:30pm - 10:30pm PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Internet: Telephone: Alzheimers Australia Vic www.bchs.com.au (03) 5471 1555 Enquiries Location: (03) 5471 1568 For Allied Health Bendigo Community Palliative 98-104 Riversdale Rd, Hawthorn VIC 3122 appointments Care Services Postal: Email: Locked Bag 3001, Hawthorn VIC 3122 Location: [email protected] Telephone: Anne Caudle Centre, 100 Barnard St. (DA), Contacts: (03) 9815 7800 Bendigo VIC 3550 Manager 1800 100 500 National Dementia Helpline Postal: (03) 5471 1574 (03) 9815 7801 FAX PO Box 126, Bendigo VIC 3550 Email: Email: Telephone: [email protected] [email protected] (03) 5454 8929 Rehabilitation - Castlemaine Internet: (03) 5471 1495 Mt. Alex. District Health www.fightdementia.org.au Nursing & Palliative Care Location: Anti Cancer Council Helpline Cancer Council of Victoria Cornish Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Location: Postal: Anti Cancer Council of Victoria, 615 St. Kilda 615 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC 3004 PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Road, Melbourne VIC 3004 Telephone: Telephone: Telephone: (03) 9514 6100 enquiries (03) 5471 1595 Enquiries (03) 9514 6100 13 1120 FREECALL CANCER 13 1120 Cancer Help Line HELPLINE Email: 13 7848 QUIT LINE Cancer Help Line [email protected] Email: [email protected] Internet: www.cancervic.org.au

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Carers Victoria Country Awareness Network Motor Neurone Disease Assn. of Location: (Victoria) Inc (CAN) Vic. Inc. 1/37 Albert Street, Footscray VIC 3011 Location: Location: Postal: 34 Myers Street, Bendigo VIC 3552 265 Canterbury Road, Canterbury VIC 3126 PO Box 2204, Footscray VIC 3011 Postal: Postal: Telephone: PO Box 1149, Bendigo VIC 3552 PO Box 23, Canterbury VIC 3126 1800 242 636 Free Call Telephone: Telephone: (03) 9396 9500 (03) 5443 8355 (03) 9830 2122 Email: (03) 5443 8198 FAX (03) 9830 2228 FAX [email protected] 0418 836 006 Mobile Email: Internet: Email: [email protected] www.carersvic.org.au [email protected] Internet: Castlemaine and District HIV and Internet: www.mnd.asn.au www.can.org.au Hep C Support Group (CADHS) Narcotics Anonymous (NA) Epilepsy Action Australia Location: Location: Resource Centre, Country Awareness Postal: Narcotics Anonymous, St Kilda. VIC 3182 Network, 34 Myers St, Bendigo VIC 3550 GPO Box 9878, Melbourne VIC 3001 Postal: Postal: Internet: GPO Box 2470, Melbourne VIC 3001 PO Box 1149, Bendigo VIC 3550 www.epilepsy.org.au Telephone: Telephone: (03) 9525 2833 Statewide (03) 5443 8355 Enquiries GROW Victoria Mental Health 1300 652 820 National Email: Location: Email: [email protected] GROW Community Centre, 707 Glenhuntly [email protected] Internet: Road, Caulfield South VIC 3162 Internet: www.can.org.au Telephone: www.navic.net.au Commonwealth Respite and (03) 9523 6877 FAX Contacts: Castlemaine Branch Narcotics Anonymous - Carelink Centres (03) 9528 2977 1800 558 268 Free Call Meeting Times; 5pm Each Sunday Location: Email: Salvation Army Hall, Kennedy Street,, 48 Queen St (DA), Bendigo VIC 3550 [email protected] Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: Internet: National Stroke Foundation PO Box 126, Bendigo VIC 3552 www.grow.net.au Location: Telephone: Health, Commonwealth 1800 052 222 Free Call Level 7, 461 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 1800 555 677 TTY callers dial this number Department of 3000 then ask for 1800 052 222 Location: Telephone: 1800 059 059 Emergency Respite Support Level 7/8/9, 595 Collins Street, Melbourne (03) 9670 1000 AH VIC 3000 1300 194 196 Email: Postal: 1800 787 653 Strokeline [email protected] GPO Box 9848, Melbourne VIC 3001 000 Emergency Internet: Telephone: Email: www.commcarelink.health.gov.au (03) 9665 8888 Aged Care [email protected] Melbourne Office Internet: Continence Foundation of www.strokefoundation.com.au Australia Ltd 1800 020 103 General Enquiries 1800 500 853 Aged care info line Pregnancy and Post Abortion Telephone: 1800 500 726 Office of Hearing Services Support Service 1800 330 066 Freecall National Continence 1800 550 552 Aged Care Complaints Helpline 1800 700 600 Aged Care Advocacy Line Telephone: Internet: Internet: 1300 737 732 Pregnancy Counselling Line www.continence.org.au www.agedrights.asn.au Aged care advocacy online Pregnancy Support Service Council On the Ageing Victoria www.health.gov.au Location: (COTA Victoria) Menieres Australia 12 Shuter Street, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039 Location: Telephone: Level 4 Block Arcade, 98 Elizabeth Street, Location: (03) 9361 7000 Melbourne VIC 3000 Suite 4/18-28 Skye Road (DA), Frankston 1800 134 863 Telephone: VIC 3199 Email: (03) 9654 4443 Telephone: [email protected] (03) 9654 4456 FAX (03) 9783 9233 Phone/TTY Internet: 1300 135 090 Seniors Information Line - 1300 368 818 www.caroline.org.au Email: Office at 247 Flinders Lane Melbourne Pregnancy Support Services 1800 136 381 Freecall Country [email protected] Email: Internet: Telephone: [email protected] www.menieres.org.au 1300 139 313 Internet: Email: www.cotavic.org.au [email protected]

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Internet: Post and Ante Natal Depression www.pregnancysupport.com.au Seeing Eye Dogs - Vision Australia - Mobility & Orientation Association Inc (PANDA) Rural Disability Access Project Location: Location: Officer 810 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy North VIC 3068 17 Barrett Street, Kensington VIC 3031 Telephone: Location: Telephone: 1300 726 306 Free Call - 6am-5pm Mount Alexander Shire Offices, 27 Lyttleton (03) 9381 6400 (03) 9481 3377 Administration Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 9381 6464 FAX (03) 9482 6210 FAX Postal: 1800 037 773 Free Call Email: PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: [email protected] Telephone: [email protected] Internet: (03) 5471 1700 Internet: www.panda.org.au SANE Australia www.seda.org.au Vision Australia Foundation, Pregnancy and Post Abortion Telephone: Support Service 1800 187 263 Helpline Loddon Mallee Telephone: Internet: Location: 1300 737 732 Pregnancy Counselling Line www.sane.org 92-100 McIvor Road, Bendigo VIC 3550 Seeing Eye Dogs - Vision Telephone: Pregnancy Support Service Australia - Mobility & Orientation 1300 847 466 Free Call (03) 5445 5700 TTY Location: Location: Email: 12 Shuter Street, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039 17 Barrett Street, Kensington VIC 3031 ruth.o'[email protected] Telephone: Telephone: (03) 9361 7000 (03) 9381 6400 Birth 1800 134 863 (03) 9381 6464 FAX Email: 1800 037 773 Free Call Birthing Centre - Castlemaine [email protected] Email: Health Internet: www.caroline.org.au [email protected] Location: Internet: Cornish Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Pregnancy Support Services www.seda.org.au Postal: Telephone: PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Social Worker - Castlemaine 1300 139 313 Telephone: Health Email: (03) 5471 1471 Maternity Ward [email protected] Location: (03) 5471 1555 Reception Internet: Cornish Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 www.pregnancysupport.com.au Postal: Crisis Pregnancy Counselling PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Community Health Centres Contacts: 1300 737 732 Social Worker Internet: Bendigo Community Health (03) 5471 1564 www.pregnancycounselling.com. au Services Inc (BCHS) Visually Impaired Gianna Centre (Pregnancy Location: Support Service) 13-25 Helm Street (DA),, Kangaroo Flat, Blind Citizens Australia (BCA) Postal: Location: P O Box 169, Eaglehawk VIC 3556 Location: Shop 7, Pall Mall, Victoria Lane, Bendigo Ross House, Level 3, 247-251 Flinders Telephone: VIC 3550 (03) 5434 4300 Seymour street Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000 Telephone: Telephone: Eaglehawk (03) 5442 4644 (03) 5430 0500 Kangaroo Flat 13-25 1800 033 660 Free Call 0417 392 255 (03) 9654 1400 Helm Street (03) 9650 3200 FAX Midwifery - Castlemaine Health (03) 5441 9800 Health Promotions (03) 9639 1728 TTY Unit, Central Bendigo (47 High Street Email: Location: (03) 5441 9800 'LINKS' Young [email protected] Cornish Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Peoples, Health Service, Central Bendigo Internet: Postal: 1800 620 542 Victims Assistance Program www.bca.org.au PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 - Freecall Telephone: (03) 5434 4300 Family Planning & rph Print Radio - Bendigo 88.7 FM (03) 5471 1473 Enquiries Emergency Contraception (03) 5471 1471 Midwifery/ Antenatal 1800 244 323 Advisory Services Team Location: classes 1300 363 788 Youth Earlt Psychosis worker Community Services, Vision Australia Contacts: Internet: Centre, 92-100 Mc Ivor Road, Bendigo VIC Nurse Unit Manager www.bchs.com.au 3550 (03) 5471 1462 Telephone: Bendigo Health Care Group 1300 847 466 Bendigo office enquiries Email: Location: www.visionaustralia.org.au Bendigo Hospital Campus, Lucan Street (DA), Bendigo VIC 3550

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Postal: PO Box 126, Bendigo VIC 3550 LIBRARY SERVICES Vision Australia - Blindness and Telephone: Low Vision Services (03) 5454 6000 Main hospital Location: number & Patient Enquiries Books 454 Glenferrie Road, Kooyong Vic 3144 1300 363 788 Psychatric Emergency Only CAE Book Groups Internet: Telephone: www.bendigohealth.org.au Location: (03) 9864 9222 Administration 253 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000 1300 847 466 Will connect to local centre Bendigo Regional Breastscreen Telephone: Email: Centre (03) 9652 0611 General [email protected] Internet: Location: Enquiries/Enrolments 1800 601 111 Free Call www.visionaustralia.org 375 Barnard Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 www.visionaustralia.org/shop Equipment Postal: (03) 9657 8155 FAX Email: Solutions service PO Box 478, Bendigo VIC 3551 Telephone: [email protected] Internet Access Internet: (03) 5441 6850 Bendigo Office 13 2050 Appointments www.cae.edu.au Castlemaine Public Library (03) 9660 6862 Breastsceen Bus Castlemaine Public Library Location: Bookings 212 Barker Street (DA), (entrance - Location: Email: Mechanics Lane), Castlemaine VIC 3450 212 Barker Street (DA), (entrance - [email protected] Telephone: Mechanics Lane), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Internet: (03) 5472 1458 Telephone: www.breastscreen.org.au (03) 5472 4865 FAX (03) 5472 1458 Email: Castlemaine District Community (03) 5472 4865 FAX [email protected] Email: Health Centre (CHIRP) Internet: [email protected] www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au Location: Internet: 13 Mostyn Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au Maldon Neighbourhood Centre 3450 Telephone: Goldfields Library Corporation Location: (03) 5479 1000 Cnr Church and Edwards St, Maldon VIC Location: Internet: 3463 Bendigo Library, 259 Hargreaves Street www.cdchcastlemaine.com.au Telephone: (DA), Bendigo VIC 3550 (03) 5475 2093 Telephone: Medical Clinics Email: (03) 5449 2700 [email protected] Contacts: (03) 5441 2247 FAX Internet: Mostyn Street Clinic Email: www.maldonnc.org.au (03) 5472 1255 [email protected] (03) 5472 2056 FAX Internet: Newstead Rural Transaction 11 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au Lyttleton Street Medical Clinic Centre (RTC) (03) 5472 3233 Maldon Athenaeum Library Location: 64 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Old Shire Offices, 45 Lyons Street, Botanical Gardens Health Clinic Location: 97 High Street, Maldon VIC 3463 Newstead VIC 3462 (03) 5472 1844 Telephone: (03) 5470 6144 FAX Postal: PO Box 219, Maldon VIC 3463 (03) 5476 2360 137 Cornish Street, Castlemaine VIC Email: 3450 Contacts: [email protected] Maldon Medical Clinic President - Joy Leneaux-Gale Internet: (03) 5475 2366 (03) 5475 1326 www.newstead.vic.au Chapel Street North, Maldon VIC 3463 PO Box 149, Maldon VIC 3463 Secretary - Liz Pollard National Diabetes Services (03) 5475 2370 Toy Library Scheme (NDSS) 151 High Street, Maldon VIC 3463 Toy Library Castlemaine and Location: Newstead Community Library District Community Health Centre (CHIRP), 13 Location: Location: Mostyn Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 RTC (Rural Transaction Centre) Lyons Venue, Maternal and Child Health Centre, Telephone: Street, Newstead VIC 3462 15 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5479 1000 Telephone: Postal: St John of God Pathology (03) 5476 2360 PO Box 384, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: Telephone: Location: [email protected] 0402 383 058 Kate 88 Forest Street (DA, next door to RSPCA Internet: shop), Castlemaine VIC 3450 wwwwnewsteadrtc.org Telephone: Contacts: (03) 5470 5091 Library Manager - Susan Redlande (03) 5476 6263 Susan Redlande

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Postal: LOCAL HISTORY Maldon Heritage Advisory PO Box 85, Chewton VIC 3451 Committee Telephone: Genealogy Contacts: (03) 5470 6131 Town Hall Refer to Mount Alexander Shire Council Internet: Births Deaths and Marriages (03) 5471 1700 www.chewton.net Registry. Victorian Communities, 25 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Contacts: Dept of PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Secretary - Bettie Exon (03) 5472 3892 Location: Mount Alexander Diggings www.chewton.net 595 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 PO Box 85, Chewton VIC 3451 Postal: Postal: Membership Sec. - Glen Harrison PO Box 125, Castlemaine VIC 3450 P O Box 4332, Melbourne VIC 3001 0419 337 804 Contacts: Telephone: [email protected] President - Friends of Mt Alexander 1300 369 367 Enquiries www.chewton.net Diggings (FOMAD) - Doug McConville Internet: President - Helen McGeachin (03) 5470 6332 www.bdm.vic.gov.au 0402 085 025 Visitor Information Centre www.chewton.net Historical Sites (03) 5471 1795 Market Building, Mostyn Street, Maldon Museum and Archive Beehive Gold Mine Castlemaine VIC 3450 Association Inc Internet: Mount Alexander Shire Heritage Location: www.parkweb.vic.gov.au Advisor Shire Gardens, Cnr Fountain and High Street, Maldon VIC 3463 Buda Historic Home and Gardens Location: Postal: Mount Alexander Shire Council, Civic Inc PO Box 235, Maldon VIC 3463 Centre, 27 Lyttleton Street (DA), Telephone: Location: Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5475 1633 42 Hunter Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC Postal: Internet: 3450 PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 www.maldonmuseum.com.au Telephone: Telephone: Contacts: (03) 5472 1032 Phone/FAX (03) 5471 1700 Appointments Secretary - Val Evans Email: Email: (03) 5475 2598 Enquiries [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Internet: Internet: www.budacastlemaine.org www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au Malmsbury Historical Society Faulder Watson Hall Historical Societies Postal: Location: PO Box 113, Malmsbury VIC 3446 206-208 Barker St (DA), Castlemaine VIC Castlemaine Historical Society Inc Email: [email protected] 3450 Location: Internet: Contacts: Old Court House, 7 Goldsmith Crescent, home.vicnet.net.au/~malmhist Secretary Pioneers and Old Residents - Castlemaine VIC 3450 Wilson Bunton Postal: Contacts: Vice President/Editor - Ian Thomas (03) 5472 3186 PO Box 655, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5423 9188 [email protected] Telephone: 0417 036 194 Mobile (03) 5470 6072 Operates Tuesdays Forest Creek Historic Gold [email protected] 9.00 am - 3.00pm Otherwise Message Secretary - Michael Todd Diggings Site Bank 0402 317 999 Email: Location: michaelinslaytodd.gmail.com Pyrenees Highway, Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] Contacts: Internet: Newstead and District Historical Part of Castlemaine Diggings National www.castlemainehistoricalsociety.com Society (NDHS) Heritage Park Contacts: 13 1963 Parks Victoria Information Executive Officer and Archivist/Liaison - Location: www.parkweb.vic.gov.au Alleyne Hockley Old Court House, Canrobert Street, PO Box 101, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5472 1425 Archivist/Liaison Newstead VIC 3462 Castlemaine Visitor Information Centre (03) 5470 6072 Executive Officer Postal: (03) 5471 1795 to book tours President - Carol Dorman C/O Post Office, Newstead VIC 3462 (03) 5471 1746 FAX (03) 5473 4429 Internet: Mostyn Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Secretary - Warwick Anderson home.vicnet.au/~newdhs/ (03) 5470 6072 Contacts: Herons Reef Gold Diggings Secretary - Dawn Angliss Chewton Domain Society Inc Location: (03) 5476 2006 Fryers Road, Fryerstown VIC 3451 (People and Places Exhibition) President - Derek Reid (03) 5476 2274 Contacts: Location: Parks Victoria Town Hall, Pyrenees Hwy, Chewton VIC 13 1963 General Parks Victoria 3451 Information Centre 24 hour service www.parkvic.vic.gov.au Matheson Road, Castlemaine VIC 3450

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Old Castlemaine Schoolboys Castlemaine Anglican Parish Association (Established 1912) PHILOSOPHIES AND Churches Internet: RELIGIONS Postal: Old Castlemaine Schoolboys Association PO Box 106, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Facebook Alternative Lifestyles Telephone: Contacts: (03) 5472 1137 Castlemaine Rectory Secretary - Peter Thompson Maldon Southern Cross Masonic Email: (03) 5472 2202 Annual Reunion 2nd Lodge [email protected] Saturday October Contacts: 123 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Anglican Parish Office Taradale Historical Group Inc Masonic Centre High Street, Maldon VIC (03) 5472 1137 Mon.-Fri.10.00am - 3463 2.00pm Location: Telephone: St John's Anglican Church Mechanics Institute, Taradale VIC 3447 (03) 5470 5395 Sec. - Arthur Lynch Archers Road, Chewton VIC 3451 Postal: Mount Alexander Sustainability St Mary's Anglican Church. Elphinstone Historical Group, Taradale VIC 3447 Christ Church, Castlemaine Contacts: Group (MASG) 8 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 President - Gay Buchanan Location: (03) 5423 2636 Castlemaine Assembly of God 325 Barker Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (CAOG) Museums Postal: PO Box 1043, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Castlemaine Art Gallery and Telephone: Venue - Campbells Creek Community Historical Museum (03) 5470 6978 Centre, Campbells Creek VIC Email: Postal: Location: [email protected] PO Box 570, Castlemaine VIC 3450 14 Lyttleton St, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Internet: Email: Postal: www.masg.org.au [email protected] PO Box 248, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Contacts: Telephone: Churches (Christian) Pastor - Paul Jenkins (03) 5472 2292 (03) 5472 4660 (03) 5470 6184 FAX Aglow International (Castlemaine Email: Branch) Castlemaine Presbyterian Church [email protected] Location: Location: Internet: Venue- Campbells Creek Community 11 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 www.castlemainegallery.com Centre, Campbells Creek VIC 3451 Telephone: Contacts: Contacts: (03) 5472 1197 Sec. - Lin MacDonald Director - Jennifer Kalionis President - Sandra Mitchell 0419 396 042 Rev. Hugh Price Chewton Town Hall (03) 5472 5147 Catholic Churches,Mount [email protected] Location: 41 Carol Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Alexander Shire Main Road, Chewton VIC 3451 Contacts: Telephone: Baptist Church Castlemaine *Saint Mary's Catholic Church -Castlemaine (03) 5470 6131 Only when hall Location: (03) 5472 1900 attended 20 Templeton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 76 Hargraves Street, Castlemaine VIC (03) 5472 3892 Sec./Bookings - Postal: 3450 Bettie Exon PO Box 569, Castlemaine VIC 3450 PO Box 151, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: Contacts: *Saint Annes Catholic Church- Newstead [email protected] Rev Jack Blankley (03) 5472 1900 Harcourt Valley Heritage and (03) 5472 1397 Manse (03) 5476 2210 Pat McBean Brett McArdle Tourist Centre Inc PO Box 151, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5473 4374 *Saint Laurence O'Toole Catholic Church - Sandon Location: Baptist Church Maldon ANA Hall, High Street, Harcourt VIC 3453 (03) 5472 1900 Postal: Location: (03) 5476 2382 Maureen Heagney PO Box 56, Harcourt VIC 3453 Cnr Templeton and Edwards Streets, PO Box 151, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Contacts: Maldon VIC 3463 *Saint Brigids - Maldon Secretary (Tourism) - Joan Lienhop Email: (03) 5472 1900 (03) 5474 2321 thealexanders@.com.au PO Box 151, Castlemaine VIC 3450 President (Heritage) - Neil Charter Contacts: Church of Christ Castlemaine (03) 5474 2618 Secretary - Gavin Alexander (03) 5475 2338 Location: 4 Warnoc Street, Maldon VIC 3463 66 Blakely Road, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: (03) 5470 5381 Office Email: [email protected] Contacts:

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Minister - Blair Davis Maldon Anglican Parish Churches Civil Celebrants (03) 5470 5965 Contacts: Castlemaine Johanine Community Assoc. Minister - Julie Davis Fiona Goy (03) 5470 5965 (03) 5475 2221 For information re Location: Grace Church Castlemaine Inc. Parish Churches Venue: Phone for Details [email protected] Postal: Location: *Holy Trinity Church Maldon PO Box 412, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Venue, Senior Citizens Hall, Mechanics High Street, Maldon VIC 3463 Contacts: Lane, Castlemaine VIC 3450 *All Saint Newstead Anglican Church Pastor - Kenneth Killeen Contacts: Panmure Street, (03) 5476 2022 Pastor - Roger Thurecht [email protected] (03) 5474 2285 Salvation Army, Castlemaine Corps Sue Ingleton (Civil Celebrant) Greek Orthodox Church Location: Postal: Location: Citadel, 47 Kennedy Street, (Near Railway PO Box 266, Castlemaine VIC 3450 3 Marong Rd, Iron Bark Via, Bendigo VIC Station), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: 3550 Telephone: (03) 5472 2233 Postal: (03) 5470 5389 0404 098 920 PO Box 356, Bendigo VIC 3550 Contacts: Email: Telephone: Lieutenant - Judy Shaw [email protected] (03) 5441 6800 Bendigo www.salvationarmy.org.au Internet: www.suzanne.com.au Holy Trinity Anglican Church Seventh-Day Adventist Church Maldon Location: RECREATIONAL Location: Cnr Barker and Campbell Streets, High Street, Maldon VIC 3463 Castlemaine VIC 3450 FACILITIES Postal: Postal: PO Box 128, Maldon VIC 3463 PO Box 330, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Camping Grounds Telephone: Contacts: (03) 5475 2221 Info. - Fiona Goy Marie Girvan Bushwalking Victoria Email: (03) 5472 1884 Postal: [email protected] 7 Blakely Road, Castlemaine VIC 3450 PO Box 1007, Templestowe VIC 3106 Jehovahs Witness Uniting Church - Harcourt Telephone: (03) 8846 4131 Location: Location: (03) 9846 7473 Fax Kingdom Hall, Bendigo VIC 3550 Buckley Street, Harcourt VIC 3453 Email: Contacts: Contacts: [email protected] Bendigo Central Congregation Marie Twyford Internet: (03) 5443 4135 (03) 5474 2739 www.bushwalkingvictoria.org.au Golden Square Congregation [email protected] (03) 5443 1429 P.O Box 1, Harcourt VIC 3453 Great Dividing Trail Association (GDTA) Inc Liberty Christian Life Centre Uniting Church - Yandoit Postal: Location: Contacts: Great Dividing Trail Association, PO Box Venue - Campbells Creek Community Don Morrison 429, Daylesford VIC 3460 Centre, Elizabeth Street (DA), Campbells (03) 5476 4245 Telephone: Creek VIC 3451 12 Morrison Drive, Yandoit VIC 3461 0477 968 579 Contacts: Email: Pastor - Paul Jenkins Uniting Church of Australia - [email protected] (03) 5472 4660 Castlemaine Parish Internet: 0409 333 965 Mobile Location: www.gdt.org.au Email: [email protected] Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 PO Box 570, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Parks Victoria (DSE) Lutheran Church (Castlemaine) (03) 5470 5702 Location: Email: Location: Matheson Road, Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] Postal: Venue: Seventh Day Adventist Church, Cnr Internet: Barker and Campbell Sts, Castlemaine VIC PO Box 101, Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] 3450 Telephone: Contacts: Contacts: 13 1963 24 hour service General Margaret Levecke Pastor - Nathan Glover Parks Vic Information Centre 37 Gaffney Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5441 5021 (03) 5470 4000 Castlemaine Office Uniting Church Newstead - Karyn Maloney [email protected] Internet: (03) 5472 1004 Manse, 3 Walker Drive, Bendigo VIC www.parkweb.vic.gov.au Castlemaine and District Parish Office 3550 (03) 5472 1489

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Conference Facilities and Castlemaine Senior Citizens Faulder Watson Hall Halls for Hire Clubrooms Hall Location: 206-208 Barker St (DA), Castlemaine VIC Barfold Hall Location: Mechanics Lane (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: 3450 Contacts: 1909 Redesdale Road-Kyneton Road, Telephone: Secretary Pioneers and Old Residents - Barfold VIC 3444 (03) 5471 1700 Bookings Wilson Bunton Contacts: Contacts: (03) 5472 3186 Booking Officer - Su Mitton Town Hall Reception [email protected] (03) 5423 4196 (03) 5471 1700 Guildford Music Hall 1910 Redesdale Road, Barfold VIC 3444 [email protected] www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au Location: Baringhup Community Committee PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Guildford Family Hotel, Midland Highway, Guildford VIC 3451 Location: Chewton Community and Senior Baringhup Hall, Burke Street, Baringhup VIC Contacts: 3463 Citizens Centre Hall Hall Bookings - Guildford Family Hotel (03) 5473 4215 Contacts: Location: Hall Hire - Jackie Brown 201 Main Road/Pyrenees Highway, Guildford Public Hall (03) 5475 2547 Chewton VIC 3451 415 Waterson Road, Baringhup Vic 3463 Postal: Location: Cnr Fryers and Templeton Streets, Guildford Barkers Creek Hall and C/- Chewton Post Office, Chewton VIC 3451 Telephone: VIC 3451 Recreation Reserve Committee (03) 5470 5639 Hall Email: Postal: (03) 5473 3357 Secretary - Valda [email protected] Contacts: 17 Peelers Road, Harcourt VIC 3453 Casbolt Contacts: Contacts: Chair Person - Greg Edward (03) 5473 4331 Secretary - Margaret Grant Hall Booking Officer - Dorothy Pollard 0418 252 671 Mobile (03) 5474 2696 also for Hall Hire (03) 5472 3297 [email protected] Campbells Creek Community Chewton Town Hall Harcourt ANA Hall Centre (CCC) Location: Main Road, Chewton VIC 3451 Location: Location: High Street, Harcourt VIC 3453 Elizabeth Street (DA), Campbells Creek Telephone: (03) 5470 6131 Only when hall Postal: VIC 3451 PO Box 56, Harcourt VIC 3453 Contacts: attended (03) 5472 3892 Sec./Bookings - Contacts: Secretary - Rev Paul Jenkins Neil Charter (03) 5472 4660 Bettie Exon Email: (03) 5474 2618 Castlemaine Botanic Gardens Hall [email protected] Harcourt Leisure Centre Location: Continuing Education Inc - Location: Botanic Gardens, Downes Road, Castlemaine and District 63 Binghams Road (DA), Harcourt VIC 3453 Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: Location: Contacts: PO Box 25, Harcourt VIC 3453 30 Templeton Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC Mount Alexander Shire Offices Contacts: 3450 (03) 5471 1700 Bookings Secretary - George Milford Postal: Lyttleton Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC (03) 5474 2426 PO Box 343, Castlemaine VIC 3450 3450 Bookings - John Jenkin Telephone: PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC (03) 5474 2226 (03) 5472 3299 Castlemaine Goldfields Football (03) 5472 3926 FAX Harcourt North Community Hall Club (Soccer) Email: [email protected] Location: Postal: Cnr McIvor and Chaplins Road, Harcourt PO Box 236, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Elphinstone Recreation Hall VIC 3453 Telephone: (Administered By Elphinstone Postal: (03) 5473 4384 Info. - Bill Burris Community Facility) 506 North Harcourt Road, North Harcourt 0408 369 097 Sec. - Andrew Butt VIC 3453 Internet: Location: Telephone: www.castlemainesoccerclub.org Cnr Elphinstone and Sutton Grange Road, (03) 5474 2229 Bookings - Colin Castlemaine Presbyterian Church Elphinstone VIC 3448 Pickering Contacts: Hall Elphinstone Community Facilities- Secretary Maldon Athenaeum Reserve and Location: - Maree Priestley Hall 13 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Hall bookings - C/- Elphinstone Post Office Location: Telephone: (03) 5473 3200 Behind the Athenaeum Library, High Street. (03) 5470 6652 Bookings - Geoff (Used regularly by Maldon RSL), Maldon Walker VIC 3463

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Contacts: Town Hall - Reception President - Joy Leneaux-Gale (03) 5471 1700 West End Hall and Recreation (03) 5475 1326 [email protected] Reserve (West Castlemaine PO Box 149, Maldon VIC 3463 www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au Progress Ass'n) Maldon Community Centre Hall Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Location: View Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 2 Francis Street, Maldon VIC 3463 Salvation Army, Castlemaine Contacts: Postal: Corps Secretary - George Forster PO Box 131, Maldon VIC 3463 (03) 5472 1506 Location: 4 McEwan Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Contacts: Citadel, 47 Kennedy Street, (Near Railway Secretary - Kath Hanson Station), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Parks and Gardens (03) 5475 2705 Telephone: Hall Bookings - Karen Smith (03) 5470 5389 Bells Swamp Bridgewater Road 0439 436 664 Mobile Contacts: Contacts: Maldon Masonic Lodge Hall Lieutenant - Judy Shaw Parks Victoria www.salvationarmy.org.au Location: (03) 5470 4000 Castlemaine Office (03) 5470 4013 FAX High Street (diagonally opposite Bowling South Muckleford Public Hall and Club), Maldon VIC 3463 Recreation Reserve www.parkweb.vic.gov.au Telephone: Parks Victoria Information Line 13 1963, PO Box 101, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5470 5395 Bookings - Arthur Location: Lynch 117 Symes Rd., South Muckleford VIC 3462 Telephone: Botanic Gardens Mechanics Hall Fryerstown (03) 5472 2032 Ken Woodman Location: (Burke and Wills Hall) 0455 141 628 Cnr Walker Street & Downes Road, St Marys Catholic Church Hall Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Postal: Cnr Hall and Camp Streets, Fryerstown VIC Location: PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 3451 Cnr Lyttleton and Hargraves Street, Contacts: Contacts: Castlemaine VIC 3450 Mount Alexander Shire Council Offices Secretary - Pat Cubeta Postal: (03) 5471 1700 Enquiries and (03) 5473 4373 AH PO Box 151, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Bookings (03) 5472 1284 BH Contacts: Castlemaine Street, Fryerstown VIC Friends of Kalimna Park Bookings 3451 (03) 5472 1900 Internet: Metcalfe Hall Committee Sutton Grange Hall www.kalimnapark.org.au Contacts: Contacts: Postal: Jules Walsh Ginge Wait 14 Broad Street (cnr Faraday/Bendigo 0435 058 749 (03) 5423 2635 Bookings Road), Sutton Grange VIC 3448 [email protected] 30 Cascades Road, Metcalfe VIC 3448 Contacts: Kaweka Park Wildflower Reserve/ Muckleford Community Centre Secretary - Jenny Leisham 0427 931 391 Management Committee Location: Walmer Muckleford Road, Muckleford VIC Taradale Hall - Committee of Location: 3451 Management Hargraves Street, Castemaine VIC 3450 Postal: Postal: 239 School Road, Muckleford VIC 3451 Location: PO Box 212, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Contacts: High Street, Taradale VIC 3447 Contacts: Secretary Committee of Management - Ros Postal: Lesley Perkins Morris Post Office, Taradale VIC 3447 (03) 5472 3124 0400 542 447 Contacts: Maldon Shire Gardens Secretary/Treasurer - Peter Henderson Newstead Community Centre (03) 5423 2574 Location: (NCC) Wesley Hill Hall Mount Alexander Shire Office, 25 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Location: Postal: Lyons St, Newstead VIC 3462 149 Duke St, Pyrenees Highway (DA), PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: Wesley Hill, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: PO Box 180, Newstead VIC 3462 Postal: (03) 5471 1700 Contacts: PO Box 12, Chewton VIC 3451 Contacts: Hall Booking - Newstead R.T.C. Telephone: Parks Superintendent (03) 5476 2360 0428 465 848 Sec. - Joe Henry Mount Alexander Shire Council, Ray Bradfield Room Email: [email protected] Parks and Gardens Department Location: Internet: Location: Victory Park (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] Contacts: Mount Alexander Shire Council, Bull St, Depot, Castlemaine VIC 3450

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Postal: Campbells Creek Recreation P.O.Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Graces Flat Reserve Reserve Telephone: Location: (03) 5471 1700 Location: Chewton VIC 3451 Fryers Road, Campbells Creek VIC 3451 Telephone: Reserves Contacts: (03) 5471 1700 M.A.S.C. Baringhup Sports Oval President - Brad Cross Email: (03) 5472 3912 [email protected] Contacts: 0418 381 793 Internet: Dale Farnsworth [email protected] www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au (03) 5475 2302 BH 74 Fryers Road, Campbells Creek VIC Goulburn Murray Water, Cairn Curran 3451 Guildford Saddle Club and VIC 3463 Castlemaine Diggings National Recreation Reserve Barkers Creek Hall and Heritage Park Location: Recreation Reserve Committee Reserve Road, Guildford VIC 3451 Location: Postal: Postal: Castlemaine Office, Matheson St,, C/- Post Office, Guildford VIC 3451 17 Peelers Road, Harcourt VIC 3453 Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Contacts: Postal: (03) 5348 6586 Sec. - Melissa Cowan Secretary - Margaret Grant P.O Box 101, Castlemaine VIC 3450 0411 430 311 Fran Reed (03) 5474 2696 also for Hall Hire Internet: Email: www.parkweb.vic.gov.au [email protected] Big Tree Park, Guildford Contacts: Contacts: Parks Victoria Harcourt Recreation Reserve 13 1963 Parks Vic. Info Line Mount Alexander Shire Council Office Postal: www.parkweb.vic.gov.au (03) 5471 1700 PO Box 25, Harcourt VIC 3453 PO Box 101, Castlemaine VIC 3450 25 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Contacts: PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Castlemaine Sunken Oval Booking Officer - John Jenkin Bill Woodfull Recreation Reserve- (03) 5474 2226 Location: PO Box 25, Harcourt VIC 3453 Maldon C/- M.A.S.C. Civic Centre, 27 Lyttleton St., Postal: Castlemaine VIC 3450 John Powell Reserve, Guildford Postal: PO Box 244, Maldon VIC 3463 Location: PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Contacts: Fryers Street, Guildford VIC 3451 Telephone: Mount Alexander Shire Council Office Contacts: (03) 5471 1700 Enquiries (03) 5471 1700 Reception Chairman of John Powell Committee of Email: PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Management - Brian Adams [email protected] President - Mandy Webb (03) 5473 4084 Internet: (03) 5475 1203 Lot 4 Davis Street, Guildford VIC 3451 www. mountalexander.vic.gov.au Cairn Curran Picnic Ground Maldon Racecourse Recreation Expedition Pass Reservoir Reserve Reserve (C/maine Diggings Nat. Park) Postal: Location: Postal: Cairn Curran Reservoir, Via Maldon, Maldon Cnr Bendigo and Lewis Roads, Maldon VIC PO Box 101, Castlemaine VIC 3450 VIC 3463 3463 Telephone: Contacts: Contacts: 13 1963 Parks Victoria Dale Farnsworth Secretary - Amanda Long Internet: (03) 5475 2302 (03) 5475 1173 Goulburn Murray Water, Cairn Curran Via, www.parkweb.vic.gov.au [email protected] Maldon VIC 3463 Fryers Ridge Flora Reserve 69 Lewis Road, Maldon VIC 3463 Camp Reserve (C. O. M.) Contacts: Maldon State Battery Location: Parks Victoria Contacts: Forrest street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5470 4000 Castlemaine Office See Maldon Historic Reserve Postal: (03) 5470 4013 FAX (03) 5470 4000 Castlemaine Office PO Box 898, Castlemaine VIC 3450 www.parkweb.vic.gov.au (03) 5470 4013 FAX Telephone: Parks Victoria Information Line 13 1963, www.parkweb.vic.gov.au 0413 339 058 Secretary - Deb Hamilton PO Box 101, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Parks Victoria Information Line 13 1963, (03) 5472 1548 Glenluce Mineral Springs Reserve PO Box 101, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: [email protected] Contacts: Metcalfe Flora Reserve Internet: Part of Castlemaine Diggings National Contacts: www.campreserve,com.au Heritage Park Parks Victoria - Castlemaine 13 1963 Parks Victoria Information (03) 5470 4000 Castlemaine Office Centre (03) 5470 4013 FAX www.parkweb.vic.gov.au www.parkweb.vic.gov.au Matheson Rd, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Parks Victoria Information Line 13 1963, PO Box 101, Castlemaine VIC 3450

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Metcalfe Recreation Reserve Location: Lyons Street, Newstead VIC 3462 Taradale Mineral Springs Contacts: Contacts: Committee Representative - Jacinta Blaskett Mount Alexander Shire Council Postal: (03) 5423 2647 Phone/FAX (03) 5471 1700 Michael Pettigrew, C/- Taradale Post Office, [email protected] Mount Alexander Regional Park Contacts: www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au Chair - Michael Pettigrew Contacts: Civic Centre, Lyttleton St. (DA), (03) 5423 2282 Parks Victoria Castlemaine VIC 3450 Taradale Mineral Springs Park (03) 5470 4000 Castlemaine Office - North British Mine Matheson Rd Contacts: (03) 5470 4013 FAX Contacts: Mount Alexander Shire Offices 13 1963 Parks Vic Information Line See Maldon Historic Reserve (Parks (03) 5471 1700 Town Hall for www.parkweb.vic.org.au Victoria) Information www.parkweb.vic.gov.au PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Mount Tarrengower Parks Victoria Information Line 13 1963, Contacts: PO Box 101, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Taradale Recreation Reserve See Maldon Historic Reserve (Parks Oak Forest Park Harcourt Postal: Victoria) C/- Taradale Post Office, Taradale VIC 3447 (03) 5470 4000 Castlemaine Office Contacts: Telephone: (03) 5470 4013 FAX Ballarat District Manager, Hancocks (03) 5423 2127 President - Richard 13 1963 Parks Vic Info Line Plantation Shill http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au (03) 5339 0007 Parks Victoria Information Line 13 1963, Union Hill Lookout Parks Victoria (DSE) Muckleford Recreation Reserve Contacts: Location: See Maldon Historic Reserve (Parks Location: Matheson Road, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Victoria) Maldon Road, Muckleford VIC 3451 Postal: www.parkweb.vic.gov.au Contacts: PO Box 101, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Parks Victoria Information Line 13 1963, Secretary - John Murdoch Telephone: PO Box 101, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5472 2727 13 1963 24 hour service General Newstead Memorial Park Parks Vic Information Centre Vaughan Mineral Springs (03) 5470 4000 Castlemaine Office Contacts: Contacts: Internet: Part of Castlemaine Diggings National Department of Sustainability and www.parkweb.vic.gov.au Heritage Park Environment 13 1963 Parks Victoria Information (03) 5470 4000 BH Picnic Ground Reserve, Line (03) 5470 4013 FAX Baringhup www.parkweb.vic.gov.au 13 1963 Parks Vic Info Line Contacts: PO Box 101, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Matheson Rd, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Cairn Curran Reservoir - Manager Dale PO Box 101, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Farnsworth Victory Park Castlemaine Newstead Racecourse and (03) 5475 2302 Location: Recreation Reserve (NRRRCM) Goulburn Murray Water, Cairn Curran C/- M.A.S.C. Civic Centre, 27 Lyttleton St., VIC 3463 Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: South German Mine Postal: McNabb Road, Newstead VIC 3462 PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: Contacts: Telephone: P O Box 55, Newstead VIC 3462 See Maldon Historic Reserve (Parks (03) 5471 1700 Enquiries Email: Victoria) Email: [email protected] www.parkweb.vic.gov.au [email protected] Contacts: Parks Victoria Information Line 13 1963, Internet: President - Rob Sewell PO Box 101, Castlemaine VIC 3450 wwwmountalexander.vic.gov.au (03) 5476 2296 0408 129 152 South Muckleford Recreation Wattle Flat Reserve Vice-President - Vanessa Boyack Reserve Postal: (03) 5476 2270 Contacts: PO Box 759, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Newstead Recreation Reserve Department of Sustainabilty and Telephone: Environment DSE 0438 321 342 Ellie Jacks - President Location: 13 1963 Parks Vic Info Line Panmure Street, Newstead VIC 3462 Matheson Rd, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Wesley Hill Recreation Reserve Contacts: Location: Secretary - Don Culvenor Sutton Grange Recreation Mc Grath Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5476 2335 Reserve Contacts: 0427 573 536 President - Ken Maddern 11 Codrington Street, Newstead VIC 3462 Postal: Jennings Hill Road, Sutton Grange VIC 3448 0407 508 387 Newstead Rotunda Park Contacts: [email protected] Matt Davis PO Box 719, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5474 8233 0409 029 412 Mobile Jennings Hill Road, Sutton Grange VIC 3448

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West End Hall and Recreation Castlemaine War Memorial Sports Reserve (West Castlemaine Stadium RECREATION AND Progress Ass'n) Location: SPORTS McGrath Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Postal: View Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Angling PO Box 68, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Contacts: Telephone: Secretary - George Forster Castlemaine Angling Club (03) 5472 2739 (03) 5472 1506 Contacts: Location: 4 McEwan Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Manager - Geraldine Delmenico Venue: West End Hall, View Street, Western Oval Castlemaine (03) 5472 4996 Castlemaine VIC 3450 0447 027 045 Mobile Postal: Contacts: PO Box 575, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Mount Alexander Shire Council Chewton Swimming Pool Contacts: (03) 5471 1700 Ken Johnston Location: 25 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 0400 608 082 Pyrenees Highway, Chewton VIC 3451 PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: Fishing licence Information - Show Grounds PO Box 113, Chewton VIC 3451 Customer Service Line Telephone: Castlemaine and District (03) 5472 3272 outdoor/seasonal Telephone: Agricultural Society 0498 637 534 Pool Coordinator 136186. Email: Location: [email protected] Athletics 11 Forest St, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Internet: Maldon Fire Brigade Running Postal: www.chewtonpool.com PO Box 65, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Team Harcourt Swimming Pool Telephone: Location: (03) 5472 1548 Office (open last two Location: Maldon Fire Brigade, PO Box 60, Maldon weeks in October) Bridge Street, Harcourt VIC 3453 VIC 3463 0413 339 058 Mobile Telephone: Contacts: Email: (03) 5474 2484 outdoor/seasonal Maldon Contact - Peter Thomson [email protected] Contacts: (03) 5472 2202 Internet: Mount Alexander Shire Council www.castlemaineshow.com (03) 5471 1700 Archery Contacts: (03) 5444 3360 Chewton Bowmen Inc Debbie Hamilton Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 0413 339 058 Mobile PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: (03) 5472 1548 BH Maldon Swimming Pool Club House, 663 Pyrenees Hwy, (look for Maldon and Baringhup roadside sign "Chewton Archery Park", Agricultural Society Inc Location: Chewton VIC 3451 Hospital Street (Behind Primary School), Postal: Location: Maldon VIC 3463 PO Box 281, Castlemaine VIC Venue - Racecourse Reserve, Lewis Road, Postal: Telephone: Maldon VIC 3463 PO Box 307, Maldon VIC 3463 0400 258 847 Trevor Hall Internet: Telephone: Internet: www.maldonshow.org (03) 5475 2074 outdoor/seasonal www.chewtonbowmen.com Contacts: (03) 5444 3360 President - Peter Baker Badminton 0407 843 019 Mount Alexander Shire Council, [email protected] Recreation Department Castlemaine Badminton Club Sports Facilities Location: Telephone: M.A.S.C. Civic Centre, 27 Lyttleton St. (DA), (03) 5472 1490 Contact - Naomi Castlemaine Outdoor Swimming Castlemaine VIC 3450 Jones 0408 544 887 Pool Postal: PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Basketball Location: Telephone: Lake Augusta Drive, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5471 1700 Castlemaine Cannons Basketball Telephone: (03) 5472 1873 outdoor/seasonal Newstead and District Swimming Association Inc Contacts: Pool Inc. Location: Mount Alexander Shire Council Offices Venue:, Castlemaine War Memorial Location: (03) 5471 1700 Stadium, Mc Grath Street (DA), Castlemaine 6 Panmure Street, Newstead VIC 3462 (03) 5444 3360 VIC 3450 Telephone: Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: (03) 5476 2200 outdoor/seasonal PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 PO Box 659, Castlemaine VIC Contacts: Contacts: Committee of Management Treasurer - Geraldine Delmenico (03) 5476 2688 (03) 5472 4996 0447 027 045

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Postal: Telephone: Billiards PO Box 21, Castlemaine VIC 3450 0428 619 939 Sec. Jim Gray Billiards Club - Castlemaine Telephone: Email: (03) 5472 1235 Club Rooms [email protected] Location: Email: Internet: Venue- Castlemaine Sports Stadium, [email protected] cdca.cricketvictoria.com.au McGrath Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Contacts: Postal: President, Ladies Section - Maureen Castlemaine United Cricket Club C/- P. O., Chewton VIC 3451 (03) 5472 2539 Location: Telephone: [email protected] Venue: Camp Reserve, Castlemaine VIC 0402 085 025 President - Helen McGeachin Maldon Bowling Club Inc 3450 Contacts: Bowling Clubs (Indoor) Location: Andrew Brennan Castlemaine and District Carpet Club House, Cnr High and Parker Streets, 0408 775 626 Bowls Association Maldon VIC 3463 [email protected] Postal: PO Box 549, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: PO Box 73, Maldon VIC 3463 Venue - Castlemaine Bowling Club,, 17-27 Telephone: Elphinstone Cricket Club Berkely St., Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5475 2200 Manager - Rod Location: Telephone: Walker Venue: Oliver's Lane, Elphinstone VIC 3448 (03) 5472 1235 C/maine Bowling Maldon Petanque Club Contacts: Club President - David Beynon Contacts: Location: 0413 165 084 Secretary Carpet Bowls Association - Val Cnr Adair & Chapel Street, St Bridget's [email protected] Penrose Church, 2pm, second Saturday of month, PO Box 381, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5472 3505 (also Sec. Winter Maldon VIC 3463 Season Apr - Oct) Contacts: Guildford Cricket Club PO Box 23, Campbells Creek VIC 3451 Secretary - George Forster Location: Elphinstone Carpet Bowls (03) 5472 1506 Home Ground - Midland Hwy., Castlemaine Newstead Bowling Club VIC 3450 Association Postal: Location: Postal: P O Box 52, Guildford VIC 3451 Venue: Elphinstone Hall PO Box 77, Newstead VIC 3462 Telephone: Postal: Telephone: 0417 503 417 Contact -Tennnille Thomas C/- Post Office, Elphinstone VIC 3448 (03) 5476 2508 Newstead Bowling Email: Contacts: Club Rooms [email protected] Jean Pollard Harcourt Cricket Club (03) 5473 3264 Cricket Clubs Barkers Creek Cricket Club Postal: Harcourt Carpet Bowls Club PO Box 58, Harcourt VIC 3453 (Winter) Location: Telephone: Location: Home Ground - Peelers Rd., Barkers Creek 0400 678 988 Sec. Brian Brasher Venue: Harcourt Leisure Centre (DA), VIC 3451 0437 762 981 Lachlan Mika Harcourt VIC 3453 Postal: Email: Telephone: P. O. Box 325, Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] Email: (03) 5474 2453 Loretta Rice - Muckleford Cricket Club Secretary [email protected] (03) 5474 2226 John Jenkin - Internet: Postal: President barkerscreek.vic.cricket.com.au PO Box 626, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Contacts: Contacts: Bowling Clubs (Lawn) Shane Renfree Secretary - Chris Edwards (03) 5472 1092 (03) 5470 5246 Campbells Creek Bowling Club P. O. Box 935, Castlemaine VIC 3450 President - Chris Cole Location: Campbells Creek Colts Cricket 0418 142 977 Venue: 100 Main Road, Campbells Creek Club Newstead Cricket Club VIC 3451 Telephone: Location: Postal: (03) 5472 1934 Club Rooms Campbells Creek Recreations Reserve, PO Box 5, Newstead VIC 3462 Email: Contacts: Telephone: [email protected] Secretary - Jackie Beith (03) 5470 5299 Ian Garsed Contacts: 0419 821 387 Email: Secretary - Bob Cumming [email protected] [email protected] (03) 5472 1309 AH Castlemaine and District Cricket North Castlemaine Cricket Club Castlemaine Bowling Club Inc Association Inc Location: Location: Postal: Venue: Elsie Palmer Field, Wesley Hill VIC 17-27 Berkeley Street, Castlemaine VIC PO Box 141, Castlemaine VIC 3450 3450

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Postal: Contacts: PO Box 318, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Walks and Bicycling Advisory President - Kathie Teasdale Telephone: Committee - Mt Alexander 0447 305 343 Mobile 0400 025 501 President - Paul Wicks Location: [email protected] Email: Mt Alexander Shire Council, Civic Centre, [email protected] Maldon Football/Netball Club Inc Lyttleton Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 u (MNFC) Postal: Internet: PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: northcastlemaine.vic cricket.com.au/ Telephone: Venue: Bill Woodfull Reserve, Maldon VIC Taradale Cricket Club (03) 5471 1700 3463 Email: Postal: Postal: [email protected] PO Box 223, Maldon VIC 3463 C/- Taradale Post Office, Taradale VIC 3447 Internet: Contacts: Telephone: www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au Secretary - Barry Phillips 0419 398 157 Contact - Lyndon Wearing (03) 5475 2132 0431 818 285 Conntact - Matt Waters Darts Email: Newstead Football/Netball Club [email protected] Castlemaine Darts Location: Internet: Location: Venue: Panmure Street, Newstead VIC 3462 taradale.cricketvictoria.com.au Venue: Red Hill Hotel, Pyrenees Hwy, Postal: Taradale Junior Cricket Club Chewton VIC 3451 PO Box 103, Newstead VIC 3462 Telephone: Contacts: Location: (03) 5472 2317 Rod Entwhistle Venue: Taradale Cricket Ground VIC 0417 128 611 Mobile Postal: Red Hill Hotel Social and Darts [email protected] C/O Post Office, Taradale VIC 3447 Club Newstead Junior Football Club Croquet Location: Red Hill Hotel, Main Road (Pyrenees Location: Croquet Club -Castlemaine Highway), Chewton VIC 3451 Panmure Street, Newstead VIC 3462 Contacts: Location: Telephone: (03) 5472 2317 Di Bird Kylie Richardson Berkeley Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5476 2029 Telephone: Football Clubs 0428 762 029 Mobile (03) 5472 1235 Bowling Club Contacts: Campbells Creek Football/Netball Newstead Youth Club President - Doug McConville Club (Football/Netball) (03) 5470 6332 0428 944 953 Location: Location: Secretary - John Brennan Venue: Fryers Road, Campbells Creek VIC Panmure Street, Newstead VIC 3462 (03) 5472 2760 3451 Postal: Postal: PO Box 103, Newstead VIC 3462 Maldon Croquet Club 199 Main Rd, Campbells Creek VIC 3451 Telephone: Postal: Telephone: (03) 5476 2029 Info - Kylie PO Box 157, Maldon VIC 3463 (03) 5472 3438 Club Rooms Richardson 0428 762 029 Contacts: Campbells Creek Junior Football Secretary - Tony Kane Wesley Hill Junior Football Club (03) 5475 2973 Club President - Leo Farrell Contacts: Location: (03) 5475 1145 President - Rob Douglass Venue: Wesley Hill Oval, Wesley Hill VIC 3450 Newstead Croquet Club Inc 0418 580 098 Mobile (03) 5470 6419 Contacts: Location: PO Box 94, Campbells Creek VIC 3451 David Maltby 5 Hillier St, Newstead VIC 3462 0418 633 857 Castlemaine Football/Netball Club Contacts: Winters Flat Junior Football Club Kerry Inc (03) 5476 2315 Location: Postal: Venue: Stadium Football Ground, Cycling PO Box 450, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Cycling Club - Castlemaine (03) 5472 1440 Jarryd Millard Golf Clubs Email: Location: [email protected] Castlemaine Golf Club Inc McGrath Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Internet: Location: Postal: www.castlemainefnc.com PO Box 359, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Castlemaine Golf Club Inc., Pyrenees Contacts: Harcourt Football/Netball Club Highway, Muckleford VIC 3451 Events Co-ordinator - Shirley Amy Postal: Postal: 0418 899 066 PO Box 147, Castlemaine VIC 3450 PO Box 12, Harcourt VIC 3453 [email protected] Telephone: www.castlemainecyclingclub.org.au (03) 5472 1682 Club House

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Internet: www.castlemainegolf.com Martial Arts Harcourt Football/Netball Club Maldon Golf Club Inc Kentokan Karate Postal: PO Box 12, Harcourt VIC 3453 Location: Location: Contacts: Golf Links Road, Maldon VIC 3463 Wesley Hill Hall,149 Duke Street, Chewton President - Kathie Teasdale Postal: VIC 3451 0447 305 343 Mobile PO Box 50, Maldon VIC 3463 Telephone: [email protected] Telephone: 0402 077 137 Brendan, Instructor (03) 5475 2005 Club House Harcourt Lions Junior Netball Martial Arts (Kick Boxing and Club Mount Alexander Golf Club Inc Karate) Contacts: Location: Location: Secretary - Kathie Teasdale Wimble St, Castlemaine VIC 3450 St Mary's Church Hall, Tuesday Nights, 0447 305 343 Postal: Telephone: [email protected] PO Box 91, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5475 1111 Jason Gray - Telephone: Instructor Maldon Football/Netball Club Inc (03) 5472 3969 Club House Internet: (MNFC) Horse Riding [email protected] Location: Netball Venue: Bill Woodfull Reserve, Maldon VIC Baringhup Trail Riders Inc 3463 Telephone: Campbells Creek Football/Netball Postal: 0419 359 073 Pres. - David Wallace Club PO Box 223, Maldon VIC 3463 0417 368 048 Sharon Cook Contacts: Location: Email: Secretary - Barry Phillips Venue: Fryers Road, Campbells Creek VIC [email protected] (03) 5475 2132 3451 Internet: Postal: Newstead Football/Netball Club www.athra.com.au 199 Main Rd, Campbells Creek VIC 3451 Location: Castlemaine and District Adult Telephone: Venue: Panmure Street, Newstead VIC 3462 Riders Club (03) 5472 3438 Club Rooms Postal: Castlemaine and District Netball PO Box 103, Newstead VIC 3462 Postal: Contacts: PO Box 298, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Assoc Inc Rod Entwhistle Telephone: Location: 0417 128 611 Mobile 0417 166 015 Pres. - W J Quirk Venue :Wesley Hill Sports Complex, [email protected] Castlemaine Pony Club Postal: Newstead Youth Club PO Box 362, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Telephone: (Football/Netball) Venue - Wattle Flat Reserve, Richards 0402 718 681 Jan Hull Road, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Email: Panmure Street, Newstead VIC 3462 Postal: [email protected] PO Box 563, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: Internet: PO Box 103, Newstead VIC 3462 Guildford Saddle Club and www.castlemainedistrictna.vic.netball.com.au Telephone: Recreation Reserve / (03) 5476 2029 Info - Kylie Castlemaine Football/Netball Club Richardson Location: 0428 762 029 Reserve Road, Guildford VIC 3451 Inc Norwood Hill Netball Club Postal: Postal: C/- Post Office, Guildford VIC 3451 PO Box 450, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Telephone: Telephone: Venue : Wesley Hill Netball Court, (03) 5348 6586 Sec. - Melissa Cowan (03) 5472 1440 Jarryd Millard Postal: 0411 430 311 Fran Reed Email: 78 Duke Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: [email protected] Contacts: [email protected] Internet: President - Jackie Mclean Maldon Pony Club www.castlemainefnc.com 0447 674 823 Location: Castlemaine Social Netball Club Sailing Racecourse Reserve, Maldon VIC 3463 (Adult Women) Telephone: Cairn Curran Sailing Club Location: (03) 5448 8385 Julie Robbins Location: 0407 327 055 Wesley Hill Stadium (Wed., 7:30pm - Oct.- April, not Jan.), Venue: Club House, Cairn Curran Reservoir Telephone: (Near Baringhup) (03) 5470 5400 Pres.- Anne Maree Postal: (03) 5470 6341 Sec.-Kirsten PO Box 126, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: [email protected]

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Internet: ccsc.org.au Swimming Maldon Swimming Pool Contacts: Castlemaine Amateur Swimming Location: Michael Monk Hospital Street (Behind Primary School), 0417 513 132 Club Maldon VIC 3463 Shooting Postal: Postal: PO Box 846, Castlemaine VIC 3450 PO Box 307, Maldon VIC 3463 Castlemaine Gun Club Telephone: Castlemaine Outdoor Swimming (03) 5475 2074 outdoor/seasonal Location: Pool (03) 5444 3360 Club Rooms, Colles Road, Moonlight Flat, Contacts: Location: Castlemaine VIC 3450 Mount Alexander Shire Council Lake Augusta Drive, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: (03) 5471 1700 8 Reckleben Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Contacts: (03) 5472 1873 outdoor/seasonal Newstead and District Swimming President - Chris Langridge Contacts: Pool Inc. 0407 816 788 Mount Alexander Shire Council Offices [email protected] (03) 5471 1700 Location: (03) 5444 3360 6 Panmure Street, Newstead VIC 3462 Castlemaine Pistol Club Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: (03) 5476 2200 outdoor/seasonal Location: PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Contacts: 186 Duke Street (Next to Castlemaine Auto Chewton Swimming Pool Committee of Management Electrics), Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5476 2688 Postal: Location: PO Box 761, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Pyrenees Highway, Chewton VIC 3451 Postal: Table Tennis Regional Firearms Office PO Box 113, Chewton VIC 3451 Castlemaine Table Tennis Assoc. Location: Telephone: Inc Police Station, 221-227 High Street, (03) 5472 3272 outdoor/seasonal Bendigo VIC 3550 0498 637 534 Pool Coordinator Location: Telephone: Email: Table Tennis Pavillion, Camp Reserve, (03) 5448 1300 [email protected] Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5448 1306 Firearms officer Internet: Postal: www.chewtonpool.com PO Box 445, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Rifle Club - Castlemaine Contacts: Expedition Pass Reservoir Secretary - John Dowler Location: (C/maine Diggings Nat. Park) (03) 5472 3944 End of Tomkies Road, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: Tai Chi Postal: PO Box 101, Castlemaine VIC 3450 PO Box 40, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Fryerstown Tai Chi Contacts: 13 1963 Parks Victoria Captain - Chris Jolme Internet: Telephone: (03) 5474 2552 www.parkweb.vic.gov.au (03) 5423 2574 (03) 5479 1000 C.H.I.R.P. [email protected] Harcourt Swimming Pool Walmer Gun Club Newstead Tai Chi Location: Location: Bridge Street, Harcourt VIC 3453 Location: Club Rooms, Lewis Road, Maldon VIC 3463 Telephone: Rural Transaction Centre, (DA), Newstead Postal: (03) 5474 2484 outdoor/seasonal VIC 3462 27 Main Road, Campbells Creek VIC 3451 Contacts: Telephone: Contacts: Mount Alexander Shire Council 0417 581 808 Barry Ellen Mitchell (03) 5471 1700 (03) 5479 1000 C.H.I.R.P. (03) 5470 6486 (03) 5444 3360 Tai Chi Castlemaine 8 Reckleben Street, Castlemaine VIC Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 3450 PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Castlemaine Community House, 65 Soccer Life Saving Victoria Templeton Street DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Castlemaine Goldfields Football Location: 200 The Boulevard, Port Melbourne VIC Postal: Club (Soccer) 3207 PO Box 386, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Postal: Telephone: (03) 5472 4842 PO Box 236, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 9676 6900 Email: Telephone: 13 7873 Emergency community [email protected] (03) 5473 4384 Info. - Bill Burris centre (24/7) Internet: 0408 369 097 Sec. - Andrew Butt Email: cch.org.au Internet: [email protected] Contacts: www.castlemainesoccerclub.org Internet: www.lifesavingvictoria.com.au Ron Moore

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Taradale Tai Chi Contacts: Secretary - Jacinta Blaskett Great Dividing Trail Association Telephone: (03) 5423 2647 (GDTA) Inc (03) 5423 2574 Postal: (03) 5479 1000 C.H.I.R.P. contact Taradale Tennis Club Great Dividing Trail Association, PO Box Tennis Clubs Postal: 429, Daylesford VIC 3460 C/- Post Office, Taradale VIC 3447 Telephone: Campbells Creek Tennis Club West End Tennis Club 0477 968 579 Email: Contacts: Contacts: [email protected] President - Peter Grant Court Bookings &enquiries - George Forster Internet: (03) 5472 2251 (03) 5472 1506 www.gdt.org.au 9 Bull Street, Campbells Creek VIC 3451 Yandoit Tennis Club Maldon Walking Group Castlemaine and District Tennis Association Inc Contacts: Location: Secretary - Ross Sartori Maldon Neighbourhood Centre VIC Contacts: (03) 5476 4255 Telephone: President - Margaret Grant 0427 764 255 Mobile (03) 5479 1000 Contact - Liz Shaw (03) 5474 2696 1129 Hepburn/Newstead Rd., Yandoit Internet: 17 Peelers Road, Harcourt VIC 3453 VIC 3461 [email protected] Castlemaine Lawn Tennis Club Inc Trotting Newstead Community Walks Postal: Campbells Creek Trotting Club Location: PO Box 94, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Newstead VIC 3462 Contacts: Postal: Telephone: Secretary - Joanne Rhone 74 Fryers Road, Campbells Creek VIC 3451 (03) 5476 2691 Walks Coordinator - 0408 530 895 Email: Francis Cincotta [email protected] Castlemaine Midweek Hardcourt Contacts: Taradale Walking Group Ladies Tennis Vice President - Brad Cross Telephone: Contacts: (03) 5472 3912 (03) 5472 5484 President - David President - Marion Landy 45 Fryers Road, Chewton VIC 3451 Weeks (03) 5472 2954 President - Kevin Ford (03) 5470 5225 Ruth & Paul Neath 0438 722 954 Mobile (03) 5472 2804 Mount Street, Chewton VIC 3451 2 Bald Hill Road, Campbells Creek VIC Walking and Wheeling Action 3451 Group Harcourt North Tennis Club Walking Email: Location: [email protected] Harcourt North VIC 3453 Bushwalking Victoria Telephone: Walks and Bicycling Advisory Postal: (03) 5474 2196 PO Box 1007, Templestowe VIC 3106 Committee - Mt Alexander Contacts: Telephone: Location: Secretary - Chris Lavender (03) 8846 4131 Mt Alexander Shire Council, Civic Centre, Harcourt Tennis Club (03) 9846 7473 Fax Lyttleton Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: Postal: Location: [email protected] PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Venue - Harcourt Recreation Reserve, Internet: Telephone: Harcourt VIC 3453 www.bushwalkingvictoria.org.au (03) 5471 1700 Contacts: Email: Secretary - Sharon Blake Castlemaine and District Walking [email protected] (03) 5474 2680 Groups Internet: Peelers Road, Harcourt VIC 3453 Location: www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au Maldon Tennis Club Castlemaine District Community Health, 13 Yoga Location: Mostyn St., Castlemaine VIC 3450 Court Bookings through, Maldon Visitor Info. Telephone: The Forge Yoga Centre (03) 5479 1000 Information Centre., 93 High St., Maldon VIC 3463 Location: Telephone: Email: [email protected] 341 Barker Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5475 2569 Court Bookings Postal: Contacts: Internet: www.cdchcastlemaine.com.au PO Box 663, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Secretary - Ann Fitzpatrick Telephone: (03) 5475 1128 District Walking Tracks 0439 398 488 Metcalfe Tennis Club Location: Email: [email protected] Location: Within Shire of Mount Alexander, Malmsbury Road, Metcalfe VIC 3448 Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: PO Box 38, Metcalfe VIC 3448

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Creative Living Support Group Contacts: SUPPORT SERVICES (Thursday) Bev Straw (03) 5472 2326 Companionship Location: 1 Ray Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Venue: Senior Citizens Hall, Mechanics Campbells Creek Senior Citizens Lane, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Young at Heart Mount Alexander Club Contacts: Day Club Roma Rowland Location: Location: (03) 5472 2383 Campbells Creek Community Centre, Campbells Creek Community Centre, 45 Duke Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Castlemaine VIC 3450 Elizabeth Street (DA), Campbells Creek Contacts: VIC 3451 FAB (Friends Alike of Bendigo) Contacts: Administrative Secretary - Helen Douglas Location: (03) 5472 5006 President - Ian Wilson 34 Myers Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 (03) 5472 2592 Postal: Counselling Castlemaine Friendship Group PO Box 1149, Bendigo VIC 3552 Email: Action Centre for Young People Telephone: [email protected] Location: (03) 5474 3206 Jill Internet: Level 1, 92-94 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC Castlemaine Health (Adult Day www.can.org.au 3000 Contacts: Service) Telephone: Convenor - Adam Wright (03) 9660 4700 Action Centre Location: (03) 5439 6505 (03) 9257 0100 Family Planning Vic Leisure Centre, Mills Rd, Harcourt VIC 3453 0418 836 006 1800 013 952 Freecall Postal: adamwright@.net.com.au Internet: PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Maldon Senior Citizens www.sexlife.net.au Telephone: (03) 5471 1498 Enquiries Location: Centre Against Sexual Assault Maldon Community Centre, 2 Francis Street Loddon Campaspe (CASALC) Castlemaine Senior Citizens (DA), Maldon VIC 3463 Centre Inc Postal: Postal: PO Box 339, Maldon VIC 3463 PO Box 764, Bendigo VIC 3552 Location: Contacts: Telephone: Mechanics Lane (DA), Castlemaine VIC Secretary - Norma Horrigan 1800 806 292 24hr crisis line incl. 3450 (03) 5475 2423 weekends and public holidays Telephone: 56 High Street, Maldon VIC 3463 (03) 5441 0430 (03) 5472 2082 Senior Citizens Secretary - Margaret McKnight (03) 5441 0429 FAX Centre (03) 5475 2440 Email: Contacts: [email protected] Secretary - Marilyn Bulkeley Metcalfe and District Senior Internet: (03) 5472 2082 Club Rooms Citizens Inc www.casa.org.au (03) 5472 4654 HOME Location: Community Health Centre Castlemaine Social Network Metcalfe Shire Hall,, Metcalfe-Kyneton Road (CHIRP) - General Counselling (DA), Metcalfe VIC 3448 Location: Location: 215 Barker Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: PO Box 56, Metcalfe VIC 3448 13 Mostyn Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC Telephone: 3450 (03) 5470 6298 Joyce Sanders Contacts: Secretary - Dorothy Smith Telephone: Email: (03) 5479 1000 [email protected] (03) 5423 2635 30 Cascades Road, Metcalfe VIC 3448 Email: Chewton Senior Citizens [email protected] Salvation Army, Castlemaine Internet: Location: Corps www.cdchcastlemaine.com.au Chewton Community Centre ,, 201 Main Contacts: Road (Pyrenees Highway) (DA), Chewton Location: More Allied Health Services (MAHS) - VIC 3451 Citadel, 47 Kennedy Street, (Near Railway Counselling (Needs GP Referral) Postal: Station), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Better Outcomes in Mental Health - c/- Dot Pollard, 76A Gingell St, Castlemaine Telephone: Counselling (Needs GP Referral) VIC 3450 (03) 5470 5389 Telephone: Contacts: Gianna Centre (Pregnancy (03) 5472 3297 Lieutenant - Judy Shaw Support Service) Contacts: www.salvationarmy.org.au Location: Secretary - Dot Pollard Singles Castlemaine - Over 55s Shop 7, Pall Mall, Victoria Lane, Bendigo (03) 5472 3297 VIC 3550 President - Nigel Gasbolt Telephone: Telephone: (03) 5473 3357 0421 909 363 Contact - Joy (03) 5442 4644 Solitaire Group 0417 392 255

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Men's Referral Service Inc Carer Support and Respite Co- Telephone: ordination Centres Loddon Mallee (03) 5475 2000 Enquiries Location: Abbotsford VIC 3067 Location: EARS (Emergency After-Hours Postal: 37 Havilin Street East, Bendigo VIC 3550 Respite Service) Postal: PO BOX 3022, Burnley North VIC 3121 Location: Telephone: PO Box 126, Bendigo VIC 3550 81 Cowper Street, Footscray VIC 3011 Telephone: (03) 9487 4500 Service Line 9am- Telephone: (03) 5454 7719 Bendigo Office 9pm Mon.- Fri. 1800 727 280 1800 065 973 1300 766491 Free Call 1800 068 978 24 Hour Freecall (03) 9687 7066 WIN Melbourne country callers Internet: Internet: (03) 9428 3536 Administration www.respiteseeker.com.au www.annecto.org.au Internet: Castlemaine Mental Health Carers Mount Alexander Shire Council www.mrs.org.au Support Group (Civic Centre) Location: Mensline Location: Venue: Ray Bradfield Room (DA), Victory Shire Offices, 25 Lyttleton Street (DA), Postal: Park, (1st Monday of Month 1pm), Castlemaine VIC 3450 PO Box 33, North Melbourne VIC 3051 Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: Telephone: Telephone: PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 1300 789 978 (03) 5471 1017 Telephone: Email: (03) 5471 1021 Bec Patterson (03) 5471 1700 Reception/enquiries [email protected] Email: (03) 5471 1749 FAX Internet: [email protected] www.menslineaus.org.au Email: Contacts: Community Services - Mount [email protected] Men's Health and Wellbeing Clinic Alexander Shire Council Internet: (03) 5434 4330 BH www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au Location: www.bchs.com.au Palliative Care Service - Bendigo Community Health Seymour Mount Alexander Shire Council, Lyttleton Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Castlemaine Health Postal: PO Box 1121, Bendigo Central VIC 3552 Location: PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Castlemaine Health, Cornish Street, National Disability Abuse and Telephone: Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5471 1700 BH 03 5471 1766 Neglect Hotline Telephone: (03) 5471 1726 FAX Postal: (03) 5471 1495 PO Box 126, St. Leonards NSW 1590 Home Services Contacts: Telephone: Nurse Practioner - Cardiovascular 1800 880 052 Free Call Community Services - Mount (03) 5471 1694 Castlemaine 1800 301 130 TTY Alexander Shire Council Palliative Care Service 1800 555 677 National Relay Service Location: (02) 9318 1372 FAX Mediation Mount Alexander Shire Council, Lyttleton 13 1450 Tele Interpreter Service Aged Care Complaints Email: Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: Investigation Scheme [email protected] PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Internet: Postal: Telephone: www.disabilityhotline.net.au GPO Box 9848, In Your Capital City (03) 5471 1700 BH 03 5471 1766 Telephone: Social Worker - Castlemaine (03) 5471 1726 FAX 1800 550 552 Business hours Contacts: Health (03) 9665 8877 FAX Delivered Meals and Property Maintenance Email: Location: Co-ordinator Cornish Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] Postal: District Nurses - Castlemaine Internet: PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Health www.health.gov.au Contacts: Location: Central Victorian Mediation Social Worker Castlemaine Health, Cornish Street (DA), Services (03) 5471 1564 Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Postal: Day Care 341 Barker Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: Carer Allowance Telephone: PO Box 663, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5471 1695 FAX Telephone: Telephone: (03) 5471 1495 District Nursing 13 2717 Carer payments 0439 398 488 Bill O'Donell Service Office Internet: (03) 5470 5855 0418 141 832 Mobile www.centrelink.gov.au Email: District Nursing - Maldon Hospital [email protected] Location: Chapel Street (DA), Maldon VIC 3463

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Credit Union Dispute Resolution Postal: Internet: GPO Box 5458 (Melb. HQ), Melbourne VIC www.can.org.au Centre 3000 Castlemaine Legacy Laurel Club Postal: Telephone: GPO Box 3, Melbourne VIC 3001 (03) 5472 2221 Local contact - Beryl Location: Telephone: (03) 9642 3330 Headquarters Noon, 1st week of month, RSL Club Rooms, 1300 780 808 Internet: 32 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: www.alanon.alateen.org/australia Telephone: [email protected] Alcoholics Anonymous (03) 5472 1208 RSL Internet: 0411 172 165 Barbara Templar www.fos.org.au (Castlemaine) Internet: [email protected] Dispute (Mediation) Settlement Location: Uniting Church Hall, 12 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine Men's Shed Centre Victoria Thursdays 8.00 pm, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Postal: Location: Level 4/456 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC PO Box 146, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Rear Windarring, 317 Barker Street (DA), 3000 Telephone: Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: 0428 952 086 John Postal: GPO Box 4113, Melbourne VIC 3001 (03) 9429 1833 AA Vict Office C/- 35 William Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Contacts: Telephone: (03) 9603 8370 Dispute Settlement Bendigo (03) 5475 6332 Doug Mconville Officer www.aabendigo.org.au (03) 5475 1930 Michael Martin 1800 658 528 Free Call for Country callers PO Box 121 Golden Square, Bendigo VIC Email: (Bendigo) 3555 [email protected] (03) 9603 8355 FAX Association of Relatives and Diabetes Support and Information 13 1450 Tele Interpreting Service Email: Friends of Emotionally Or Group [email protected] Mentally Ill (ARAFEMI) Location: Internet: Location: Community Health Centre, (CHIRP), 13 www.justice.vic.gov.au/disputes 56-92 Mount Street, Heidelberg VIC 3084 Mostyn Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Pharmacotherapy Advocacy Telephone: Telephone: (03) 5479 1000 Meet Bi-Monthly At Mediation and Support (PAMS) (03) 9810 9300 1300 286 463 6.30-8pm Location: Email: Email: 128 Peel Street, North Melbourne VIC 3051 [email protected] [email protected] Postal: Internet: Disability Access Volunteer PO Box 12720, Abeckett Street Vic 8006 www.arafemi.org.au Telephone: Contacts: Network (MASDAG) 1800 443 844 Free Call Bendigo Group Contacts: (03) 9329 1500 Harm Reduction Venue: 8 Olinda Street (1.00 -3.00 pm first Lorraine Le Plastrier Victoria Friday Monthly), Bendigo VIC 3550 (03) 5472 5216 Email: PO Box 762, Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] Blind Citizens Australia (BCA) Internet: Location: Maryborough Men's Shed www.hrvic.org.au Ross House, Level 3, 247-251 Flinders Location: Victorian Advocacy League for Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000 GELC, 88-90 Burke Street, Maryborough Telephone: VIC 3465 Individuals with Disability Inc. 1800 033 660 Free Call Telephone: (VALID) (03) 9654 1400 0417 365 642 Ian (03) 9650 3200 FAX Location: (03) 9639 1728 TTY Narcotics Anonymous (NA) 235 Napier Street, Fitzroy South VIC 3065 Email: Telephone: Location: [email protected] (03) 9416 4003 Narcotics Anonymous, St Kilda. VIC 3182 Internet: (03) 9416 0850 FAX Postal: www.bca.org.au 1800 655 570 Free Call GPO Box 2470, Melbourne VIC 3001 Email: Castlemaine and District HIV and Telephone: [email protected] Hep C Support Group (CADHS) (03) 9525 2833 Statewide Internet: 1300 652 820 National www.valid.org.au Location: Email: Resource Centre, Country Awareness [email protected] Mutual Support Network, 34 Myers St, Bendigo VIC 3550 Internet: Postal: www.navic.net.au Al-Anon Family Groups PO Box 1149, Bendigo VIC 3550 Newstead Men's Shed Location: Telephone: Venue - Guide Hall cnr Kennedy and Forest (03) 5443 8355 Enquiries Location: Streets, (Meeting Wed 10:30), Castlemaine Email: 4 Lyons Street, Newstead VIC 3462 VIC 3450 [email protected] Postal: C/- Newstead RTC, 45 Lyons St., Newstead VIC 3462

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Telephone: Email: Central Victorian Veterans 0417 581 808 Barry [email protected] Support Centre (CVVSC) (03) 5476 2436 Internet: Email: www.fightdementia.org.au Location: [email protected] Platform 2 Bendigo Railway Station, Amnesty International - Parents Without Partners Bendigo VIC 3550 Castlemaine Branch Postal: Location: PO Box 820 Bendigo Central, Bendigo VIC Location: 3552 1 Feathertop Avenue, Lower Templestowe Meetings - Five Flags Hotel (2ndThurs. each VIC 3107 Telephone: month), Campbells Creek VIC 3451 Telephone: (03) 5444 1871 Telephone: (03) 9852 1945 (03) 5444 1606 0435 462 749 Contact - Kirsty Sutherland 1300 797 842 Country callers (03) 5444 1632 Fax Email: (03) 9852 1570 FAX Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] [email protected] Amnesty International Australia Internet: Christian Business Men Australia www.pwpvic.com Postal: (Castlemaine Branch) Locked Bag 7, Collingwood VIC 3066 Strengthening Parents Support Telephone: Contacts: Program 1300 300 920 freecall - President - Terry Evans Membership/Donations local groups (03) 5472 2582 BH Location: Email: (03) 5472 4005 AH 3/40 Bridge Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 [email protected] Email : [email protected] Postal: Internet: C/- 2.1.3 Hair Design 225 Barker St, PO Box 2219, Bendigo Delivery Centre VIC www.amnesty.org.au Castlemaine VIC 3450 3554 Down Syndrome Association of Telephone: Beyondblue (National Depression (03) 5442 7897 BH Initiative) Victoria Inc 1800 221 944 Disability Advocacy Program- Location: Free Call Location: 40 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn VIC 3122 219 Napier Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065 Email: Telephone: [email protected] Postal: PO Box 6100, Hawthorn West VIC 3122 (03) 9486 9600 Internet: (03) 9486 9601 FAX www.riac.org.au Telephone: (03) 9810 6100 1300 658 873 Free Call Support Groups (03) 9810 6111 FAX Internet: 1300 224 636 24/7 Info Line www.downsyndromevictoria.org.au Abortion and Grief Helpline Email: Contacts: [email protected] Windarring Castlemaine Telephone: Internet: (03) 5472 1599 1300 363 550 www.beyondblue.org.au 317 Barker St (DA), Castlemaine VIC Internet: 3450 www.abortion grief.asn.au Carer Support and Respite Co- Windarring Kyneton Adoption Information Service ordination Centres Loddon Mallee (03) 5422 7001 67 Baynton Street (DA), Kyneton VIC (FIND : Family Information Location: 3444 Network Discovery) 37 Havilin Street East, Bendigo VIC 3550 Postal: East Africa Community of Location: PO Box 126, Bendigo VIC 3550 Castlemaine Level 20/570 Bourke Street. (DA), Telephone: Location: Melbourne VIC 3000 (03) 5454 7719 Bendigo Office 34 Elizabeth Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: 1800 068 978 24 Hour Freecall Telephone: 1300 769 926 Dept Human Services Internet: 0411 398 426 Chan Nyok Adoption www.respiteseeker.com.au (03) 8608 5700 Services for former Email: wards Castlemaine Mental Health Carers [email protected] (03) 8605 5760 FAX Support Group Friends & Tutors of the South Internet: www.dhs.vic.gov.au / Location: Sudanese of Castlemaine Venue: Ray Bradfield Room (DA), Victory www.cyf.vic.gov.au/find/home Location: Park, (1st Monday of Month 1pm), Community Network, c/- Plympton, 2 Alzheimers Australia Vic Castlemaine VIC 3450 Gainsborough Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Location: Email: (03) 5471 1017 98-104 Riversdale Rd, Hawthorn VIC 3122 [email protected] (03) 5471 1021 Bec Patterson Postal: Contacts: Email: Locked Bag 3001, Hawthorn VIC 3122 Vic Say [email protected] Telephone: (03) 5472 1841 (03) 9815 7800 1800 100 500 National Dementia Helpline Friends of Lolotoe (Timor-Leste) (03) 9815 7801 FAX

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Postal: Internet: Email: 44 Vaughn Springs Road, Yapeen VIC 3451 www.sane.org ruth.o'[email protected] Telephone: (03) 5473 4470 Contact - Denise T.O.W.N. Club Castlemaine (Take Womens Information Referral Jepson Off Weight Naturally) Exchange (WIRE) Email: Location: Location: [email protected] Campbells Creek Hall, Campbells Creek 372 Spencer Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 GROW Victoria Mental Health VIC 3451 Telephone: Telephone: 1300 134 130 for cost of local call Location: (03) 5472 2179 Contact - Carol (03) 9348 9416 GROW Community Centre, 707 Glenhuntly (03) 5472 3977 Contact - Barbara (03) 9328 8950 FAX Road, Caulfield South VIC 3162 Internet: 13 3677 Interpreter Service, TTY Telephone: www.townclubs.com.au Email: (03) 9523 6877 FAX [email protected] (03) 9528 2977 VANISH (inc) Internet: 1800 558 268 Free Call www.wire.org.au Email: Location: [email protected] 1st Floor, 50 Howard Street, North Internet: Melbourne VIC 3051 TRANSPORT Postal: www.grow.net.au PO Box 112, Carlton Sth VIC 3053 Ambulances Maine Connection - Self Help Telephone: Support Group (03) 9328 8611 24 Hour Emergency Service 000 1300 826 474 Ambulance Victoria Location: Email: Venue: Leisterville Hall, William St,, [email protected] Telephone: Castlemaine VIC 3450 Internet: 000 EMERGENCIES free call 24 hour Telephone: www.vanish.org.au service 0400 975 680 David 1800 301 130 TTY Veterans' Affairs, Department of Motor Neurone Disease Assn. of 106 (emergency number for people with (DVA) communication impairment) Vic. Inc. Location: (03) 9896 6000 Administration Location: Victorian Administration, 300 LaTrobe Email: 265 Canterbury Road, Canterbury VIC 3126 Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 [email protected] Postal: Postal: Internet: PO Box 23, Canterbury VIC 3126 GPO Box 87A, Melbourne VIC ambulance.victoria.gov.au Telephone: Telephone: Charter Services (03) 9830 2122 1800 555 254 Free Call (03) 9830 2228 FAX 13 3254 General enquiries - connects Bendigo Airport Services Email: to local state office [email protected] 1300 551 918 (will connect to Ballarat or Location: Internet: Bendigo Office) Pick-Up Point Castlemaine Taxi Rank, www.mnd.asn.au 1300 550 450 Veterans Home Care Mostyn Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: Post and Ante Natal Depression 1800 801 945 veterans home maintenance helpline & HomeFront falls prevention 3 Abel Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 Association Inc (PANDA) 1800 011 046 VVCS Veteran line, 24 hour Telephone: (03) 5444 3939 Phone for Bookings Location: counselling (essential) 810 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy North VIC 3068 Internet: Email: Telephone: www.dva.gov.au [email protected] 1300 726 306 Free Call - 6am-5pm www.castlemainevietvets.com (Castlemaine Internet: (03) 9481 3377 Administration District Vietnam Veterans Sub-branch) www.bendigoairportservice.com.au (03) 9482 6210 FAX Vietnam Veterans, Castlemaine Contacts: Email: Sub-branch Rob and Di Sloan [email protected] (03) 5439 4044 Internet: Location: www.panda.org.au 36 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Drivers Postal: Rural Australians for Refugees 1A Myring Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Drink Driver License Course - Castlemaine (RARC) Contacts: Reapplication + Assessment Postal: Contact - Allen Lane Telephone: 5 George Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5472 3115 1800 253 141 Contacts: Vision Australia Foundation, Contacts: Ellen O'Gallagher Loddon Mallee Castlemaine District Community Health (03) 5470 6867 Centre (CHIRP) Email: [email protected] Location: (03) 5479 1000 for application forms 92-100 McIvor Road, Bendigo VIC 3550 13 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450 SANE Australia Telephone: Telephone: 1300 847 466 Free Call 1800 187 263 Helpline (03) 5445 5700 TTY

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Transport- Castlemaine Health Countrylink-Rail/Coach Taxis Location: Reservations Castlemaine Taxis Cornish Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: Postal: 13 2232 Rail & Coach Reservations, Postal: PO Box 50, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Train Arrival/Depart Info 2 Bunker Street, Kangaroo Flat VIC 3555 Telephone: (02) 8202 2000 Head Office Telephone: (03) 5471 1522 enquiries (SYDNEY) 13 1008 Taxi Bookings Vic Roads Service Castlemaine Internet: (03) 5447 4477 AlternativeTaxi www.countrylink.info Bookings Location: (03) 5447 3557 BH - administration MASC Civic Centre (DA), Lyttleton St. Public Transport Ombudsman (03) 5447 9321 FAX Castlemaine, Castlemaine VIC 3450 (PTO) Postal: YOUTH PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: PO Box 538, Collins Street West Vic 8007 Telephone: Clubs (03) 5471 1700 Licence photos, Telephone: shooters photos, log books, learners tests (03) 8623 2111 Castlemaine Assembly of God (Appt. req.) (03) 8623 2100 FAX 1800 466 865 Free Call (CAOG) Motor Vehicles 1800 809 623 TTY Location: Email: Venue - Campbells Creek Community Castlemaine Historic Vehicle Club [email protected] Centre, Campbells Creek VIC Inc Internet: Postal: www.ptovic.com.au Location: PO Box 570, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Venue: Community Centre, Elizabeth Street, Rail Reival Alliance Email: Campbells Creek VIC 3451 [email protected] Postal: Postal: Contacts: 21 McCallum Street, Carisbrook VIC 3464 PO Box 43, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Pastor - Paul Jenkins Telephone: Contacts: (03) 5472 4660 0488 568 429 Pres. - Neil Laidlaw President - Geoff Pollard Email: Castlemaine Blue Light Disco (03) 5474 2839 [email protected] Committee Inc Internet: RACV Emergency Road Service Location: www. railrevival.org Location: C/- Castlemaine Police, 50 Lyttleton Street, 422 Little Collins St., Melbourne, Melbourne Traveller's Aid Australia (The) Castlemaine VIC 3450 VIC 3000 Telephone: Location: Telephone: (03) 5472 2099 Southern Cross Station (DA), Flinders Street (03) 9790 2190 Advisory Line: Legal 0437 315 982 Mobile (DA), Melbourne VIC 3000, Head Office - and Technical Advice,Approved Repairers Contacts: City Village, Level 3,225 Bourke St 13 1111 Emergency Roadside Service Peter Lukaitis Melbourne, Melbourne VIC 3000 (03) 5443 9622 RACV Shop 112 0437 315 982 Mobile Telephone: Mitchell St. Bendigo (03) 9654 2600 Head Office Grace Church Castlemaine Inc. 13 1955 Emergency Wheelchair (03) 9610 2030 Flinders Street Breakdown Service Location: Station Email: (03) 9654 1926 FAX Venue, Senior Citizens Hall, Mechanics [email protected] (03) 9670 2072 Southern Cross Lane, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Internet: Station Contacts: www.racv.com.au Email: Pastor - Roger Thurecht (03) 5474 2285 Public Transport [email protected] Head Office Internet: Newstead and District Youth Club Bring Back The Trains Project www.travellersaid.org.au Inc. Telephone: V/ LINE RAIL & COACH Postal: 0413 625 292 Geoff Location: C/- Post Office, Newstead VIC 3462 Castlemaine Bus Lines Castlemaine Railway Station, Kennedy Telephone: Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5476 2407 Trevor Chapman Location: Telephone: 0428 762 029 Kylie Richardson 3 Main Road, Chewton VIC 3451 (03) 5472 4205 Passenger Enquiries Oasis Junior Youth Club - Maldon Telephone: Timetables Info. (03) 5472 1455 Incl.Timetable Info. 13 6196 Information and Sales Location: (03) 5472 4403 FAX (03) 9670 2873 Travellers' Aid Baptist Church, Cnr Templeton and Edward Email: Internet: Sts, Maldon VIC 3463 [email protected] www.vline.com.au Contacts: Internet: Gavin Alexander www.castbus.com.au (03) 5475 2338 4 Warnoc Street, Maldon VIC 3463

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Out and Out Club (Part of Telephone: Department of 0418 370 211 Education(Goldfields+Macedon Castlemaine Health Adult Day (03) 5470 6632 David Farrell - Group Service) Leader Ranges Network Student Support Staff) Location: Email: Harcourt Leisure Centre, Mills Road (DA), [email protected] Postal: Harcourt VIC 3453 Internet: PO Box 57, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: www.vicscouts.com.ao Contacts: C/- Castlemaine Health, PO Box 50, Scouts Australia Southern District Support Staff Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5479 1404 Telephone: Location: (03) 5479 1444 FAX (03) 5471 1566 Victorian Branch HQ 152 Forster Rd, Mt Contacts: Waverley VIC 3149 Kids Help Line Australia Ltd Co-ordinator - Rosemary Nicholas Telephone: Location: (03) 8543 9800 BH Victorian Blue Light Youth Camp Suite 9, Lang Business Centre, Black Street, Email: Milton QLD 4064 Location: [email protected] Postal: Phoenix St, Maldon VIC 3463 Internet: PO Box 2000, Milton QLD 4064 Postal: www.vicscouts.asn.au Telephone: PO Box 127, Maldon VIC 3463 Support Programs 1800 551 800 freecall (24 hours) Telephone: Counsellors (03) 5475 2033 Alateen Family Group (07) 3369 1588 Office (03) 5475 2117 FAX (07) 3367 1266 FAX Email: Telephone: Email: [email protected] (03) 9642 3330 Will give details of [email protected] local contacts Internet: Young West Youth Hub Internet: www.kidshelp.com.au www.alanon.alateen.org/australia Location: Contacts: Liberty Christian Life Centre Maldon Neighbourhood Centre, Alateen Contact - Michelle Telephone: Location: 0438 705 797 (03) 5475 2093 Amy Atkinson Venue - Campbells Creek Community Email: Blue Light Disco Centre, Elizabeth Street (DA), Campbells [email protected] Creek VIC 3451 Internet: Location: Contacts: www.maldonnc.org.au Castlemaine Police Station, Lyttleton Street, Pastor - Paul Jenkins Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 5472 4660 Girl Guides Telephone: 0409 333 965 Mobile (03) 5472 2099 Supervisor - David Email: [email protected] Castlemaine Guides Petrusma PO Box 570, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Email: Location: [email protected] C/maine Mind Victoria Guide Hall, cnr. Kennedy and Forest Group Supervisor Streets, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Location: Postal: Carer Support and Respite Co- TBA: 1 August 2014, PO Box 300, Castlemaine VIC 3450 ordination Centres Loddon Mallee Telephone: Telephone: 1300 286 463 (03) 8606 3500 Victorian HQ Location: Email: Email: 37 Havilin Street East, Bendigo VIC 3550 [email protected] [email protected] Postal: Internet: PO Box 126, Bendigo VIC 3550 www.mindaustralia.org.au Harcourt Mt Alexander Guides Telephone: Xtreme Inc. Location: (03) 5454 7719 Bendigo Office Venue - Harcourt Scout Hall, Eagles Road, 1800 068 978 24 Hour Freecall Location: Harcourt VIC 3453 Internet: Youth & Performing Arts (In the Castlemaine Telephone: www.respiteseeker.com.au Community), Castlemaine VIC 3450 (03) 8606 3500 Victorian HQ Postal: Email: PO Box 1037, Castlemaine VIC 3450 [email protected] Telephone: 0402 087 949 Sarah Scouts Email: [email protected] Castlemaine Pioneer Scout Group Internet: (Inc. Joey & Cub Scouts) www.xtremeinc.com.au Location: Youth Support and Advocacy Scout Hall, Heather Drive, Castlemaine VIC Service (YSAS) Bendigo 3450 Postal: Location: PO Box 749, Castlemaine VIC 3450 39 Garsed Street, Bendigo VIC 3550

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Postal: P.O Box 1058, Kangaroo Flat VIC 3555 Telephone: 1800 014 446 Referral Line Free Call 24 Hrs (03) 5444 2969 Mon-Fri BH Email: www.ysas.org.au Head Office Contacts: YSAS Head Office (03) 9415 8881 (03) 9415 8882 FAX www.ysas.org.au Level 1 - 13 Johnson Street, Fitzroy Vic 3065 Youth Worker Mount Alexander Shire Youth Worker Location: 27 Lyttleton Street (DA), Castlemaine VIC 3450 Postal: PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450 Telephone: (03) 5471 1700 Email: [email protected]

(DA) = Disability Access Page 70 A-Z Index A (ANTaR)...... 16 ABC Television...... 11 Abortion and Grief Helpline...... 46, 66 B ACCOMMODATION...... 1 Badminton...... 57 Action Centre for Young People...... 63 Baptist Church Castlemaine...... 51 Administrative Appeals Tribunal (FEDERAL) (AAT)...... 24 Baptist Church Maldon...... 51 Adoption Information Service (FIND : Family Information Barfold Hall...... 53 Network Discovery)...... 37, 66 Baringhup Community Committee...... 15, 53 Adult Education...... 26 Baringhup Landcare Group...... 34 Advent Care Bendigo...... 5 Baringhup Primary School...... 27 Advocacy and Rights Centre - Bendigo...... 1, 2 Baringhup Public Cemetery...... 40 After Hours Medical Service - Central Highlands...... 29, 43 Baringhup Sports Oval...... 55 After School Care...... 37 Baringhup Trail Riders Inc...... 7, 60 AGED AND DISABILITY SERVICES...... 2 Baringhup West Rural Fire Brigade...... 29 Aged Care - Information Line...... 3 Barkers Creek Cricket Club...... 58 Aged Care Assessment Teams (ACAT)...... 46 Barkers Creek Hall and Recreation Reserve Committee 53, 55 Aged Care Complaints Investigation Scheme...... 23, 64 Barkers Creek Landcare and Wildlife Group...... 34 Aged Persons Mental Health Service...... 4 Barking Owl Theatre...... 7 Aglow International Castlemaine...... 51 Basketball...... 57 Aids and Appliances...... 2 Baynton-Sidonia Landcare...... 34 Al-Anon Family Groups...... 19, 65 Beehive Gold Mine...... 50 Alateen Family Group...... 46, 69 Bells Swamp Bridgewater Road...... 54 Albert Cox Wildlife Sanctuary...... 37 Bendigo Airport Services...... 67 Alcohol and Drugs...... 19 Bendigo and District Aboriginal Co-Operative...... 16 Alcoholics Anonymous (Castlemaine)...... 19, 65 Bendigo Community Health Service (Alcohol and Drug Alternative Health...... 43 Services)...... 19, 46 Alternative Lifestyles...... 51 Bendigo Community Health Service -Counselling Svcs.- Alzheimers Australia Vic...... 3, 46, 66 Women's Health Clinic...... 19, 21 Ambulance...... 28 Bendigo Community Health Services Inc (BCHS)...... 48 Ambulance Victoria...... 28, 44, 67 Bendigo Community Palliative Care Services...... 46 Ambulances...... 67 Bendigo CRS Australia...... 46 Amnesty International - Castlemaine Branch...... 66 Bendigo Health Care Group...... 44, 48 Amnesty International Australia...... 66 Bendigo Native Plant Group...... 41 Angling...... 57 Bendigo Neighbourhood House...... 14 ANIMAL WELFARE...... 6 Bendigo Obedience Dog Club...... 6 Animal Welfare Groups...... 6 Bendigo Prospectors Club...... 8 ANIMALS...... 6 Bendigo Psychiatric Campus (Part of Bendigo Health Care Anne Caudle Centre (Bendigo Health Care Group)...... 2, 43 Group)...... 4 Anti Cancer Council Helpline...... 46 Bendigo Regional Breastscreen Centre...... 49 ANTIQUES AND SECONDHAND GOODS...... 7 Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE (BRIT) - Castlemaine Archery...... 57 Campus...... 26, 28 Art Galleries...... 32 Bendigo Visitor Information...... 25, 32 Arthritis and Osteoporosis Foundation of Victoria...... 46 Bendigo Volunteer Resource Centre (BENVOL)...... 18 ARTS AND CRAFTS...... 7 Bereaved...... 40 Assistance Centre, St Vincent De Paul Bereavement Support Services (Castlemaine)...... 21, 40, 41 Association of Relatives and Friends of Emotionally Or Best Community Development : (Outreach Services)...... 32 Mentally Ill (ARAFEMI)...... 65 Beyondblue (National Depression Initiative)...... 42, 66 Associations...... 12 Big Tree Park, Guildford...... 55 Asthma Foundation of Victoria...... 46 Bill Woodfull Recreation Reserve-Maldon...... 55 Astronomy Nights - Michael Sweeney...... 33 Billiards...... 58 Athletics...... 57 Billiards Club - Castlemaine...... 58 Ausindustry Hotline...... 23 Bingo (Campbells Creek Bowling Club)...... 13 Australasian College of Dermatologists...... 42 Birth...... 48 Australia Day Committee (Victoria)...... 12 Birthing Centre - Castlemaine Health...... 48 Australia Post...... 11 Births Deaths and Marriages Registry. Victorian Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) - Castlemaine Communities, Dept of...... 50 and District Group...... 39 Blind Citizens Australia (BCA)...... 48, 65 Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC Central Victoria 12 Blue Light Disco...... 7, 69 Australian Communication Exchange Limited (ACE) - Nat'l Books...... 49 Relay Service...... 12 Botanic Gardens...... 54 Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) 11, Bowling Clubs (Indoor)...... 58 12 Bowling Clubs (Lawn)...... 58 Australian Government Child Support Agency (CSA)...... 37 Breast Screen Victoria...... 42 Australian Hearing Bendigo Office...... 44 Breastfeeding Support Service...... 39 Australian Human Rights Commission...... 21 BreastScreen Victoria...... 42 Australian Red Cross Blood Service (Bendigo Service) 18, 42 Brigade Avenue Units...... 2 Australians for Native Title and Reconcilliation (Vic) Inc A-Z Index

Brigade Support Officer (CFA)...... 30 Castlemaine Community House...... 9, 14, 26 Bring Back The Trains Project...... 15, 68 Castlemaine Community Kitchen Garden...... 16 Brotherhood of St Laurence...... 29 Castlemaine Copy Centre...... 10 Buda Historic Home and Gardens Inc...... 42, 50 Castlemaine Creative Artists...... 8, 9 Bushwalking Victoria...... 52, 62 Castlemaine Darts...... 59 Business Mount Alexander...... 23 Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park...... 55 Business Victoria...... 23 Castlemaine District Community Health (CDCH) - Grief Businesses and Services...... 23 Counselling...... 21, 41 Castlemaine District Community Health Centre (CHIRP).... 49 Castlemaine District Radio Inc (WMAFM)...... 12 Castlemaine District Sub-branch Vietnam Veteran's Assoc. C 12, 16 C.A.K.E. - Castlemaine Abundance Kitchen Enterprise 15, 16 Castlemaine Farmers Markets...... 25 CAE Book Groups...... 49 Castlemaine Field Naturalists Club Inc (CFNC)...... 14 Cairn Curran Picnic Ground Reserve...... 55 Castlemaine Fire Brigade...... 29 Cairn Curran Sailing Club...... 60 Castlemaine Football/Netball Club Inc...... 59, 60 Camp Reserve...... 55 Castlemaine Friends of St Luke's...... 16 Camp Reserve (C. O. M.)...... 55 Castlemaine Friendship Group...... 63 Campaspe Valley Landcare Group...... 34 Castlemaine Goldfields Football Club (Soccer)...... 53, 61 Campbells Creek Bowling Club...... 58 Castlemaine Golf Club Inc...... 59 Campbells Creek Colts Cricket Club...... 58 Castlemaine Guides Campbells Creek Community Centre (CCC)...... 14, 32, 53 Castlemaine Gun Club...... 61 Campbells Creek Fire Brigade...... 29 Castlemaine Health...... 44 Campbells Creek Football/Netball Club...... 59, 60 Castlemaine Health (Adult Day Service)...... 16, 18, 63 Campbells Creek Junior Football Club...... 59 Castlemaine Highland Pipe Band Inc (CHPB)...... 8 Campbells Creek Playgroup...... 39 Castlemaine Historic Vehicle Club Inc...... 68 Campbells Creek Post Office...... 10, 12 Castlemaine Historical Society Inc...... 50 Campbells Creek Recreation Reserve...... 55 Castlemaine Jazz Festival...... 8, 33 Campbells Creek Senior Citizens Club...... 5, 63 Castlemaine Johanine Community...... 52 Campbells Creek Tennis Club...... 62 Castlemaine Kindergarten...... 39 Campbells Creek Trotting Club...... 62 Castlemaine Landcare Group...... 34 Campbells Creek/Guildford Primary Schools...... 27 Castlemaine Lawn Tennis Club Inc...... 62 Camping Grounds...... 52 Castlemaine Legacy Laurel Club...... 14, 65 Cancer Council of Victoria...... 27, 46 Castlemaine Library - Toddler Time/Story Time...... 39 Carer Allowance...... 64 Castlemaine Men's Shed...... 8, 16, 65 Carer Support and Respite Co-ordination Centres Loddon Castlemaine Mental Health Carers Support Group... 4, 64, 66 Mallee...... 5 Castlemaine Midweek Hardcourt Ladies Tennis...... 62 Carers Victoria...... 5, 47 Castlemaine Model Railroaders Inc...... 8 Castemaine Camera Club...... 13 Castlemaine North Primary School...... 27 Castlemaine Amateur Swimming Club...... 61 Castlemaine Outdoor Swimming Pool...... 57, 61 Castlemaine and District Accommodation and Resource Castlemaine Pioneer Scout Group (Inc. Joey & Cub Scouts) Group (CADARG)...... 1, 2, 29 69 Castlemaine and District Adult Riders Club...... 7, 60 Castlemaine Pioneers and Old Residents Association...... 13 Castlemaine and District Agricultural Society...... 34, 57 Castlemaine Pistol Club...... 61 Castlemaine and District Carpet Bowls Association...... 58 Castlemaine Police Station...... 1, 29, 31 Castlemaine and District Cricket Association Inc...... 58 Castlemaine Pony Club...... 7, 60 Castlemaine and District Festival of Gardens Inc...... 33, 42 Castlemaine Post Office...... 10, 12 Castlemaine and District Funeral Parlors - Thompson Family Castlemaine Presbyterian Church...... 51 41 Castlemaine Presbyterian Church Hall...... 32, 53 Castlemaine and District Garden Club Inc...... 41 Castlemaine Public Library...... 9, 49 Castlemaine and District HIV and Hep C Support Group Castlemaine Resource Recovery and Landfill...... 36 (CADHS)...... 47, 65 Castlemaine Secondary College...... 28 Castlemaine and District Kennel Club...... 6 Castlemaine Senior Citizens Centre Inc...... 5, 63 Castlemaine and District Netball Assoc Inc...... 60 Castlemaine Senior Citizens Clubrooms Hall...... 32, 53 Castlemaine and District Tennis Association Inc...... 62 Castlemaine Singers (Women's Group)...... 8 Castlemaine and District Walking Groups...... 62 Castlemaine Social Netball Club (Adult Women)...... 60 Castlemaine Anglican Parish Churches...... 51 Castlemaine Social Network...... 63 Castlemaine Angling Club...... 57 Castlemaine South Kindergarten...... 39 Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum...... 32, 51 Castlemaine South Primary School...... 27 Castlemaine Artists Market...... 25 Castlemaine State Festival (CSF)...... 33 Castlemaine Assembly of God (CAOG)...... 51, 68 Castlemaine Steiner School and Kindergarten...... 28, 39 Castlemaine Badminton Club...... 57 Castlemaine Steiner School Playgroup...... 39 Castlemaine Blue Light Disco Committee Inc...... 68 Castlemaine Sunken Oval...... 55 Castlemaine Botanic Gardens Hall...... 53 Castlemaine Table Tennis Assoc. Inc...... 61 Castlemaine Bowling Club Inc...... 58 Castlemaine Taxis...... 68 Castlemaine Bus Lines...... 68 Castlemaine Theatre Company Inc...... 8 Castlemaine Cannons Basketball Association Inc...... 57 Castlemaine United Cricket Club...... 58 Castlemaine Cemetery...... 40 Castlemaine Victoria State Emergency Service (SES). 29, 31 Castlemaine Child Care Centre...... 39 Castlemaine Visitor Information Centre and Accomodation A-Z Index

Booking Service...... 1, 18, 25, 33 Community Health Centre (CHIRP) Hearing Loss Castlemaine War Memorial Sports Stadium...... 57 Management...... 44 Castlemaine Winters Flat Primary School...... 27 Community Health Centres...... 48 Catholic Churches,Mount Alexander Shire...... 51 Community Information and Support Victoria Inc (CISVic). 16 Cemeteries...... 40 Community Mental Health Services (Castlemaine)...... 4, 45 Centacare...... 22, 37 COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS...... 12 Central Goldfields Visitor Information Centre (Maryborough) 1, Community Rehabilitation Centre - Castlemaine Health. 5, 46 25 Community Service Groups...... 16 Central Highlands Pleasure Harness Club...... 7 Community Services - Mount Alexander Shire Council 3, 5, 64 Central Vic PCP (Primary Care Partnership)...... 16 Community Support Co-Ordinator - Castlemaine Health.... 45 Central Victoria Farmers Market (Castlemaine)...... 25 Companion Card Victoria...... 24 Central Victorian Apple Users Inc...... 9 Companionship...... 63 Central Victorian Health Alliance (CVHA)...... 42 Compassionate Friends Victoria Inc...... 21, 38, 40 Central Victorian Mediation Services...... 23, 64 Complementary Health...... 42 Central Victorian Primary Care Partnership (CVPCP)...... 42 Computers...... 9 Central Victorian Veterans Support Centre (CVVSC)...... 66 Conference Facilities and Halls for Hire...... 53 Central Victorian Womens Choir (Performing as Women of Connecting Country...... 34 Note)...... 9 Consumer Affairs Vic - Bendigo - Loddon Mallee...... 21, 24 Centre Against Sexual Assault Loddon Campaspe (CASALC) Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV)...... 24 20, 63 Consumer Protection...... 24 Centre for Non Violence...... 1, 19, 38 Continence Foundation of Australia Ltd...... 47 Centrelink & Medicare...... 20 Continence Service - Community Rehabilitation Castlemaine Centrelink/Medicare, Castlemaine (Agency Only)...... 20 Health...... 3, 45 CFA - Bendigo...... 29 Continuing Education Bendigo Inc...... 26 CFA Brigade Support Officer...... 30 Continuing Education Inc - Castlemaine and District 9, 26, 53 Charter Services...... 67 Correctional Services - Prisons...... 31 Chat Warblers...... 9 Council For Adult Education (CAE)...... 26 Chewton Bowmen Inc...... 57 Council On the Ageing Victoria (COTA Victoria)...... 47 Chewton Cemetery Trust...... 40 Counselling...... 63 Chewton Chat...... 11 COUNSELLING SERVICES...... 19 Chewton Community and Senior Citrizens Centre Hall. 14, 53 Country Awareness Network (Victoria) Inc (CAN)...... 47 Chewton Domain Society Inc (People and Places Exhibition) Country Women's Association (CWA) Sutton Grange Branch 13, 34, 50 13 Chewton Fire Brigade...... 30 Country Womens Association (CWA) - Castlemaine Branch13 Chewton Landcare Group...... 34 Country Womens Association (CWA) - Castlemaine Phoenix Chewton Model Railway Group...... 8 13 Chewton Playgroup...... 39 Country Womens Association (CWA) Central Victoria Group Chewton Post Office...... 12 13 Chewton Primary School...... 27 Country Womens Association (CWA) Harcourt Branch...... 13 Chewton Senior Citizens...... 5, 63 Country Womens Association (CWA) Newstead Branch.... 13 Chewton Swimming Pool...... 57, 61 Countrylink-Rail/Coach Reservations...... 68 Chewton Town Hall...... 51, 53 Court Network - Information, Support and Referral Service 18, Child Care Access Hotline...... 40 21 Child Protection Services - Dept.of Human Services.... 20, 38 Crawford Close...... 2 Child Support Legal Service...... 21, 38 Creative Living Support Group (Thursday)...... 8, 63 Christian Business Men Australia (Castlemaine Branch)23, 66 Credit Union Dispute Resolution Centre...... 65 Church of Christ Castlemaine...... 51 Cricket Clubs...... 58 Churches (Christian)...... 51 Crime Stoppers...... 31 Cinemas...... 32 Crime Victims...... 19 Civil Celebrants...... 41, 52 Crisis Counselling...... 20 Clerk of Courts...... 21 Crisis Pregnancy Counselling...... 48 Clubs...... 13, 41, 68 Croquet...... 59 Clydesdale Foal Show...... 7 Croquet Club -Castlemaine...... 59 Co-operatives...... 16 CVGT Australia...... 32 Common Equity Rental Housing Co-Operatives (CERC) Cybersmart - Cyber Safety Hotline...... 10 Forest Creek...... 2, 16 Cycling...... 59 Commonwealth Ombudsman...... 24 Cycling Club - Castlemaine...... 59 Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centres...... 1, 5, 47 COMMUNICATIONS...... 9 Community Centres...... 14 Community Dental Services...... 43 D Community Development...... 15 Dancing...... 7 Community Health Centre (CHIRP) - Alcohol and Drug Darts...... 59 Counselling...... 19 Davies Dental Laboratory...... 43 Community Health Centre (CHIRP) - Dietitian...... 43 Day Care...... 64 Community Health Centre (CHIRP) - General Counselling. 63 Deaf Access Victoria...... 44 Community Health Centre (CHIRP) - Health Education...... 27 Dentacare...... 43 Community Health Centre (CHIRP) - Physiotherapy/Group Dental Clinics...... 43 Exercise...... 45 A-Z Index

Dental Health Services Victoria...... 43 1, 19, 38 Dental Prosthetist (Mr W T Davies)...... 43 EMERGENCY AND DISASTER SERVICES...... 28 Dental Services...... 43 Emergency Housing...... 29 Denture Clinic...... 43 Emergency Medical Treatment...... 43 Denture Clinic - Richard Hallam...... 43 Emergency Services...... 29 Department of Education(Goldfields+Macedon Ranges EMPLOYMENT...... 31 Network Student Support Staff)...... 69 Energy and Water Ombudsman (Victoria)...... 24 Department of Environment and Primary Industry...... 34, 36 ENTERTAINMENT VENUES...... 32 Diabetes Support and Information Group...... 65 ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION...... 34 Dial 1100 Before You Dig...... 31 Environment Officer, Mount Alexander Shire...... 35, 42 Dietitian...... 43 Epilepsy Action Australia...... 47 Dietitian - Castlemaine Health...... 43 Equipment Hire - Castlemaine Health...... 3 Dingo Conservation Centre...... 6 Estate Agents Resolution Service (EARS)...... 24 Dingos...... 6 Exhibition Facilities...... 32 Direct Line (Alcohol and Drug Counselling and Referral Line) Expedition Pass Reservoir (C/maine Diggings Nat. Park) 55, 19 61 Disability Access Volunteer Network (MASDAG)...... 4, 43, 65 Disability Aids...... 43 Disability Services Loddon Mallee Region (DHS)...... 3, 4 Disability Support...... 31 F Disabled FAB (Friends Alike of Bendigo)...... 63 Dispute (Mediation) Settlement Centre Victoria...... 23, 65 Fair Work Australia...... 23, 24, 32 District Nurses - Castlemaine Health...... 4, 45, 64 Fair Work Info Line, Australian Government...... 23 District Nursing - Maldon Hospital...... 4, 45, 64 FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES...... 37 District Walking Tracks...... 25, 62 Family and Parentline...... 38 Dog and Cat Registration...... 6 Family Assistance Office (FAO)...... 38 Dog and Cat Registration Maldon area...... 6 Family Court of Australia...... 21, 23 Dogs...... 6 Family Relationships Advice Line...... 38 Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria (DVRCV)..... 38 Family Relief/Respite Service - Castlemaine Health...... 5 Down Syndrome Association of Victoria Inc...... 3, 66 Family Support Services...... 37 Drama...... 7 Family Tracing Service - Salvation Army Missing Persons. 38 Drawing...... 8 Faraday Farrago...... 11 Drink Driver License Course - Reapplication + Assessment 67 Faulder Watson Hall...... 50, 53 Drivers...... 67 Fax Transmissions...... 10 Federal Magistrates Court...... 21 Festivals and Events...... 33 Film...... 8 E Films At Fryerstown...... 8 Early Childhood Intervention Program, Mt Alexander and Financial Counselling...... 20 Central Goldfields...... 4, 38 Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS)...... 24 EARS (Emergency After-Hours Respite Service)...... 5, 64 Fire Brigades...... 29 East Africa Community of Castlemaine...... 17, 66 Firewood Collection Rules...... 35 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT...... 23 First Aid...... 30, 44 EDUCATION...... 26 First Aid and CPR Training...... 27, 44 Effective Writing Course & Mentoring...... 26 Fishing licence Information - Customer Service Line...... 57 Elderly Persons Housing Castlemaine (Human Services Dept Foodbank Australia...... 17 Of, Housing Service)...... 2 Football Clubs...... 59 Elders Rights Advocacy, Victoria...... 23 Forest Creek Historic Gold Diggings Site...... 26, 50 Elliot Midland Newspapers (Midland Express/Castlemaine Foster Care...... 37 Mail)...... 11 Foster Care Recruitment...... 37 Elphinstone Carpet Bowls Association...... 58 Franklinford - Yandoit Cemetery Trust...... 40 Elphinstone Cemetery...... 40 French at U3A...... 10, 26 Elphinstone Community Association...... 13 Friends & Tutors of the South Sudanese of Castlemaine... 66 Elphinstone Cricket Club...... 58 Friends of Box and Ironbark Forests (FOBIF)...... 35, 37 Elphinstone Facilities Committee...... 13 Friends of Campbells Creek Landcare...... 35 Elphinstone Fire Brigade...... 30 Friends of Castlemaine State Festival...... 17, 33 Elphinstone Land Management Association (ELMA)...... 35 Friends of Kalimna Park...... 35, 54 Elphinstone Playgroup...... 39 Friends of Lolotoe (Timor-Leste)...... 15, 66 Elphinstone Post Office...... 10, 12 Friends of Save the Children...... 17 Elphinstone Primary School No. 220...... 28 Friends of Taradale Nature Reserve...... 35 Elphinstone Progress Association...... 13 Friends of the ABC...... 11 Elphinstone Recreation Hall (Administered By Elphinstone Friends of the Castlemaine Library (FOCAL)...... 17 Community Facility)...... 53 Friends of the Miners' Cottages...... 13, 34 Elpho Info - Community Newsletter Elphinstone and Faraday Friends of the Mount Alexander Diggings (FOMAD)...... 13 11 Friends of Vaughan Springs...... 35 Embroiderers Guild Victoria (Castlemaine Branch)...... 8 Fryers Ridge Flora Reserve...... 55 Embroidery...... 8 Fryerstown Antique Fair...... 33 Emergency Accommodation...... 1 Fryerstown Cemetery...... 40 Emergency Accommodation and Support Enterprise (EASE) A-Z Index

Fryerstown Fire Brigade...... 30 Harcourt Preschool...... 40 Fryerstown Tai Chi...... 61 Harcourt Recreation Reserve...... 55 Full Gospel Church Castlemaine...... 52, 68 Harcourt Rural Fire Brigade...... 30 FUNERALS...... 40 Harcourt Swimming Pool...... 57, 61 Harcourt Tennis Club...... 62 Harcourt Valley Heritage and Tourist Centre Inc...... 26, 51 Harcourt Valley Landcare Group Inc...... 35 G Harcourt Valley Primary School...... 28 Gamblers Help (Counselling Service)...... 20 Haven Home Safe...... 1, 2 Gambling...... 20 Health and Ageing Commonwealth Department of...... 5, 47 Garden Club - University of the Third Age (U3A)...... 41 Health Education...... 27 GARDENING...... 41 HEALTH SERVICES...... 42 Gay and Lesbian Switchboard Victoria (Gay Advisory Service) Health Services Commissioner (Health Complaints)...... 24 Gayle L Ford (J.P.) (Civil Celebrant) Health, Commonwealth Department of...... 5, 47 Genealogy...... 50 Healthdirect - After Hours GP Helpline...... 44 German at U3A...... 10 Hearing Advisory Service: Better Hearing Australia (Vic) Inc44 Gianna Centre (Pregnancy Support Service)...... 42, 48, 63 Hearing Impaired...... 44 Gingell Street Units...... 2 Hearing Services Voucher System - Office of Hearing Girl Guides...... 69 Services...... 3, 44 Glenluce Mineral Springs Reserve...... 55 Hearing Services, Office of (Department of Health and Gold Country Bootscooters/Line Dancers...... 7 Ageing (Commonwealth Govt)...... 3, 44 Golden Point Landcare Group...... 35 Herons Reef Gold Diggings...... 50 Goldfields Bonsai Society...... 41 Historic Building Preservation...... 34 Goldfields Library Corporation...... 10, 49 Historical Sites...... 50 Goldfields Quilters Inc...... 9 Historical Societies...... 50 Goldfields Roses and Gardens Group Inc...... 41 HIV and Sexual Health Connect Line...... 42 Golf Clubs...... 59 Hobbies...... 8 Good Shepherd Buying Service...... 23 Holiday...... 1 Grace Church Castlemaine Inc...... 52, 68 Holy Trinity Anglican Church Maldon...... 52 Graces Flat Reserve...... 55 Home Services...... 3, 64 Grandparents Victoria Inc...... 38 Homelessness Advocacy Service (HAS)...... 2 Great Dividing Trail Association (GDTA) Inc...... 26, 52, 62 Homing Pigeon (Contacts)...... 7 Greek Orthodox Church...... 52 Horse Riding...... 60 Grey Army Bendigo...... 32 Horses...... 7 Grief Counselling...... 21, 41 Horticulture...... 42 Grief Counselling - Castlemaine Health...... 41 Hospitals...... 44 GROW Victoria Mental Health...... 47, 67 Hostel - Low Care Units Castlemaine Health...... 1 Growing Abundance...... 17 Hostels...... 1 Guildford and Upper Loddon Landcare Group...... 35 Human Rights Law Centre...... 21 Guildford Cemetery Trust...... 40 Guildford Cricket Club...... 58 Guildford Folk Group...... 9 Guildford Music Hall...... 33, 53 I Guildford Post Office...... 12 Immunisation...... 45 Guildford Progress Association...... 15 Immunisation (School Entry Immunisation Certificate)...... 45 Guildford Public Hall...... 53 Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) Guildford Rural Fire Brigade...... 30 24 Guildford Saddle Club and Recreation Reserve...... 7, 60 Independent Primary Schools...... 28 Indigenous Economic Development Unit...... 23 Instruction...... 8 Intellectual Disabilities...... 3 H Internet Access...... 49 Halloran Homes...... 2 Italian at U3A...... 10, 26 Harcourt ANA Hall...... 53 Harcourt and District Playgroup...... 39 Harcourt Applefest...... 26, 33 Harcourt Carpet Bowls Club (Winter)...... 58 J Harcourt Cemetery...... 40 Jehovahs Witness...... 52 Harcourt Cricket Club...... 58 Jessie Bowe House-Maldon Hospital...... 1 Harcourt District Fruit Growers Association...... 42 Job Creation...... 32 Harcourt Football/Netball Club...... 59, 60 Job Services Australia...... 32 Harcourt Leisure Centre...... 14, 53 Job Training...... 32 Harcourt Lions Junior Netball Club...... 60 John Powell Reserve, Guildford...... 55 Harcourt Mt Alexander Guides...... 69 Joyces Creek Cemetery...... 40 Harcourt News - The Core...... 11 Justice Connect...... 22 Harcourt North Community Hall...... 14, 53 Justices of the Peace of Mount Alexander Shire...... 22 Harcourt North Tennis Club...... 62 Harcourt Post Office...... 10, 12 A-Z Index

Maldon Neighbourhood Centre...... 14, 27, 49 Maldon Petanque Club...... 14, 58 K Maldon Police Station...... 29, 31 Kaweka Park Wildflower Reserve/ Management Committee Maldon Pony Club...... 7, 60 35, 37, 54 Maldon Post Office...... 10, 12 Kentokan Karate...... 60 Maldon Preschool Centre...... 40 Kids Help Line Australia Ltd...... 20, 69 Maldon Primary School...... 28 Maldon Racecourse Recreation Reserve...... 55 Maldon Senior Citizens...... 5, 63 Maldon Shire Gardens...... 54 L Maldon Southern Cross Masonic Lodge...... 51 Land Conservation...... 34 Maldon Spinning...... 9 Langley Landcare Group...... 35 Maldon State Battery...... 55 Langley Primary School...... 28 Maldon Swimming Pool...... 57, 61 Langley-Barfold Rural Fire Brigade...... 30 Maldon Tennis Club...... 62 Languages...... 10 Maldon Transfer Station...... 36 Latin at U3A...... 10, 27 Maldon Urban Landcare Group...... 35 Learn French...... 10, 27 Maldon Village Quilters...... 9 Learn Spanish...... 10, 27 Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum...... 33, 34 Learning Difficulties...... 4 Maldon Visitor Information Centre...... 1, 26 Legacy Group - Castlemaine...... 17 Maldon Walking Group...... 42, 62 Legal Advice...... 21 Malmsbury Community Market...... 25 Legal Services Commissioner...... 25 Malmsbury District Landcare...... 35 Lesterville Centre...... 2 Malmsbury Historical Society...... 50 Liberty Christian Life Centre...... 52, 69 Malmsbury Mail...... 11 Liberty Christian Life Centre Opportunity Shop...... 7 Markets...... 25 LIBRARY SERVICES...... 49 Marriage Counselling...... 22 Licensed Wildlife Controller...... 37 Martial Arts...... 60 Life Saving Victoria...... 31, 61 Martial Arts (Kick Boxing and Karate)...... 60 Lifeline...... 20 Maryborough Men's Shed...... 8, 17, 65 Lions Club Castlemaine...... 14, 17 MATCH (Mount Alexander Training & Community Help).... 27 Lions Club Harcourt and District...... 14, 17 Material Aid...... 29 Lions Club Maldon...... 14, 17 Material Aid/Emergency Relief Providers, Mount Alexander LOCAL HISTORY...... 50 Shire...... 29 Lockwood Fire Brigade...... 30 Maternal and Child Health Centre, Mount Alexander Shire 38, Love the Loddon...... 35 39 Lutheran Church (Castlemaine)...... 52 Mc Kenzies Hill Action and Landcare Group...... 35 Mechanics Hall Fryerstown (Burke and Wills Hall)...... 54 Media Newsletters...... 11 Mediation...... 23, 64 M Medical Clinics...... 49 Machine Knitting Advice Medicarelocal - Loddon Mallee Murray...... 43 Maine Connection - Self Help Support Group...... 67 Memorial Stones - Trevor D Rhodes Memorials...... 41 MAINfm, 94.9 (Castlemaine District Radio Inc.)...... 12 Men's Referral Service Inc...... 64 Maldon and Baringhup Agricultural Society Inc...... 34, 57 Menieres Australia...... 44, 47 Maldon Anglican Parish Churches...... 52 Mensline...... 20, 22, 64 Maldon Athenaeum Library...... 49 Metcalfe and District Senior Citizens Inc...... 5, 63 Maldon Athenaeum Reserve and Hall...... 53 Metcalfe Community Association...... 13 Maldon Athenaeum Reserve Hall...... 53 Metcalfe Fire Brigade Group...... 30 Maldon Bowling Club Inc...... 58 Metcalfe Flora Reserve...... 55 Maldon Brass Band...... 9 Metcalfe Hall Committee...... 54 Maldon Campdraft Association...... 33 Metcalfe Landcare Group...... 35 Maldon Community Centre Hall...... 54 Metcalfe Recreation Reserve...... 56 Maldon Croquet Club...... 59 Metcalfe Tennis Club...... 62 Maldon Easter Fair...... 33 Midwifery - Castlemaine Health...... 48 Maldon Fire Brigade...... 30 Mind Victoria...... 4, 6, 69 Maldon Fire Brigade Running Team...... 57 Missing Persons...... 38 Maldon Folk Festival...... 33 Model Aircraft Club...... 8 Maldon Football/Netball Club Inc (MNFC)...... 59, 60 Money Help...... 20 Maldon Garden, Floral Art and Craft Club...... 8, 42 Mood Swing Ensemble...... 9 Maldon General Cemetery Trust...... 40 Motor Neurone Disease Assn. of Vic. Inc...... 47, 67 Maldon Golf Club Inc...... 60 Motor Vehicles...... 68 Maldon Heritage Advisory Committee...... 50 Mount Alexander Business Network...... 23 Maldon Hospital...... 21, 43, 45, 46 Mount Alexander Community Enterprise...... 17 Maldon Machinery Museum...... 33, 34 Mount Alexander Community Information Centre Inc. (CIC) Maldon Market...... 25 17, 18 Maldon Masonic Lodge Hall...... 54 Mount Alexander Community Land Ltd...... 2, 16 Maldon Museum and Archive Association Inc...... 50 Mount Alexander Diggings...... 26, 50 Mount Alexander Family Support Services (MAFS)...... 38 A-Z Index

Mount Alexander Funerals...... 41 Newstead Men's Shed...... 17, 65 Mount Alexander Golf Club Inc...... 60 Newstead Playgroup (NPG) Birth - 4 Years...... 39 Mount Alexander Human Services Network...... 17 Newstead Police Station...... 29, 31 Mount Alexander Laughter Club...... 14, 43 Newstead Post Office...... 10, 12 Mount Alexander No Interest Loan Scheme (N.I.L.S)... 17, 23 Newstead Preschool /Preschool Association Inc...... 40 Mount Alexander Probus Club Inc...... 14 Newstead Primary School...... 28 Mount Alexander Regional Park...... 56 Newstead Racecourse and Recreation Reserve (NRRRCM) Mount Alexander Shire - Children's Free Immunisation 56 Sessions...... 45 Newstead Recreation Reserve...... 56 Mount Alexander Shire Council (Civic Centre)...... 18, 64 Newstead Rotunda Park...... 56 Mount Alexander Shire Council (Town Hall)...... 64 Newstead Rural Fire Brigade...... 30 Mount Alexander Shire Council, Economic Development... 23 Newstead Rural Transaction Centre (RTC)...... 16, 49 Mount Alexander Shire Council, Enviromental Health... 35, 36 Newstead Scrapbook Club...... 8 Mount Alexander Shire Council, Parks and Gardens Newstead Spinners Inc...... 9 Department...... 54 Newstead Tai Chi...... 43, 61 Mount Alexander Shire Council, Recreation Department.... 57 Newstead Youth Club (Football/Netball)...... 59, 60 Mount Alexander Shire Councillors...... 15 Noah's Ark Inc...... 38 Mount Alexander Shire Heritage Advisor...... 34, 50 Noise Control/Pollution Control...... 36 Mount Alexander Shire Ranger...... 6 Noise Control/Pollution Control (EPA)...... 36 Mount Alexander Shire Yourth Worker...... 70 North British Mine...... 56 Mount Alexander Sustainability Group (MASG)...... 15, 36, 51 North Castlemaine Cricket Club...... 58 Mount Alexander Vintage Engine Club...... 8, 14 North Central Catchment Management Authority (NCCMA) 37 Mount Alexander Volunteer Network...... 17, 18 North Harcourt/Sedgwick Landcare Group...... 35 Mount Tarrengower...... 56 Norwood Hill Netball Club...... 60 Mount View Nursing Home- Maldon Hospital...... 1 Noxious Weed Control...... 42 Mt Tarrangower Vintage and Historic Hill Climb...... 33 Nuggetty Land Protection Group...... 35 Muckleford Catchment Landcare...... 35 Nurse-on-call - Health Information Phoneline...... 45 Muckleford Cemetery Trust...... 41 Nursing...... 45 Muckleford Community Centre...... 15, 54 Nursing Homes...... 1 Muckleford Cricket Club...... 58 Nursing Homes - High Care Units, Castlemaine Health...... 1 Muckleford Recreation Reserve...... 56 Nursing Mothers...... 39 Museums...... 34, 51 Music and Singing...... 8 Music Playgroup with Norma Lynch...... 39 Mutual Support...... 65 O Oak Forest Park Harcourt...... 56 Oasis Junior Youth Club - Maldon...... 68 Occasional Child Care - Maldon Neighbourhood Centre.... 39 N Occupational Therapy - Castlemaine Health...... 45 Narcotics Anonymous (NA)...... 19, 47, 65 Office of Police Integrity...... 24 National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS)...... 3, 49 Office of the Public Advocate (Justice Department of Victoria) National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline...... 20, 64 22 National Missing Persons Unit...... 29 Old Castlemaine Schoolboys Association (Established 1912) National Stroke Foundation...... 47 13, 51 National Trust of Australia (Mount Alexander Branch) Olivet Christian College...... 28 Natural Pest Control...... 31 Ombudsman Victoria...... 25 Netball...... 60 Opal Health And Mobile...... 3 Newstead and District Garden Club Inc (NDGC)...... 42 Opportunity Shop RTC Newstead...... 7, 18 Newstead and District Historical Society (NDHS)...... 50 Opportunity Shops...... 7 Newstead and District Rural Fire Brigade-CFA...... 30 Organ Donor Registry...... 44 Newstead and District Swimming Pool Inc...... 57, 61 Out and Out Club (Part of Castlemaine Health Adult Day Newstead and District Youth Club Inc...... 68 Service)...... 3, 4, 69 Newstead Bowling Club...... 58 Out of School Hours...... 37, 40 Newstead Cemetery Trust...... 41 Newstead Community Centre (NCC)...... 15, 54 Newstead Community Garden and Produce Exchange 16, 42 Newstead Community Library...... 49 P Newstead Community Market...... 25 Painting...... 9 Newstead Community Walks...... 62 Palliative Care Service - Castlemaine Health...... 64 Newstead Cricket Club...... 58 Panmure Street Units...... 2 Newstead Croquet Club Inc...... 59 Parents Without Partners...... 38, 66 Newstead Echo...... 11 Parks and Gardens...... 42, 54 Newstead Fire Brigade Auxiliary...... 30 Parks Victoria (DSE)...... 52, 56 Newstead Fire Brigade Family Dance...... 7 Peace Choir...... 9 Newstead Football/Netball Club...... 59, 60 Pharmacotherapy Advocacy Mediation and Support (PAMS) Newstead Internet Cafe...... 10 19, 65 Newstead Junior Football Club...... 59 Phee Broadway Theatre - Castlemaine...... 8, 34 Newstead Landcare Group (NLG)...... 35 PHILOSOPHIES AND RELIGIONS...... 51 Newstead Memorial Park...... 56 A-Z Index

Physical Disabilities...... 4 Relationships Australia (Victoria)...... 22 Physiotherapy...... 45 Reserves...... 55 Physiotherapy - Castlemaine Health...... 45 Respite Services...... 5 Pianola Roll Club...... 9 Returned and Services League (RSL) Castlemaine Sub Picnic Ground Reserve, Baringhup...... 56 Branch...... 18 Pigeons...... 7 Returned Servicemen's League (RSL) - Maldon Sub Branch Planned Respite Service, St Luke's...... 6 18 Play Groups...... 39 Returned Services League (RSL) Women's Auxilliary Playgroup Victoria...... 39 Castlemaine...... 18 Plumbing Industry Commission...... 25 Rifle Club - Castlemaine...... 61 Podiatrist - Castlemaine Health...... 46 Rotary Club - Castlemaine...... 14, 18 Podiatry...... 46 rph Print Radio - Bendigo 88.7 FM...... 12, 48 Poisons Information Centre...... 30 RSPCA Opportunity Shop...... 7 Police Stations...... 31 RSPCA Shelter and Pound, Castlemaine...... 6, 18, 37 Pollution Control...... 36 Rural Australians for Refugees Castlemaine (RARC)...... 67 Pony Clubs...... 7 Rural Disability Access Project Officer...... 4, 48 Post and Ante Natal Depression Association Inc (PANDA) 48, Rural Transaction Centre (RTC)...... 16, 49 67 Post Office Hill Action Group...... 36 Postal Communications...... 11 Pre-School Centres...... 39 S Pregnancy and Post Abortion Support Service...... 47, 48 Safety Link Personal Response Service...... 3 Pregnancy Support Service...... 47, 48 Sailing...... 60 Pregnancy Support Services...... 47, 48 Salvation Army Thrift Shop...... 7 Primary Care Partnership (CVHA)...... 16 Salvation Army, Castlemaine Corps...... 29, 52, 54, 63 Prisons (Justice Dept)...... 31 Sandon Cemetery...... 41 Privacy Victoria...... 22 Sandon Werona Landcare Group...... 36 Psychiatric/Mental Health...... 4 Sandy Creek Catchment Landcare Group...... 36 Public Advocate, Office of The...... 22 SANE Australia...... 48, 67 Public Housing...... 1 Scaffald (Supporting Children and Families For All Levels of Public Interest Law Clearing House (Coordinating Pro Bono Disabilities)...... 38, 66 Legal Services)...... 22 Scam watch...... 25 Public Notary...... 22 Scams, Swindles, Rorts, Rip Offs - A consumers guide..... 25 Public Safety...... 31 School Holiday Program...... 40 Public Transport...... 68 Scottish Country Dancing...... 7 Public Transport Ombudsman (PTO)...... 68 Scouts...... 69 Scouts Australia...... 69 Seeing Eye Dogs - Vision Australia - Mobility & Orientation 48 Senior Citizen's Centres...... 5 Q Seniors Information Victoria...... 6 Quilting...... 9 SES Castlemaine (Victoria State Emergency Service). 29, 31 Seventh Day Adventist Community Services...... 29 Seventh-Day Adventist Church...... 52 Sheep Dog Trials...... 6 R Shire News...... 11 RACV Emergency Road Service...... 68 Shooting...... 61 Radio...... 12 Show Grounds...... 57 Radio 88 FM (Radio for Seniors)...... 12 Showgrounds...... 34 Radio KLFM...... 12 SIDS and Kids NSW and Victoria...... 21 Radiology Department (XRAY) - Castlemaine Health...... 45 Significant Tree Register...... 42 Rail Reival Alliance...... 15, 68 Singing Groups, Castlemaine Community House...... 9 Ravenswood Valley Landcare Group (RVLCG)...... 36 Singles Castlemaine - Over 55s...... 63 Ray Bradfield Room...... 33, 54 Skillsplus: (Outreach Services)...... 32 Ray Street Children's Centre...... 40 Small Business Answer Office...... 23 Reading Writing Hotline...... 4 Small Business Commissioner : Office of...... 23 Reconciliation Castlemaine...... 23 Snake Catchers...... 31 Reconciliation Victoria...... 23 Soccer...... 61 RECREATION AND SPORTS...... 57 Social Worker - Castlemaine Health...... 20, 48, 64 RECREATIONAL FACILITIES...... 52 Solitaire Group...... 63 Recycling Services...... 36 South German Mine...... 56 Red Cross Castlemaine...... 17, 18 South Muckleford Community Centre...... 15, 54 Red Hill Hotel Social and Darts Club...... 59 South Muckleford Public Hall and Recreation Reserve. 15, 54 Redesdale Mia Mia Primary School...... 28 South Muckleford Recreation Reserve...... 56 Redesdale Rural Fire Brigade...... 30 Speech Pathology - Castlemaine Health...... 46 Regional Firearms Office...... 61 Speech Therapy...... 46 Regional Information and Advocacy Council Inc (RIAC)..... 22 Spinning and Weaving...... 9 Rehabilitation...... 5, 46 Sports Facilities...... 57 Rehabilitation - Castlemaine Health...... 46 St John Ambulance Australia - Castlemaine Branch (First Aid Services/Classes)...... 30 A-Z Index

St John of God Hospital Bendigo...... 45 The Fringe Thing Inc...... 8 St John of God Pathology...... 49 The Guildford Globe (Online Edition)...... 11 St Luke's - Financial Counselling...... 20 Theatre Royal...... 32, 34 St Luke's Disability Support Service...... 5, 6 Theatres...... 34 St Marys Catholic Church Hall...... 33, 54 Thompson's Foundry Band...... 9 St Marys Catholic Primary School...... 28 Threatened Species Network...... 37 St Vincent De Paul Society-Castlemaine - Assistance Centre Tourism...... 25 7, 18, 29 Toy Library Castlemaine and District...... 49 St. Lukes Foster Care...... 37 Tracy - The Placement People...... 32 State Primary Schools...... 27 Translating and Interpreting Service - (TIS)- (All Victoria)... 10 State Secondary Schools...... 28 TRANSPORT...... 67 State Trustees (Formerly Public Trustees)...... 22 Transport- Castlemaine Health...... 68 Street Rod Carnival...... 33 Traveller's Aid Australia (The)...... 4, 68 Strengthening Parents Support Program...... 38, 66 Tree Conservation...... 42 Sue Ingleton (Civil Celebrant)...... 41, 52 Trotting...... 62 Suicide Helpline Victoria...... 20 Trust for Nature Victoria...... 36 Support Groups...... 46, 66 Support Programs...... 69 SUPPORT SERVICES...... 63 Supported Employment...... 32 U Sustainability Victoria...... 36 Union Hill Lookout...... 56 Sutton Grange Cemetery...... 41 Uniting Church - Harcourt...... 52 Sutton Grange Hall...... 54 Uniting Church - Yandoit...... 52 Sutton Grange Landcare...... 36 Uniting Church of Australia - Castlemaine Parish...... 52 Sutton Grange Recreation Reserve...... 56 University of the Third Age (U3A)...... 10, 15, 27 Sutton Grange/Myrtle Creek Rural Fire Brigade...... 30 Swimming...... 61 Syringe Disposal Helpline...... 3 V V/ LINE RAIL & COACH...... 68 VANISH (inc)...... 39, 67 T Vaughan Mineral Springs...... 56 T.O.W.N. Club Castlemaine (Take Off Weight Naturally)... 67 Veterans' Affairs, Department of (DVA)...... 67 Table Tennis...... 61 Vic Roads Service Castlemaine...... 68 Tai Chi...... 61 Victims Assistance and Counselling Program (VACP)...... 31 Tai Chi Castlemaine...... 43, 61 Victims of Crime Helpline...... 31 Taradale Cemetery Trust...... 41 Victoria Gully Landcare Group...... 36 Taradale Community Forum Inc...... 15 Victoria Legal Aid (VLA)...... 22 Taradale Cricket Club...... 59 Victoria Legal Aid Online...... 22 Taradale Fire Brigade CFA...... 30 Victoria Police, Sexual Offence and Child Abuse Unit - Taradale Hall - Committee of Management...... 54 Bendigo...... 31 Taradale Historical Group Inc...... 51 Victorian Advocacy League for Individuals with Disability Inc. Taradale Junior Cricket Club...... 59 (VALID)...... 3, 65 Taradale Landcare Group...... 36 Victorian Blue Light Youth Camp...... 69 Taradale Mineral Springs Committee...... 56 Victorian Building Authority...... 25 Taradale Mineral Springs Festival...... 33 Victorian Bushfire Information Line (CFA + DSE)...... 29, 30 Taradale Mineral Springs Park...... 56 Victorian Business Centre...... 23 Taradale Playgroup...... 39 Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation 20 Taradale Primary School...... 28 Victorian Goldfields Railway...... 26 Taradale Progress Association Inc (Ladies Committee) 13, 15 Victorian Ombudsman...... 25 Taradale Recreation Reserve...... 56 Victorian Training Group Taradale Rural Fire Brigade...... 30 Victory Park Castlemaine...... 56 Taradale Tai Chi...... 62 Vietnam Veterans, Castlemaine Sub-branch...... 18, 67 Taradale Talk...... 11 View Club Castlemaine...... 14 Taradale Tennis Club...... 62 Vision Australia - Blindness and Low Vision Services...... 49 Taradale Walking Group...... 62 Vision Australia - Seeing Eye Dog Mobility & Orientation... 48 Tarrangower Times...... 11 Vision Australia Foundation, Loddon Mallee...... 48, 67 Tarrengower Cactus Control Committee...... 36 Visually Impaired...... 48 Tarrengower Village Inc...... 2 VitalCall - Personal Emergency Response Service...... 3 Taxis...... 68 Vocal Nosh Newstead...... 9 Technical and Further Education...... 28 Vocational Guidance...... 32 Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman ( TIO )...... 25 Volunteering Victoria Inc...... 19 Telephone Services...... 12 Volunteers...... 18 Telstra 000 Emergency Service...... 29 Telstra Country Wide (TCW)...... 12 Telstra Disability Services...... 12, 44 Tenancy...... 2 Tennis Clubs...... 62 The Forge Yoga Centre...... 43, 62 A-Z Index W Walking...... 62 Walking and Wheeling Action Group...... 15, 62 Walks and Bicycling Advisory Committee - Mt Alexander 59, 62 Walmer Gun Club...... 61 Walmer Rural Fire Brigade...... 30 Warnock Street Units...... 2 Waste Disposal...... 36 Water Conservation...... 36 Wattle Flat Creek Group...... 36 Wattle Flat Reserve...... 56 Welshman's Reef Cemetery...... 41 Wesley Hill (Castlemaine) Community Market (Sat, 7am-1pm) 25 Wesley Hill Hall...... 54 Wesley Hill Junior Football Club...... 59 Wesley Hill Recreation Reserve...... 56 West End Dance Group - Ballroom Dancing...... 7 West End Hall and Recreation Reserve (West Castlemaine Progress Ass'n)...... 54, 57 West End Rovers and Junior Football Club West End Tennis Club...... 62 Western Oval Castlemaine...... 57 Whistle Blowers...... 31 Wildlife Conservation...... 37 Wildlife Rescue and Information Network...... 6, 37 Wildlife Shelter (WRES)...... 6, 37 Wildlife Victoria...... 6, 37 Willing Workers On Organic Farms (WWOOF) ...... 19 Windarring Central Highlands Association for People with Disabilities...... 31, 32 Winters Flat Junior Football Club...... 59 Winters Flat Out of School Hours Program...... 37, 40 Wintringham Housing...... 2 Wintringham Housing (Head Office)...... 2 Women's Domestic Violence Crisis Service...... 20 Womens Information Referral Exchange (WIRE)...... 67 Worksafe Victoria...... 29 Worksafe Victoria.- Bendigo...... 31 Workspace Australia...... 24 Workspace Maldon...... 15, 24 Worktrainers Inc...... 32 X Xtreme Inc...... 16, 69 Y Yandoit Primary School...... 28 Yandoit Tennis Club...... 62 Yapeen Primary School...... 28 Yoga...... 62 Young at Heart Mount Alexander Day Club...... 63 Young West Youth Hub...... 69 YOUTH...... 68 Youth Substance Abuse Service (YSAS) Bendigo...... 19, 69 Youth Support and Advocacy Service (YSAS) Bendigo 19, 69 Youth Worker...... 70