Helpful Resources

Local Community Support Services

Disability & Community Support

  • Catalyst Ability
    info@catalystability.com.au
    0485 864 520
  • Step Closer Support Coordination
    katie@stepcloser.com.au
    0490 688 853

Mental Health & Wellbeing Support

Community Connections

Family & Parenting Support

Crisis & Specialist Support

Emergency & Crisis Contacts

Emergency Services

  • Triple Zero - 000
  • Police Assistance Line - 131 444
  • Victorian Poisons Information Centre 131 126
  • Nurse-on-Call Victoria 1300 606 024

National Support Services

  • Lifeline - 13 11 14
  • Beyond Blue - 1300 22 4636
  • Kids Helpline - 1800 55 1800
  • 13YARN - 13 92 76
  • Parentline Victoria - 13 22 89
  • 1800RESPECT - 1800 737 732

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Support

Children & Young People

  • Kids Helpline - 1800 55 1800
  • Child Protection Victoria - 1300 598 521
  • eSafety Commissioner (online resource for cyberbullying and online safety)

Family Violence & Safety

  • 1800RESPECT - 1800 737 732
  • Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre (Victoria) - 1800 015 188
  • Orange Door (Loddon region) - 1800 512 359
  • Men's Referral Service (Victoria) - 1300 766 491

Food & Financial Assistance

  • Bendigo Foodshare - (03) 5444 3409
  • Bendigo Family & Financial Services (03) 5441 5277
  • The Salvation Army Bendigo - (03) 5440 8410
  • St Vincent de Paul Bendigo - (03) 5443 5688

Housing & Homelessness

  • VincentCare Victoria - 1800 825 955
  • Haven Home Safe - 1300 428 364
  • MADCOW - (03) 5441 4747

LGBTQIA+ Support

  • QLife - 1800 184 527
  • Minus18 (Online Resource for young people)

Mental Health Crisis

  • Lifeline - 131114
  • Beyond Blue - 1300 22 4636
  • Suicide Call Back Service - 1300 659 467
  • Headspace (Online & Phone Support) - (03) 5406 1400
  • PANDA (Mental Health & Wellbeing support for new parents) - 1300 726 306