Castlemaine Safe Space Community Resources

Sometimes we need a little bit of extra help - and help is at hand

If you'd like to know where in the Shire you can get a cheap/free nutritious meal, free fruit and vegetables, sanitary products and toiletries, or free laundry service and access to a hot shower, access to a computer and charging portal, then take a look here: https://cch.org.au/help-at-hand-with-table/

Castlemaine Community Lunch

Time: 12:30 – 1:30pm

When: Tuesdays (during school terms.)

Where: Castlemaine Town Hall, 25 Lyttleton St

Cost: $7 Concession / $10 Full – suggested donation, kids under 12 years old free

Food Pantries

A number of Food Pantries and Food Relief Services are available in the Shire, including Castlemaine Safe Space, which is home to a small pantry – available to all during our opening hours.

There is also a Food Pantry at the Castlemaine Community House (30 Templeton St, Castlemaine) 9.00am – 3.00pm, Monday to Friday.

These initiatives aims to complement the existing services provided by The Salvation Army and St Vincent de Paul in the Shire of Mount Alexander.

Further Supports 

 If you are not in crisis and would like to speak to a peer with similar experiences, contact 

Peer Care Companion Warmline 

Is a safe place for people with a lived experience of suicide to connect with others with a similar lived experience for a chat, in a shared space of compassion, understanding and respect.

 Ph. 1800 77 7337, to receive a call back within 48 hours 

 If you need urgent help, please contact one of these numbers: 

Lifeline 13 11 14  

Headspace (ages 12 to 25) 03 5434 5345 

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm 

Or, Chat online -  headspace.org.au​

Beyond Blue 1300 224 636 - beyondblue.org.au 

 24-hour phone service 

SuicideLine  1300 651 251 - suicideline.org.au 

24-hour phone service 

 Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800 - kidshelpline.com.au 

 24-hour phone service 

1800 Respect – 1800 732 732 

13 YARN 13 92 76 – talk with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander crisis supporter 

QLife 1800 184 527 – LGBTQIA+ peer support and referral service.