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Castlemaine Community Connection Guide
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Chat and Check
Castlemaine Community House
65 Templeton Street Castlemaine
Contact: Sherene: 5472 4842
Wednesdays 6.30pm
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Informal facilitated social and support group for local LGBTIQ people
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Mainely Queer
Contact: Kate - khale3550@gmail.com
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Castlemaine based. Various social activities and events designed to build local queer connection and community
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Sisters of Aluvia
E-mail: stephenrg@xmail.com.au – request to go on list for updates
Facebook Group: Sisters of Aluvia – request to join for updates
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Informal social group for gay men who meet every few months.
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Castlemaine Secondary College Diversity Group
Contact: Shera c/- CSC Blakely road campus - 5479 1111
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For LGBTIQ young people and their friends to get together in a safe and supportive space, organise events and celebrate being our unique selves.
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Facilitated by the Guidance Counsellor and School Nurse
Contact: Terence - ish.day.info@gmail.com
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Local Queer ideas, activism, and Arts collective
Kuriosity, Headspace Bendigo
78-80 Paul Mall Bendigo
Contact: Millee - 5434 5345
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Weekly diversity Group for young people age 12-25 to meet, socialise and gain peer support
Contact: Adam 5443 8355
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Young SSAITGD people and their allies aged between 16 and 25. Youth driven group that aims to raise awareness in the community about sexual and gender diversity. “We value friendship, acceptance, security and open mindedness.”
Letters of Love
Heartfelt grassroots project, where people write their own letters of support and love for LGBTIQ people which are then displayed in local shop windows.
Your letters photos or artwork can be mailed or dropped directly to Castlemaine Community House
c/- Castlemaine Community House
65 Templeton Street Castlemaine
PO Box 386, Castlemaine VIC 3450
View at: 186 Barker Street, 13 Hargraves Street
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Castlemaine Marriage Equality YES
Team of community volunteers in support of local engagement for a YES vote for marriage equality. Organise Marriage Equality community engagement stalls and a host a community facebook page for support for local LGBTIQ people, and information sharing about positive local YES action.
Contacts:
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Castlemaine Marriage Equality YES - facebook page
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Martyn Shaddick @ Castlemaine Community House
65 Templeton Street Castlemaine 5472 4842
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LOCAL
Castlemaine and District Community Health
13 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine
CALL 5479 1000
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Generalist counselling with or without a mental health care plan
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Services inclusive and welcoming of LGBTIQ people
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SMART Recovery Castlemaine
Rachel 0401227334
Tuesdays 6.30pm
Castlemaine Community House
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A free self-help group for people who want to take control over addiction. LGBTIQ inclusive facilitation.
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Bendigo Community Health LGBTIQ Services
Intake Team: 5430 0500
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Additional counselling services are being provided for LGBTIQ people affected by the postal survey
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Dedicated same sex attracted, sex and gender diverse support worker.
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Free youth service that caters to the mental health, physical health, alcohol/drug support and vocational needs of young people aged between 12 to 25 years.
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Support groups for parents and carers of transgender, gender diverse and gender questioning young people.
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Bendigo Community Health
78-80 Pall Mall, Bendigo
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
CALL: 5434 5345
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​Intake Team: 5421 1666
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Additional counselling services are being provided for LGBTIQ people affected by the postal survey
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Cobaw Community Health
47 High Street, Kyneton
Contact: 5421 1666
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Free suicide prevention program that supports same sex attracted, bisexual and transgender young people in rural Victoria.
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MELBOURNE
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Duty worker: 03 9865 6700 (10-4pm)
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Additional professional counsellors for LGBTIQ people affected by the postal survey
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Sessions can be in person or via telephone and are free of charge.
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100 Drummond Street, Carlton
CALL: 03 9663 6733
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Queerspace provides a safe and supportive space to obtain information and support services aimed at improving mental health and wellbeing by specialist queer and queer affirmative mental health practitioners.
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NATIONAL
CALL 1800 184 527
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National counseling and referral service for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and/or intersex (LGBTI). QLife provides nation-wide, early intervention, peer supported telephone and web based services to people of all ages across the full breadth of people’s bodies, genders, relationships, sexualities, and lived experiences.
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CALL: 1800 184 527
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Switchboard is the Victorian partner in the national telephone and web counselling, information and referral service
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CALL: 13 11 14
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24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention services.
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ONLINE
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Australia’s largest network for LGBTIQ young people
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National LGBTIQ Health Alliance
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National peak health organisation in Australia for organisations and individuals that provide health-related programs, services and research focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people (LGBTI) and other sexuality, gender, and bodily diverse people and communities.
HEALTH SERVICES
SOCIAL AND SUPPORT GROUPS
ADVOCACY & MARRIAGE EQUALITY
COMMUNITY SPACES
COMMUNITY EVENTS
RESOURCES
SUPPORTERS
Castlemaine Community House
65 Templeton Street Castlemaine
Contact: Martyn Shaddick - 5472 4842
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Supportive welcoming community space, drop in centre, programs and activities.
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Theatre Royal Castlemaine
30 Hargraves Street Castlemaine
Contact: Andrea - 5472 1196
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Key supporter and welcoming community space for LGTBIQ people in our community.
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Community Gathering – Postal Survey Result
Theatre Royal Castlemaine
30 Hargraves Street Castlemaine
9am Wednesday 15th November
Postal Survey result announced 10am
Free event - 9am until late
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Community social gathering for local LGBTIQ people, their loved ones, friends, and allies to hear the result of the marriage law postal survey. Welcoming of all members of the broader local community who are in support of marriage equality.
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Print Together Castlemaine
The Mill complex, Walker Street, Castlemaine
Email: mail@printtogether.com.au
Contact: Calan
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Will print large custom designed Marriage Equality and LGBITQ positive Posters for free
POSTERS
YES campaign materials
Castlemaine Marriage Equality YES Campaign Team
C/- Castlemaine Community House
Free supply of 'We are union' YES badges, posters, flyers, stickers and some t-shits
Contact: Martyn Shaddick - 5472 4842​
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Local online support
Local organisations and businesses that have shown their support for LGBTIQ members of our community at this time, including displaying posters, issuing official statements of support, and providing support and resources for the marriage equality campaign. If you would like to be added to this list please message Castlemaine Marriage equality YES via the facebook page.
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Bendigo Trades Hall​
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​​Boomerang Bags​
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Carinya Childcare Cooperative
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Castlemaine Artists’ Market
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Castlemaine Children’s Literature Festival
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Castlemaine Community House
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Castlemaine and District Community Health
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Castlemaine State Festival
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ELM network
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La Trobe University Bendigo Campus
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Lisa Chesters MP
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Reclaim the Night Castlemaine – sponsor of the Castlemaine Marriage Equality YES campagin
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The Mount Alexander Green
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Wesley Hill Market traders
Community Organisations
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Arts Supplies Castlemaine
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Books Plus
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Boomtown Wines
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Cantwell Real Estate
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Castlemaine Florestry
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Castlemaine Veterinary Clinic
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Cohoots Coworking
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Cookie Crumbs
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Corner Store Merchants
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Embody Pilates Studio
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Faulkner Gallery
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Green Goes the Grocer
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Healing Well
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Little Pixie Films
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Over the Moon Dance Studios
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Record Low
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Stoneman’s bookroom
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The Hub building
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The Mill Castlemaine – The Vintage Bazaar, Platform 5, Garage Girls, The Departure, Embody Pilates
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The theatre Royal Castlemaine
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Tribe
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Videoland
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Whole Lot of Love
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Wheelhouse
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Cafe's / Venues
Businesses
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Coffee Bean - 209 Barker St, Castlemaine
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Fig Cafe - 31 Templeton St, Castlemaine
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Johnny Baker - rear 359 Barker St, Castlemaine – donated baked good for Chat and Check social group meetings
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Margot Bar and Kitchen - 14 Hargraves St, Castlemaine
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rePublic - 26 Templeton St, Castlemaine
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The Bridge Hotel - 21 Walker St, Castlemaine
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The Diggers Store - 61 Main Rd, Campbells Creek
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The Local Cafe & Growing Abundance - 233 Barker St, Castlemaine
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The New North Hotel - 359 Barker St, Castlemaine
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The Old Castlemaine Goal & the Governor’s Cafe - 36-48 Bowden St, Castlemaine
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The Taproom - 9 Walker St, Castlemaine
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Mainely Queer Social Gathering
Margot Wine Bar
14 Hargraves Street Castlemaine
6pm Friday 17th November
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Relax and unwind after the postal survey announcement this week, make some new connections.
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Mainely Queer is a social group for LGBTIQ people in Castlemaine and surrounds, who meet for various events and activities to strengthen community and connection.