headspace Bendigo

13/01/2026

Great information provided by Mount Alexander Shire Council.🙏
Our website is up-to-date with current recovery information:

🫶 Showers, food and accommodation
🫶 Recovery Hub
🫶 News and community meetings
🫶 Financial support
🫶 Health and wellbeing support
🫶 Waste
🫶 Services and infrastructure
🫶 Returning home safely
🫶 How to help

www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au/January-2026-fire-event

13/01/2026

Great information provided by Mount Alexander Shire Council

Our website is up-to-date with current recovery information:

🫶 Showers, food and accommodation
🫶 Recovery Hub
🫶 News and community meetings
🫶 Financial support
🫶 Health and wellbeing support
🫶 Waste
🫶 Services and infrastructure
🫶 Returning home safely
🫶 How to help

www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au/January-2026-fire-event

12/01/2026

Thank you Castlemaine Safe Space

Please come in for a cuppa, a debrief, refreshments, and a listening ear. Or come in for a place to be still and reflect. Or drop by to pick up items from our free pantries, or free sanitary products.
All are welcome - come as you are xx

12/01/2026

Coping with the uncertainty of bushfires can be tricky for young people and their families and friends.
There's no "right" way to feel in response to the impacts that the current fires are having on our local communities, and thoughts and feelings can change over time.
Remember to stay connected to your family, friends, community and VicEmergency, and remember that help is available if you need it.

Our centre is open and you can access our referral form here.
Want to make an appointment? Click on the link below
https://bendigocommunityhealthservices-2.snapforms.com.au/form/self-referral
https://bendigocommunityhealthservices-2.snapforms.com.au/form/family-friends-and-professionals-referral

You can also access our website to find out more information about headspace Bendigo and other programs available.
https://headspace.org.au/headspace-centres/bendigo/

Check out some handy resources for you to access.
Coping with the stress of bushfires: https://headspace.org.au/explore-topics/for-young-people/during-bushfire-season/

Supporting your young person during the fires: https://headspace.org.au/explore-topics/supporting-a-young-person/during-bushfire-season/
eheadspace: https://headspace.org.au/online-and-phone-support/connect-with-us/

Translated resources 🫂
CFA multicultural resources kit: https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare/multicultural-resources-kit

12/01/2026

It’s been a challenging time for many in our community. eheadspace is here to help - online, phone, and email support is available every day. Confidential, free, and ready for you from 3pm-10pm.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/4aqLOLu

12/01/2026

It’s been a challenging time for our communities recently. eheadspace is here for you to access free confidential support from 3pm - 10pm.
Click on the link provided to access.

It's been a challenging time for many in our community. eheadspace is here to help - online, phone, and email support is available every day. Confidential, free, and ready for you from 3pm-10pm.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/4aqLOLu

08/01/2026

headspace Bendigo will be closed today due to severe weather.
We will re-open on Monday 12th January at 8.30am.
• Follow the advice of VicEmergency & Department of Health
• Drink plenty of water
• Keep cool
• Check in on those at risk
If you have an appointment, please leave a message on 54061400 or email headspace@bchs.com.au to reschedule.
• If you need to chat to someone please call eheadspace on 1800 650 890
• or log onto https://headspace.org.au/eheadspace/
• If you are in crisis call mental health triage 1300 363 788 or 000

08/01/2026

headspace Bendigo will be closed Friday 9th January due to severe weather.
We will re-open on Monday 12th January at 8.30am.
• Follow the advice of VicEmergency &
• Drink plenty of water
• Keep cool
• Check in on those at risk

If you have an appointment, please leave a message on 54061400 or email headspace@bchs.com.au to reschedule.
• If you need to chat to someone please call eheadspace on 1800 650 890
• or log onto https://headspace.org.au/eheadspace/
• If you are in crisis call mental health triage 1300 363 788 or 000

07/01/2026

The next few days will be hot.
Check out some useful information from our friends at Bendigo Community Health Services.

29/12/2025

We know this time of year can come with extra challenges for many people, so we asked our counselling team for their top self-care tips, which are:

💚Diet, sleep and exercise: These are the foundation of good mental health. To recharge your mental wellness battery, eat healthy, get a good night’s sleep and get out for a walk.
💚Practice gratitude: Deliberately focus on the good things in your life. Make a list of 5-10 things every day.
💚Notice your feelings, and check the facts: Feelings are not facts. Practice noticing that you are having a feeling, and then practice communicating your needs clearly and with respect.
💚Give and receive hugs (consensual of course!): Physical touch releases feel-good hormones. Cuddle the kids, grandparents, and your pets.
💚 Sing and dance (with others): When we move in time with others, we feel a sense of belonging and connection.

Take care everyone.

24/12/2025

The team from headspace Bendigo wishes you a safe and joyful holiday season.

We will be closed from 12pm Wednesday 24th December 2025 and will reopen at 8.30am Monday 5th January 2026.
During this time, headspace is still here for you. You can get support for your mental health by creating a headspace account at headspace.org.au
For assistance during our closure period, you can speak with someone 1-on-1 via online chat, email or over the phone at https://my.headspace.org.au/online-communities/
or 1800650890

If you are in an emergency or need immediate assistance:
• Call emergency services on 000.
If you need to speak to someone urgently, you can call,
• Regional Mental Health Triage 1300 363 788
• Lifeline 13 11 14
• Kids Helpline 1800 551 800
• Su***de Call Back Service 1300 659 467