Carer Friendly Places

Carer Friendly Places

The Carer Friendly Places project was a collaboration between Neighbourhood Houses Victoria, Carers Victoria and the Municipal Association of Victoria.

Supported by the Victorian Government, it trained 49 councils and 210 Neighbourhood houses to create inclusive environments for people caring for people with a chronic illness, disability, mental illness or addiction. The program ceased in 2023, however Carers Victoria continues to support local government and the community sector with relevant and informative professional learning.

You can view the participants of the Carer Friendly Program in the table below. If your organisation, council, or program would like training relating to understanding carers, Carers Victoria offers regular education called ‘Becoming Carer Aware’, free and regular online sessions are available. To view our calendar click here.

Neighbourhood Houses Victoria is the peak body for Neighbourhood Houses. For information regarding Carer Friendly Neighbourhood Houses and the range of supports for carers in local Victorian Neighbourhood and Community Houses and Centres, visit here or contact Neighbourhood Houses Victoria at carers@nhvic.org.au or (03) 9602 1228.

The following Councils and Neighbourhood Houses have completed the Carer Friendly Place training.

Alpine

Ararat

  • Ararat Neighbourhood House

Ballarat

Ballarat City Council

  • Ballarat East Neighbourhood House
  • Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre Inc.

Banyule

  • Watsonia Neighbourhood House

Bass Coast

  • Corinella and District Community Centre
  • Phillip Island Community & Learning Centre

Baw Baw

Bayside

Bayside City Council

  • Hampton Community Centre
  • Highett Neighbourhood Community House
  • Sandybeach Centre

Benalla

  • Waminda Community House

Bendigo

City of Greater Bendigo

  • Eaglehawk Community House
  • Heathcote Community House
  • Long Gully Neighbourhood House
  • Marong Neighbourhood House

Boroondara

Boroondara Shire Council

  • Alamein Neighbourhood & Learning Centre
  • Ashburton Community Centre
  • Balwyn Community Centre
  • Bowen Street Community Centre
  • Canterbury Neighbourhood Centre
  • Craig Family Centre
  • Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre

Brimbank

Brimbank City Council

  • Community Unity Plus Services
  • Delahey Community Centre
  • Duke Street Community House
  • Hunt Club Community Arts Centre
  • Sydenham Neighbourhood House
  • West Sunshine Community Centre
  • Westvale Community Centre

Buloke

Buloke Shire Council

  • Charlton Neighbourhood House Inc.
  • Donald Community Centre
  • Wycheproof Community Resource Centre

Campaspe

  • Echuca Neighbourhood House
  • Girgarre Community Cottage
  • Rushworth Community House Inc.
  • Tongala Community Activities Centre

Cardinia

Cardinia Shire Council

  • Beaconsfield Neighbourhood Centre
  • Bunyip and District Community House
  • Cockatoo Community House
  • Living and Learning Pakenham
  • Outlook Community Centre

Casey

Casey City Council

  • Balla Balla Community Centre
  • Berwick Neighbourhood Centre Inc.
  • Brentwood Park Neighbourhood House
  • Cranbourne Community House
  • Doveton Neighbourhood Learning Centre
  • Foundation Learning Centre (Narre Warren)
  • Hallam Community Learning Centre
  • Hampton Park Community House
  • Merinda Park Learning and Community Centre
  • Outlook Australia (Berwick)

Central Goldfields

  • Dunolly and District Neighbourhood Centre Hospital House
  • Maryborough Community House

Colac Otway

Colac Otway Shire Council

  • Gellibrand Community House

Corangamite

  • Simpson & District Community Centre Inc.

Darebin

  • Jika Jika Community Centre
  • Span Community House Inc (Thornbury)

East Gippsland

East Gippsland Shire Council

  • Bairnsdale Neighbourhood House
  • Buchan Neighbourhood House
  • Cann River Community Centre
  • Lakes Entrance Neighbourhood House
  • Orbost Neighbourhood House
  • Swifts Creek Community Centre
  • Tubbut Neighbourhood House

Frankston

Frankston City Council

  • Belvedere Community Centre (Seaford)
  • Ebdale Community Hub
  • Frankston North Community Centre
  • Karingal Place Neighbourhood Centre
  • Langwarrin Community Centre
  • Lyrebird Community Centre
  • Orwil Street Community House

Gannawarra

Glen Eira

Glen Eira City Council

  • Godfrey Street Community House
  • Moongala Women’s Community House
  • Caulfield South Community House

Glenelg

  • Old Courthouse Community Centre

Golden Plains

Golden Plains Shire Council

  • Meredith Community Centre

Greater Dandenong

Greater Dandenong City Council

  • Dandenong Community and Learning Centre
  • Springvale Neighbourhood House
  • Wellsprings for Women

Greater Geelong

City of Greater Geelong

  • Bellarine Living and Learning Centre
  • Bellarine Training and Community Hub
  • Cloverdale Community Centre
  • Leopold Community & Learning Centre
  • Rosewall Community Centre
  • Vines Road Community Centre

Hepburn

Hindmarsh

Hindmarsh Shire Council

  • Rainbow Learning Group & Neighbourhood House

Hobsons Bay

  • South Kingsville Community Centre Inc.

Horsham

  • Horsham Community House

Hume

  • Craigieburn Education and Community Centre
  • Tullamarine Community House and Mens Shed

Indigo

  • Quercus Beechworth

Kingston

Kingston City Council

  • Aspendale Gardens Community Service
  • Chelsea Heights Neighbourhood House
  • Cheltenham Community Centre
  • Dingley Village Neighbourhood Centre
  • Longbeach Place Inc.
  • Mordialloc Community Centre
  • Patterson Lakes Community Centre
  • Sundowner Community Centre

Knox

Knox City Council

  • Coonara Community House Inc.
  • Mountain District Learning Centre
  • Orana Neighbourhood House
  • Rowville Community Learning Centre
  • The Basin Community House

La Trobe

La Trobe City Council

  • Moe Neighbourhood House
  • Traralgon Neighbourhood Learning House

Loddon

Loddon Shire Council

  • Boort Resource and Information Centre
  • Wedderburn Community House

Macedon

Macedon Ranges Shire

  • Kyneton Community House
  • Lancefield Neighbourhood House
  • Macedon and Mount Macedon Community House
  • Macedon Ranges Further Education Centre
  • Riddells Creek Neighbourhood House
  • Romsey Neighbourhood House
  • Woodend Neighbourhood House

Manningham

Manningham Shire Council

  • Pines Learning
  • Warrandyte Neighbourhood House
  • Wonga Park Community Cottage

Mansfield

Mansfield Shire Council

  • Bonnie Doon Community Centre

Maribyrnong

Maribyrnong City Council

  • Braybrook & Maidstone Neighbourhood House
  • West Footscray Neighbourhood House
  • Yarraville Community Centre

Maroondah

Maroondah City Council

  • Arrabri Community House
  • Central Ringwood Community Centre
  • Glen Park Community Centre
  • North Ringwood Community House
  • Yarrunga Community Centre

Melbourne

Melbourne City Council

  • Kensington Neighbourhood House
  • North Melbourne Language and Learning
  • The Centre (North Melbourne)

Melton

Melton City Council

  • Djerriwarrh Community & Education Services
  • Fraser Rise Children’s and Community Centre
  • Taylors Hill Youth and Community Centre

Merri-bek

Merri-bek City Council

  • Glenroy Neighbourhood House
  • Reynard Street Neighbourhood House
  • Sussex Neighbourhood House

Mildura

Mildura Rural City Council

  • Murrayville Neighbourhood House
  • Red Cliffs Community Resource Centre

Mitchell

Mitchell Shire Council

  • Seymour and District Community House

Moira

  • Cobram Community House
  • Numurkah Community Learning Centre
  • Yarrawonga Neighbourhood House Inc.

Monash

Monash City Council

  • Kerrie Road Neighbourhood House
  • Mackie Road Neighbourhood House
  • Mount Street Neighbourhood House
  • Notting Hill Neighbourhood House
  • Power Neighbourhood House

Moonee Valley

Moonee Valley City Council

  • Farnham Street Neighbourhood Learning Centre

Moorabool

Moorabool Shire Council

  • Darley Neighbourhood House and Learning Centre
  • Laurels Education and Training

Mornington Peninsula

  • Benton’s Square Community Centre
  • Crib Point Community House
  • Good Shepherd Community House @Wallaroo Community Centre
  • Mornington Community House
  • Mount Eliza Neighbourhood House
  • Mount Martha House
  • Rye Community House
  • Somerville Community House Inc.

Mount Alexander

Mount Alexander Shire Council

  • Castlemaine Community House
  • Maldon Neighbourhood Centre Inc.

Moyne

Moyne Shire Council

  • Port Fairy Community House

Murrindindi

  • Alexandra Community Hub
  • Toolangi Castella District Community House
  • Yea Community House

Nillumbik

Nillumbik Shire Council

  • Living and Learning Nillumbik – Diamond Creek
  • Living and Learning Nillumbik – Eltham
  • Living and Learning Nillumbik – Panton Hill

Northern Grampians

Northern Grampians Shire Council

  • St Arnaud Neighbourhood House

Port Phillip

Port Phillip City Council

  • Alma Road Community House
  • Elwood St Kilda Neighbourhood Learning Centre
  • South Port Community Centre
  • Port Phillip Community Group

Queenscliffe

Shepparton

  • Mooroopna Education & Activity Centre
  • Murchison Neighbourhood House
  • North Shepparton Community & Learning Centre
  • South Shepparton Community Centre

South Gippsland

  • Manna Gum Community House

Southern Grampians

Southern Grampians Shire Council

  • Hamilton Community House Inc.

Stonnington

Stonnington City Council

  • Phoenix Park Neighbourhood House
  • Prahran Community Learning Centre Inc.

Strathbogie

Strathbogie Shire Council

  • Nagambie Lakes Community House

Surf Coast

Surf Coast Shire Council

  • Deans Marsh Community Cottage
  • Torquay Community House

Swan Hill

  • Swan Hill Neighbourhood House

Towong

Towong Shire Council

  • Corryong Neighbourhood Centre
  • Tallangatta Neighbourhood House

Wangaratta

  • Open Door Neighbourhood House

Warrnambool

  • West Warrnambool Neighbourhood House

Wellington

Wellington Shire Council

  • Briagolong Community House
  • Loch Sport Community House
  • Sale Neighbourhood House

West Wimmera

West Wimmera Shire Council

  • Kaniva Neighbourhood House

Whitehorse

  • Clota Cottage Neighbourhood House
  • Kerrimuir Neighbourhood House
  • Koonung Cottage Community House
  • Vermont South Neighbourhood House

Whittlesea

  • Mernda Community House
  • Mill Park Community House

Wodonga

Wyndham

Wyndham City Council

  • The Grange Community Centre
  • Iramoo Community Centre
  • Jamieson Way Community Centre Inc.
  • Quantin Binnah Community Centre
  • Wyndham Community and Education Centre
  • Wyndham Park Community Centre

Yarra

Yarra City Council

  • Princes Hill Community Centre

Yarra Ranges

Yarra Ranges Council

  • Healesville Living and Learning Centre
  • Japara Neighbourhood House
  • Lilydale Community House
  • Seville Community House

Yarriambiack

  • Murtoa Neighbourhood House