Help & Advice

Ballarat

• Pocket Full of Help
• The BYSN A-Z Quicklist of Youth Services (Ballarat Youth Services Network)
• My Community Service Directory (City of Ballarat)
• Local Neighbourhood Houses
• Compassionate Ballarat Directory of Support Services

Multicultural Services

• Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council Inc. (BRMC): General Assistance and Help with Immigration Forms

• Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) 131 450

• IELTS Preparation Course

• Australian Tax Office Resources Translated in 20 Languages

Disability & Carers

• Ask an Expert (Neighbourhood Houses Victoria Webinars)
• Persons with Disability Australia Language Guide

• Travellers Aid: Ballarat Train Station

• Grampians Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect

Women

• CAFs Thread Together: Free Clothes Program

Men

• CAFs Men’s Behaviour Change Program

Financial Support

• Contact a financial counsellor for free and independent information, and support.
• Relief grants for paying overdue energy or water bills
• MoneySmart Financial Help
• Financial Support (DHHS)
• No Interest Loans Scheme (NILS)

• Saver Plus: The ANZ will give you a $ for every $ you Save

• ATO Tax Help (July to October)

• Free NBN Broadband Internet for School Aged Children Referral Centre - Eligibility Check

Legal & Housing

• Ballarat & Grampians Community Legal Service for free legal advice

• Women and Mentoring: free support for women in the legal system

• Victoria Legal Aid - Ballarat

• Victorian Public Tenants Association (VPTA): Help for social housing renters

• Consumer Affairs: Help for housing, tenants, scams, etc

• Homes Victoria: Social Housing and Homelessness

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Health & Wellbeing

Mental Wellbeing Support Services

• Where to go in Ballarat for Support (Headspace 2024)
• Ballarat Support Services Summary (August)
• Free Ballarat Mental Health Help (genU)
• Beyond Blue
• Headspace (Youth)
• Black Dog Institute
• LifeLine Australia
• Relationships Australia (Vic)
• Head to Help (BCH) / Ballarat Community Health (BCH)
• Partners in Wellbeing (ACSO)
• The Orange Door (Family Violence Support)
• How you can Help - A podcast for people who want to help, but don’t know where to start

Food Relief and Help

• Food Relief Ballarat Programs and Services

• Food Relief - The Salvation Army Doorways Program
• Hot Off the Press Cookbook - BCH
• VicHealth Healthy Eating Resources
• The Tight Arse Cookbook! - BCH
• 2025 Christmas Period Support and Information

Wellbeing

• DV Safe Phone Project
• 5 Ways to Wellbeing
• Healthy Eating, Active Living Matters (HEALing Matters)
• Working From Home & Mental Health Wellbeing (Lifeline)
• Compassionate Ballarat
• Ballarat Youth Services Network (BYSN)
• Worksafe

Let's Get Active

• Volunteer in your Community

• Discover Walking (Local Maps)
• Get Active @ Home (VicHealth)
• Get Active Victoria

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Job Support

Work & Learning Centre Ballarat

• Free and voluntary service to help you plan your return to the workforce
• WLC Expression of Interest Form

• Free Child Safety & Volunteer Training 

Other Jobs Support and Services

• Workforce Australia (Federal Government)
• Job Jump Start (Federal Government)
• Job Careers Outlook (Federal Government)
• Jobs Victoria (State Government)
• Highlands LLEN Jumpstart Into Employment Youth Services Resource
• Highlands LLEN School to Industry eBook
• Highlands LLEN School Leavers Manual

Online Training

• Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre
• Adult Education Learn Local Organisations
• Adult Learning Australia (ALA)

• Course Seeker - Study the course that's right for you

Fair Work

• Understand your rights and responsibilities at work during the coronavirus outbreak

Worksafe Victoria

• Create a safe workplace and working from home

Facebook Pages

• Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre
• Ballarat Job Vacancies/Wanted
• Ballarat Job Seeker Assistance
• Ballarat and Central Victoria, Jobs, Seekers
• Jobs Ballarat Region
• Federation TAFE Skills and Jobs Centre

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