Health and wellbeing support

Mental Health and Wellbeing Locals are a free service for Victorians aged 26 and over.  

They provide treatment, care and support for your mental health and wellbeing close to home. You don't need a GP referral, Medicare card or mental health care plan. 

For more information: www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/mental-health-wellbeing-locals.

Mount Alexander  

(servicing Mount Alexander, Central Goldfields and Macedon Ranges) 
Phone: 03 4442 9100 

Bendigo and Echuca  

(servicing Greater Bendigo City, Loddon and Campaspe) 
Phone: 1800 332 501 

Bendigo 
(walk-ins and bookings) 
Phone: 03 5497 5600
3/15 Hopetoun Street, Bendigo 3550 

 Echuca 
(walk-ins and bookings) 
Phone: 03 5412 6600 
222 Ogilvie Avenue, Echuca 356

If a Mental Health and Wellbeing Local is not open near you, you can call Partners in Wellbeing on 1300 375 330, Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm. 

Available statewide, Partners in Wellbeing offers free, phone-based support for Victorians aged 16 and over who are experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges. You do not need a Medicare card or to be an Australian citizen/resident.

Visit Partners in Wellbeing for more information.

The National Centre for Farmer Health provides mental health resources for Victorian farmers and agricultural communities, including:

• distribution of mental health resources and support information
• the Managing Stress on the Farm book, which explores the common causes of stressors on farms and offers practical ways to deal with them
• a new mental health hub with tailored mental health information and resources: farmerhealth.org.au/support-hub-victoria.

Tailored recovery support is available for affected businesses, including farms:

• free, confidential one‑on‑one business advice
• access to Small Business Financial Counselling
• support with cashflow stress and recovery planning

These services are designed to support longer‑term farm viability, not just immediate relief.

The Rural Financial Counselling Service (RFCS) offers specialist support to farmers and their communities.

They provide:

• financial counselling
• wellbeing support for mental stress from financial issues.

  RFCS can help you to:

• develop strategies to cope with stress
• recognise signs of poor health in yourself or your workers
• set up a support network with family, friends or community
• find groups or activities in the community that can help
• access health services through referrals.

For more information, call 1300 735 578 or visit the RFCS website.

The RFCS offers free, confidential wellbeing support alongside their usual financial and business counselling support. Wellbeing counsellors are available to visit bushfire-affected producers and their families at their property or over the phone to assist with mental health and wellbeing issues.

Funding has been provided to support the appointment of a RFCS wellbeing officer in each region serviced by the RFCS.

To access the support of a wellbeing counsellor, call the RFCS on 1300 771 741.

Flying Doctor Wellbeing is a free mental health and wellbeing service for rural and remote Victorian communities.  

Email wellbeing@rfds.vic.gov.au or call 1300 363 788 (Loddon Campaspe/Southern Mallee). 

BLKTRX brings together culturally safe and responsive services to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, families, communities and workforce across Victoria. By improving access to the right support, BLKTRX plays a vital role in strengthening social and emotional wellbeing, mental health and suicide prevention in our communities. 

Visit blktrx.org.au to find culturally safe and responsive mental health, social and emotional wellbeing and suicide prevention services in your area.