Recovery Hub

The Harcourt Leisure Centre Recovery Hub and the Castlemaine Town Hall Recovery Hub now closed.

Thank you to the numerous volunteers who have worked tirelessly to create a community space over the past months at Harcourt Leisure Centre.

The Harcourt Valley Community House (HVCH) provides a community gathering space. The HVCH is open to community, see the below details.

When: Wednesday 12:30pm-2:30pm for drop-ins, Fridays 12:00pm-1:30pm for community pantry and lunch
Location: 23 Station Street, Harcourt

Please visit HVCH Facebook page for more up to date details.

Council has set up a recovery team to support the community recovery activities.

We will shortly have a presence in the Castlemaine Tafe building, 65 Templeton Street, and hope to secure some premises in the Harcourt township too.

We will welcome community members to those spaces to:

come and collect information
register to attend events, workshops or training sessions
enquire about potential funding for recovery and resilience initiatives and ideas
provide feedback
seek help from other council departments involved in supporting returning to home, work, hobbies, school and health
or just come and have a chat.

Centre opening hours will be resolved closer to their opening dates.

To connect with Phil, Michelle and the recovery team call 03 5471 1752 or email bushfirerecoverygroup@mountalexander.vic.gov.au.

Council has launched a new recovery newsletter to keep our fire‑affected communities informed and connected.