Community Groups in Melbourne & Victoria
- Ashburton Annual Show
- Collingwood Children’s Farm – A country experience. Open every daily from 9.00am to 5.00pm
- Diamond Valley Community Support (DVCS) an independent information, referral and support agency in Greensborough, Victoria.
- Community West – Formerly Brimbank Community Centre. Community West is a neighbourhood house in Melbourne’s western suburbs that hosts and supports a variety of programs and activities for the community.
- Crisis Help Network Melbourne – Crisishelp Network is dedicated to providing up-to-date information for people in crisis. A directory website with lists of agencies designed to help in many circumstances.
- Melbourne Community Foundation – The EastWeb Fund – Run by a group of young people who recognise that Indigenous, Asylum Seeker and Refugee communities experience marginalisation and discrimination which hamper their ability to participate in community life. The group work to counter this disadvantage, promote community capacity and self-determination.
- Footscray Club – Community social club located in the heart of Footscray since 1894.
- Frankston Community Support and Information Centre
- Jika Jika Community Centre, Northcote – “At Jika Jika you can develop friendships, find support, exchange ideas, learn new skills, take classes and become more involved in our community”
- Kilbride Centre – A centre for personal development and spirituality. They offer short-term workshops, courses and groups in the arts, music, spirituality, meditation and prayer.
- Laughter Clubs Victoria – Aims to relieve stress and strengthen the immune system. Free sessions throughout Melbourne and Victoria. Lions Clubs
- Manningham YMCA Youth Services
- Rotary Clubs in Victoria
- St Stephen’s Community Living Centre in Ringwood East offers a wide selection of reasonably priced activities including fitness, craft, social groups, language, children’s music and school holiday activities to the local community.
- Victorian Trade Union Choir A community choir for union members who want to celebrate their commitment to trade unionism and broader social justice principles through song. We sing classic and contemporary Australian and international songs of struggle – for improved working conditions, a living wage and greater social equality.
- Women’s Web – Women’s Stories, Women’s Actions: Site for and about feminist social justice activists
- Yarraville Community Centre is active in providing a diverse range of educational, cultural and recreational opportunities to the community. The provision of community education and resources provides the opportunity for the development of the individual and hence the wider community.
- Zonta International – Women’s Group
