Country financial counselling services
NOTE: Telephone numbers are within the 03 area code unless otherwise stated.
Alexandra: Nexus Primary Health
Tel: 1300 773 352
www.nexusprimaryhealth.org.au/our-services/ financial-counselling
Ararat: Child and Family Services (CAFS)
Tel: 1800 692 237; 5337 3333
www.cafs.org.au/financial-counselling
Bacchus Marsh: Child and Family Services (CAFS)
Tel: 1800 692 237; 5337 3333
www.cafs.org.au/financial-counselling
Bairnsdale: Anglicare Victoria
Tel: 5150 3700
www.anglicarevic.org.au
Ballarat: Child and Family Services (CAFS)
Tel: 1800 692 237; 5337 3333
www.cafs.org.au/financial-counselling
Ballarat: Moneycare Financial Counselling (The Salvation Army)
Tel: 1800 722 363
www.salvationarmy.org.au/need-help/financial-assistance/financial-counselling
Bendigo: Anglicare Victoria
Tel: 5440 1100
www.anglicarevic.org.au
Bendigo Family and Financial Services
Tel: 5441 5277
www.bffs.org.au
Bendigo: Moneycare Financial Counselling (The Salvation Army)
Tel: 1800 722 363
www.salvationarmy.org.au/need-help/financial-assistance/financial-counselling
Broadford: Nexus Primary Health
Tel: 1300 773 352
www.nexusprimaryhealth.org.au/our-services/ financial-counselling
Colac Area Health
Tel: 5232 5100
www.cah.vic.gov.au/services/financial-counselling
Corio: Moneycare Financial Counselling (The Salvation Army)
Tel: 1800 722 363
www.salvationarmy.org.au/need-help/financial-assistance/financial-counselling
Daylesford: Child and Family Services (CAFS)
Tel: 1800 692 237; 5337 3333
www.cafs.org.au/financial-counselling
Echuca: Anglicare Victoria
Tel: 5482 0900
www.anglicarevic.org.au
Geelong: Cultura
Tel: 4210 0000
www.cultura.org.au/programs/financial-counselling
Geelong: Better Place Australia
Tel: 9355 4700; 1800 639 523
www.betterplaceaustralia.com.au/financial-counselling
Healesville: EACH Eastern Financial Counselling Services
Tel: 1300 003 224
www.each.com.au/service/eastern-financial-counselling-services
Kinglake: Nexus Primary Health
Tel: 1300 773 352
www.nexusprimaryhealth.org.au/our-services/ financial-counselling
Kyneton: Anglicare Victoria
Tel: 5421 2000
www.anglicarevic.org.au
Leongatha: Moneycare Financial Counselling (The Salvation Army)
Tel: 1800 722 363
www.salvationarmy.org.au/need-help/financial-assistance/financial-counselling
Mansfield: Mansfield Shire Council
Tel: 5775 8569
www.mansfield.vic.gov.au
Maryborough: Anglicare Victoria
Tel: 5461 0200
www.anglicarevic.org.au
Mildura: Anglicare Victoria
Tel: 5025 9300
www.anglicarevic.org.au
Mildura: Mallee Family Care
Tel: 1800 632 263; 5023 5966
www.malleefamilycare.org.au
Morwell: Anglicare Victoria
Tel: 5135 9555
www.anglicarevic.org.au
Seymour: Nexus Primary Health
Tel: 1300 773 352
www.nexusprimaryhealth.org.au/our-services/ financial-counselling
Shepparton: Bendigo Family and Financial Services
Tel: 5831 7755
www.bffs.org.au
Shepparton: Moneycare Financial Counselling (The Salvation Army)
Tel: 1800 722 363
www.salvationarmy.org.au/need-help/financial-assistance/financial-counselling
Shepparton: Primary Care Connect
Tel: 5823 3200
www.primarycareconnect.com.au
Financial counsellors from Primary Care Connect also outreach to Cobram, Dhurringile Prison, Euroa, Nagambie, Violet Town and Yarrawonga.
Swan Hill: Mallee Family Care
Tel: 1800 632 263; 5032 4479
www.malleefamilycare.org.au
Wallan: Nexus Primary Health
Tel: 1300 773 352
www.nexusprimaryhealth.org.au/our-services/ financial-counselling
Wangaratta: Upper Murray Family Care (UMFC)
Tel: 5720 0000
Email: wreception@umfc.com.au www.umfc.com.au
Warragul: Anglicare Victoria
Tel: 5622 8600
www.anglicarevic.org.au
Wodonga: Upper Murray Family Care (UMFC)
Tel: 02 6055 8000
Email: admin@umfc.com.au
www.umfc.com.au
Wonthaggi: Anglicare Victoria
Tel: 5671 0000
www.anglicarevic.org.au
Yea: Nexus Primary Health
Tel: 1300 773 352
www.nexusprimaryhealth.org.au/our-services/ financial-counselling
Financial counselling services for farming communities.
Rural Financial Counselling Service
Australian Government National Emergency Management Agency Rural Financial Counselling Service
Tel: 1800 900 090
www.nema.gov.au/get-support/rural-financial-counselling-service/rural-financial-counselling-service-information
The federal government-funded Rural Financial Counselling Service (RFCS) provides free financial counselling services nationally to farmers, owners of fishing enterprises, forestry growers and harvesters, and small, related business owners who are suffering financial hardship.
In Victoria, RFCS financial counsellors are based in Hamilton, Leongatha and Wodonga (see contact details below).
Hamilton: Rural Financial Counselling Service
Tel: 1300 735 578
www.rfcsvictoriawest.com.au
Leongatha: Rural Financial Counselling Service
Tel: 1300 045 747
www.ruralfinancialcounselling.org.au
Wodonga: Rural Financial Counselling Service
Tel: 1300 834 775
www.rfcsvicne.org.au
Country financial counselling services
Chapter: 5.4: Financial counselling services
Contributor: Compiled by Fitzroy Legal Service
Current as of: 1 September 2024
Law Handbook Page: 343
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