Where to keep cool

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Find out where to cool down, get a drink of water and access help on a hot day in Darebin – for free. You can download our Keep Cool in Darebin Map, or check out our handy list of locations below.

Download the Keep Cool in Darebin Map(PDF, 5MB)

Cool places – free

Place Adress Phone number
Northland Shopping Centre 2 Murray Road, Preston 9478 1399
Summerhill Shopping Centre 850 Plenty Road, Reservoir 9478 4278
Northcote Plaza Shopping Centre 3 Separation Street, Northcote 9489 8162
Darebin Library - Reservoir 23 Edwardes Street, Reservoir 1300 655 355
Darebin Library - Fairfield 121 Station Street, Fairfield 1300 655 355
Darebin Library - Northcote 32 Separation Street, Northcote 1300 655 355
Darebin Library - Preston 266 Gower Street, Preston 1300 655 355
Preston Customer Service Centre 274 Gower St, Preston 8470 8888

Find out how you can spend more time at Preston Library

Free showers

Program  Address  Phone number
Community Shower Access Program Reservoir Leisure Centre  2A Cuthbert Rd, Reservoir 9482 3488
Community Shower Access Program Narrandjeri Stadium  281 Darebin Rd, Thornbury 9482 3488
Community Shower Access Program Northcote Aquatic and Recreation Centre 180 Victoria Rd, Northcote 9088 4600
Reservoir Neighbourhood House 2B Cuthbert Road, Reservoir 9462 4611
Thornbury Church of Christ 390-398 St Georges Road, Thornbury 9484 2918
Northern Community Church of Christ 81 High St, Preston 9484 4788

Cool places – fee required

Cool place Address Phone number
Westgarth Cinema  89 High St, Northcote 9482 2001
Thornbury Picture House 802 High St, Thornbury 9995 0040
Northcote Aquatic and Recreation Centre 180 Victoria Rd, Northcote 9088 4600
Reservoir Leisure Centre 2A Cuthbert Rd, Reservoir 9496 1050
ICE HQ Reservoir 1 Blake Street, Reservoir 9478 2876

Youth spaces

Place Address Phone number
The Hub (12–25 years) 2–50 Murray Road, Preston 8470 8013

Neighbourhood houses and your community health centres

Please note that many neighbourhood houses close during the summer.

Place Address Phone number
Reservoir Neighbourhood House  2B Cuthbert Road, Reservoir 9462 4611
Jika Jika Community Centre 1B Plant St, Northcote 9482 5100
SPAN Community House 64 Clyde St, Thornbury 9480 1364
Alphington Community Centre 2 Kelvin Road, Alphington 9499 7227
The Bridge 218 High Street, Preston 9484 5806
Your Community Health – East Reservoir 125 Blake Street, East Reservoir 8470 1111
Your Community Health – Northcote 42 Separation Street, Northcote 8470 1111
PANCH  3000 Bell Street, Preston 8470 1111

 

Emergency and after-hours support

Program  About Phone number
Emergency assistance Immediate concerns for safety and wellbeing 000
Nurse On Call Free health advice, 24 hours a day 1300 606 024
St Kilda Crisis Centre After Hours State-wide after-hours crisis response service from 5pm to 9am Monday to Friday, 24 hours on weekends.

 

 1800 627 727
 

Frontyard Youth Services

 

 Support to people aged 12–24 at risk of or experiencing homelessness, including referral for crisis accommodation and food relief. Monday to Friday, 9am-8pm; Saturday and Sunday 10am-6pm.

 

 

 9977 0077
Lifeline Lifeline is a non-profit organisation that provides free, 24-hour Telephone Crisis Support service in Australia.

 

 13 11 44
Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre is Victoria’s statewide response service for people experiencing family violence.

 

 1800 015 188
 Sexual Assault Crisis Line SACL is a proactive leader in supporting, advocating and providing a crisis response for people who have experienced sexual violence.

 

 1800 806 292
Kids Helpline Kids Helpline is a free Australian telephone and online counselling service for young people aged between 5 and 25. 1800 551

800
Mental Health Service North East North East Area Mental Health Service (NEAMHS) provides general adult psychiatric services including assessment and treatment to patients over 16 years of age.

 

 1300 859 789
Rainbow Door Rainbow Door is a free specialist help and referral service for all LGBTIQA+ Victorians, their friends and family during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. 10am-6pm daily by phone. 1800 729 367
 QLife QLife provides anonymous and free LGBTI peer support and referral for people in Australia wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships. 3pm-midnight every day.

 

 1800 184 527, or webchat

 

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