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== '''Free or Cheap Food and Drop-in Centres Providing a Range of Services'''==


Drop-in Centres provide a wide range of services on an walk-in and informal basis. They can often refer those in need to appropriate services. They can be a first point of contact. Drop-in Centres usually provide cheap or free food, washing facilities and a friendly, safe place for friendly, supportive conversation. 


'''Anglicare Victoria – Lazarus Centre'''

203 Flinders Lane Melbourne, Phone 9639 8510

Weekdays: 9:30am-12pm

•	advice and referral

•	shower

•	washing m/c and dryer

•	clothes

•	toiletries

www.anglicarevic.org.au


'''Anglicare Victoria – St. Peter’s''' 

East Melbourne 

15 Gisborne Street, Melbourne East

Phone 9662 2391

Tram route: 11, 12, 42, 109

•	breakfast 7:30am to 8:30am 

7 days a week.

•	food service at 8:30am

7 days a week.

www.stpeters.org.au


'''Brotherhood of St. Laurence Coolibah Centre'''

67A Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Phone 9483 1345

Tram route: 112, 86

Client based services only 

•	breakfast free 

•	lunch $3, tea $0.20

•	showers

•	payphone

•	health services

•	accommodation referral

•	psychiatric referral

•	podiatry 

•	optometry once a month


'''Church of All Nations'''

180 Palmerston Street, Carlton, Phone 9347 7268

Tram route: 1, 8

•	lunch on Mondays (donation)

•	pantry – a current ID must be presented

•	limited food vouchers are only available on 1st working day of each month – a current ID 
must be provided

•	drop in centre

•	RecLink program

•	referral

•	advocacy

•	women’s program

Opening hours – community lunch only: Monday: 
11.30am-1pm


'''Women’s Program''': 

•	Tuesday: 11am-3pm

•	Wednesday: 1pm-3pm

•	Thursday: 10am-12pm

•	Fridays: closed

Women-only emergency relief on Thursdays from 10am-12pm.


'''Crossways''' 

Swanson Street Lunch with free second helping six days a week for five or six dollars.


'''Food Not Bombs''' - "Food is a right not a privilege."

Free Vegetarian Food

Monday at 12:30
Cnr. Brunswick and King William Street, Fitzroy.

Monday at 7:30 pm.
Outside Western Bulldogs, Barkly Street, Footscray.

Tuesday at 7:30 pm.
Cnr. Gertrude st. and Brunswick, Fitzroy.


'''Hare Krishna Temple'''

Food for Life, 197 Danks Street, Albert Park
Phone 9699 5122

Tram route: 112
•	free meals

Meal serving times: everyday 1pm-1:30pm, weekdays 5:30pm-6:30pm 
and weekends 6pm-7pm.

www.iskcon.net.au


'''Loophole Community Centre, 834a High St., Thornbury'''


Food not Street Kitchen
Sundays at 6, by donation

Loophole Community Centre, 834a High St., Thornbury

Cooking starts at 4. 

Eating starts at 6.  

'''Everyone is welcome to cook and eat. All the food is vegan.'''


'''Matthew Talbot Soup Van'''

•	free food

Serves sandwiches, soup, sausage rolls, meat pies, pasties, tea, coffee, cordial every night of the week (including Christmas night and all major public holidays)

The van parks at: 

•	All Saints Church (Fitzroy) at 7:45pm

•	Hanover House (Southbank) at 8:45pm

•	Flinders Street at 9pm (every night except Monday and Tuesday)

•	Hotham Hotel (corner Spencer and Flinders Streets) at 9:15pm

•	Victoria Market (Peel Street – Flagstaff Gardens End) at 9:45pm

Van also visits the boarding houses in and around the 

Fitzroy/Brunswick area.



'''Rosie’s Bus'''


Wednesdays: 8.30pm-10.30pm Fridays: 9.30pm-11.30pm

Rosie’s Bus parks at Flinders Street Station and provides tea, coffee, milo, cordial and doughnuts.