About Us

Creswick Neighbourhood Centre is your local neighbourhood house! Join us for a range of activities including events, courses, fun workshops, groups, and more. Creswick Neighbourhood Centre is a friendly place where everyone is welcome.

We are a neighbourhood house originally started by the Creswick community in the early 1980s. We are an incorporated, registered charity and not-for-profit organisation, dedicated to community development and opportunities for our community.

Governed by a volunteer Board of Management, we are funded in part by The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, and self-funded through a range of social enterprise initiatives.

Get involved

Take a class – to find out what’s on offer by signing up to our mailing list, visiting our website, or following our Facebook page. Let us know you’d like to register – simply give us a call, or send us an email, or follow the booking links provided.

Teach a class – it’s easy to teach a class with us, ask us how by dropping in, sending us an email, or giving us a call. Whether you’re an expert in something or passionate enthusiast, we can help you share your area of interest.

Volunteer – volunteers keep the wheels turning. We really appreciate volunteer assistance across a range of areas from teaching, gardening, cleaning, to projects and our board of management, talk to us about what interests you.

Services by appointment

• Printing & Photocopying

• Computer & Internet Access

• Resume Assistance

• Hire of Space

Buildings & Grounds

Located in the historical buildings at 19-21 Victoria Street in Creswick our precinct includes The Hall, House, Community Garden, Growling Grass Frog Wetland, and welcoming shared spaces to enjoy including under the old oak tree – our favourite place during summer.

Our spaces are sometimes available for hire, but are most often used for our activities and as a home to many local groups.

Creswick Market

Our popular Creswick Market runs the third Saturday of every month, from 9 am to 1 pm. See the link to the Creswick Market on our home page.

Connect

We’d love to hear from you – whether it’s about activities you’d like to participate in that aren’t currently running, or ways you think we can better support our community. We say feedback is golden so let us know even if your experience isn’t ideal – you can help us grow and improve. We love meeting new residents so make sure you let us know. There are no stupid questions, so if you have a burning question about our area, we’ll have a go at helping you out and if we can’t, we’ll do our best to point you in the right direction. Stay in touch – feedback is golden.

What is a neighbourhood house?

Neighbourhood houses are the heart of our communities. They bring people together to connect, learn and contribute to their local community through social, educational, recreational and support activities.

We are one of about 400 neighbourhood houses across Victoria. There a four houses in the Hepburn Shire region– Trentham, Daylesford, Clunes, and us. And many houses in the City of Ballarat.

Also commonly known as community centres, learning centres, community houses or neighbourhood centres, these inclusive community-based organisations welcome people of all ages, abilities and walks of life, creating opportunities for people to enrich their lives through connections they might not otherwise make.

There are over 400 neighbourhood houses across Victoria, but no two neighbourhood houses are ever the same. Guided by a community development approach, they each engage and respond to the needs and priorities of the communities they serve. 

Find a neighbourhood house in Victoria: https://www.nhvic.org.au/find-a-neighbourhood-house