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Welcome to St Andrews


We look forward to meeting you over the coming weeks, whether it be at the Saturday market, picking kids up from school, at The General Store, or at one of the many community activities.  We have created a listing of everything we could think of within the direct environs of St Andrews hoping to help you get to know a bit more about our neighbourhood and our community.  Please take the time to look around this website and even better, pop in for a chat at WADAMBUK; our celebrated community centre.

Services

Wadambuk St Andrews Community Centre
35 Caledonia St, St Andrews, 3761
9710 1223
Mon to Thu; 9am to 1pm
www.standrewscommunitycentre.org
​St Andrews Primary School
15 Caledonia St, St Andrews.
Principal Dean Simpson
9710 1255 or  0427 493 693
St Andrews Primary School website
St. Andrews CFA
67 Caledonia St, St Andrews, 3761.
Emergency Calls 000
Station 9710 1441
Duty Officer 0417 271 897 
click on the links for
CFA Facebook page
CFA Website
​Historic Church of St Andrews
Rev David Sullivan
Services held at St Matthews, Main Rd, Panton Hill Sundays 8.45am & 10am.  Also Monday 10am
9719 7438 ​
Yarra Plenty Mobile Library Bus
Every Tuesday 2pm to 4pm
Wadambuk St Andrews Community Centre
Mobile Library Timetable
​St Andrews Playgroup
Every Thursday during school term at St Andrews Primary School.  9.30 am – 11.30 am.
ph 9710 1255
St Andrews Playgroup Facebook page
​Community Shuttle bus
Saturday bus service run by volunteers for a gold coin donation
Hurstbridge Station – Panton Hill – Smiths Gully – St Andrews – Cottles Bridge
9433 3723
Community Bus Facebook Page
​Wild Life Help 
1300 094 535
Wildlife Vic Website
​Health Ability
(previously Nillumbik Health)

917 Main Rd, Eltham, 3095
9430 9100
An independent, not-for-profit community owned organisation that provides a range of health services within one organisation.  Includes dental services, physiotherapy, exercise class, parenting seminars, financial counselling and more.
Health Ability Website
Counselling
Dr Natasha Davison

Registered Psychologist based at Wadambuk on Wednesdays. No referral necessary. Appointments can be made by calling 0409 176 069. Medicare rebate available
Clinical Pilates & Yoga
Sally Hicks
Classes at Wadambuk Mondays 9.30 am and Thursdays 7.00 pm.
Clinical Pilates sessions in St Andrews available by appointment, call 
0402 090 044
Myotherapy
Rachel Powers
0418 647 440
Based at Wadambuk by appointment
​Hurstbridge Maternal & Child Health Centre
9718 1039
36 Greysharps Rd, Hurstbridge, 3099
Nillumbik Maternal and Child Health Centres
​​Hurstbridge Medical Centre
1022 Heidelberg-Kinglake Rd, Hurstbridge, 3099
9710 1673
Medical Centre website
Kinglake Ranges Health Centre
19 Whittlesea Kinglake Rd, Kinglake, 3763
​1300 77 3352

03 5734 8400
Kinglake Ranges Health Centre website
​Nearest Hospital is The Austin
145 Studley Rd, Heidelberg
03 9496 5000
​Nillumbik Shire Council
9433 3111
Nillumbik Shire Council website
Our Local Council Member
Ward of Sugarloaf
Jane Aston
0409 177 500​
​
​email jane.ashton@nillumbik.vic.gov.au
​Our State Member of Parliament
Eildon Electorate
Cindy McLeish
Shop 10, 38-40 Bell St, Yarra Glen, 3775
9730 1066
Cindy McLeish website
Our federal member of Parliament
McEwen Electorate
​Rob Mitchell
Shop 4, 30 Wallis St, Seymour, 3660.
PO BOX 465, Seymour, 3660.
132 326
Rob Mitchell website

Local Shops

​St Andrew’s General Store & Post Office
Deb Oaks
10 Caledonia St, St Andrews.
9710 1223
Open daily with The Folk Ally Café operating Tues to Sat 9am to 3.30pm.
St Andrews Hotel
79 Burns St, St Andrews.
Open and serving meals daily. Live music Saturdays & Sundays.
9710 1201
St Andrews Hotel website
St Andrews Hotel Facebook page
​A Local Baker
83 Burns St, St Andrews. 
0430 535 494  
Open Thursday to Sunday 9am to 5pm.
A Local Baker's website
​A Boy Named Sue
87 Burns St, St Andrews.
9710 1023
Open Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun
A Boy Named Sue's website
St Andrew’s Stockfeed & Elgas
Jamie and Allen Frankenberg
9710 1673
St Andrews ELGAS website
St Andrews Stock Feed Facebook page

Special Interest Groups

St Andrews Men’s Shed
Michael Aldred
35 Caledonia St, St Andrews – Rear of Wadambuk
Every Wed 9am – 1pm and Thur 7pm to 10pm
phone 0417 525 169
​email standrewsmensshed@gmail.com
Men's Shed webpage
​St Andrews Landcare
Kate Fitzherbert 
9710 1509
St Andrews Landcare webpage
​Stringybark Community Nursery
Sue on 0409 409 288 or Gayle on 9714 8270
Propagation of locally indigenous plants by volunteers – all welcome. Tube stock $1 or free!
1st left off School Rd before bridge, down behind Men’s Shed & Wadambuk.
Every Tue 3.30pm – 5pm and every 2nd Sunday from 9.30am. Closed on Severe/Code Red days. 
Stringybark Nursery webpage
​St Andrews Queenstown Historical Society
Helen Kenney 
97190 1519
Historical Society webpage
Black Saturday Memorials 
1.    Memorial niche & garden at Wadambuk
2.    Blacksmiths tree, Chadd’s Creek Rd, Strathewen.
3.    Bald Spur St Andrews Memorial 
215 Bald Spur Road, Kinglake, 3763
Google Maps ref -37.541929, 145.315122

Lasting memories Mosaic Group

Every Monday evening during school terms
at St Andrews Primary School 7 pm to 9 pm.
Lasting Memories Mosaics webpage
​Craft Circle
9710 1223
1 to 4pm weekly on Thursdays at Wadambuk.
​Edendale Farm
9433 3316
School Holiday activities, Sustainable living workshops, Native Nursery, Harvest Festival & more.
Edendale Farm Website
​St Andrews Food Swap
3rd Sunday of the month 10am to 11am under the verandah of St Andrews Hall.
Food Swap Facebook
​From Garden to Kitchen
From Kitchen to Garden Facebook
St. Andrews Film Society
9710 1386
Screenings held at the St Andrews Hall.
3 groups: 3rd Friday night of the month, 3rd Saturday evening of the month, 4th Thur afternoon of the month.
St Andrews Film Society webpage
​Freebies of St Andrews, Smith’s Gully, Panton Hill and Surroundings
Recycle… remember … One person’s trash is another person’s treasure.
local freebies Facebook page
Living & Learning Nillumbik 
Centres in Eltham, Diamond Creek & Panton Hill which offer a range of accredited social and recreational programs.
9433 3744
Living & Learning Nillumbik website
​Nillumbik U3A
U3A stands for University of the Third Age - the time of active retirement from full time employment.  Special interest groups range from Theatre going, Bridge, Book club, language classes, table tennis, technology classes and more.
0468 300 764
U3A website
​Nillumbik Combined Probus Inc
Aimed at Retirees to progress healthy minds and active bodies through social interaction and activities, expand interests and to enjoy the fellowship of new friends.
Meets every 2nd Wed at 9.45am at Bridges Restaurant.
Nillumbik Probus website

Markets

​​Maker’s Market
At Wadambuk St Andrews Community Centre
2nd Saturday of the month
9am – 2pm
Makers Market Facebook
​St Andrews Community Market
Every Saturday
8am – 2pm
St Andrews Community Market website
​Kinglake Produce and Artesian market
4th Sunday of the month, (closed Jun, July, Aug).
10am – 3pm
Kinglake Produce & Artisan Website
​Bollygum Community Craft Market
2nd Sunday of the month, (closed Jun, Jul, Aug).
Bollygum Community Craft Website
​Eltham Community and Craft Market
3rd Sunday of the month (closed Jan) 
8.30am to 1.30pm
Eltham Market website
​Hurstbridge Farmers Market
1st Sunday of the month
8.30am – 1pm
Hurstbridge Farmers Market website

Sports & Clubs

Wadambuk also offers a range of health and wellbeing classes – Yoga, Pilates, Strength classes  and more to keep you fit. 
For team based sports, see the following:

St Andrews Tennis Club
9719 1040

St Andrews Pony Club
9710 1175
www.standrews.ponyclubvic.org.au

St Andrews Adult Riders
www.standrewsadultriders.org

Panton Hill Cricket Club
9710 7280
www.pantonhill.vic.cricket.com.au

Panton Hill Football Club
https://www.facebook.com/pantonhillfc/

Hurstbridge Hurricanes Basket Ball Club
https://www.facebook.com/Hurstbridgehurricanes/

Hurstbridge Bowling Club
36 Graysharps Rd, Hurstbridge
9718 2160
www.hurstbridgebc.bowls.com.au

NillumBUG – Nillumbik Bicycle Users Group
Every Wed and Thu mornings at various meeting points
https://nillumbug.wordpress.com/

Smiths Gully Mountain Bike Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/199614954781/

Nillumbik U3A Walking Group
robinjgardner@gmail.com
www.nillumbiku3a.org.au/walking-group-0

​Eltham and Evirons Walking Group
Mark Watson
0417 343 751
Website gives detailed description of over 100 walks within the area.
http://elthamenvironswg.org.au/walks-by-region.html

Local Playgrounds
Bollygum Adventure Playground in Kinglake, Yarra Glen Adventure Playground, Eltham North Adventure Playground, Diamond Valley Railway.  There are smaller playgrounds in St Andrews adjacent to the tennis courts, in Panton Hill close to the round-about on Bishops Rd and in Hurstbridge adjacent to the primary school.

Events

Wattle Festival
28 Aug 2016
Celebrating the end of winter and the joys of living in Melbourne’s Green Wedge.  Stroll the main street of Hurstbridge and enjoy an extensive array of entertainment, events and activites for all the family. The Popular flagship attraction is a ride on the fully restored K class steam engine all the way to and from Flinders Street Station.
http://wattlefestival.org.au/

On The Hill Festival
23 Oct 2016
Put on by the local community of Panton Hill – it’s a day of free activates, nature, culture, music and fabulous food for the whole family.
https://www.facebook.com/OnTheHillFestivalPantonHill

Artists Open Studios – 
An event that takes place three weekends a year - Studios include:
Baldessin Press & Studio, Yow Yow Studio & Dunmoochin.
1300 660 072
http://artistsopenstudios.com.au/

Open Cellars of Nillumbik
15 and 16 Oct, 2016
1300 660 072
http://www.opencellars.com.au/


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