General News
14 August, 2025
Wellbeing Connect Centre opens in Nhill
Support workers and carers around Nhill and the surrounding areas will receive enhanced support after the Grampians Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect Centre officially opened on August 6.
The connect hub at Clarence Street in Nhill will assist family members, carers, kin and other people who support someone experiencing mental health or substance use challenges.
Grampians Community Health chief executive Greg Little said the centre will provide quality services to the surrounding communities close to home.
"We know how hard it can be to access community-based mental health and carer services when you're living in a remote area," he said.
"This is about bringing care to where it's needed most, and doing it in a way that's welcoming, visible, and part of the community.
"While GCH was already delivering services there, people still had to travel to Horsham or Ballarat for many specialists' support."
The centre will allow local people to connect with peers, access tailored information, resources, advocacy, individual and group-based support, and brokerage funds through Tandem's Carer Support Fund.
Mr Little said the staff at the centre have vast and lived experience of support.
"We are here to listen to families, carers, kin and supporters, and we offer a variety of supports based on specific needs," he said.
"It's now our Nhill home, a place where carers can get the support they need, and where GCH can base other vital services."
Mind Australia executive director, Victoria operations, Belinda McCullough, is delighted that the Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect service is now available to people in the Wimmera region.
The Victorian Government funds the innovative, lived-experience-led service and is being delivered by Grampians Community Health (GCH) in partnership with Mind Australia.
Grampians Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect is one of eight new Connect Centres funded by the Victorian Government in response to Recommendation 31 of the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System.
To contact Grampians Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect, people can call 1800 962 008 or email grampiansmhwconnect@mindaustralia.org.au.