Community directory

Visitors at a Cottage by the Sea market event

The community directory is a database of clubs, associations, service groups and other organisations within Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale. The directory is restricted to community-based not-for-profit groups and government organisations located within Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale.

The community directory is a service provided by Council for the purpose of providing community information to residents. Listings are subject to editorial discretion and inclusion is at our discretion. The information provided in this directory has been submitted by the relevant organisation and is subject to change at any time. For assistance with adding or amending information about your community group, please contact Council.

Arts and culture

Point Lonsdale Market

The Point Lonsdale Market is held on the second Sunday of the month from 9.00am to 2.00pm at the Point Lonsdale Primary School, Bowen Road, Point Lonsdale. These times are subject to change; please contact the Market for up-to-date scheduling information.
Telephone: 0417 037 970
Website: facebook.com/pages/Point-Lonsdale-Market/203741739683564

Queenscliffe Community Market

Situated in picturesque Princess Park which is only a stone's throw from the water's edge in Queenscliff, this boutique market is the ideal place to come and meet your friends while wandering through a wonderful range of fresh produce, hand crafts, plants and lots more. There is nothing like spending a leisurely morning on the last Sunday of the month (excluding June, July and August). This scheduling is subject to change. For up-to-date information on market scheduling, contact the market.

Telephone: 0408 340 932
Email: qcmarket@y7mail.com
Website: facebook.com/QCMarket

Queenscliff Library

Queenscliff Library is an exemplary library delivering high quality services, programs, spaces and experiences that create opportunities for the community to read, learn and connect with each other through ready access to information and the expertise and knowledge of its staff.
Address: 55 Hesse St, Queenscliff
Telephone: (03) 4201 0663
Website: grlc.vic.gov.au

 

Queenscliff Music Festival

Queenscliff Music Festival is a live music festival held annually on the last weekend of November. The Queenscliff Music Festival is a registered not-for-profit organisation. The QMF charter is dedicated to adding value to the cultural development of our community.
Telephone: (03) 5258 4816
Email: andrew@qmf.net.au

Website: qmf.net.au

Queenscliffe Lighthouse Theatre Group

Queenscliffe Lighthouse Theatre Group is based on the Bellarine Peninsula, successfully staging musical and other theatre productions each year. Today they have over 150 volunteer members, drawn from a variety of places and experiences. The group enjoy working together to create good theatre.
Telephone: (03) 5258 1105
Email: tapman@iinet.net.au

Website: qltg.org.au

Queenscliffe Literary Festival

The Queenscliffe Literary Festival is held annually over three weekends in May.  It is a celebration of Australian writers, books and ideas featuring some of our finest authors and thinkers in a program of events designed to stimulate thought and discussion.
Telephone: 0417 433 142
Email: mediaqlf@gmail.com
Website: queenscliffeliteraryfestival.com.au

Children and family

Cottage by the Sea

Cottage by the Sea, is a non government, not for profit organisation that empowers disadvantaged children by supporting them in developing their mind, body and wellbeing by providing leadership and outreach programs in a positive, healthy environment.

Address: 29 Flinders St, Queenscliff
Telephone: (03) 5258 1663
Email: info@cottagebythesea.com.au
Website: cottagebythesea.com.au

Lonsdale House Childcare

Lonsdale House provides child care in the Borough and Bellarine Peninsula. The centre offers long day care, an early learning program, before school care after school care and school holiday/vacation care.
Address: 2 Old Geelong Road, Point Lonsdale
Telephone: (03) 5258 4231

Community groups

Cosmopolitan Lodge No. 96 – Masonic Lodge

The Masonic Lodge is ingrained in the community and plays an important part in volunteering and supporting charitable organisations throughout the Bellarine Peninsula and beyond.

Telephone: (03) 5258 2680
Email: rclark13@bigpond.net.au

Point Lonsdale Civic Association Inc.

The Point Lonsdale Civic Association is a group of residents and friends of Point Lonsdale whose main purpose is to promote and maintain the interests of persons who are residents, ratepayers or friends of Point Lonsdale, and includes their children and partners. PLCA regularly conducts meetings of members which are usually also attended by Councillors of the Borough of Queenscliffe and interested residents.
Email: plcasecretary@gmail.com

Website: plca.org.au

Point Lonsdale Combined Probus Club

The club is open to men and women and meets at 10:00am on the fourth Monday of every month at Lonsdale Links.

Point Lonsdale/Queenscliff Red Cross Unit

Red Cross meet monthly (first Friday) to raise money for Red Cross, and to have a lot of fun doing it!
Telephone: (03) 5258 1616
Website: redcross.org.au

Probus Club of Point Lonsdale and Queenscliff

The Club meets every third Monday from 9:45am at the Point Lonsdale Bowls Club. New members and guests are always made most welcome and the variety of trips, dinners, day visits, guest speakers, golf, bowls and fellowship engaging the retired gentlemen of the area are all first class. Fraternity is our foremost charter.

Telephone: 0409 251 523
Email: martinwarneke@gmail.com

Queenscliff Community Association

QCA provides opportunities for communication between residents and Council on issues of community concern. Meetings are the third Thursday of the month at the Queenscliffe Neighbourhood House. Meeting time 7.30pm. New members are welcome and supper is provided.

Telephone: (03) 5258 3381
Email: dconno@bigpond.com

Queenscliff Reconciliation Group

A small active group who support reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians and who plan community activities as part of Reconciliation Week. 

Telephone: 0419460313
Email: gukuwhitehead@gmail.com

Queenscliff Senior Citizens Club

Everyone is welcome (55 years and over). Offering a range of social and recreation activities. Rooms are also available for hire. Come join in and bring along your ideas.

Telephone: (03) 5255 2856
Email: doreenstewart@bigpond.com

Queenscliff–Point Lonsdale Lions Club

Ordinary people doing extraordinary things – supporting people with a disability, serving our community and fundraising for worthwhile causes. Fellowship, good times, meeting people, building friendships, service to the community, learning new skills, leadership and personal development – these are just some of the benefits of being a member of the largest service club in the world.

Telephone: (03) 5258 3643
Email: queenscliffpointlonsdalelions@gmail.com
Website: queenscliffpointlonsdale.vic.lions.org.au

Queenscliff–Point Lonsdale RSL Sub-Branch

RSL provides services to ensure that veterans, their dependants and their members have ready access to Welfare, Pensions and appropriate Health Services. The RSL also undertakes commemorative services and, where appropriate, contributes to worthy needs within the broader community.

Telephone: (03) 5258 3677
Email: rslqueenscliffe@gmail.com

Queenscliffe Combined Probus

The club is open to men and women, meeting at 9:45am on the first Monday of every month, at the Point Lonsdale Bowling Club.
Email: queenscliffecombined@probusclubs.com.au

 

Swan Bay Ladies Probus

The club is a ladies-only club that meets at 10:00am on the second Monday of every month, at the Point Lonsdale Bowling Club.
Telephone: (03) 5258 2088

Education and learning

Fort Queenscliff Museum

The ultimate objective of the Fort Queenscliff Museum is a fully restored Fort and the development of a museum, which will allow visitors to tour the Fort and inspect a multitude of indoor and outdoor displays. Today, visitors are encouraged to look upon Fort Queenscliff as a part of the national heritage which belongs to all Australians. Accordingly, the Fort Queenscliff Museum creates an environment that evokes public interest and reminds visitors of our early military history.
Telephone: (03) 5258 1488
Email: museum@fortqueenscliff.com.au
Website: fortqueenscliff.com.au/fort-museum

Marine and Freshwater Discovery Centre

The Marine and Freshwater Discovery Centre provides education services that create awareness about the importance of commercial and recreational fishing and the marine and freshwater environments.

Address: 2A Bellarine Hwy, Queenscliff
Telephone: (03) 5258 3344
Email: marine.discovery@vfa.vic.gov.au
Website: vfa.vic.gov.au/education/marine-and-freshwater-discovery-centre

Point Lonsdale Primary School

Point Lonsdale Primary School aims to engage the whole school community in ensuring the healthy development of every child so that each has the knowledge, competency and resilience to be successful in a rapidly changing world.
Address: 22 Bowen Rd, Point Lonsdale
Telephone: (03) 5258 1501
Email: point.lonsdale.ps@education.vic.gov.au
Website: ptlonsdaleps.vic.edu.au

Queenscliff Kindergarten

In partnership with families and the community, Queenscliff Kindergarten is dedicated to providing a quality educational experience in a fun, vibrant and inclusive environment. They are a not-for-profit sessional kindergarten with a volunteer parent management committee, offering both three and four year old kinder programs.

Address: 10 Stevens St, Queenscliff
Telephone: (03) 5258 1342
Email: queenscliff.kin@kindergarten.vic.gov.au
Website: queenscliffkindergarten.org.au

Queenscliff Primary School

Queenscliff Primary School overlooks Swan Bay and has a current enrolment of approximately 100 students. They provide students with rigorous and engaging literacy, numeracy and inquiry curriculum as well as our comprehensive specialist program including weekly visual art, performing art, science, physical education, Japanese lessons and fortnightly food technology lessons.

Address: 20 Stevens St, Queenscliff
Telephone: (03) 5258 1696
Email: queenscliff.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
Website: queenscliffps.vic.edu.au

Queenscliffe Historical Museum

The museum centres on acquisition, restoration and public display of photos, documents, objects and items of historic interest to the public, particularly the citizens of the Borough. Provision of research facilities for academics and others.

Address: 18 Hesse St, Queenscliff
Telephone: (03) 5258 2511
Email: president@queenscliffe-history.org
Website: historyofqueenscliffe.com

Queenscliffe Maritime Museum

The museum covers the maritime history of Queenscliff and Southern Port Phillip. New members are welcome. They are open 7 days per week, have wheelchair access and are child friendly.

Address: 2 Wharf St, Queenscliff
Telephone: (03) 5258 3440
Email: info@maritimequeenscliffe.org.au
Website: maritimequeenscliffe.org.au

St Aloysius Catholic Primary School

At St Aloysius Primary School, their focus on sustainability recognises the interconnectedness and interdependence of life on our planet, and acknowledges that we are responsible for each other and the earth, our common home.

Address: 34 Stevens St, Queenscliff
Telephone: (03) 5258 1736
Email: principal@saqueenscliff.catholic.edu.au
Website: saqueenscliff.catholic.edu.au

Emergency services

Queenscliff Coast Guard

A volunteer marine safety and rescue organisation that promotes boating safety, public education, courses and training.

Telephone: (03) 5258 2222
Email: fc.vf9@coastguard.com.au
Website: coastguard.com.au/flotilla/vf9-queenscliff

Queenscliff Fire Brigade

The Queenscliff Fire Brigade is a community-minded, group of volunteer fire fighters servicing the Borough of Queenscliffe. New members always welcome.
Telephone: 0417 350 630
Email: queenscliffcfa@gmail.com

Website: facebook.com/Queenscliff.Fire.Brigade

Environment

Borough Coastcarers

Become a Borough Coastcarer and help remove invasive weeds from natural habitats. You will be guided by Bellarine Catchment Network conservation staff members at two locations within the Borough of Queenscliffe. Volunteers meet twice a month, on the first and second Tuesdays.

Email: info@bcn.org.au
Website: environmentbellarine.org.au

 

Friends of the Hooded Plover Bellarine

The FoHPB have been working to conserve the Hooded Plovers along the Point Lonsdale to Breamlea stretch of coastline since the beginning of Birdlife Australia’s Beach-nesting Birds Program in 2006. A team of volunteers act as ‘wardens’ over the breeding season, engaging with the public and providing information about the needs of the birds and especially the vulnerable chicks. New volunteers warmly welcomed. 

Telephone: 0418 103 115
Email: fohp_bellarine@birdlife.org.au
Website: birdlife.org.au/projects/beach-nesting-birds

 

Queenscliffe Indigenous Nursery

This local plant nursery is open every Wednesday from 9:00am to 12 noon, as well as the third Sunday of each month from 10:00am to 12 noon. Plants are available for sale for $2.50 each during these times. Volunteer work is available.

Address: 79 Nelson Road, Queenscliff
Telephone: 0401 281 448
Email: queenscliffeindigenousnursery@yahoo.com
Website: swanbayenvironment.org.au/queenscliffe-indigenous-nursery/

 

Swan Bay Environment Association

Swan Bay Environment Association acknowledges the importance of Swan Bay as a wetland of international significance. Our aim is to maintain Swan Bay in a natural and healthy state. New members welcome.

Website: swanbayenvironment.org.au

Health

Bellarine Community Health

Bellarine Community Health Ltd (BCH) is the major provider of primary health services to the Bellarine Peninsula. BCH operates from five health centres in Drysdale (two sites), Ocean Grove, Point Lonsdale and Portarlington. BCH is a registered Community Health Service under the Health Services Act 1988 (Vic).
Address: 2 Nelson Rd, Point Lonsdale
Telephone: (03) 5258 0888
Email: info@bch.org.au
Website: bch.org.au

Conpassionate Hearts on the Bellarine

Compassionate Hearts on the Bellarine is a not-for-profit volunteer group which aims to provide non-medical support to people who have a life limiting illness and their carers. Trained volunteers offer support according to each person and their families’ needs including friendship, listening and conversation, carers' respite, transport, assistance with pets, reading and light errands. The group also works to educate the community regarding illness, dying, grief and loss.
Address: PO Box 221, Queenscliff VIC 3225
Telephone: 0499 775 275
Email: adm.chob@gmail.com
Website: chob.org.au

Religion

Holy Trinity Catholic Parish

The Parish is a family committed to praying and growing together to build on the gifts of our past, the living of our present and our hope for the future.
Address: 34 Stevens St, Queenscliff
Telephone: (03) 5258 1673
Email: queenscliff@cam.org.au
Website: holytrinityqueenscliff.org.au

Queenscliff Point Lonsdale Anglicans

Comprised of the Anglican Parish of St George the Martyr Queenscliff, and St James Point Lonsdale. For information about Weekly Liturgies, Weddings, Baptisms, Funerals, Retreats at the St James House of Prayer, Spiritual Direction or other services please contact the parish.
Address: 1 Albert St, Point Lonsdale
Telephone: (03) 5258 4624
Email: admin@queensclifflonsdaleanglican.org
Website: queensclifflonsdaleanglican.org

Uniting Queenscliff

Worship service on Sunday in Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale. Available for weddings and baptisms.
Address: 83-89 Hesse St, Queenscliff
Telephone: (03) 5258 2854
Email: unitingqueenscliff@iinet.net.au
Website: unitingqueenscliff.org.au

Sport, recreation and leisure

Point Lonsdale Boardriders Club

Established in the summer of 1963/1964, the club regularly has over 180 male and female surfers, young through to veteran. Numerous state and national surfing champions have come from Point Lonsdale.
Email: lonnyboardriders@gmail.com
Website: www.pointlonsdaleboardriders.com

Point Lonsdale Bowling Club

The club provides a range of competitive and social bowls throughout the year as well as a number of social activities. Visitors and new players welcome. Coaching available.
Telephone: (03) 5258 1150
Email: admin@pointlonsdalebc.com.au
Website: pointlonsdalebowlsclub.com.au

 

Point Lonsdale Surf Life Saving Club

Providing patrolled beaches at Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale, aquatic sport activities, lifesaving training and education, and social activities.
Address: 54 Ocean Rd, Point Lonsdale
Telephone: (03) 5258 1257
Email: office@plslsc.com.au
Website: plslsc.com.au

 

Point Lonsdale Tennis Club

The Point Lonsdale Tennis Club provides six artificial grass courts with night lighting available. The Club offers junior/senior pennant, mid-week ladies comp, coaching and court hire. New members are welcome.
Address: 58-74 Ocean Rd, Point Lonsdale
Email: info@pointlonsdaletennisclub.com.au

Website: pointlonsdaletennisclub.com.au

Queenscliff Bowling, Tennis and Croquet Club

Competitive and social lawn bowls, tennis and croquet along with a range of other recreational activities. Full food and beverage facilities available seven days a week.
Address: 118 Hesse St, Queenscliff
Telephone: (03) 5258 1773
Email: admin@queenscliffbowling.com.au
Website: queenscliffbowling.com.au

Queenscliff Cricket Club

Queenscliff Cricket Club was established in 1858 and is affiliated with the Bellarine Pensinsula Cricket Association and Geelong Junior Cricket Association.
Address: 134 Hesse St, Queenscliff
Telephone: (03) 5258 4588
Email: queenscliffcricketclub@gmail.com
Website: facebook.com/queenscliffcricket

Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club

Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club is located on Swan Island, within a wildlife sanctuary. Facilities include a Clubhouse with a wharf along the western boundary of Sand Island. Members and visitors can berth their vessels at the Club wharf whilst visiting the Club, subject to the Club's by-laws.
Telephone: (03) 5258 1692
Email: secretary@qcyc.org.au
Website: qcyc.org.au
 

Queenscliff Football Netball Club

QFNC caters for all ages in a fun, family atmosphere, aiming to provide children, young people and adults the opportunity to play a team sport in a manner that will allow them to develop their individual skills, attributes and foster good spirit among the players, coaches, administrators and supporters.
Email: qcliffcoutas@gmail.com
Website: qfnc.com.au

Queenscliff Golf Club

A friendly vibrant golf club surrounded by natural habitat. Uniquely located island golf course. Memberships available. Green fee players welcome. Come and enjoy a unique golfing experience.
Telephone: (03) 5258 4344
Email: info@queenscliffgolfclub.com.au
Website: queenscliffgolfclub.com.au

Queenscliff Lonsdale Yacht Club

Yacht racing and social sailing activities in and around Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale, including dinghy sailing over summer. The club welcomes new members and visitors.
Email: qlyc.secretary@gmail.com

Website: qlyc.org

Welfare

Point Lonsdale Opportunity Shop

Made up of a happy team of 65 volunteers from the local community, the shop is open Monday to Saturday 10am to 4pm. They have many donations of reusuable goods from our locals as well as visitors to the area.
Address: 93 Point Lonsdale Rd, Point Lonsdale
Telephone: (03) 5258 1790

Queenscliff & District Men's Shed

The Queenscliff and District Men's Shed aim to provide regular activity for men of all ages to socialise, learn and share skills, work together and also support each other about men's health issues.
Telephone: (03) 5258 3367
Email: queenscliffmensshed@gmail.com

 

Vinnies Queenscliff

It may be small, but this centrally located Queenscliff store is bursting with an interesting and unique range of fashion, homewares and books.
Address: 31 Hesse St, Queenscliff
Telephone: (03) 5258 2273
Email: queenscliff.centre@svdp-vic.org.au
Website: vinnies.org.au/shops/view/422

Youth

1st Queenscliff Sea Scouts

1st Queenscliff Sea Scouts provides scouting activities for boys and girls aged from 7 to 15.
Address: 16 Symonds St, Queenscliff
Telephone: 0417 561 741
Email: 1st.queenscliff.gl@gmail.com
Website: scoutsvictoria.com.au/location/1ST-QUEENSCLIFF