Stawell
Population: ~6,000
Stawell is 2 hours south of Swan Hill in Dja Dja Wurrung country, famous for the Stawell Gift athletics carnival. Has some regional services but is outside the main Mallee service corridor. Closest Aboriginal organisations are in Horsham or Bendigo.
Local contacts
- Stawell Police (03) 5358 2200 Police (non-emergency)
- Stawell Hospital (03) 5358 2202
- Shire of Northern Grampians (03) 5358 2200
Services covering this town
- Stawell Neighbourhood House
- Centrelink Stawell
- Wimmera Health Care Group
- Community Transport (Wimmera)
Getting there
V/Line train from Melbourne (via Ararat/Stawell, approx 4 hours). Community transport limited. Wimmera community transport runs some medical trips to Ballarat and Horsham.
Council
Shire of Northern Grampians
Nearest Aboriginal organisation
Dja Dja Wurrung — closest Aboriginal orgs in Horsham (50km west) or Bendigo (2 hours east). Gamilaraay/Gunaal (Womba Wemba) connections to Wamba Wemba mob further north.