Fire, Police and Ambulance: Phone 000.

State Emergency Services (SES): 132 500 

Crime Stoppers: Phone 1800 333.

Poisons Information Centre: Phone 131 126 .

Life Line: Phone 131 114.

Snake and Wasp Emergency: 136 186.

Household services

Gas emergency: 132 771

Power emergency: 131 799

Water emergency: 1800 057 057

All recycling and rubbish collections that are due to take place on Good Friday will be collected on Easter Saturday, April 4. 

Medical

Chemist Warehouse Bendigo and Bendigo Day & Night Pharmacy are both open over the Easter period.

Chemist Warehouse will be open from 9am to 6pm on Good Friday, 8am to 6pm on Easter Saturday and 9am to 6pm on both Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. Bendigo Day & Night Pharmacy in Bridge Street will be open between 10am and 6pm on Good Friday, 8.30am to 6pm Easter Saturday and 10am to 6pm on both Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.

Tristar Kangaroo Flat will be closed on Good Friday but will reopen on Easter Saturday from 10am. The medical centre will also be open from 10am on Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. You can make an appointment by calling 5447 7088.

You can also obtain assistance by calling Nurse On Line on 1300 606 024.

If you require urgent medical assistance, please go to the emergency department at Bendigo Health. 

24-hour stores

Central 24/7 and Caltex, Golden Square, won't be shutting their doors at all over the Easter period. Both stores will be open for business 24 hours over the long weekend. 

Supermarkets

Good Friday

IGA Inglewood: CLOSED

SUPA IGA Heathcote: CLOSED

SUPA IGA Long Gully: CLOSED

Foodworks Golden Square: 7am – 9pm

SUPA IGA Kangaroo Flat: CLOSED

Woolworths Golden Square: CLOSED

Woolworths Lansell Square: CLOSED

Woolworths Epsom: CLOSED

Woolworths Kennington: CLOSED

Coles Bendigo: CLOSED

Coles, East Bendigo: CLOSED

Coles, Lansell Square: CLOSED

Easter Saturday:

IGA Inglewood: 7am – 6pm

SUPA IGA Heathcote: 7.30am – 8pm

SUPA IGA Long Gully: 8am – 9pm

Foodworks Golden Square: 7am – 9pm

SUPA IGA Kangaroo Flat: 8am – 8pm

Woolworths Golden Square: 7am – 10am

Woolworths Lansell Sqaure: 7am – 10pm

Woolworths Epsom: 7am – 11pm

Woolworths Kennington: 7am – 10pm

Coles Bendigo: 6am - midnight

Coles, East Bendigo: 7am - midnight

Coles, Lansell Square: 6am - midnight

Easter Sunday:

SUPA IGA Long Gully: 8am – 9pm

IGA Inglewood: 7am – 6pm

SUPA IGA Heathcote: 7.30am – 8pm

Foodworks Golden Square: 7am – 9pm

SUPA IGA Kangaroo Flat: 8am – 8pm

Woolworths Golden Square: 8am – 9pm

Woolworths Lansell Sqaure: 8am – 9pm

Woolworths Epsom: 8am – 9pm

Woolworths Kennington: 8am – 9pm

Coles Bendigo: 6am - midnight

Coles, East Bendigo: 7am - midnight

Coles, Lansell Square: 6am - midnight

Easter Monday:

IGA Inglewood: 7am – 6pm

SUPA IGA Heathcote: 7.30am – 8pm

SUPA IGA Long Gully: 8am – 9pm

Foodworks Golden Square: 7am – 9pm

SUPA IGA Kangaroo Flat: 8am – 8pm

Woolworths Golden Square: 7am – 12am

Woolworths Lansell Sqaure: 7am – 10pm

Woolworths Epsom: 7am – 11pm

Woolworths Kennington: 7am – 10pm

Coles Bendigo: 6am - midnight

Coles, East Bendigo: 7am - midnight

Coles, Lansell Square: 6am - midnight

Shopping

Bendigo Marketplace will be closed on Good Friday. It will open again on Easter Saturday from 9am – 4pm. The centre will be open between 10am and 4pm on both Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.

Places to eat

Bath Lane Cafe and The Green Olive will both be open each day over Easter from 8am. Other places that will still be open over the Easter period include Grill'd, House of Khong, The Woodhouse, Masons, Finders Keepers, Cold Rock, Frocreations, GPO, Hotel Shamrock, Borchelli Ristorante, Mr Beebes, Rocks on Rosalind, Imperial Palace, Cafe El Beso, Sim'R, Percy and Percy, Cortille Cafe. The Coffee Club will reopen on Easter Saturday and The Good Loaf will be open on Saturday.

Bakers Delight, Lyttleton Terrace will be closed Good Friday but will reopen Easter Saturday for their normal trading hours, 7.30am to 7pm. They will remain open on Easter Sunday and Monday. 

The Beechworth Bakery will also be open across the Easter weekend from 6am to 6pm each day. 

Things to do

For a list of all the Bendigo Easter Festival activities happening around the city, click here. 

Good Friday Appeal FUNdraiser: Mulligrubs play centre will donate all profits made on April 3 to the Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal. There will be an Easter egg hunt, face painting, auctions and more. For details, click here.

If you’re looking for something to entertain the whole family, the Zone Family Complex is open all weekend! Good Friday 12pm - 10pm; Easter Saturday 10am - 10pm; Easter Sunday 10am - 8pm and Easter Monday 10am - 4pm. 

Bendigo Cinema's is also open over the Easter period, check their website for session times. 

The Bendigo showground market will still be held on Sunday.

The Bendigo Library will be closed from Good Friday to Easter Monday and will reopen at 9am Tuesday, April 7.

Public Transport

Bendigo’s bus services will still be available over the long weekend. Please note if you are planning on using the bus, the Sunday timetable will be in place on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. Easter Saturday will see the regular Saturday timetable in use.

Vline will also still be running trains please see their website for times.

Bendigo taxi services: 131 008

Banks

The Commonwealth Bank will be closed from Good Friday and will reopen on Tuesday, April 7 at 9.30am. 

The Bendigo Bank will be closed on Good Friday and will reopen on Tuesday.

Bendigo Visitor and Information Centre

The Bendigo Visitor and Information Centre will be open all Easter between 9am and 5pm.