Children and families

The Central Goldfields Shire Council owns and operates the Goldfields Family Centre.

Located at 100 Napier Street, Maryborough the Centre provides a range of services available to local families.

Services include: Maternal and Child Health, Immunisation, Long Day Care, Family Day Care, Kindergarten, Supported Playgroup.

The Goldfields Family Centre can be contacted on 03 5461 6500 or by email.

To find out more about the services provided at our Goldfields Family Centre you can download our brochure here. (PDF, 417KB)

Download the poster for the full children's program for Term 4, 2024 below

Maternal and Child Health

Information about Council's maternal and child health service

Information about our Goldfields Family Centre kindergarten program

Find out about Council's Supported Playgroup program

Information, location and opening hours for the Maryborough Toy Library

Our community resources page provides a list of useful links that assist families with parenting, support for themselves, vaccinations and much more.

Registrations for three and four year old kindergarten in 2025 will open on Monday 3 June, 2024