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Vibrant Community Business Families Lifestyle Retirees
Message from the Chairman Welcome, As a long time resident and business owner in Donald, I would like you to take the time to look over our Town Prospectus. Donald is a community that prides itself on going forward and welcomes newcomers to our town to help us build a vibrant and livable rural community. For such a small place Donald provides Schools, Doctors, Hospital, Recreation facilities, a bustling retail centre and a thriving commercial and industrial area with a diversity of jobs. Affordable housing, retirement living and if you can’t find the house that you want, Donald has ample vacant land that you can build your dream house on and with the trades people that can do it for you. The climate is great in Donald, as is its location central to and accessible to larger centres and the tourism offering that the Wimmera, Mallee and the Grampians have, you are spoilt for choice in such a pleasant location. There would be no other community in Victoria or Australia in fact that throws its arms wide in welcoming new residents from within Australia or from overseas, with a diverse range of cultures calling us Home. I trust that you will find all the information that you need in this Prospectus but if you need more just give us a ring and say G’day! Yours Faithfully John McConville Chair: John McConville 0427971738 PO Box 200, Donald, Victoria 3480 Secretary: Daryl Warren 0427194422 Inc. A0031 902X Treasurer: Angie Donnellon 0427915288 ABN: 85943381212
Donald is a regional town located in North Central Victoria,
Australia, uniquely located on the Richardson River at the junction of
Sunraysia Highway and Borung Highway
The township of Donald has a population of 1500 residents living within
the broader 6000 strong community of the Buloke Shire
Location
It is situated half way between Melbourne and
Mildura and is linked to Melbourne by:
• Good road networks, bus services, an accredited
airstrip, and standard rail link – commercial only.
• Donald is within two hours of easy driving to the
large regional cities of Bendigo and Ballarat, an hour
from Horsham, less than four hours from Melbourne.
• Set in an undulating landscape of prosperous
agricultural and grazing properties.
• Established in 1863, it is home to a welcoming
friendly community and offers a relaxed lifestyle in the
heart of rural Victoria.
Donald has established a sense of community which
offers a range of businesses, housing and lifestyle
choices, particularly for young families, business
owners/employees, service providers and retirees.
Alive with
Opportunities
Lifestyle
• Features the Richardson River meandering
through the town with walking tracks through the
remnant bush and river frontage.
• The Caravan Park is set on the banks of the
picturesque Lake Foletti with picnic places around
the edge.
• The Memorial Park is constant with children’s
voices enjoying the play equipment.
• Strategically placed beside the railway tracks is
the Lions Train Park with an interesting array of
historic carriages and steam engine.
• Apex Park by the river features a boat ramp,
playground, attractive swing bridge, free camping
• The town is home to sporting facilities including
two ovals, lawn tennis courts, bowling greens,
golf course, swimming pool, modern recreation
reserve
• Special events include Cuisine in the Crop, the
Donald Cup, weekend tournaments for tennis,
bowls, Ladies Day Shoot, Esoteric Festival,
Agriculture & Pastoral Show to name a few. v
Strategic Centres
of Donald
Retail – main street
Service Providers – banks, accountants
Businesses - Industrial estate
Health – Hospital and Medical Clinic
Aged Care – Goodwin Village
Services provided in Donald include retail, professional and commercial,
health, employment, community, entertainment, sport and recreation.
These centres enable a range of services, facilities and activities
necessary to support the community, thereby reducing to the minimum
the requirement for travel outside Donald and its immediate district.
This diversity is a key component in the liveability of this vibrant town.
What’s Unique about us?
“ The township of Donald offers a unique blend of attributes
which makes it a town of opportunity and an emerging location
”
of choice in which to work, live and retire.
“ Donald is set in a beautiful landscape of
growing wheat, barley, canola, legumes
edged by remnant bush and trees, with
strategic lakes and the rising country
around Mt Jeffcott
”
Includes
• An identifiable, attractive and truly
`Donald’ lifestyle, characterised by a
strong sense of community, culture and
cohesion.
• Extensive Industrial Estate with
industrial land available
• Retail and commercial centre
• Centrally situated to Bendigo, Ballarat,
Horsham, Swan Hill
• Serviced by public transport and an
available community car to access the
regional centres
• Variety of affordable housing to suit
families, singles, retirees.
Donald Boasts
Health Services Hospital – Acute and Nursing Home Beds, Aged Care Facility – 33
Beds, independent units and homes.
Medivac – Helicopter Services, Ambulance Service Centre,
Doctor’s Medical Clinic – Doctor & Nurse Practitioner, Pharmacy,
District Nursing Service, Meals on Wheels, Physiotherapy,
Occupation Therapy, PAG, Podiatry, Other Primary Care Services.
Education High School, Primary School, Catholic Private Primary School,
Kindergarten, Child Care
Sporting Clubs Sports Stadium - upgraded world class stadium providing a
basketball/indoor netball court, gymnasium, squash courts,
change rooms for players and umpires, kitchen, large social room
overlooking the excellent ovals/showgrounds and river flats
beyond. Ovals for football and cricket, hockey ground, netball
courts -all lit for night training. The Donald District Racing Club,
schedules around six race meetings a year at Donald, including the
Donald Cup meeting in November. The Racing Club has excellent
facilities including function room, bar, kitchen with a wide vista of
the course.
Recreational Richardson River has a weir pool maintained all year round.
Reserves Picturesque Lake Foletti is centrally situated in the town with picnic
facilities, providing attractive sites within the Caravan Park.
Waterskiing and camping facilities are available at the nearby
Walkers Lake, Wooroonook Lake and other lakes and rivers within
the Buloke Shire.
Public Swimming Swimming Pool – 30 metres in length with toddlers pool, is free
Pool entry to all who enjoy a swim. Modernised recently with large
shade areas and upgraded change rooms
Golf, Tennis, Golfers play at the Donald Golf Club and two lawn bowling clubs
Bowls provide first class greens for bowlers. Lawn tennis courts provide
for tennis players. Each club has major tournaments throughout
the year.
Business Employment
Grain Industry
Sheep Industry
Manufacturing
Retail
Construction
Health
Education
Transport
Mechanical
Professional
Intensive Rural Industry
– Pigs, Chickens. Turkeys, Eggs
Donald Industry by businesses Work • There are more than 200 businesses operating in the town including education, health and aged care service, all offering a wide range of employment options • This attracts diverse professional employees and businesses to the area •There is a high level of self suffiency with the majority of employers/ employees living within the town & district
Business Employment
• Australian owned
• Australian produced
• Australian madeJust a few of the Retail Businesses
available in the main street
03 5497 1211Education
Donald Primary School: our aim is to develop the needs of the whole
child, academically, socially, emotionally, spiritually and physically.
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School community, with Jesus as our
inspiration, aims to educate and nuture the development of the whole child
Donald High School: Trust, Respect, Teamwork, Co-operation,
Responsibility, Friendliness, Commitment, LearningDonald Family Services Centre
Children are unique and valued members of our community.
They are at the heart of every education and care decision at
the Donald Children Centre
Complementary relationship between children, educators, families
and interactive community links are essential and encourage each
child to develop and succeed holistically
The program is available:
from 8.00AM until 6.00PM weekdays
Includes children up to 12 years old
Options for Education and Care include:
full, half, permanent, casual, before
and after school, after kinder care and
holiday care
The Centre includes amenities:
0 to 3 year old in Day Care,
4 year olds kindergarten
long day care.
Outdoor play area
Consulting suites
Meeting spacesDonald Cares- Goodwin Village
Goodwin Village is a community owned The tenancy management of these units is
`not-for-profit’ organisation providing done by the Department of Housing, but
aged care services to the local community Goodwin Village is contracted to maintain
and endeavours to meet the individual the surrounds and informally is involved
needs of its clients, whenever possible. with the social needs of these residents.
In 2018, Goodwin Village received the Currently, Goodwin Village is the only
Regional Achievement and Community organisation in the Wimmera offering this
Award in care, a great recognition of its wide range of services in the one complex.
high customer service focus. This award Goodwin Village has a strong commitment
is designed to encourage, acknowledge to its most valuable asset, the staff. The
and reward the valuable contribution that organisation has accommodated the up
individuals, communities and businesses skilling and retention of staff by supporting
are making throughout regional and rural them to take on additional training, giving
Victoria. them flexible rosters to
The riverside facility incorporates a accommodate studies, and allowing the
38 bed residential care facility and 20 required days off, so they can manage
independent retirement units. their preferred work life balance.
Goodwin Village also has 10 independent Evidence of the organisation’s commitment
living units for the Department of Human to staff is that 18 of its 44 staff have been
Services, Office of Housing. with the organisation for more than 10
years.The residents experience many visiting The residents enjoy the stimulation of many services including Physiotherapy, interesting and varied activities Occupational Therapy, on line organised by the activity staff. Friends of Geriatrician specialists, speech Goodwin Village provide therapist, dietician, hairdresser, entertainment and social afternoons regularly. Older Persons Mental Health Team, and the local General Practitioner. Goodwin Village has proudly tried to keep its Goodwin Village provides Palliative local community identity as it Care. It is very comforting to the resident sees this as a cornerstone of its operations and their families being able to stay in and existence. familiar surroundings and with known staff until passing away. It removes the stress at a very difficult time in family’s lives.
Health Services Donald Campus - East Wimmera Health Service Hospital – Acute and Riverview Residential Aged Care Service • Dialysis • Medivac – Helicopter and fixed wing Ambulance Services • District Nursing Service • Physiotherapy • Occupation Therapy • Planned Activities Groups • Podiatry • Diabetes Education • Dietetics • Community Bus Within the Donald Community • Doctor’s Medical Clinic – Doctor & Practice Nurse • Ambulance Service Centre, • Pharmacy • Meals on Wheels • Community Car
Churches St Mary’s Catholic Church has Jesus Christ as the centre of parish life, living out Gospel values of love, trust, hope, service and community St George’s Anglican Church is a member of the Anglican communion with its Biblical motto `The truth shall set you free’ St Andrew’s Uniting Church: people being transformed in Christ through faith, worship, witness and service Granite Community Church Inc (Baptist): the church in the paddock seeking to be a relevant expression of God’s love to one another and our community.
Housing buy for less
for a rich lifestyle
From $130,000
3 bedroom weatherboard
From $160,000
3 bedroom brick veneer
From $300,000
brick veneer with ensuite
Most properties feature large backyards with
potential for a garden, pool, workshop and more.
What are you interested in?
Interest Groups
Bingo Donald RSL
Bridge Club Esoteric Festival
Cemetery Trust Friends of East Wimmera Health Service
Card Groups Friends of Goodwin Village
C.A.E Book Club Garden Club
Chamber of Commerce Landcare Groups
Corack Performing Arts Library
Country Fire Authority Lions Club
Craft Groups Litchfield Hall Committee
Dolphins - in pool exercises Live Alone Luncheon
Donald 2000 Mothers Of Preschool Children: MOPS
Donald Friends and Neighbours (The Hub) Neighbourhood Watch
Donald History & Natural History Group Op Shops
Donald Community Centre Probus
Donald Learning Group Red Gate Community Garden
Donald Men’s Shed Senior Citizens
Donald P & A SocietySport Your Choice
Caravan Parks Set on the beautiful Lake Foletti Powered sites - $25 per night Unpowered sites - $20 per night Powered sites per week - $140 Amenities block BBQ Playground Nearby Train Park ( fenced) Free Camping River frontage Toilets Enclosed playground Dump Point
Contacts
DONALD 2000 SKILLINVEST (employment agency)
PO Box 200, Donald 3480 67 Woods St Donald 3480
P: (03) 5497 1821
BULOKE SHIRE COUNCIL M: 0428 971 821
Wycheproof Office
Wycheproof PO Box 1 Donald Business Database
P: 1300 520 520 M: 0407 313 648
www.buloke.vic.gov.au
DONALD WEBSITE ADDRESSES
DONALD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & www.donald.org.au
INDUSTRY http://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/
President: Jamey Staples donald-vic
M: 0409 878 223
Donald High School:
DONALD COMMUNITY CENTRE/ P: (03) 5497 1205
LEARNING GROUP www.donaldhs.vic.edu.au
Manager- Charmaine Delaney
31 Woods St, Donald St. Mary’s Primary School
P: (03) 5497 1707 P: (03) 5497 1116
donaldlearninggroupinc@iinet.net.au www.smdonald.catholic.edu.au
REAL ESTATE Donald Primary School
LANDMARK HARCOURTS P: (03) 5497 1581
Agent: Kelvin Clarke www.donaldps.edu.au
M: 0408 992 414
P: (03) 5497 1177
www.landmarkharcourts.com.au
“Donald 2000”
NorthWest Real Estate
www.northwestrealestate.net.au
Buloke Properties
www.bulokesales.com
Email: bulokeproperties@gmail.comSponsored by:
Donald 2000
Committee
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