Clayton Community Centre

Clayton Community Centre - Exterior

The Clayton Community Centre is Victoria's largest community facility, located in the heart of Clayton. It is a vibrant community hub, and home to a number of services, programs and events. 

Location: 9-15 Cooke Street, Clayton (corner of Centre Road and Cooke Street)
Phone: 9541 3130

Key services include:

The Clayton Community Centre is Monash Council's biggest capital project to date, an investment of $24.2 million was provided to create this state of the art community space.

Clayton Aquatics & Health Club

 The Clayton Aquatics & Health Club features include:

  • 25-metre indoor heated pool
  • Play pool & spa
  • Swim school
  • Group exercise classes
  • Fully equipped gym
  • Qualified fitness professionals
  • Fitness Cinema
  • Retail outlet
  • Disability access

For further information on the Clayton Aquatics & Health Club, call 9541 3100 or visit Clayton Aquatics & Health Club.

Clayton Library

Clayton Library offers great resources including:

  • A collection of 60,000 items
  • Free full-text online resources
  • 16 computers with Internet access
  • Free WiFi access
  • Book chat
  • Private and group study
  • Baby time, toddler and pre-school story times
  • After school activities & Homework Club
  • Seniors computing sessions
  • Resources in community languages

For further information on Clayton Library, call 9541 3120 or visit Monash Library Services.

Clayton Children's Services

  • Maternal and Child Health Centre, available by appointment only. For further information or to make an appointment call 9518 3662 or view the Maternal Child Health section.
  • Clayton Preschool - 3 & 4 year old programs. For further information, call 9541 3171.
  • Occasional Care Service open  on Tuesday & Wednesday 9am -12 noon, Thursday 9am - 2pm. Bookings essential. For all occasional care enquiries: 9544 1340

Clayton Theatrette

The Clayton Theatrette is an intimate venue, ideal for a community or corporate event, a theatre or small dance production or a movie screening.

Performances

Visit: Encore Theatre Company

Facilities for hire

  • Seats 132 patrons
  • Green room
  • Easy access to loading dock
  • Small meeting room can act as a dressing room
  • Internet access
  • Audio visual facilities
  • Supervising technician will look after all technical requirements for your event
  • Option of having a large meeting room to use to serve refreshments to your guests
  • Parking available
  • Easily accessible, located only minutes from Clayton Station and bus routes
  • Available to hire 7 days a week

Hours of operation:

  • 6am - 9pm (Monday to Friday)
  • 8am - 6pm (Saturday and Sunday)
  • 9am - 5pm public holidays (closed Good Friday and Christmas Day)

Can be hired outside specified hours, conditions apply.

Booking - online enquiry

For further information, please call 9518 3684

Meeting Rooms

  • Small meeting room, capacity of 25 people (theatre style seating)
  • Large meeting room, capacity of 50 people (theatre style seating)
  • Basic audio visual facilities available
  • Kitchenette facility
  • Parking available
  • Easily accessible, located minutes away from Clayton Station and bus routes
  • Available to hire 7 days a week

Opening hours:

  • 6am - 9pm (Monday to Friday)
  • 8am - 6pm (Saturday and Sunday)
  • 9am - 5pm public holidays (closed Good Friday and Christmas Day)

Booking - online enquiry

For further information, please call 9518 3684

Healthlink Café

Healthlink Café offers:

  • Coffee, tea & drinks
  • Light snacks
  • Catering

For further information on the Healthlink Cafe, call 9541 3161 or 0433 923 603 or email info@healthlinkcatering.com.au

Clayton-Clarinda Arts Inc.

Get creative... express yourself... expand your mind... make something!

Be inspired and join other like-minded people in one or more of our classes:

  • Adults or Children's Art
  • Card making
  • Learn to draw
  • Knitting & Craftwork
  • Sewing for beginners
  • Writers workshop
  • Visit our mini craft market on the first Thursday of the month
  • Or our Art Exhibitions held by local artists throughout the year.

Clayton-Clarinda Arts Inc. is located at the Art Room, Clayton Community Centre.  

For enquiries and class bookings, call 9543 1351 email claytonclarindaarts@yahoo.com.au or visit https://claytonclarindaarts.webs.com

Monash Youth Services

Monash Youth Services (MYS) provide a range of free services to young people aged 10-25.

MYS provide information, referral support, counselling, support groups, employment assistance, recreation and advocacy.

The following services are available at the MYS office located at the Clayton Community Centre:

  • Gambler's Help
  • Chinese Community Social Services Centre Inc
  • Australian Greek Welfare Society
  • Waverley Emergency Adolescent Care

Opening hours:

9am - 5pm (Monday to Friday)

For further information on MYS or the facilities available at MYS Clayton, please call 9518 3900 or visit Monash Youth Services

Link Health and Community

Link Health and Community is a community-based service provider funded by the State and Commonwealth governments. It provides an extensive range of primary care, oral health and counselling services, as well as health promotion and service coordination to Monash and surrounding areas. Most of our programs are available to everyone.

Opening hours:

  • 9am - 5pm (Monday to Friday)
  • 8am - 12pm (Saturday)
  • Closed public holidays

Further information:

Gambler’s Help

Gambler’s Help Eastern provides a free and confidential service for people impacted by gambling harm, including affected others (parents, partners, children, friends).

Services are provided on Fridays at Clayton Community Centre and include:

Therapeutic Counselling: One-on-one support with sessions that are tailored to help you identify triggers and strategies to deal with them. It also supports affected others to minimise the impact on them.  

Financial Counselling: Financial counsellors can help you look at options available for gambling and other related debts as well as investigating harm minimisation strategies.

Gambler’s Help also provides Chinese Peer Connection at other locations in inner and outer-eastern Melbourne, and offers telehealth services.

Find more information at Gambler's Help Eastern or call intake at Eastern Access Community Health on 9871 1817

    Contact:

    Phone: 9541 3130

    Address: 9-15 Cooke Street, Clayton VIC 3168 

    Opening hours:

    • Monday - Friday: 6am to 9pm
    • Saturday - Sunday: 8am to 6pm
    • Public Holidays: 9am to 5pm (Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day)