Services

Our team of dedicated staff and volunteers are always at the ready to assist seafarers. Some of the services on offer and facilities that are available at the Centre for seafarers to use include:

  • Ship visitation
  • Chapel
  • Hospital visitation
  • Free shuttle bus service to and from the port areas, with free WiFi onboard
  • Spacious indoor area and relaxing lounge space in the Centre
  • Australian SIM cards for mobile phones, tablets, and broadband modems, including activation of these services
  • Recharge of Australian telecommunications and internet services (phones, tablets, modems), which can be organised either on- or off-shore
  • Free internet and WiFi in the Centre for personal use (laptops, phones, tablets)
  • City maps and customised information (public transport, supermarkets, retail stores, attractions etc.)
  • Mail / Post Office / Postage stamps available
  • Western Union Money Transfer
  • Foreign money exchange (contact the Centre for rates)
  • Souvenirs, toiletries, non-prescription medicines and a milk bar with snacks and other packaged food items
  • Fully licensed bar
  • Free tea and coffee
  • Library
  • Large TVs, data projector and audio-visual system
  • Billiards and table tennis
  • Outdoor patio garden, relation area and BBQ
  • Accommodation for transit seafarers (please contact the Centre Manager to arrange in advance)
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A home away from home

“I was a stranger and you made Me welcome” Matthew 25:25

Contact Us

  • +61 3 9629 7494
  • 600 Little Collins Street, Melbourne

Stella Maris Melbourne acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung, the Traditional Owners of the Country upon which the Centre is situated and where we conduct our work, and we pay our respects to them, their culture and their Elders past, present, and future.