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Records held at the Bendigo Regional Archives Centre can now be searched for and ordered through PROV's online catalogue for viewing in the Bendigo Reading Room. Due to a system issue at present when you order these records the reading room location for will display as "N". Please be aware that these records are available for access in the Bendigo Regional Archives Centre Reading Room at 202 Hargreaves St Bendigo. For contact information see http://www.brac.vic.gov.au

Reading Room opening hours
The Victorian Archives Centre reading room is open Monday to Friday 10:00am to 4:30pm (excluding public holidays) and on the second and last Saturday of every month.

Record retrieval times are 10am and 2pm in the Reading Room. To have your records ready for pick up, order your items online by 8am (for 10am pick up) or 11.30am (for 2pm pick up).

The Ballarat Archives Centre is open 9:30am to 4:30pm Mondays and Tuesdays.

The Geelong Heritage Centre Reading Room at 51 Little Malop Street Geelong, will be temporarily closed on Tuesday May 28th and Wednesday May 29th.The temporary closure is to enable the relocation of the GHC archive collection being carried out over these days.

The Geelong Heritage Centre Reading Room will re-open on Thursday May 30th at 11.00 am.

For further information please check the Geelong Heritage Centre website at http://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/heritage

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