Contact and opening hours

Telephone Consultation

Do you have a question about our language courses or exams?
We're here to help! You can reach us by phone from Monday to Thursday, between 10 AM and 5 PM, or contact us anytime via email.

Holiday Closure Notice

The Goethe-Institut Australia will be closed from 22 December 2025 through 4 January 2026. Regular operations will resume on 5 January 2026 at our Melbourne and Sydney locations.

We wish you a restful and joyful holiday season.

Please note: Language course and exam bookings remain available online during the closure period.

Goethe-Institut Melbourne

341 George St
Fitzroy, VIC 3065
Australia
PO Box 196, FITZROY VIC 3065

info-australia@goethe.de
Tel.: (03) 9864 8999

The language course office is open by appointment only

To contact other departments, please make an appointment with the respective member of staff.
We are closed on Australian public holidays and between Christmas and New Year.

German language courses
Our German courses take place at the Deutsche Schule Melbourne until the end of term 4:

Deutsche Schule Melbourne
96 Barkly St,
Fitzroy North VIC 3068

Goethe-Institut Sydney

90 Ocean Street
Woollahra, NSW 2025
Australia
PO Box 37, NSW 1350

info-australia@goethe.de
Tel.: (02) 8356 8333

The language course office is open by appointment only.

To contact other departments, please make an appointment.
We are closed on Australian public holidays and between Christmas and New Year.

Directions

Public transport
Goethe-Institut Sydney can be easily reached by public transport. Greater Sydney Transport Information can be found at the 131500 Transport Infoline

By train: 
You can take a CityRail train to Edgecliff station, and then it is a short walk up Ocean Street to us.
 
By bus: 
Bus 200 stops right outside our Institute.

By car:
Parking is available on the streets around our Institute.

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