Mount Thomas Police Station (aka 10 Thompson St, Williamstown)

    Number 10 Thompson Street, Williamstown, Victoria may look familiar to Aussies - that's because it's the very building used in the award-winning, long-running police drama series, Blue Heelers.

    I'm a huge fan of the show and was ecstatic to finally find this building which I've been searching for since I became a fan of the show.

    Blue Heelers aired on the Seven Network from 1994-2005 and ran for 510 episodes. It was set in the country town of Mount Thomas, population around 10,000, and had its own police station near the Imperial Hotel, the famous pub. The real Imperial Hotel is actually in Castlemaine (56 Lyttleton Street, if you wanted to check it out!), but if you're in Melbourne you can easily take a 10 minute drive to beautiful Williamstown, Victoria's oldest suburb.

    I was in Williamstown recently, and after a thorough search (and some help from some friendly Williamstown police officers) I found the very building. It hasn't changed much from when it was used in Blue Heelers, with the only noticeable differences being that the veranda is now made of wood, rather than the old concrete; and the fence posts and gate have been painted white instead of bare metal. And, of course, the 'Police' sign is missing from the front!

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    1. RichardHillPhoto.com (47 months ago | reply)

      Interestingly enough, the actual Castlemaine police station is right next door to the Imperial Hotel.

    2. conner395 (47 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Police Stations, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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      SkyeRockets added this photo to her favorites. (44 months ago)

    4. red-scooter (43 months ago | reply)

      If you want to know where any other Mount Thomas locations are, let me know! I know of quite a few...
      Did you know that Williamstown High, is Mount Thomas High?

    5. 13hazza (36 months ago | reply)

      What is happening to the building now? Are people living there or is it just sitting there?

    6. Cajunjambaliya (33 months ago | reply)

      The building is a private residence now.

    7. VanessaLeePhotography (29 months ago | reply)

      i'm going to williamstown tomorrow and I am going to go there and take a photo... Blue Heelers was my favourite show and I'm excited to finally know the address. thank you!

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      erinsabs and Chris Frear added this photo to their favorites.

    9. Pease help (12 months ago | reply)

      hi every one,
      im Christy and i was a huge fan watched every episode over and over. The sad thing is im looking for my dad known as ted canning real name Edward canning that lives on the street that they cast and not fair from the pub/hotel but i cart remember what street it was cause i have only seen him once and stayed for a week i loved it at the time i got to meet his nice lovely lady Clair but i don't no her last name and im not shore if they are together anymore, please if anyone knows the name's can you please tell me because i am going to give up soon i have tried to hard to keep getting my hart broken on knowing he is still alive.

    10. peaceoutguevera (12 months ago | reply)

      Hi Christy. Do you mean the street with the Imperial hotel used in Blue Heelers? The pub on the show? Because that's in Castlemaine, next door to the Castlemaine police station. The address is 56 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine. If you're looking for the house in my photo used for the Mount Thomas police station, that's at 10 Thompson St, Williamstown.

      I don't know any info other than that, but I sincerely hope you get to contact your dad. Best of luck Christy. :)

    11. Pease help (12 months ago | reply)

      thank you that is heaps of info that will help heaps thank you again you have given me heaps of luck . :)

    12. mick the blackman (8 months ago | reply)

      Mount Thomas police station is one of my HIEGHTS POLICE IN INTERSED QUOTE go TOM CROYDEN UR THE BEST and PJ im sorry about ur wife Maggie she was the finest top cop and so was Jo , they both put the station in order, Ben mate u and Nick Shootes the funny blocks will make the team happy , Inspecter Falken price ha need to carm down but ur 10 % better then Moncara Drapper talk all soon , keep up the good work wish i can see u all in atiction , fisherm39@rocketmail.com

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