A wide range of services exist specifically for women and their families throughout Victoria covering health, welfare, material aid, legal and financial needs. Please contact the Women's Information and Referral Exchange or your local community health centre (see listing later in this chapter) for further information on services.
Action Centre Fertility awareness, sexual reproductive health and counselling, STD testing.
1st Floor, 94 Elizabeth Street,
Melbourne 3000
Mon-Fri 9.00am-6pm (by telephone); Mon-Fri 12 noon-5pm (drop-in service)
Ph: 9654 4766; 1800 013 952 (toll free)
Aurora Program (part of Salvation Army Eastcare - see detailed listing in Chapter 9)
Drug and alcohol supported accommodation for women and dependent
children living in Eastern Metro region.
614 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn 3122
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Ph: 9818 4380
Australian Vietnamese Women's Welfare Association Counselling, information, support and referral.
144-148 Nicholson Street, Footscray 3011
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Ph: 9396 1922
CASA House: Centre Against Sexual Assault Statewide telephone counselling, information and referral service, providing
counselling, support, crisis care and advocacy for victims of sexual assault
and non-offending family members.
3rd Floor, Queen Victoria Women's Centre,
210 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne 3000
Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm (face to face)
Ph: 1800 806 292 (free call throughout Victoria,
7 days 24 hours, includes counselling and support)
TTY: 9635 3620 (bus. hours);
9344 2744 (after hours)
Email:
casa@rwh.org.auWeb:
www.rwh.org.au/casa
Drug Information Service for Women (Royal Women's Hospital) Information on drugs, pregnancy and women's issues.
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Ph: 9344 2277
RHED (Resourcing Health and Education in the Sex Industry) Support, advocacy, information and referral.
10 Inkerman Street, St Kilda 3182
Mon-Fri 10am-1pm by appointment; 1-5pm drop in (showers, laundry avail.)
Evening service: Thurs-Fri 5-11pm;
Sat 6pm-1am
Ph: 9534 8166;
Email:
sexworker@sexworker.org.au
Royal Women's Hospital Communicable Diseases and Sexual Health Clinic Testing of and counselling for sexually transmissible infections.
132 Grattan Street, Carlton 3053
Monday 9am-12 noon only (appointment needed)
Ph: 9344 2183
South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault 24-hour crisis, medical, counselling and support.
Ph: 9594 2289
WADS (Women's Alcohol and Drug Service) (see full listing in Chapter 9)
Antenatal and postnatal care for women who are chemically dependent.
Mon-Fri 8.30am-5pm
Ph: 9344 3631
Web:
www.rwh.org.au/wads
Women's Domestic Violence Crisis Service Offers crisis intervention, support, information, advocacy
and referral directly to women.
7 days 24 hours
Ph: 9373 0123
Women's Health Victoria Telephone health advice and information service.
Mon-Fri 9am-1pm
Ph: 9662 3742; 1800 133 321 (toll free)
WIRE (Women's Information and Referral Exchange) Includes a confidential telephone service providing information,
referral, counselling and support.
Drop-in centre: Ground Floor, Queen Victoria Women's Centre,
210 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne 3000
10.30am-5.00pm
Ph: 1300 134 130 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)
Web:
www.wire.org.au
WISP (Women's Integrated Support Program) - Brosnan Centre Program provides pre- and post-release support to women 25 years and
under on release from prison. Support includes finding accommodation,
outreach, drug and alcohol counselling, employment/training advice,
family/relationship counselling, court advice and advocacy, and institutional visiting.
10 Dawson Street, Brunswick 3056
Ph: 9387 1233
Web:
www.jss.org.au/programmes/brosnan.html
Women's Legal Service Telephone legal advice, information and referral.
Outreach services at Melbourne Magistrates' Court:
Mon and Fri 10am-1pm; Tues and Thurs 6.30-8.30pm;
Wed 2-5pm
Ph: 9642 0877; 1800 133 302 (toll free)
TTY: 9642 0334
Young Women's Project Statewide housing service, crisis accommodation, information and referral.
Ph: 9563 2022
YWCA Victoria (Young Women's Support Services) Programs and services to disadvantaged young women.
Ph: 9349 3299 (community programs);
9429 5365 (housing services)