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Aged and Community Care Information Line

free call		1800 500 853
web address		http://www.health.gov.au

AIDS Information and Referral

free call		1800 177 434
web address		http://www.quac.org.au

Al - Anon

Caloundra
telephone		(07) 54.923626
Gympie
telephone		(07) 54.825021
Maleny
telephone		(07) 54.942892
Maroochydore
telephone		(07) 54.792650
Mooloolaba
telephone		(07) 54.448025
Nambour
telephone		(07) 54.46.6050
Noosa
telephone		(07) 54.426257
web address		http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/australia

Alannah and Madeline Foundation

national support for child victims of violence and sudden family loss
telephone		1300 720 747
web address		http://www.amf-org.au

Alcoholics Anonymous

Maroochydore
telephone 24 hrs		(07) 54.448616
Nambour
telephone 24 hrs		(07) 54.762166
Amamoor
telephone		(07) 54.884225
Caloundra
telephone		(07) 54.789139
Cooroy
telephone		(07) 54.426257
Glenwood
telephone		(07) 54.857041
Goomboorian
telephone		(07) 54.862073
Gympie
telephone		(07) 54.836404 or 54.835349
Kawana
telephone		(07) 54.935098
Maroochydore
telephone		(07) 54.935072
Nambour
telephone		(07) 54.457641
Rainbow Beach
telephone		(07) 54.868445
Tin Can Bay
telephone		(07) 54.862073

ARAFMI Queensland Inc

Asbestos Diseases Advisory Service of Australia

ASCA

Asthma Foundation of Queensland

free call		1800 177 948
web address		http://www.asthmaqld.org.au

Australian False Memory Association

telephone		1300 888 877
web address		http://www.afma.asn.au

Blind and Low Vision

free call		1800 622 954
web address		http://www.rbf.org.au

Breast Screen Australia

telephone		13 2050
web address		http://www.cancerscreening.gov.au

Cancer Helpline

telephone		13 1120
web address		http://www.qldcancer.com.au

Cardiomyopathy Association of Australia Ltd

message centre for details of contacts throughout Australia
telephone		1300 552 622
web address		http://www.cmaas.org.au

Carers Queensland

information and support line
free call		1800 242 636
web address		http://www.carersqld.asn.au

Coast Guard

Caloundra
telephone		54.913533
mobile		0429 913 533
Mooloolaba
telephone		(07) 54.443222
Noosa Area
telephone		(07) 54.743695
Tin Can Bay
telephone		(07) 54.864290

Commonwealth Carelink Centre

information about community care and aged care services in your region
free call		1800 052 222
web address		http://www.commcarelink.health.gov.au

Commonwealth Regional Information Service

free call		1800 026 222
web address		http://www.regionalaustralia.gov.au

Crime Stoppers

free call		1800 333 000
web address		http://www.crimestoppers.com.au

Crisis Care and Child Protection

free call		1800 177 135
web address		http://www.childsafety.qld.gov.au

Disability Services Queensland

disability information and awareness line
free call		1800 177 120 or 1800 010 222
web address		http://www.disability.qld.gov.au

Drug Intelligence Reporting Centre

free call

1800 813 784

Eczema Association of Australia

telephone		1300 300 182
web address		http://www.eczema.org.au

Energy Consumer Protection Office

dispute resoluton service for electricity and gas customers
telephone		1300 300 993
web address		http://www.ecpo.qld.gov.au

Epilepsy Association

advice, information, education
telephone		1300 366 162
web address		http://www.epilepsy.org.au

Family Day Care Association Office Queensland

free call		1800 177 253
web address		http://www.fdcqld.org

Fire and Rescue Service

Fire Safety Officers
Sunshine Coast
telephone		(07) 54.364222
Caloundra
telephone		(07) 54.364222
Nambour and Maroochydore
telephone		(07) 54.771966

Gamblers Anonymous

free call

1800 002 210

Glaucoma Australia

free call		1800 500 880
web address		http://www.glaucoma.org.au

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

free call		1800 815 151
web address		http://www.greenpeace.org.au

Guide Dogs Australia

telephone		54.438033
web address		http://www.guidedogsqld.com.au

Gynaecological Cancer Society

support service and emotional support
free call		1800 700 288
web address		http://www.gcsau.org

Heartline

telephone		1300 362 787
web address		http://www.heartfoundation.com.au

IDEAS - Information on Disability

free call		1800 029 904
web address		http://www.ideas.org.au

Legal Aid Australia

telephone		1300 651 188
web address		http://www.legalaid.qld.gov.au

Lifeline's Just Ask

your rural health information service
telephone		1300 131 114
web address		http://www.justask.org.au

Mayumarri Healing Centre

healing for survivors of child abuse
telephone		1300 760 580
web address		http://www.mayumarri.com.au

Medicine Line

telephone		1300 888 763
web address		http://www.nps.org.au/consumers

Mental Health Association Queensland

information, referral, workshops and support groups, publications and advocacy
telephone		1300 729 686
web address		http://www.mentalhealth.org.au

Missing Persons Bureau

Queensland Police Service
free call		1800 017 744

MontroseAccess

the Queensland society for crippled children
telephone		54.442225
web address		http://www.montroseaccess.org.au

Motor Neurons Disease Association of Queensland

Sunshine Coast support group
telephone		54.462688 or 54.765052

Narcotics Anonymous

telephone

54.417706 or 1300 652 820

National Continence Hotline

help for bladder weakness and bowel incontinence
free call		1800 330 066

National Stroke Foundation

free call		1800 787 653
web address		http://www.strokefoundation.com.au

Palliative Care Information Service

information and links to local support services for the terminally ill and their carers
free call		1800 772 273

Parentline Counselling Service

telephone		1300 301 300
web address		http://www.parentline.com.au

Parkinson's Disease Queensland

free call		1800 644 189
web address		http://www.parkinsons-qld.org.au

Pregnancy Advice

children by choice association inc. unplanned pregnancy information and support for adoption, parenting and termination
free call		1800 177 725
web address		http://www.childrenbychoice.org.au

Queensland Parents for People With a Disability (QPPD)

free call		1800 805 184
web address		http://www.qppd.org

Queensland Cancer Fund

telephone		54.436300
web address		http://www.qldcancer.com.au

Queensland Homicide Victims Support Group

free call		1800 774 744
web address		http://www.qhvsg.org.au

Reading Writing Hotline

adult literacy referral service
telephone		1300 655 506
web address		http://www.literacyline.edu.au

Recalls of Medical Products

free call		1800 020 512
web address		http://www.tga.gov.au

Riverton - Statewide Program

child health line
free call		1800 177 279
web address		http://www.health.qld.gov.au/cchs

SANE Health Illness Helpline

Monday to Friday 9.00 am to 5.00 pm EST
free call		1800 688 382
web address		http://www.sane.org

SCIVAA

Sunshine Coast injectors, voice and action association, services for people who use drugs and their family and friends
telephone		54.439576

Smart Service Queensland

including government information and referral service Monday to Friday 9.00 am to 6.00 pm EST
telephone		13 1304
web address		http://www.qld.gov.au

Spina Bifida Information Line

telephone		1300 655 447
web address		http://www.asbha.org.au

State Emergency Service

North Coast
telephone		54.83.6000
web address		http://www.emergency.qld.gov.au

Suicide Prevention Medical Specialist Information

telephone		1300 360 980
web address		http://www.suicideprevention.com.au

Sunshine Coast Environmental Health Unit

health unit
telephone		54.794655

Sunshine Coast HIV/AIDS Clinic

telephone

54.762489

Sunshine Coast Sexual Health Clinic

telephone

54.762489

The War Widows Guild of Australia Queensland Inc.

free call

1800 061 945

Vision Information Line

free call		1800 331 000
web address		http://www.visionaustralia.org.au

Welfare Rights Centre

community legal centre
free call		1800 358 511

Women's Health Queensland Wide

free call		1800 017 676
web address		http://www.womhealth.org.au

Women's Infolink

free call		1800 177 577
web address		http://www.women.qld.gov.au

Women's Legal Service Inc.

free call		1800 677 278
web address		http://www.wlsq.org.au

Working Women's Service

free call

1800 621 458