Sutherland Shire Domestic Violence Committee

Services That Can Help

The Sutherland Shire Domestic Violence Committee recently launched a new Sutherland Shire Domestic Violence Information & Support Guide.

The numbers contained in this guide are below:

Police Support and Police Stations

Emergencies - 000 (or 112 from mobiles)
Hurstville Local Area Command - Hurstville Police Station 9375 8599
Sutherland Local Area Command - Sutherland Police Station 9542 0899

Helplines

1800 RESPECT - 1800 737 732 - www.1800respect.org.au
Child Protection Helpline - 132 111
Kids Help Line - 1800 551 800 - www.kidshelpline.com.au
Lifeline - 131 114 - www.lifeline.org.au
NSW Domestic Violence Crisis Line - 1800 656 463 - www.facs.nsw.gov.au/domestic-violence/helpline
NSW Rape Crisis Centre - 1800 424 017 - www.nswrapecrisis.com.au
Parent Line NSW - 1300 130 052 www.parentline.org.au
Southern Sydney Sexual Assault Service - 9113 2494

Local Community Support Services / Counselling

Family Connect and Support - 1800 066 757 - www.familyreferralservice.com.au
Hopefield Casework and Counselling - 9545 0299 - www.hopefield.org.au
Interrelate Casework and counselling 1300 473 528 -www.interrelate.org.au
Orana Women’s Health Centre - Safety & Healing Program Casework and Counselling - 9525 2058 - www.oranainc.org
St George/Sutherland Domestic Violence Counselling Service - 9087 8300 / 8303
The Family Co. - Casework Support and Building Resilience in Children Program (BRIC) 9528 2933 www.thefamilyco.org.au
Enough is Enough - 9542 4029 - www.enoughisenough.org.au

Child Protection

Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) - Child Protection Helpline 132 111 - www.facs.nsw.gov.au
SDN – Brighter Futures - Southern Sydney - 9532 3300 www.sdn.org.au/services/family-support/brighter-futures

Crisis Housing Support

Homelessness NSW - 8354 7600 - www.lhomelessnessnsw.org.au
Housing NSW - Hurstville – 8753 8000 www.housing.nsw.gov.au
Link2Home - 1800 152 152
Southern Sydney Tenants’ Advice and Advocacy Service 9787 4679 www.tenants.org.au/taas/sstaas

Legal Advice and Support

Domestic Violence Legal Advice Line 1800 810 784 / 8745 6999 - www.womenslegalnsw.asn.au
Family Violence Law Help - www.familyviolencelaw.gov.au
Intellectual Disability Rights Service (IDRS) - 1300 665 908 - www.idrs.org.au
Law Access NSW - 1300 888 529 - www.lawaccess.nsw.gov.au
NSW Courts - 1300 679 272 - www.localcourt.justice.nsw.gov.au
Sutherland Legal Aid - 9521 3733 - www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au
Southern Sydney Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service (SSWDVCAS) Sutherland – 8508 4300 - https://www.thefamilyco.org.au/sswdvcas
St George – 8508 4350 - www.wdvcasnsw.org.au
The Aged-Care Rights Service (TARS) - 1800 424 079 - www.seniorsrightsservice.org.au

Services for Aboriginal people

Aboriginal Community Liaison Officers - NSW Police - 131 444
Aboriginal Contact Line – Victims’ Services - 1800 019 123
Aboriginal Health Liaison Officer Sutherland Hospital - 9540 7996
Indigenous Women’s Legal Contact Line - 1800 639 784 - www.wlsnsw.org.au
Kurranulla Aboriginal Corporation – Jannali 9528 0287 - www.kurranulla.org.au
Narrangy-Booris Aboriginal Early Childhood Health Service Menai 9543 1111
Sutherland/St George Aboriginal Family Worker Project The Family Co. 9528 2933 - www.thefamilyco.org.au
Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women’s Legal Centre 1800 686 587 - www.wirringabaiya.org.au

Financial Assistance / Emergency Financial Relief

Australian Red Cross - Assistance for asylum seekers, refugees and other migrants 1800 733 276
Orana Hub Central - 9521 8280 - www.oranainc.org
Salvation Army - 1300 371 288 - www.salvationarmy.org.au/need-help/
St Vincent De Paul - Sutherland – 9542 4924 - www.vinnies.org.au

Financial Management

Centrelink Employment Services Line - 132 850 - www.humanservices.gov.au/individuals/centrelink
Child Support Agency Enquiry Line - 131 272 - www.humanservices.gov.au/individuals/child-support

Financial Management

Financial Rights Legal Centre - National Debt Helpline 1800 007 007 - www.financialrights.org.au
Welfare Rights Centre - 9211 5300 - www.welfarerightscentre.org.au
Wesley mission financial Counselling and Support Services - 1300 827 638 - www.wesleymission.org.au

Health Services

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) 8198 7300
Health Direct Helpline - 1800 022 222 - www.healthdirect.gov.au
Mental Health Line - 1800 011 511
Short Street Centre Sexual Health Clinic - St George Hospital / Sutherland Hospital - 9113 2742
Sutherland Hospital - 9540 7111

Services for Older Women

Older Women’s Network NSW - 9519 8044

Community Health Centres

Orana Women’s Health Centre Safety and Healing Program - 9525 2058
Southcare Aged and Extended Community Care Sutherland Hospital - 9540 7175
Mediation family Court of Australia - 1300 352 000 - www.familycourt.gov.au
Family Relationships Advice Line - 1800 050 321 - www.familyrelationships.gov.au
Interrelate - 1300 473 528 -www.interrelate.org.au

Services for women from non-English speaking backgrounds

Advance Diversity Services - 9597 5455 - www.advancediversity.org.au/
Al Zahra muslim Women’s Association 9599 1839 - www.azmwa.org.au
Gymea Community Aid & Information Service - 9524 9559 - www.gymeacommunityaid.org.au/
Immigration Advice and Rights Centre (IARC) 8234 0700 - www.iarc.asn.au
Immigrant Women’s Speakout Association NSW - 9635 8022 - www.speakout.org.au
Transcultural Mental Health Centre - 9912 3850 / 3851 - www.dhi.health.nsw.gov.au/transcultural-mental-health-centre
Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) - 131 450 - www.tisnational.gov.au

Services for Women with a Disability

Ability Links - www.abilitylinksnsw.org.au
Ability Rights Centre - 1300 665 908 9265 6300 / 6350 - www.idrs.org.au
People With Disability Australia - 1800 422 015 - www.pwd.org.au

LGBTQIA+ Services

ACON Anti-Violence project (AVP) - 1800 063 060 - www.acon.org.au
Gay and Lesbian Counselling Service NSW 8594 9555 - www.twenty10.org.au

Services for Men

BaptistCare – Facing Up - 8713 4333 - www.baptistcare.org.au
Interrelate - Male victims service 1300 473 528 - www.interrelate.org.au
Enough is Enough - 9542 4029 - www.enoughisenough.org.au
Mensline - 1300 789 978 - www.mensline.org.au
Men’s Referral Service - 1300 766 491 - www.ntv.org.au

Support for Young People

The Family Co. Youth Services (Formerly called EDYS) - 9548 2734 - www.thefamilyco.org.au/youth
Headspace miranda - 9575 1500 - https://headspace.org.au/headspace-centres/miranda/
Project Youth - 9525 7919 www.projectyouth.org.au

Victims’ Compensation

Marrickville Community Legal Centre - 9559 2899 - mlc.org.au
Victims’ Services - 1800 633 063 victimsservices.justice.nsw.gov.au

Complaints

Department of Health – Health Care Complaints Commission - 1800 043 159 www.hccc.nsw.gov.au
NSW Ombudsman (Police, FACS, Housing) 9286 1000 ombo.nsw.gov.au

LOCAL SUPPORT SERVICE DIRECTORY LISTING

If you are a local service provider, and would like to be listed in the directory, please complete this Directory Listing Form and submit to our Committee for consideration.

SSDVC - Service Provider Profile Form

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