Useful Internet Links

Children’s Issues
Northern Region Children’s Resource Program www.merri.org.au/childrens.php
Youth Affairs Council of Victoria www.yacvic.org.au
Children’s Welfare Association of Victoria www.cwav.asn.au

Commonwealth Government Payments
Centrelink www.centrelink.gov.au
Welfare Rights Unit www.welfarerights.org.au

Consumer Rights
Consumer Affairs Victoria www.consumer.vic.gov.au

Department of Human Services
Department of Human Services www.dhs.vic.gov.au

Disability Issues
Regional Respite and Disability Information www.respitenorthandwest.org.au
Western Region Disability Network www.disabilityconnections.org.au

Discrimination
Victorian Equal Opportunity Commission www.humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au

Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre www.dvirc.org.au
Western Region DV Outreach www.whwest.org.au

Drug and Alcohol
Needle and Syringe Exchange Programs www.waaids.com/Needle-Syringe-Exchange-Program
Vivaids www.vivaids.org.au
Victorian Drug Services www.health.vic.gov.au/drugs
Youth Substance Abuse Service www.ysas.org.au
Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre www.turningpoint.org.au
 Access Information Centre at the Alfred www.hivhepsti.info
Australian Drug Foundation www.adf.org.au

Health
Better Health Channel www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre www.mshc.org.au
Women’s Health Victoria www.whv.org.au
ISIS Primary Care www.isispc.com.au
Western Region Health Centre www.wrhc.com.au
Doutta Galla Community Health Service www.doutta.org.au

Housing, Accommodation and Tenancy
SAAP Advocacy Rights Unit www.chp.org.au/has.shtml
CHIRS InfoXchange http://.chirs.infoxchange.net.au
Real Estate www.realestate.com.au
Domain www.domain.com.au
Yarra Community Housing www.ych.org.au
Australian Federation of Housing Organisations www.afho.org.au
Community Housing Federation www.chfa.com.au
Council to Homeless Persons www.chp.org.au
Tenants Union of Victoria www.tuv.org.au

Interpreting
Telephone Interpreting Service www.interpreterline.com.au

Jobs and Employment
Jobsearch www.jobsearch.gov.au

Legal
Legal Online www.legalonline.vic.gov.au
Victoria Legal Aid www.legalaid.vic.gov.au
Western Suburbs legal Service www.vicnet.net.au
Refugee and Immigration Legal Centre www.rilc.org.au
Young People's Legal Rights Centre www.youthlaw.asn.au

Local Government
Brimbank City Council www.brimbank.vic.gov.au
Hobsons Bay City Council www.hobsons.vic.gov.au
Maribyrnong City Council www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au
Melbourne City Council www.melbourne.vic.gov.au
Moonee Valley Council www.mooneevalley.vic.gov.au

Mental Health
Mental Health Services Directory www.mentalhealth.wa.gov.au/getting_help/directory.aspx
Mental Health Legal Centre www.communitylaw.org.au
Richmond Fellowship of Victoria www.rfv.org.au
VICSERV www.vicserv.org.au

Migrant Issues
MRC North West Region www.mrcnorthwest.org.au
Refugee and Immigration Legal Centre www.rilc.org.au
AMES www.ames.net.au

Problem Gambling
Gamblers Help Western www.isispc.com.au/programs/gamblers_help.php

Sexual Assault
CASA House www.casahouse.com.au

Transport
Transport Channel www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au

Utilities (Electricity, gas, water)
Utilities Channel www.vic.gov.au/subindex.cfm?link_ID=20

Women’s Issues
WIRE www.wire.org.au

Your Rights at Work
Jobwatch www.jobwatch.org.au
Department of Employment www.wagenet.gov.au