Allied Services

ANEX

Association of Needle Exchanges
Telephone: (03) 94174838
Email: info@anex.org.au

Australian Complementary Health Association

Promotes a diversity of approaches to healthcare
Telephone: (03) 9650 5327
Email: diversity@diversity.org.au
Web: www.diversity.org.au

Direct Line

Drug and alcohol counselling, referral, advice and needle exchange information
Free call: 1800 888 236

DrugInfo Clearinghouse

Provides easy access to information about alcohol and other drugs.
Telephone: 1300 858 584
Email: druginfo@adf.org.au
web: www.druginfo.adf.org.au

Education & Resource Centre

Statewide resource centre on HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and sexually transmissible infections.
Telephone: 9276 6993
Email: access@alfred.org.au
Web: www.accessinfo.org.au

First Step

A program that provides hepatitis C treatment, counselling and an employment program for people with a dependance on heroin and other drugs
Telephone: 9537 3177
Email:info@firststepprogram.org

Haemophilia Foundation Victoria

Provides support information and services for people affected by bleeding disorders, their families and carers in Victoria.
Telephone: (03) 9555 7595
Email: info@hfv.org.au
Web: www.hfv.org.au

Harm Reduction Victoria

To increase information about education about illicit drug use so that people who take drugs do so with minimum harm to themselves.
Telephone: (03) 9329 1500
Fax (03) 9329 1501
Email: info@hrvic.org.au
Web: info@innerspace.org.au
Web: www.innerspace.org.au

Melbourne Sexual Health Centre

Victoria's specialist clinic for the testing and treatment of sexually transmissible infections. Hepatitis A and B vaccinations available.
Telephone: (03) 9347 0244
Free call: 1800 032 017
Web: www.mshc.org.au

Multicultural Health & Support Service (HIV, Hep C & STIs)

Provided by the North Richmond Community Health Centre.
Telephone: (03) 9420 1339
Email: naomin@nrchc.com.au
Web: www.nrchc.com.au/programs/mmhs.html

Multicultural HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C Service (MHAHS)

This web site has over 400 pages of hep C and HIV information in 18 languages.
Web: www.multiculturalhivhepcnet.au

Narcotics Anonymous - Victoria

Fellowship of recovering addicts who meet reguarly to help each other stay clean and build a new way of life.
Telephone: (03) 9525 2833
Geelong: (03) 5221 0803
Gippsland: 0405 378 513

Ngwala Willumbong Co Op Limited

Alcohol and drug rehabilitation service and outreach support programs for Koori Men, women and families.
Telephone: (03) 9510 3233
Email: reception@ngwala.org

Office of the Health Services Commissioner

Complaints about a health care service
Telephone: (03) 8601 5222
Complaints: (03) 8601 5200
Freecall: 1800 136 066

Royal District Nursing Service

Telephone: 03 9536 5222.
Email: getinfo@rdns.com
Web: www.rdns.com.au/Pages/Default.aspx

SHARC (Self Help Addition Resource Centre).

Information, self help, advocacy, understanding and support around drugs.
Telephone: (03) 9572 1151
Email: info@sharc.org.au
Web: www.sharc.org.au

VACCHO

Represents the collective of all Aboriginal controlled health organisations around Victoria.
Telephone: 03 9419 3350
Fax: 03 9417 3871
Email: enquiries@vaccho.com.au
Web: www.vaccho.org.au

Victorian Aboriginal Health Service

Caring for the community.
Telephone: (03) 9419 3000
Web: www.vahs.org.au

Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission

Information and help on issues of discrimination and human rights.
Telephone: (03) 9281 7111
Toll Free: 1800 134 142
Email: information@veohrc.vic.gov.au or complaints@veohrc.vic.gov.au
Web: www.humanrightcommission.vic.gov.au/Home.asp

Victorian Hepatitis C Educator, St Vincent's Hospital

Hepatitis C education and information for health care workers
Frances Cieslak
Telephone: (03) 9288 3586
Fax: (03) 9288 3590
Email: frances.CIESLAK@svhm.org.au