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ADELAIDE

Welfare Rights Centre (SA) Inc

Contact times:

  • Monday to Friday 1.30 to 5.00pm.
  • Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9 to 12.30 and 1.30 to 5.00
  • Friday 9.00 to 12.30

Telephone: (08) 8223 1338

Freecall: 1800 246 287

Fax: (08) 8232 5835

TTY: None

Address: Level 5, 96 Pirie Street Adelaide, SA 5000

Email: volunteer@wrcsa.org.au

Website: http://www.wrcsa.org.au/

BRISBANE

Welfare Rights Centre Inc

First contact is always by telephone.

Office house are 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Advice Line: (07) 3847 5532

Free Call: 1800 358 511

Admin Line: (07) 3421 2510

Address: PO Box 293, Fortitude Valley, Qld, 4006

Fax: (07) 3421 2500

Email: wrcqld@wrcqld.org.au

Website: http://www.josephmark.com.au/temp/wrc/public_html/

CANBERRA

Welfare Rights & Legal Centre, Canberra

Contact times:         Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday - 9.30am - 1.00pm

Street address: Havelock House, Gould Street, Turner, ACT 2612

Postal address:  PO Box 337, Civic Square, ACT 2608

Telephone:  (02) 6247 2177

Fax: (02) 6257 4801

TTY:  (02) 6247 2018

Email:  wrlc@netspeed.com.au

Website: http://www.welfarerightsact.org/

DARWIN

Darwin Community Legal Centre

Contact times: Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm (however the Welfare Rights advocate is only employed part-time)

Street Address: 8 Manton Street, Darwin, NT 0800

Postal address: GPO Box 3180, Darwin, NT 0801

Telephone: (08) 8982 1111

Freecall: 1800 812 953 In NT

Fax: (08) 8982 1112

Email: info@dcls.org.au

Website: http://www.dcls.org.au/

DARWIN



North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency

Contact times: Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm

Street Address: 61 Smith Street, Darwin, NT, 0800

Postal Address: GPO Box 1064,DARWIN, 0801

NAAJA also has offices in Katherine and Nhulubuy

Telephone:

Darwin: 1800 898 251

Katherine: 1800 897 728

Nhulunbuy: 1800 022 823

(Freecall within NT)

Email:  mail@naaja.org.au

Website: http://www.naaja.org.au/

GEELONG

Barwon Community Legal Service

Advice by appointment

Address: 73 Pakington Street, Geelong West, VIC 3218

Telephone: (03) 5221 4744 / 1300 430 599

Fax: (03) 5229 0117

TTY: None

Website: http://www.barwoncls.org.au/index.html

HOBART

Hobart Community Legal Service Inc.

Contact times: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm

Address: 166 Macquarie Street, Hobart 7000

Telephone: (03) 62232500

Fax: (03) 62232510

Website: www.hobartlegal.org.au

LAUNCESTON

Launceston Community Legal Centre

Contact times: Monday to Thursday, 9.00am to 5.00pm

Street address: 68 York St, Launceston, Tasmania, 7250

Postal address: PO Box 1582, Launceston, Tasmania 7250

Telephone: (03) 6334 1577

Freecall: 1800 066 019

Fax: (03) 6331 5237

TTY: (03) 6334 1949

Email: lclc@fcl.fl.asn.au

Website: http://www.lclc.net.au/

MELBOURNE

Social Security Rights Victoria

Contact times: Monday to Firday, 9:30am to 12:30pm

Address: PO Box 30, Abbotsford, VIC, 3067

Telephone: (03) 9481 0355.

Freecall: 1800 094 164
(outside Melbourne & Geelong metro areas only)

Fax: (03) 9481 0961

TTY: None

Website: www.ssrv.org.au

FREEMANTLE

Fremantle Community Legal Centre

Contact times:    Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 4:00pm

Street address:  Shop 11 Queensgate Building, 10 William St, Fremantle, WA 6160

Postal address:   PO Box 807, Fremantle WA 6959

Telephone:  (08) 9432 9790

Fax:  (08) 9432 9794

TTY:  (08) 9432 9777

Email:  Antonio@fremantle.wa.gov.au

PERTH

Sussex Street Community Law Service

Contact times:  Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9:30am – 4:30pm.  (except 1:00pm and 2:00pm)

Street address:  29 Sussex Street, East Victoria Park, WA 6981

Postal address:  Locked Bag 2, East Victoria Park, WA 6981

Telephone:  (08) 6253 9500

Freecall:  1800 642 791

Fax(08) 9470 1805

TTY(08) 9470 2831

Email:   sscls@sscls.asn.au

Website:  www.sscls.asn.au

PERTH

Welfare Rights & Advocacy Service

Contact times:  Monday to Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm

Address:  98 Edward Street, Perth, WA 6000

Telephone:  (08) 9328 1751

Fax:  (08) 9227 1375

TTY: (08) 9328 6069

Email:  welfare@wrswa.org.au

Website:  www.wraswa.org.au

SYDNEY

Welfare Rights Centre

Contact times:  Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9:00am – 1:00pm.  Tuesday 1:00pm to 5:00pm.

Address:  102, 55 Holt St, Surry Hills, NSW 2010

Telephone: (02) 9211 5300

Freecall:     1800 226 028
(outside Sydney metro area only)
 
Fax:  (02) 9211 5268

TTY:  (02) 9211 0238

Email:   welfarerights@welfarerights.org.au

Website:  www.welfarerights.org.au

TOWNSVILLE

Townsville Community Legal Service

Contact times: Monday to Friday, 9:00 – 5:00

Street address: Unit 2 181 Sturt St, Townsville City, 4810 Qld

Postal address: PO Box 807, Townsville, 4810

Telephone: (07) 4721 5511

Fax: (07) 4721 5499

TTY: Not available

Email: tcls@tcls.org.au

Website: www.tcls.org.au/

WOLLONGONG

Illawarra Legal Centre

Contact times:  Tuesdays, 10:00 - 12:00; Wednesday, 2:30pm – 4:30pm

Street address:  7 Greene Street, Warrawong, NSW 2502

Postal address:  PO Box 139, Warrawong, NSW 2502

Telephone:   (02) 4276 1939

Fax:  (02) 4276 1978

TTY:  133 677

Websitewww.illawarralegalcentre.org.au/index.htm