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1 SUPPORT GROUPS PHONE FAX EMAIL/WEB DETAILS Accommodation Mid Coast Tenants Advice Service Cnr Muston & Dodds Sts, Port Macquarie 2444 6583 9866 1800777722 6583 9868 SUPPORT & referral service for social housing tenants. Phone for an appointment IPTAAS Locked Bag 5270, Parramatta 2124 1800 362 253 Isolated Patients Travel & Accommodation Assistance Scheme. (Forms available through Community Health and your local ) New Horizons Enterprises Ltd 2/133-137 Gordon St, Port Macquarie NSW 2444 6588 8100 ADHD Hastings Heavenly Hands 933 Ocean Drive Bonny Hills 0434 116 411 SUPPORT group for families affected by aspergers disorder ADHD or challenging behaviour. Youth development program for 7-19yrs to build confidence self esteem & teach social skills.

2 Mon Fri 10am 6pm AIDS ACON Shop 3, 146- 150 Gordon St Port Macquarie 6584 0943 6652 0899 Provides HIV prevention, health promotion, advocacy care & SUPPORT services to members of our community. Alcohol Al-Anon Family GROUPS 1300 252 666 Alcoholics Anonymous Drug and Alcohol counselling Old Hospital, Morton St, Port Macquarie 2444 1300 222 222 Fellowship of men & women who solve their common problem & help others to recover from alcoholism. Drug & Alcohol Services Morton St, Port Macquarie 2444 6588 2882 Contact Port Macquarie Community Health Alzheimers Alzheimer's Australia NSW 55 Lord St Port Macquarie 2444 6584 7444 1300 791 751 6584 7144 SUPPORT & education for carers of and those with dementia.

3 Asthma & Anaphylaxis Asthma & Anaphylaxis Management P O Box 310 Port Macquarie 2444 6516 0512 Participants learn the skills & knowledge to provide first aid treatment for both asthma and anaphylaxis Animals Koala Preservation Society of NSW Inc. Macquarie Reserve, Lord St, Port Macquarie 2444 6584 1522 24 hours. Care rescue rehabilitation and study of koalas; Koala Hospital. Arthritis Arthritis Foundation 43 Munster St, Port Macquarie 6584 6687 1800 011 041 2nd Tuesday @ 10 am (bi-monthly) Aspergers & Autism Hastings Autism Shop 1/1661 Ocean Drive Lake Cathie 2445 0499 422 788 A friendly, parent-run organisation dedicated to helping and supporting individuals and families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder.

4 Bereavement Bonnie Babes Foundation P O Box 407 Canterbury VIC 3126 Operates 24 hours/ 7 days. Grief counselling for families who have lost a child through miscarriage, still birth prematurity. Fund raises for medical research and equipment. The Compassionate Friends Suite 802, 32 York St, Sydney 1800 671 621 9290 2445 SUPPORT (including over the phone SUPPORT ) for parents who have lost a child at whatever age. Parents supporting parents. Meetings every month at Sids & Kids Hunter Region, 78 Stewart Ave Hamilton, last Wed at 10am & 3rd Tuesday at Uniting Church grief recovery workshop Crn Oxley Hwy & Sherwood Road Port Macquarie 6581 2414 6581 2418 Held periodically, this is a 5week self help workshop that helps to normalise the grief process.

5 Beyond Blue PO Box 6100, Hawthorn West Vic 1300 224 636 Cancer Oncology Unit PM Base Hospital, Wrights Rd, Port Macquarie 6581 4053 6580 1760 Breast Cancer SUPPORT group 6585 4394 For those affected by breast cancer Camp Quality 119 Bray St. Coffs Harbour 6651 4486 6652 8848 Hastings Home Hospice 1/4 serious Close, Port Macquarie 6584 5969 Free palliative care service. Trained volunteers provide emotional, social & physical SUPPORT and in-home respite for the patient & carer. Cancer Council NSW 13 11 29 Cancer Council is a confidential service where you can speak to a specialist cancer professional about anything to do with cancer Look Good Feel Better P O Box 290, Broadway NSW 1800 650 960 9281 0366 SUPPORT program for cancer patients.

6 Learn how to manage changes that may occur to your skin hair & general appearance related to side effects of treatment. Lymphoedema SUPPORT group PO Box 58, Wahroonga NSW 6580 1845 Nth Coast Cancer Institute 1-31 Wright Rd, Port Macquarie 6581 4053 6580 1760 Port Macquarie-Hastings Breast Cancer SUPPORT group 6585 5394 For women who have had breast cancer diagnosis & would like to meet to SUPPORT encourage & listen. 3rd Fri 10am at Port Macquarie Library. Carers Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636 Information for carers. Information on depression,anxiety and related substance-use disorders, available treatments and where to get help. Carers Australia Unit 16 Napier Close, Deakin, ACT 1800 242 636 - Aust Education and SUPPORT for carers Commonwealth Carer Resource Centre PO Box 20156, World Square, Sydney 9280 4744 Information, referrals, SUPPORT and resources for all carers.

7 Free carers kits available Young Carers Project PO Box 20156, World Square, Sydney 1800 242 636 9280 4755 SUPPORT , information , advice and referrals for young carers ( 25 years and under) Coeliac The Coeliac Society of NSW Inc. P O Box 271, Wahroonga 1300 458 836 9487 5177 SUPPORT & information. Counselling Al-Anon Northern NSW 4969 3889 If you suspect that someone close to you has a drinking problem and you don t know what to do give us a try. Phone for meetings. Alcoholic's Anonymous Education Room Old Hospital Morton Street Port Macquarie 1300222222 Fellowship of men & women who solve their common problem & help others to recover from alcoholism. For info phone for a list of meeting times. G-Line NSW (Gambling problems) 1800 633 635 Telephone helpline offering crisis counselling for people affected by gambling Gamblers Anonymous P O Box 122 Fairfield NSW 92 9729 5519 Fellowship of men & women who solve their common problem & help others to recover from the gambling problem.

8 Interrelate Family Centres 119 Lake Road Port Macquarie 2444 02 55253200 Offering a range of family & relationship services including counselling, mediation & dispute resolution, disability services, indigenous services, children s contact centre Lifeline Mid Coast 6581 2800 131 114 24hr telephone counselling service. Personal and relationship counselling by appointment. Suicide intervention training & SUPPORT after suicide Parent Line 1300 130052 02 9564 4470 24hr service. Rural Financial Counselling 1/23 Pulteney St, Taree 6551 5879 6551 2288 Salvo Care Line 9331 6000 1300 363 622 24hr Counselling Service SIDS and Kids NSW 24 hr SUPPORT line 1800 651 186 Incorporating the former SANDS (NSW) (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) Supporting families who experience the sudden & unexpected death of an infant from 0 to 6 yrs.

9 Local contact available. Veterans & Veterans Families Counselling Service 1800 011 046 24hr service. Dementia Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) 6588 2875 Mobile respite service for carers of those with dementia or challenging behaviours in rural & remote areas of MNC Alzheimer's Australia NSW 1300 791 751 Info, education & SUPPORT for carers, families and those experiencing memory loss. Dementia & Memory Shop 2, 146 Gordon St Port 6584 7444 Community Centre Macquarie Hastings District Respite Care 41-47 Morton St, Port Macquarie 6584 1115 6584 1132 Services also at Laurieton & Wauchope. Centre based respite for people experiencing memory loss. MNC Commonwealth Carer Respite Centre 2/9 River St Macksville 1800 059 059 Info & assistance with planned/emergency respite, including financial assistance for respite when needed.

10 After hours emergency service for carers in crisis. National Dementia Helpline 1800 100 500 Depression Beyond Blue 1300 224 636 SUPPORT service for those suffering, and everyone affected by depression and related disorders. Diabetes Hastings SUPPORT group of Aust Diabetes Council 114 Bridge St Port Macquarie 6584 2535 0412 929 291 Meets 2nd Thursday of each mth Function room 114 Bridge St (left hand side of Berrelan) Disability Services Willing & Able Foundation group 39 Jindalee Rd. Port Macquarie 6581 0939 Supported Employment Service for young adults with intellectual disabilities. breakthru 4-5/145 Horton Street, Port Macquarie (enter via Hayward St) 1800 767 212 NDIS approved service provider: SUPPORT co-ordination and vocation services Hastings Headway Inc 13/95 Hindman St Port Macquarie 6581 0180 6581 5592 Port Macquarie people with acquired brain injury aged 18-59 yrs.