Women from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Background
Aboriginal Family Violence Services
Service |
Contact Number |
| Safer Pathways (Richmond/Tweed) – Aboriginal Specialist Worker | 1300 720 606 |
| Clarence River Women’s Refuge and Outreach Services – Aboriginal Specialist Worker | 02 6642 4955 |
| Goonellabah Child and Family Health Centre – Aboriginal Women’s Domestic Violence Worker | 02 6625 0111 |
Aboriginal Women’s Legal Services
Service |
Contact Number |
| Indigenous Women’s Legal Contact Line | 1800 639 784 (freecall) |
| Warringa Baiya Aboriginal Legal Centre | 1800 686 587 (freecall) |
| Aboriginal Legal Service: | Lismore 02 6623 4400 Grafton 02 6640 1400 |
Aboriginal Medical Services
Service |
Contact Number |
| Bulgarr Ngaru Medical Aboriginal Corporation (Grafton) | 02 6643 2199 |
| Bullinah Aboriginal Health Service (Ballina) | 02 6681 5644 |
| Bulgarr Ngaru Medical Aboriginal Corporation (Casino) | 02 6662 3514 |
| Jullums Aboriginal Medical Service (Lismore) | 02 6621 4366 |
| Bugalwena General Practice (Tweed Heads) | 07 5513 1322 |
Aboriginal Family Workers
Service |
Contact Number |
| Maclean Community Health Family Support Worker | 02 6640 0123 |
| Bugalwena Aboriginal Health Service (Tweed Community Health) | 07 5506 7597 |
| Goonellabah Child and Family Health Centre | 02 6625 0111 |
| Buyinbin Family Supports Program (Casino) | 02 6662 3599 |
| Bunjum Ballina Child and Family Centre | 02 6681 1540 |
| Rekindling The Spirit (Lismore) | 02 6622 5534 |
| Ballina Community Health AMIHS | 02 6686 8977 |
| Casino Community Health AMIHS | 02 6662 4444 |
| Grafton Community Health Family Support Worker/ AMIHS | 02 6640 2402 |
| Lismore Community Health AMIHS | 02 6620 7687 |
Migrant and Refugee Women
Service |
Contact Number |
| Community Relations Commission (CRC) Language Services | 1300 651 500 (24/7) |
| Telephone Interpreter Service (TIS) | 13 14 50 (24/7) |
| Health Care Interpreting Services (HCIS) | 1800 674 994 (24/7) |
| Immigrant Women’s Speakout | 02 9635 8022 |
| Auburn Diversity Services | 02 9649 6955 |
| Legal Aid Immigration Service | 02 9219 5790 |
| Refugee and Immigration Legal Service | 07 3846 9300 |
LBQTI Women
ACON Northern Rivers provides free counselling services to people from the LBQTI community affected by domestic and family violence.
To make an appointment contact: 02 6622 1555 or 1800 633 637 (freecall)
ACON also provides a state-wide confidential fee-based counselling (up to 12 sessions) for LBQTI people experiencing domestic and family violence: 02 9206 2000
Abuse Against Older Women
For information about specialist support services for elders experiencing abuse, please contact the Northern Elder Abuse Collaborative representative at St Carthages Community Care on 02 6620 0000 or haccassist@stcarthages.org.au
Aged Services Emergency Teams (ASET) are multidisciplinary teams comprising Nursing and Allied Health practitioners experienced in aged care. These Teams target people aged 70 and over who access Emergency Departments. ASET teams are located at The Tweed Hospital and Lismore Base Hospital.