The following is a list of organisations specialising in advocacy
or self-advocacy for people with genetic conditions in Victoria.
If you are looking for a support group for a specific genetic condition,
please visit
our support groups page.
If you know of any groups who aren't covered here, or if your details
have changed, please email us at info@gsnv.org.au.
Note: NSW groups are highlighted in yellow and Tasmanian groups in aqua. Groups based in country Victoria are highlighted in green.
Action
for Community Living
www.advocacyhouse.org/acl/about.html |
179
High St
Northcote
Vic 3070 |
Contact:
David Craig
(03) 9489-2999
anewbery@advocacyhouse.org |
Association
for Children with a Disability
www.acd.org.au |
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Contact:
(03) 9500 1232 or
1800 654 013
mail@acd.org.au |
Ararat
Office of Disability Rights Victoria - see 'G'
for Grampians Disability Advocacy Association Inc
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Australian
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission: Disability Rights
www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights/ |
GPO Box
5218
Sydney
NSW 1042 |
Contact:
disabdis@humanrights.gov.au |
Australian
Law Reform Commission
www.alrc.gov.au |
GPO Box
3708
Sydney
NSW 2001 |
Contact:
(02) 8238 6333
info@alrc.gov.au |
Barwon
Disability Resource Council
www.advocacyhouse.org/drv/about.html |
48 McKillop
Street
Geelong
Vic 3220 |
Contact:
(03) 5221 8011
eo@bdrc.org.au |
Bendigo
Office of Disability Rights Victoria - see 'R'
for Regional Information and Advocacy Council Bendigo
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Cancer
Voices Victoria
www.cancervoicesvic.org.au |
PO Box
1287
Carlton
Vic 3053 |
Contact:
enquiries@cancervoicesvic.org.au |
CAUS Communication Rights Australia
www.caus.com.au |
PO Box 292
Bentleigh
Vic 3204 |
Contact:
(03) 9557 5551
info@caus.com.au |
Collective
of Self-Help Groups (COSHG)
www.coshg.org.au |
PO Box
251
Brunswick East
Vic 3057 |
Contact:
Christine or Gary
(03) 9349-2301
info@coshg.org.au |
Disability
Advocacy and Information Service
www.advocacyhouse.org/drv/about.html |
PO Box
982
Wodonga
Vic 3690 |
Contact:
(02) 6056 2420
dais3dprc@albury.net.au
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Disability
Education Advocacy Australia
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~deaa/deaa.htm |
18 Hancock
St
Altona
Vic 3018 |
Contact:
Peter
9398 3680
peterwaters@start.com.au |
| Disability
Rights - see under 'A' for Australian Human
Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission |
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Disability
Rights Victoria
www.advocacyhouse.org/drv/about.html |
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Centres
in Melbourne (see Disability Resource Centre, below), or look
under 'A' for Ararat, 'B'
for Bendigo, 'G' for Geelong, 'M'
for Mildura and Moe, 'S' for Shepparton, or
'W' for Warrnambool and Wodonga to find your
closest office. |
Disability
Resource Centre
http://home.connexus.net.au/~drcinc/ |
266 Johnston
Street
Abbotsford
Vic 3067 |
Contact:
(03) 9417 3211
drcinc@connexus.net.au |
Geelong
Office of Disability Rights Victoria - see 'B'
for Barwon Disability Resource Council
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Gippsland
Disability Resource Council
www.advocacyhouse.org/drv/about.html |
42 Fowler
Street
Moe
Vic 3825 |
Contact:
(03) 5127 5555
gdrc@net-tech.com.au |
Grampians
Disability Advocacy Association Inc
www.advocacyhouse.org/drv/about.html |
PO Box
112
Ararat
Vic 3377 |
Contact:
(03) 5352 2722
asas@netconnect.com.au |
HACC Aboriginal Advocate
www.riac.org.au
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51 McCallum St
Swan Hill VIC 3585 |
Contact:
(03) 5023 1398
haccadv@riac.org.au |
Law For You
www.law4u.com.au |
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Contact:
info@law4u.com.au |
Moe
Office of Disability Rights Victoria - see 'G'
for Gippsland Disability Resource Council
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National Ethnic Disability Alliance
www.neda.org.au |
PO Box
9381
Harris Park
NSW 2150 |
Contact:
Diana
1800 982 182
office@neda.org.au |
People with Disabilities Australia
www.pwd.org.au |
PO Box
666
Strawberry Hills
NSW 2012 |
Contact:
1800 422 015
pwd@pwd.org.au |
Physical Disability Council of Victoria
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~pdcv/ |
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Contact:
Mary
(03) 9331 3474
cmary@bigpond.net.au
or Harold
(03) 9527 8734
hectorh@optusnet.com.au |
Regional
Information and Advocacy Council - Bendigo
www.riac.org.au |
48 Queen
St
Bendigo
VIC 3550 |
Contact:
(03) 5443 0550
1800 221 944 (initial enquiries)
1800 462 480 (TTY)
bendigo@riac.org.au |
Regional
Information and Advocacy Council - Shepparton
www.riac.org.au |
190 Benalla Rd
Shepparton, VIC 3632 |
Contact:
(03) 5822 1944
1800 221 944
1800 221 844 (TTY)
admin@riac.org.au
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Regional
Information and Advocacy Council - Swan Hill
www.riac.org.au
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51 McCallum St
Swan Hill VIC 3585 |
Contact:
(03) 5023 6998
1800
221 944 (initial enquiries)
1800
236 988 (free call)
shadv@riac.org.au |
Shepparton
Office of Disability Rights Victoria - see 'R'
for Gippsland Disability Resource Council
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South
West Advocacy Association Inc.
www.advocacyhouse.org/drv/about.html
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PO Box
480
Warrnambool, VIC 3280 |
Contact:
(03) 5561 4584
swaa@standard.net.au |
Star
Victoria Inc
Advocacy for people
with an intellectual disability and families
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~roshouse/orginfo/star.htm |
2nd
Floor Ross House
247 Flinders Lane
Melbourne
Vic 3000 |
Contact:
Esther Harris
(03) 9650-2730 |
Swan Hill
Office of Disability Rights Victoria - see 'R'
for Regional Information and Advocacy Council Mildura
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VALID
- The Victorian Advocacy League for Individuals with a Disability
www.valid.org.au |
235
Napier Street
Fitzroy
Vic 3065 |
Contact:
(03) 9416 4003
office@valid.org.au
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Victorian Council of Social Service
http://vcoss.org.au/index.htm |
Level 8, 128 Exhibition St
Melbourne
Vic 3000 |
Contact:
(03) 9654 5050
vcoss@vcoss.org.au |
Victorian
Women with Disabilities Network
www.whv.org.au/vwdn |
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Villamanta
Disability Rights Legal Service
www.villamanta.org.au |
44 Bellarine
Street
Geelong
Vic 3220 |
Contact:
1800 014 111 (legal issues only)
(03) 5229 2925
legal@villamanta.org.au |
Warrnambool
Office of Disability Rights Victoria - see 'S'
for South West Advocacy Association
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Wodonga
Office of Disability Rights Victoria - see 'D'
for Disability Advocacy and Information Service
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Women's
Health Victoria
www.whv.org.au
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GPO Box
1160K
Melbourne
Vic 3001 |
Contact:
(03) 9662 3755
whv@whv.org.au
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Women
with Disabilities Australia
www.wwda.org.au |
PO Box
604
Rosny Park
TAS 7018 |
Contact:
(03) 6244 8288
wwda@ozemail.com.au |
Working
Carers Support Gateway
www.workingcarers.org.au |
PO
Box 594
Lismore
NSW 2480 |
Contact:
Dona
(02) 6622 8002 / (02) 6622 8001
info@workingcarers.org.au |
Youth
and Disability Advocacy Service
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Contact:
Michelle
(03) 9267 3733 or
1300 727 176 (toll-free)
mbowler@yacvic.org.au |
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