Resources
LEGAL AID - Phone: 1300 651 188
CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) - 1300 302 502
Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission - 1300 656 419
Office of Fair Trading QLD - 13 13 04 or 5430 8988
CONVEYANCING
Sunshine Property Legals - 5448 4522
COPYRIGHT
Arts Law Centre of QLD - 3211 3628
Australian Copyright Council - (02) 8815 9777
COUNSELLING / FAMILY
Calcare (Caloundra Care) - 5491 8433
Sunshine Coast Family Contact Centre Association Inc - 5479 6971
Centrecare - 5479 4755
Family Relationship Advice LinE - 1800 050 321
Kids Help Line - 1800 551 800
Lifeline Financial Counselling - 5443 5366
Lifeline Crisis Counselling - 13 11 14
Mens Info Line - 1300 789 978
Parents Help Line - 1300 301 300
Relationships Australia - 1300 364 277 or 5492 7255
Salvation Army - 1300 363 622 - 5443 8248
Womens Infolink - 1800 177 577
COURTS (SUNSHINE COAST)
Caloundra Court House - 5420 9000
Maroochydore Court House - 5470 8111
Nambour Court House - 5470 8755
Noosa Court House - 5473 8400
CRIMINAL
Victims Counselling & Support Services - 1300 139 703
DISCRIMINATION
Anti-discrimination Tribunal QLD - 3239 6408
Disability Discrimination Legal Advocacy Service - 3421 2515
Queesland Anti-discrimination Commission - 1300 130 670
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Domestic Violence Emergency Inc - 1800 811 811
Suncoast Cooloola Outreach, Prevention & Eduction (SCOPE) - free call 1800 811 811
SCOPE Caloundra & Gympie - 5483 6588
SCOPE Hinterland - 5479 5911
SCOPE Maroochydore - 5479 5911
SCOPE Noosa - 5447 7747
Sexual Assault Helpline - 1800 010 120
Sexual Assualt Service Sunshine Coast - 5443 4711
EMERGENCY & CRISIS ACCOMMODATION
Lions Nambour - 5441 3837
Salvation Army Nambour - 5441 7307
Salvation Army Maroochydore - 5443 8248
Integrated Family & Youth Service (IFYS) - 5479 2499
Sonshine Sanctuary - 5476 2785
Women Helping Women - 5493 2736
The Family Housing Collective Inc - 5483 7311
Najida Association Inc - 5479 0394
EMPLOYMENT
Workplace Rights - 1300 737 841
Industrial Relations Inspector - 1300 936 915
Employment Law Advice Line - 1300 365 114
Wage Line (QLD only) - 1300 369 945
Young Workers Advisory Service - 1800 232 000
FINANCIAL & DEBT
Debt Assist - 1300 555 237
Debt Rescue - 5479 5800
Debt Education & Mediation Centre - 1300 731 722
Insolvency & Trustee Service Australia (ITSA) - 1300 364 785
Lifeline Financial Help - 5443 5366
GOVERNMENT
Administrative Appeals Tribunal (Country) - 1300 366 700
Administrative Appeals Tribunal (Metro) - 3361 3000
Child Support Agency - 13 12 72 or 5470 9743
Department of Natural Resources (Nambour) - 5451 2215
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages - 3247 9203
MEDIATION
Dispute Resolution Centre - 1800 017 288 or 5479 1600
Lifeline Family Mediation - 5482 7742 (Gympie)
Relationships Australia - 1300 364 277 or 5492 7255
MISCELLANEOUS
Friends of Court (Maroochydore) - 5443 7439
Building Services Authority (BSA) - 1300 272 272
Freedom of Information QLD - 3239 3439
Office of the Public Advocate QLD - 3224 7424
OMBUDSMAN
Banking & Financial Services Ombudsman - 1300 302 502
Commonwealth Ombudsman - 1300 362 072 or 3005 7000
Queensland Ombudsman - 1800 068 908 or 3005 7000
Workplace Rights Ombudsman - 1300 737 841
Energy Ombudsman - 1800 662 837 or 3227 7068
Telecommunications Ombudsman - 1800 062 058
SENIORS
Office of the Adult Guardian - 3234 0870
Public Trustee Nambour - 5444 9400
Public Trustee Brisbane - 3213 9288
Seniors Enquiry Line - 1300 135 500
Elders Abuse Prevention Unit - 1300 651 192
TENANCY
Residential Tenancy Authority - 1300 366 311
Tenancy Advice & Advocacy - 5476 0555
Tenant's Union - 1800 177 761
OTHER COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTRES IN QLD
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Women's Legal and Advocacy Service (West End) - 1800 442 450 or 3392 3177
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Women's Legal Services NQ Inc (Townsville) - 1800 082 600 or 4721 6007
Advocacy & Support Centre (Toowoomba) - 4616 9700
Arts Law Centre of Queensland Inc (Brisbane) - 3211 3628
Bayside Community Legal Centre (Capalaba) - 3206 2724
Cairns Community Legal Centre (Cairns, Atherton, Mareeba & Innisfail) - 4031 7688
Care Goondiwindi Associations Inc (Goondiwindi) - 4670 0700
Caxton Legal Centre Inc (New Farm) - 3254 1811
Central Queensland Community Legal Centre Inc (Rockhampton & Yeppoon) - 1800 155 121 or 4922 1200
Disability Discrimination Legal Service (Cairns) - 1800 650 197 or 4031 7358
Environmental Defenders Office (Qld) Inc (West End) - 3211 4466
Environmental Defenders Office of Northern Queensland Inc (Cairns) - 4031 4766
Gold Coast Legal Service - The Citizens Advice Bureau (Southport, Beenleigh, Oxenford, Palm Beach) - 5532 9611
Indigenous Family Violence Legal Outreach Unit (Kirwan, Palm Islands, Charters Towers, Hughenden & Richmond) - 1800 142 405
Logan legal Advice Centre (Woodridge) - 3826 1599
Logan Youth Legal Service (Woodridge) - 3826 1500
Mackay Regional Community Legal Centre Inc (Mackay, Whitsunday - Proserpine & Cannonvale) - 4953 1211
North Queensland Womens Legal Service Inc (Cairns, Atherton, Innisfail, Mossman, Mareeba) - 1800 244 504 or 4041 0066
North Queensland Womens Legal Service Inc (Townsville, Charters Towers, Ayr & Ingham) - 1800 244 504 or 4772 5400
Nundah Community Legal Service (Nundah) - 3260 6820
Peninisula Community Legal Service (Redcliffe) - 3883 4834
Pine Rivers Community Legal Service (Lawnton) - 3205 2955
Prisioners Legal Service Inc (West End) - 3846 5074
Queensland Advocacy Inc (Brisbane) - 1300 130 582 or 3236 1122
Queensland Association of Independent Legal Services (Annerley) - 3392 0644
Queensland Public Interest Law Clearing House Inc (Brisbane) - 3012 9773
Refugee and Immigration Legal Service Inc (West End, Logan & Woolloongabba) - 3846 3189
Roma Community Legal Service Inc (Roma) - 4622 4547
South West Brisbane Community Legal Centre Inc (Inala, Goodna & Booval) - 3372 7677
Stanthorpe Community Legal Service (Stanthorpe) - 4681 3777
Taylor Street Community Legal Centre (Hervey Bay, Maryborough, Tiarie, Rainbow Beach, Tin Can Bay, Gympie, Bundaberg & Gin Gin) - 4194 2663
Tenants Union of Queensland - North QLD office - (Cairns) - 4031 3194
Tenants Union of Queensland Inc (Fortitude Valley) - 1800 177 761 or 3257 1108
Townsville Community Legal Service Inc (Townsville) - 4721 5511
Welfare Rights Centre Inc (Stones Corner) - 1800 358 511 or 3421 2510
Women's Legal Service (Annerley) - 1800 677 278 or 3392 0670
Youth Advocacy Centre (Wooloowin) - 3857 1155