Tel: (07) 5524 9974

Fax: (07) 5524 8072

 

Contact: Mark Watego - Service Coordinator

Location: Cnr Kirkwood & Duffy Streets

Services: Aboriginal Home Care

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Tel: (07) 5536 0540; (07) 5536 0504 (Dental)

 

Contact: Sue Follent - Community Health Worker; Dana Williams - Community Health Work

Area: Tweed Valley - Currumbin

Services: A health and welfare counselling service and the promotion of health education, includes the Aboriginal Dental Health Office.

Hours: 8.30 am - 5.00 pm - Community Health Centre

Tel: (02)6672 0277; 72 1822

 

Location: Ewing Street Murwillumbah

Area: Tweed Shire

Services: General community health service; community nursing; child health; mental health; counselling; dietary & health education; drug/alcohol services.

Hours: 8.30 am - 5.00 pm

Tel: (07) 5524 7724 (Pres); (07) 5532 4320

 

Contact: Mr Tony Greaves - President; Ms Elizbeth Austin

Notes: Provides support from the Gold Coast to Murwillumbah

Tel: (02) 6620 2217

 

Contact: Dr Tony Sherbon - Chairperson; Mrs Elizabeth Rummery - Chairperson

 

Contact: - The President

Tel: (07) 5524 7147; 5524 7566

 

Contact: Mr John Storey

Location: 7 Faulkner Street, Tweed Heads South

Area: No boundary

Services: Volunteer Organisation - Administration Centre; Referral & Advocacy Centre; Casework and Family work; Co-ordination of Outreach Services; Liaison with other services.

Hours: 8.30 am - 4.30 pm

Tel: (07) 5529 7179 (Pres); 5535 6360 (Sec)

 

Contact: Mrs Hazel Fritz - President; Mrs Lonnie Rutland - Secretary

Notes: Coffee Mornings 2nd Thurs 10.00am Elanora Community Centre; Galleon Way; Currumbin Waters - Robyn Kelly (07) 5593 9329. Last Friday 10.00am Bert Swift Hall; 11 Centurian Cr; Nerang - Gaylene Opperman (07) 5546 7409

Tel: (07) 5590 7116 (Mr James); 5590 9171 (Mr Lawson)

 

Contact: Mr Terry James; Mr Mich Lawson

Meetings: 2nd Tues 7.30pm at 15 Scenic Dr; Bilambil Hts

Location: 15 Secnic Drive, Bilambil Heights

Area: Tweed Valley, Gold Coast

Services: Volunteer Organisation - Provides services and facilities to seriously and terminally ill children and to make their dreams come true.

Tel: (02)6672 3735; 72 1025 (Asst Sec)

 

Contact: Mrs Marge Mills - Secretary; Mrs Jan Callaghan - Assistant Secretary

Meetings: 1st Fri each month 11.00am Upstairs Court House Hotel, Murwillumbah

Notes: Asst Sec - 31 Ewing St; M'bah

Area: Murwillumbah District

Services: Volunteer Organisation - Fund raising for palliative care patients. Provides support for cancer patients and their families.

Tel: (02)6672 3003 (Mrs Lazer)

Fax: (02) 6672 6280

 

Contact: Mrs Lynn Lazer - Co-ordinator

Tel: (02) 9906 7004

Fax: (02) 9906 7529

 

Contact: - The Co-ordinator

Services: Parent- managed charity which provides support for families who experience miscarriage; stillbirth; neonatal and infant death

Tel: (07) 5599 1110 (Pres)

 

Contact: Mr Charles Hayllar - President

Services: Provides safe houses for children

Tel: (07) 5524 9974

Fax: (07) 5524 8072

 

Contact: Mark Watego - Co-ordinator

Tel: (02)6672 3904; (07) 5524 8285 (Mrs Hendry)

Fax: (02) 6672 1487

 

Contact: Mrs Diana Schiller; Mrs Rosemary Hendry

Services: Provides assistance at home to aged; disabled and families in times of illness; crisis or stress.

Hours: 8.30am - 4.30pm - 3 Short Street Mon-Fri

Tel: (07) 5524 8285

Fax: (07) 5524 8285

 

Contact: Mrs Rosemary Hendry

Services: Provides assistance at home to aged; disabled and families in times of illness; crisis or stress.

Hours: 8.30 am - 4.30 pm

Tel: (07) 5536 2374

 

Tel: (02) 6672 4322; ah (0412) 631 511

 

Tel: (02) 6672 1822

 

Tel: (02)6677 7415; 72 4891 (Sec)

 

Contact: Mrs Joyce Kelly - President; Mrs Peg Van Bael - Secretary

Meetings: Meets 2.00pm, 3rd Monday of each month - Staff Development Room; Murwillumbah Hospital

Services: Fund raising to provide added comfort and equipment to patients that is not provided by Government.

 

Contact: Mr Ian Murray - The Chief Executive Officer

Tel: (02)6672 1095

 

Contact: Mrs Noreen Ring - President

Meetings: 2nd Fri each month 1.00pm at Hospital

Services: Volunteer Organisation: Murwillumbah Hospital. Provides for the non-medical requirements of patients under the supervision of nursing staff. Hrs 9.30am-12.30pm.

Tel: (07) 5535 9714 (Pres); (07) 5536 3787 (Sec)

 

Contact: Helen Baumfield - President; Jean Manttan - Secretary

Area: No service boundary

Services: Volunteer Organisation - Provides assistance to patients in hospital.

Tel: (07) 5598 9000

 

Tel: (07) 5536 1133; ah (07) 5536 0416

 

Contact: Mr Tony Beashel - The Chief Executive Officer

Tel: (07) 5536 5944; (07) 5536 6693

 

Contact: Mrs Dorothy Shepherd - President; Mrs Margaret Ferguson - Secretary

Notes: Mts 1st Mon each month - Community Centre Tweed Heads

Tel: (07) 5536 0438

 

Contact: Ms Annie Roberts - Crisis Intake Worker

Tel: (07) 5539 9922; 5599 1711 (Bargain Shop); 131114 (

 

Contact: - Director

Notes: Please Note: 11/8/95 Lifeline has temporarily discontinued counselling at Tweed Heads but the Bargain Shop at Beryl Street continues. 24 Hour crisis counselling (07) 5539 9999).

Services: Volunteer Organisation - Relationship and personal counselling.

Tel: (07) 5536 0597; (07) 5536 1133 (a/h)

 

Contact: Ms Diane Glen - Co-ordinator

Area: Tweed Valley to Currumbin Creek

Services: Volunteer Organisation - This service offers crisis and long term counselling to all victims (male & female) of sexual assault. Service offered 24 hours per day.

Hours: 24 hr crisis service - Community Health Centre

Tel: (07) 5524 7724 (Co-ord); (02) 6674 1634 (Grp Rep)

 

Contact: Tony G - Public Information Co-ordinator; Jennifer P - Group Representative

Meetings: Meetings held Fridays 12.30-2.00pm at Community Centre, Keith Compton Drive, Tweed Heads.

Notes: Al-Anon is for relatives & friends of problem drinkers.

Tel: (02)6672 5523 (Esme); 76 6012 (Ross)

 

Contact: Esme; Ross

Meetings: Weekly 8.00pm Saturday

Tel: (02)6672 5523 (Esme); 76 6012 (Sue)

 

Contact: Esme; Sue

Meetings: 7.30pm at the Autumn Club each Saturday

Area: Murwillumbah District

Services: Volunteer Organisation - Help where possible alcoholics regain sobriety.

Hours: Any time

Tel: (07) 5535 5401 (Lemana Lodge); 5598 1420 (Palm Bea

 

Contact: Mrs Joyce Buchanan - Administrator

Location: Lemana Lodge; 40 Lemana Lane; Miami; Rosemary House; 90 Allied Drive; Arundel 4214

Services: Volunteer Organisation. A self help group for carers of individuals with Dementia & Alzheimers disease involved with support and education of carers and family. Assessment and further education.

Hours: 8.30 am - 5.00 pm. Opportunity Shops at Sixth Av

 

Notes: See under Community Facilities; Information & Services - People with Disabilities

Tel: (07) 5524 2860 (Pauline); (07) 5524 7807 (Barbara)

 

Contact: Ms Barbara Moore

Location: Meeting Room - Uniting Church, Darlington Drive, Banora Point

Notes: Meets 1st Friday of the month, 10.30 am (DST), H.A.C.C. Centre, Heffron St., T.Hds Sth. If you are a victim of trauma and would like the opportunity to share your grief in a safe and supportive environment, please come along.

Services: Support group (not a counselling group) where people can talk together and/or can be referred to appropriate counselling services when needed. A non-profit, non-religious and self-supporting group.

Tel: (02)6672 2915 (Chairperson); 72 1502 (Sec)

 

Contact: Mr Stanley Webster - Chairperson; Mrs Jan Smith - Secretary

Meetings: 3rd Tues at M'bah Bowling Club, Condong St, M'bah 7.00pm

Tel: (02)66743 243

 

Contact: Ian Harrison - President; Ms Leanne Hutchison - Secretary

Notes: Postal address is to President

Tel: (07) 5599 8935

 

Contact: Carolyn Lesslie

Services: Volunteer Organisation - Kingscliff to Burleigh Heads. Provides support & encouragement to women to breastfeed.

Tel: (02)6636 1021; 74 1343

 

Contact: Lloyd Connoly

Location: Tweed Heads Community Health Centre

Area: Murwillumbah to Palm Beach

Services: Volunteer Organisation: An association to promote support; self-help and social activities for stroke affected people.

Tel: (02)6672 3219

 

Contact: Mrs Lorraine Grennan

Notes: Coffee mornings every second Thurs at 10am at 225 Byangum Rd.

Services: The Compassionate Friends of bereaved parents.

Tel: (02) 6676 2606 (sec); (07) 5536 3028 (Pres)

 

Contact: Mrs Dee Patchett - Secretary; Mrs Noela Nunan - President

Tel: (07) 5536 0929

Fax: (07) 5536 0966

 

Contact: Ms Lorraine Atkinson - Assistant Co-ordinator; - Police Station

Notes: Available for Court support

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