HERE FOR LOWER-MID NORTH COAST

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LOCAL LGBTI SOCIAL AND SUPPORT GROUPS

Out n Hastings Headspace Police Gay & Lesbian Liaison facebook.com/ 02 6588 7300 Officers (GLLO) groups/124606880897694/ 0458 458 828 | 02 6561 6027 Sam’s Sanctuary [email protected] Rainbow Youth Support 04 7431 2912 | Lesley White Ruth Edwards Group in Port Macquarie [email protected] Northern | Police facebook.com/groups/MNC.LGBTIQ/ 54 Clifton Drive, Port Macquarie Force

Dunbogan BBQ’s Coastal Castaways Pride In Port facebook.com/groups/2274614146192111/ facebook.com/barbara.thompson facebook.com/groups/21901062594/ For the Port Macquarie community and First Saturday of every month In the Lower Mid North Coast region surrounding areas. Contact Barbara Thompson

Baylins Gift facebook.com/baylinsgift/ For the Kempsey community

LOCAL HIV AND STI SERVICES

Clinic 33 Sexual Health Clinic Forster Sexual Health Clinic Port Macquarie Community Health 02 4016 4536 Forster Community Health Centre Centre hnesexualhealth.org 02 4016 4536 | 02 6592 9431 02 6589 2121 64 Pulteney St, Taree 14 Breese Parade, Forster Morton St, Port Macquarie 2444 Every second Monday Kempsey Community Health 02 6562 6066 Polwood St, Kempsey 2440

ACON Coffs Harbour Outreach 02 6651 6017 | 040 968 0836 (Anabell) /aconorthernrivers We’re here for people of diverse sexualities and genders and people with HIV across regional NSW. Providing a range of outreach services, including: peer education, sexual health info & resources, counselling, referrals, inclusive practice training & strengthening supportive environments.

ACON acknowledges and pays respects to the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we work. HERE FOR HEALTH

This guide can be shared online and printed fromacon.org.au/who-we-are-here-for/regional-nsw/ To add or edit a listing please contact ACON Coffs Harbour Outreach STATEWIDE & NATIONAL SERVICES

Ending HIV Gay and Lesbian Rights 1800 RESPECT National Sexual endinghiv.org.au Lobby (NSW) Assault, Domestic Family Violence An ACON campaign focused on ending HIV glrl.org.au Counselling Service transmission among gay men through testing Referral and resources on gay and lesbian 1800 737 731 often, treating early and staying safe rights for the media, policy makers and Confidential information, counselling and the community support service Open 24 hours to support Minus18 (National) people impacted by sexual assault, domestic facebook.com/minus18youth Intersex Human Rights or family violence and abuse. Call 000 if you minus18.org.au (IHRA) are in immediate danger Youth led social & support organisation for facebook.com/intersexaus The Gender Centre (NSW) gay, lesbian, bisexual & trans youth ihra.org.au Information, education & peer support for 02 9569 2366 | 1800 069 115 NSW Sexual Health Info Link intersex people, their families & friends gendercentre.org.au 1800 451 624 | shil.nsw.gov.au Trans & gender diverse accommodation Phone and online sexual health service for Bobby Goldsmith Foundation service, & education, support, training & sexual health, specialising in HIV and STI risk (NSW) referral centre assessment, testing, treatment and support 02 9283 8666 | 1800 651 010 Lifeline (National) bgf.org.au QLife (National) 13 11 44 Counselling, housing, study, employment & 1800 184 527 | qlife.org.au financial support for people living with HIV 24 hour crisis support hotline LGBTIQ phone & online counselling service operating every day from 3pm - midnight Twenty10 (NSW) Sex Worker Outreach Project (SWOP) 02 8594 9555 (intake) The Institute of Many - TIM 02 8594 9550 (admin) 02 9206 2166 | 1800 622 902 (National) twenty10.org.au swop.org.au facebook.com/theinstituteofmany Specialist support for young people of diverse Run by and for sex workers for information, theinstituteofmany.org genders & sexualities, & intersex status support, outreach, free worker packs, Grassroots movement of people living with resources and referrals HIV (PLHIV) who run Australia’s largest online Inner City Legal Centre (NSW) Parents of Gender Diverse community for PLHIV 1800 244 481 | iclc.org.au Expert specialist legal advice for LGBTI people Children NSW Police LGBTIQ Liaison anywhere in NSW pgdc.org.au | [email protected] Officers(formerly known as GLLOs) Peer support for parents and carers of tinyurl.com/NSWPolice-GLLO Positive Life NSW transgender and gender diverse children Contact officers for LGBTIQ people who are 02 9206 2177 | 1800 245 677 victims of crime. They also assist other police positivelife.org.au Multicultural HIV and Hepatitis to respond to homophobic and transphobic Information, support, referral and advocacy Service incidents for people living with HIV in NSW 1800 108 098 | mhahs.org.au Multi-lingual health information and support

ACON Coffs Harbour Outreach 02 6651 6017 | 040 968 0836 (Anabell) /aconorthernrivers We’re here to support people of diverse sexualities and genders, and people with HIV across regional NSW take control of their health by providing a range of local, outreach and remote programs, campaigns & services, including: peer education, sexual health info & resources, counselling, referrals, inclusive practice training & strengthening supportive environments.

ACON acknowledges and pays respects to the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we work.