Local Community Services & Resources

Local Community Services & Resources Bankstown 2014

Emergency Numbers:

Police, Ambulance & Fire 000 (Mobiles Dial 112) Bankstown Police Station 9783 2199

Bass Hill Police Station 9645 9999 Revesby Police Station 8724 6099

Bankstown Hospital 9722 8000

Crisis Intervention:

Poisons Information Centre (24 Hrs) 131 126

Child Protection Helpline (24 Hrs) 132 111 Domestic Violence Line (24 Hrs) 1800 656 463

NSW Rape Crisis Centre (24 Hrs) 1800 424 017 Victims Access Line (24 Hrs) 8688 5511

Lifeline (24 Hrs) 13 11 14 Salvos Care Line (24 Hrs) 8736 3292

Salvo Youth Line (24 Hrs) 8736 3293 Kids Helpline (24 Hrs) 1800 551 800

NSW Mental Health Line (24 Hrs) 1800 011 511 Beyond Blue (24 Hrs) 1300 22 4636

Karitane Careline (24 Hrs) 1300 227 464 SIDS & Kids NSW (24 Hrs) 1800 651 186

1 | P a g e Mensline 1300 789 978 Homeless Persons Information Centre 1800 234 566

Housing & Accommodation:

Homeless Persons Information Centre 1800 234 566 Youth Emergency Accommodation Line 9318 1531

Housing NSW Bankstown 8713 4600 Muslim Women’s Support Service Refuge 9750 6916

St Jude’s Homeless Men’s Refuge 9796 8416 Youth

Canterbury Bankstown Youth Service Refuge 9796 1122 Nick Kearns House 9709 3520

Canterbury Bankstown Youth Service 9718 1411 Anglicare Reconnect 9895 8178

Emergency Relief &Welfare Agencies:

Centrelink Bankstown 136 240

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St. Vincent de Paul Bankstown 9796 1176 The Smith Family – Bankstown 8935 6851

Salvation Amy Bankstown 9790 7665 Salvation Amy Campsie 9787 2333

Greenacre Food for Life 9750 8830 Villawood Food for Life 0438407017

Health Services

Bankstown Community Health Service 9780 2777

2 | P a g e Corner Youth Health Service 9796 8633 Bankstown Women’s Health Centre 9790 1378

Bankstown Mental Health Team 9780 2777 Family Mental Health Support Service -Break Thru 8700 1430

Transcultural Mental Health Centre 1800 648 911 Alcohol & Drug Information Service 9361 8000

Bankstown Drug Health Service 9616 8586

Family Support Services

South West Sydney Family Referral Service 1300 244 826

BCS LifeCare Relationship Services 8713 4333 CatholicCare Relationship and Family Counselling 8709 9333

Bankstown Family Relationship Centre 9707 8555 Brighter Futures Bankstown 8700 2200

Youth Services

Bankstown Multicultural Youth Service 9790 3830 Bankstown Outreach Youth Off the Streets 9796 1193

Bankstown PCYC 9796 1287 Roundabout Youth Centre 9644 9436

Coolaburoo Neighbourhood Centre 9774 2426 Mission Australia –

Canterbury Bankstown Youth Services 9709 6169 Anglicare Reconnect 9895 8200

Multicultural/Migrant Services

Lebanese Muslim Association 9750 6833 Arab Council Australia 9709 4333

3 | P a g e Ghana Youth Association Australia Inc. 0421 193 326 Metro Migrant Resource Centre 9789 3744

Vietnamese Australian Welfare Association 9793 7129 Vietnamese Community in Australia 9796 8035

Department of Immigration and Citizenship 13 1881 Immigration Advice and Rights Centre Inc. 9279 4300

Bankstown Area Multicultural Network 9796 2235 Canterbury Bankstown Migrant Resource Centre 9205 4373

NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Survivors of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) 9794 1900

Legal Aid & Advice

Domestic Violence Advocacy Service 8745 6999 Law Access NSW 1300 888 529

Legal Aid Bankstown 9707 4555 NSW Trustee & Guardian Bankstown 9709 6922

Women’s Legal Services NSW 8745 6988 CatholicCare Family Dispute Resolution Bankstown 8709 9333

Community Justice Centres 1800 990 777 NSW Ombudsman 9286 1000

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