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LOCAL LGBTI SOCIAL AND SUPPORT GROUPS

AllSorts LGBTIQ and Gender Tropical Fruits Inc. Trans and Gender Diverse Diverse Youth Group on the 6622 6440 | www.tropicalfruits.org.au Social Group, Lismore Tweed Facebook - The Tropical Fruits Inc Mal Ph: 0422 397 754 Tammie Ph: 07 5589 1800 | 0439 947 566. Social events and support for LGBTIQ and friends [email protected] Meets monthly for LGBTI & gender diverse A monthly casual get-together for transgender, young people aged16 to 24 years in the Tweed Queer Beers Brunswick Heads gender diverse, gender non-conforming or gender questioning people, sistergirls and Compass Tweed/Southern Facebook - queer-beers brotherboys Gold Coast LGBTIQAP+ Youth Mixed -Gender, monthly social in the beer garden at the Brunswick Heads Hotel Men’s Lounge, Lismore Network Queer Beers Lismore Russell Ph: 0481 117 121 Claire Ph: 07 5589 8700 [email protected] [email protected] Facebook - queerbeerslismore A group of gay and bisexual men who meet at Compass is a youth-driven network of Good company, food, drinks & beats on the the Tropical Fruit Bowl in South Lismore on the community members and service providers 4th Sunday of every month, 4-8pm for the second Friday of each month uniting to provide safety, support, acceptance LGBTIQ community at the Northern Rivers Hotel and celebration for LGBTIQAP+ young people North Lismore Gay Tennis in Mullumbimby in the Tweed Shire and Southern Gold Coast Lismore Lads Club Lunch Contact ACON Northern Rivers Fresh Fruits LGBTIQ 6622 1555 | [email protected] Facebook - lismorelad’sclub Social Group A long running social tennis group that meets A monthly social get together of gay guys Wednesday nights, 6pm at the Mullumbimby 6625 0200 living with or affected by HIV, and our friends Tennis Courts and supporters. This is a private group [email protected] GLLOs – NSW Police LGBTI LGBTIQ+ youth social group meets every second Ozfaeries Monday for young people 16-25 years old Liaison Officers Facebook - northernriversfaeries Lismore Campus SCU Queer ozfaeries.com 07 5506 9499 (Byron Bay/Tweed Heads) |6642 0222 (Grafton) | 6681 8699 Collective This Facebook group facilitates Faeries to connect and support each other and to (Lismore/Ballina) Facebook - Lismore Campus SCU Queer promote faerie related events and celebrations. tinyurl.com/NSWPolice-GLLO Collective This is a private group A social group for queer students and their allies Northern Rivers Transgender & Lantana Lesbians Facebook Gender Diverse Network Rainbow Alliance SCU Gold Group, Northern Rivers Coast Campus Facebook: Northern Rivers Trans* & Email Sarah to join Gender Diverse Group Facebook - GCRainbowAlliance [email protected] A Facebook group for trans & gender diverse Promoting a safe, open, and inclusive A Facebook network of coastal and inland community of the Northern Rivers area. To help community for queer students and allied women for promotion of events, social and bring together people in the area for support friends studying, living, and playing on the sporting outings & informal get-togethers and local resources. Gold Coast, Queensland

ACON Northern Rivers 02 6622 1555 | 1800 063 060 | /aconorthernrivers | [email protected] We’re here to support LGBTI people & communities, 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, free condoms and lube, counselling, referrals, inclusive practice training & strengthening supportive environments HERE FOR ACON NORTHERN RIVERS

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LOCAL HIV AND STI SERVICES

Clinic 145 Tweed Valley Sexual Bullinah Aboriginal Health Local Needle & Syringe Program Health Service Service (NSP) Outlets Level 1, 145 Wharf St, Tweed Heads 120 Tamar St, Ballina NSW 2478 www.health.nsw.gov.au/hepatitis/Pages/ 07 5506 6850 | Mon-Fri 9:00am – 5:30pm 6681 5644 nsp-outlets.aspx Local NSPs in the Northern Rivers for Lismore Sexual Health Service Jullums Aboriginal Medical sterile injecting equipment, advice, 4 Shepherd Lane ‘Tara House’, Lismore Service, Lismore Clinic information & referral For Lismore and Byron Bay clinic times and 51 Uralba St, Lismore NSW 2480 appointments call 6620 2980 6621 4366 Choices Reproductive and Bulgarr Ngaru Medical Sexual Health Clinic Aboriginal Corporation, Lismore 6625 0200 | Kyogle 6630 0488 Richmond Valley - Casino Clinic (alternate Fridays) 153 Canterbury St, Casino NSW 2470 Youth Clinic, Lismore (Thursdays) 6662 3514 www.socialfutures.org.au/choices

YOUTH SERVICES Headspace Headspace Tweed Heads Womens Health Centre Headspace has centres located 145 Wharf Street, Carmarco Building, Lismore Womens Health and throughout Australia Tweed Heads Resource Centre Headspace Lismore 5589 8700 PO Box 619, Lismore NSW 2480 2A Carrington Street, Lismore Headspace Port Macquarie 6621 8591 6625 0200 Suite 4, 10-12 Short Street, Port Headspace Grafton Macquarie 59 Duke Street, Grafton, NSW 6588 7300 6642 1520

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Ending HIV NSW Needle and Syringe NSW Police Gay & Lesbian endinghiv.org.au Program (NSP) Outlets Liaison Officers An ACON campaign focused on ending HIV tinyurl.com/NSWPolice-GLLO transmission among gay men through testing health.nsw.gov.au/hepatitis/Pages/nsp- often, treating early and staying safe outlets.aspx Many police stations will have a GLLO but if you cannot locate one, contact the NSW Where to access sterile injecting equipment & Region Sponsor, Sexuality, Gender Diversity Minus18 (National) services that offer advice, information & Interse facebook.com/minus18youth and referral minus18.org.au Intersex Human Rights Positive Life NSW Youth led social & support organisation for Australia (IHRA) 02 9206 2177 | 1800 245 677 gay, lesbian, bisexual & trans youth positivelife.org.au facebook.com/intersexaus Information, support, referral and advocacy NSW Sexual Health Info Link ihra.org.au for people living with HIV in NSW 1800 451 624 Information, education & peer support for shil.nsw.gov.au intersex people, their families & friends The Gender Centre (NSW) Phone and online sexual health service for The Bobby Goldsmith 02 9569 2366 | 1800 069 115 sexual health, specialising in HIV and STI risk Foundation (NSW) gendercentre.org.au assessment, testing, treatment and support 02 9283 8666 | 1800 651 010 Trans & gender diverse accommodation QLife (National) service, & education, support, training & bgf.org.au referral centre 1800 184 527 Counselling, housing, study, employment & qlife.org.au financial support for people living with HIV Lifeline (National) LGBTIQ phone & online counselling service Twenty10 (NSW) 13 11 44 operating every day from 3pm - midnight 02 8594 9555 (intake) 24 hour crisis support hotline The Institute of Many - TIM 02 8594 9550 (admin) Playsafe (National) twenty10.org.au www.playsafe.health.nsw.gov.au facebook.com/theinstituteofmany Specialist support for young people of diverse Sexual Health Info Line 1800 451 624 theinstituteofmany.org genders & sexualities, & intersex status Grassroots movement of people living with The Dried Blood Spot (DBS) HIV (PLHIV) who run Australia’s largest online Inner City Legal Centre (NSW) HIV Test (from home) community for PLHIV 1800 244 481 www.hivtest.health.nsw.gov.au Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby iclc.org.au We’re here for HIV prevention, HIV support and (NSW) Expert specialist legal advice for LGBTI people LGBTI health, in the Northern Rivers region anywhere in NSW glrl.org.au Referral and resources on gay and lesbian rights for the media, policy makers and the community

ACON Northern Rivers 02 6622 1555 | 1800 063 060 | /aconorthernrivers We’re here to support LGBTI people & communities, 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, free condoms and lube, counselling, referrals, inclusive practice training & strengthening supportive environments