Important contacts for other services
Emergency Relief and Resource Directory
Alcohol & Drug Info Service
02 9361 8000
1800 422 599
24 hours, 7 days a week
Ashfield Community Health Centre
02 9798 5111
Burwood Council
02 9911 9911
02 9911 9982
8:30am – 5:00pm (Monday – Friday)
CASS Ashfield Office / Burwood Office
02 9789 4587
Appointment Required 9:00am – 5:00pm
(Monday, Tuesday & Friday)
Centrelink
- Employment Services 132 850
- Youth Allowance 132 490
- Family Assistance (Parenting Payment) 132 150
- Seniors Line 132 300
- Disability & Carers Allowance 132 717
Commonwealth Carer Centre
1800 242 636
9:00am – 5:00pm
(Monday – Friday)
Counselling Program
02 9280 4744
Sydney 9:00am – 5:00pm
(Monday – Friday)
Community Transport
02 9745 5800 9:00am – 4:00pm
(Monday – Friday)
Court – Burwood
1300 679 272
24 Hours
Croydon Community Health Centre
02 9378 1100
8:30am – 5:00pm (Monday – Friday)
Child & Family Health Centre and
Adolescent Services
02 902 9787
Or
02 956 2400
8:30am – 5:00pm (Monday – Friday)
Church of the Nazarene – The Food Shed
02 9519 9294
Every Friday 9:30am – 12:30pm
Fill a Bag for $10.00 Cash ONLY
Domestic Violence Hotline and Sexual Assault Help line
1800 200 526
(24 hours)
Domestic Violence Counselling & Advice 1800 656 463
(24 Hours)
Emergency Youth Accommodation Line
02 9318 1531
1800 424 830
(24 Hours)
Exodus Foundation
02 8752 4600
9:00am – 5:00pm (Monday – Friday)
9:00am – 3:30pm (Saturday & Sunday)
FACS
Child Protection & Family Crisis Services
1800 066 777
(24 hours) 7 days a week
FACS-Dept. Housing (Burwood)
02 8372 4700
8:30am – 4:30 pm (Monday – Friday)
FACS-Dept. Family & Community services:
• Child Protection Helpline NSW 13 2111 (24 hours)
• Link2home Homelessness 1899 152 152 (24 hours)
• Domestic Violence Line 1300 130 052
• NSW Elder Abuse Helpline 1800 018 444
• Kids Helpline 1800 628 221
• Lifeline 1800 551 800
• NSW Victims Access Line 131114 or 1800 633 063
• House Services NSW 02 8372 4700
FACS-Domestic Violence Counselling & Advice
1800 656 463
(24 hours)
FACS-Child Protection & Family Crisis Service
1899 066 777
(24 hours)
Female Hostel Accommodation
02 9360 4881
Home & Community Care-Australian Unity
1800 350792
(24 hours)
Homelessness NSW
Immigrant Women’s Speak out Association
02 9635 8022 9:30am – 5:00pm
(Monday – Friday)
Interpreter Service
131 450
(24 hours)
Kids Help Line
1800 551 800
(24 hours)
Legal Aid
02 9747 6155
9:00am – 5:00pm
(Monday – Friday)
Law Access NSW-Legal Aid
1300 888 529
(24 hours)
Leichardt Women’s Health
02 9560 3011
9:30am – 5:30pm (Mon, Tue, Thurs, Fri)
2:00pm – 5:30pm (Wednesday)
Life Line
131 114
(24 hours)
Link2Home
02 8354 7600 or
1800 152 152 24
(24 hours)
Marrickville Legal Centre
02 9559 2899
9:30am – 1:00pm
2:00pm – 5:00pm
(Monday -Friday)
Men’s Line Australia
1300 789 978
(24 hours)
Mission Australia National Office
02 9219 2000
8:45am – 5:00pm (Monday – Friday)
Mission Australia-Men’s Crisis Accommodation
02 9356 0600
9:00am – 5:00pm (Monday – Friday)
Inner West-Neighbour Aid
02 9799 5099
9:00am – 4:30pm (Monday – Friday)
Neighbourhood Centre Lakemba
02 9750 9344
10:00am – 2:00pm (Monday – Friday)
Participation Australia-Croydon Respite
02 97994333
8:30am – 6:00pm Monday – Friday
Parent’s Line
1300 130 052
24 Hours
Parramatta Head Office of Wester Sydney Legal Centre
02 8833 0911
9:00am – 1:00pm
2:00pm – 5:00pm
(Monday – Friday)
Police – Burwood
02 97458499
(24 hours)
RPA Sexual Assault Unit
02 9515 9040
8:00am – 4:30pm
Salvation Army – Campsie
Salvos Assessment Line
02 97187933
1300 371 288
9:30am – 12:00am
1:00pm – 3:30pm
(Monday – Friday)
Salvo Care Line
02 9331 6000
(24 hours)
- Senior Services NSW:
- Social Support-Burwood 1300 275 227
- Baptist Care 1800 632 314
- Southern Cross Care 02 9799 5099
- Inner West Neighbour Aid 1800 721 226
- Life Without Barriers-We Life Ve 03 9345 1800
- Australian Red Cross-TeleCHAT 1300 885 698
State Emergency Service
132 500
(24 Hours)
St Vincent de Paul
- Burwood 02 9745 3744
- Redfern 02 9690 5600
- Bankstown 02 9796 1176
For food, clothing, EAPA, Telstra, Furniture, Vouchers
1800 606 724
9:30am – 3:30pm (Monday – Friday)
Australian Taxation Office Help Line
132 861
The Station (men showers, laundry)
02 9299 2252
The Smith Family-General National Office
1300 326 459
02 9085 7222
9:00am – 5:00pm (Monday – Friday)
Translating & Interpreting Service
131 450
(24 hours)
Victims Information and Referral Service
02 9374 3000
Women NSW
02 9248 0800