Sex Matters - Useful ContactsWe have provided some contact numbers and web addresses to help you with advice, information and a range of health services. You can also try your local community health centre, doctor, nurse or health worker. Most states have women's health centres, youth health centres and Aboriginal medical centres. Your phone book may have a community help page listing local health, legal and information services.
Family Planning CentresFamily Planning clinics provide contraception and fertility advice, sexual health checks and information, pregnancy tests, pap tests and breast checks, counselling services. We have listed a Family Planning Centre in each State and Territory; call them for the location of the centre closest to you. Family Planning NSW328-336 Liverpool Rd, Ashfield NSW 2131 FPA Healthline 1300 658 886 (TTY for deaf is 02 8752 4360) - telephone information advice. Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT Family Planning QLD Family Planning Welfare NT Family Planning South Australia is now called SHINE Family Planning Tasmania Family Planning Victoria Family Planning Western Australia Family Planning Australia Sexual Health CentresThere are lots of sexual health centres which provide a range of testing, treatment, information and counselling services. We have listed one in each State and Territory, but check out the phone book for the one closest to you. NSW ACT NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Women's Information & Referral LinesThese services provide information and referrals to health and community services in each State and Territory. NSW Freecall 1800 817 227 AIDS CouncilsAIDS Councils are community-based organisations that provide a range of services including counselling, treatment advice, support services and information. NSW AIDS Council of NSW (ACON) ACT AIDS Action Council of the ACT (AACACT) NT Northern Territory AIDS Council (NTAC) QLD Queensland AIDS Council (QuAC) SA AIDS Council of South Australia (ACSA) TAS Tasmanian Council on AIDS & Related Diseases (TasCARD) VIC Victorian AIDS Council/Gay Men's Health Centre (VAC/GMHC) WA Western Australian AIDS Council (WAAC) HIV/AIDS Information LinesConfidential advice and information over the phone. Across Australia AFAO Health Information Line NSW Albion Street ACT AIDS Action Council NT Call the NT AIDS Council Qld Information Line SA AIDS Country Line TAS AIDSLine VIC AIDSLine WA Information Line NSW Multicultural Health Communication Servicehttp://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/Phone: 02 9816 0347 Provides information and services to assist health professionals to communicate with non English speaking communities throughout New South Wales. Multilingual health resources, are availabe on the website. General Practice Registrars Australia Ltd (GPRA)http://www.gpra.com.auEmail: enquiries@gpra.com.au Post: GPO Box 464 Wembley WA 6913 Phone: 1300 131 198 Gay and Lesbian Counselling ServicesNSW 02 9207 2800 Freecall 1800 184 527 Lifeline13 1114 Kids Help LineFreecall 1800 551 800 Health Mattershttp://abc.net.au/health/library/sexualhealth.htm http://www.essure.com.au/static/index.html
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