Post by Administrator on Feb 15, 2010 18:46:52 GMT -5
The Helpful Women's Organisations Directory
This Directory will hopefully keep evolving and expanding, based on your suggestions and on new finds. Most importantly, it is here for your use if you need to find help.
Country Women's Association of Australia
The Country Women's Association of Australia (CWA of Australia) provides many services to women in rural areas, such as helping them in disaster situations of drought, teaching cooking and crafts, and very importantly, residences that are used by country people to support families in hospital, provide accommodation for students or just to have a holiday and scholarships for all sorts of rural students from those still at school wanting to further their education to a post graduate scholarship for a rural nurse.
How do I contact them?
More information on their services can be found on their website, www.cwaa.org.au/index.php.
You can also post, email or ring the National President and National Secretary:
National President- Mrs Heather Wieland
23 Drummer Street
Gladstone Qld 4680
Mobile 0427 722 768
Email: cwaa-nat-pres@bigpond.com
National Secretary - Mrs Jan Cameron
PO Box 70
Millaa Millaa QLD 4886
Mobile 0404 025 049
Email: cameron_1@bigpond.com
Queen Victoria Women's Centre
The Queen Victorian Women's Centre is a community that runs many events and programs dedicated towards increasing women's financial skills, their positive body image, and empowering other women's organisations.
How do I contact them?
The QV Women’s Centre Office is open from 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday. Their location is:
QV Women’s Centre
210 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne 3000
Their phone number is: (03) 8668 8100
You can also browse their Online InfoHub with great articles and information on positive body image and women with disabilities.
SECASA - South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault Australia
SECASA provides services to both adults and children, male and female, who have been sexually assaulted. They also work with non-offending family members, caregivers, partners, and support workers. These services cover the South Metropolitan Region of Victoria, that is, the south east suburbs of Melbourne, and covers the Mornington Peninsula, Westernport and the Dandenong, Berwick, Cranbourne and Pakenham growth corridors. Its website, www.secasa.com.au/index.php, also has a vast array of information sheets and other resources to help you.
How do I contact them?
SECASA can be contacted through a number of different ways.
Phone
Admin number: 03 9928 8741
Crisis number : 03 9594 2289
After Hours Sexual Assault Crisis Line: 1800 806 292 (Freecall Victoria)
secasa@southernhealth.org.au
Post
SECASA
P.O. Box 72
East Bentleigh, 3165
Victoria, Australia
Any Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA) can also be contacted through the website www.casa.org.au.
WIRE - Women's Information
WIRE is a women's organisation providing free information, referrals and support to all Victorian women. Their aim is to maximise women's choices whatever their given situation, and thus to inform and help them along with all types of issues, whether it be student poverty, homelessness, stress, abuse, etc.
How do I contact them?
WIRE can be contacted through three ways; their phone line, their website, and their walk-in centre.
Phone line: 1300 134 130, 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday
Website: www.wire.org.au/
Walk-in Centre: Ground Floor, Queen Victoria Women's Centre, 210 Lonsdale St, Melbourne.