Other Organisations Who Can Help

Financial Issues

  • Having trouble paying your bills?
  • Signed a contract you can’t afford?
  • Unhappy with something you bought?

Mob Strong Debt Help  - 1800 808 488

Financial Rights Legal Centre  - 1800 844 949

National Debt Helpline  - 1800 007 007

Housing

  • Got an eviction notice?
  • Disagree with something your landlord did?
  • Can’t get housing because of your rental history?

Aboriginal Tenants Advice and Advocacy Services           

  • Greater Sydney - Sydney, Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Hawkesbury, Macarthur - (02) 9833 3314
  • Northern NSW - Hunter, North Coast, New England - 1800 248 913
  • Southern NSW - Illawarra, South Coast, South East, Riverina, Upper and Central Murray - 1800 672 185
  • Central West, North West and Far West - (02) 6881 5700

Tenants Union of NSW - (02) 8117 3700

Family and Kids

Crime and Fines
  • Having trouble paying your fines?
  • Police want to talk to you?
  • Have to go to court?

Legal Aid NSW - 1300 888 529

Aboriginal Legal Service - 1800 765 767

RLC Police Powers Clinic - (02) 9698 7277

Family and Domestic Violence

  • Don’t want to put up with abuse from your partner, ex-partner or other family member?
  • Money keeps going missing?
  • Need some help getting away?
  • Want an AVO or ADVO?

NSW Domestic Violence Line- 1800 65 64 63

Domestic Family and Sexual Violence Counselling Service - 1800 737 732

Women's Legal Service NSW - (02) 8745 6988 or 1800 801 501

Women's Legal Service NSW - First Nations Women Contact Line - (02) 8745 6977 or 1800 639 784

Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women’s Legal Centre - 1800 686 587

Warra Warra Legal Service (Far West NSW) -  (08) 8088 2020 or  1800 300 036

Thiyama-li Family Violence Service (North West and Far West NSW) - (02) 6752 1188

Many Rivers Family Violence Prevention Legal Service (Mid North Coast NSW) - (02) 6562 5856

Binaal Billa Family Violence Prevention Legal Service (Central West NSW) - (02) 6850 1264 or 1800 700 218

Aboriginal Legal Service - 1800 733 233

Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Services - 1800 938 227

Financial Abuse Service NSW - 0481 730 344

Young People

  • Wanting to leave home?
  • Suspended or expelled from school?

Aboriginal Legal Service - 1800 765 767

Youth Law Australia - 1800 950 570

Law Access - 1300 888 529

Legal Aid: Youth Hotline - 1800 101 810

Kids Helpline - 1800 551 800

Disability

  • Trouble with NDIS?
  • Issues with your service provider?

Australian Centre for Disability Law - 1800 800 708

Legal Aid - 1300 888 529

First Peoples Disability Network Australia - (02) 9267 4195

Not in NSW?

Access community legal centres outside NSW that help with Centrelink problems here.