Self-Advocacy

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Queensland

Brisbane

Queensland Advocacy Inc

Phone: (07) 3884 4200 or 1300 130 582

Fax: (07) 3844 4220

Email: qai@qai.org.au

Website: qai.org.au

Posta/street address:

Queensland Advocacy Incorporated

Level 2, South Central

43 Peel Street, South Bank, QLD 4101

Speaking Up For You

Phone: (07) 3255 1244

Address: Unit F2, 1st Floor

12 Browning Street, West End, QLD 4101

Aged and Disability Advocacy Australia Ltd

Phone: (07) 3637 6000

Address: 121 Copperfield Street, Geebung, QLD 4034

Spinal Life Australia Ltd

Phone: 1300 74 625

Address: 109 Logan Road, Woolloongabba, QLD 4102

Spinal Australia Ltd

(People with acquired brain injuries)

Phone: 1800 673 074

Address: Level 1/262 Montague Road, West End, QLD 4101

Down Syndrome Association of Qld Inc.

Phone: (07) 3356 6655

Address: 282 Stafford Road, Stafford, QLD 4053

Sunshine Coast

Sunshine Coast Citizen Advocacy Programme Inc

Telephone: (07) 5442 2524

Post Address: PO Box 160, Woombye, QLD 4559

Street Address: 36 Maud Street, Maroochydore, QLD 4558

Ipswich Toowoomba Warwick & Roma

The Advocacy and Support Centre (TASC)

(same phone number for all locations)

Phone: (07) 3812 7000

Toll Free: 1300 008 272

Email: reception@tascnational.org.au

Ipswich

Street Address: 60 South Street, Ipswich, QLD 4305

Postal Address: PO Box 38, Ipswich, QLD 4305

Opening hours: Monday – Thursday: 9am – 4.30pm; Friday: 9am – 4pm

Toowoomba

Street Address: 223 Hume Street, Toowoomba, QLD 4350

Postal Address: PO Box 594, Toowoomba, QLD 4350

Opening hours: Monday – Thursday: 9am- 4.30pm; Fridays: 9am – 4pm

Warwick

Street Address: 69 Guy Street, Warwick, QLD, 4370

Roma

Street Address: 96 Arthur Street, Roma, QLD 4455

Postal Address: PO Box 794, Roma, QLD 4455

Opening hours: Monday – Thursday: 9am – 4.30pm; Friday: 9am – 4pm

Mackay

Mackay Advocacy Incorporated

Phone: (07) 4657 8710

PO Box 174

22 Nelson Street, Mackay, QLD 4740

Monday – Thursday: 9am – 4pm

Friday – 9am – 12pm

Cairns

Rights In Action Inc

Phone: (07) 4031 7377

Fax: (07) 4031 7383

Email: info@rightsinaction.org

TTY: (National Relay Service): 133 677

Street Address: Ground Floor, Professional House

88 Abbott Street, Cairns, QLD 4870

Postal Address: PO BOX 1041N, North Cairns, QLD 4870

Monday – Friday: 9am – 4.30pm

National

National Disability Advocacy Program

Disability, Employment and Carers Group

Department of Social Services

GPO Box 9820

Canberra, ACT 2601

Independent Advocacy in the Tropics Inc

Service Hub Contact Details

Freecall: 1800 887 688 (Australia Wide)

Inquiries/Referrals: intake@iang.org.au

Self-Advocacy Support: selfadvocacy@iang.org.au