PLEASE NOTE FOR ALL IMMEDIATE DANGER SAFETY CONCERNS PLEASE CALL THE APPROPRIATE EMERGENCE RESPONSE NUMBER FOR YOUR ARE BELOW
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Police Fire & ambulance 000 Lifeline 13 11 14 Child Protection Help line 13 2111 |
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We remind you, we are not a crisis response service
our centres operating hours are
our centres operating hours are
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Port Macquarie Neighbourhood Centre
2-4 Dodds Street Port Macquarie ph 6583 8044 Opening hours: Monday - Thursday 8.30 am - 4.00pm |
Wauchope Neighbourhood Centre
3 Waugh Street Wauchope ph 6586 4055 Opening hours: Monday - Wednesday 8.30am - 3.30pm |
Lake Cathie Community Hub
34 Mullaway Road Lake Cathie ph Opening hours : Monday - Wednesday 8.30am - 4.00pm |
At all Hastings Neighbourhood Centres we provide the following services
EAPA Vouchers: Vouchers to assist with paying electricity.
Food Connect: Free food & produce. Tuesdays & Thursdays from 9.30am.
Literacy Assistance: Assistance filling in forms; reading or writing letters to Government Departments or others. (Service is offered at our discretion depending on assistance required). By appointment only.
Tax Help: Free service to complete & lodge yearly personal tax returns - July to October.
Below is a quick reference list for emergency support
for all services in your area download a copy on the link
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Download your copy of our full Emergency & Support list
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Accommodation
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LIBERTY (Galbaan House)
Crisis accommodation for women & children escaping family & domestic violence Ph: 6583 2155 |
HASTINGS ACCOMMODATION SOLUTIONS (McCosker House)
Crisis accommodation for single men, families with older children, couples with or without children, single parents from Hastings community. Ph: 4922 1824 |
LINK2HOME
Emergency overnight accommodation. Linking people to local services for assistance and support. Operates 24/7 Ph: 1800 152 152 |
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EW HORIZONS
Supporting & Securing Tenancies (SST) Accommodation assistance for homeless or those at risk of homelessness. Ph: 1800 188 890 / 6588 8100 |
YP Space Port Macquarie 2444 House
Accommodation for homeless youth. Crisis accommodation and support for U18. Ph: 6584 0066 |
Community Food Services
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4LIFE CARE
Fridays 4.30pm free BBQ and free swags Kooloonbung Creek Nature Reserve Gordon Street (opposite Finnians) Port Macquarie Ph: 6584 2951 |
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ST AGNES SOUP KITCHEN
Tuesdays 9.30am - 12.30pm Masonic Lodge Grant Street, Port Macquarie |
PORT ANGLICAN (ST THOMAS) SOUP KITCHEN
Wed: Morning Tea 10.00am 3 course lunch 11.45 - 1.00pm Thur: Casual drop-in lunch 11.45 -1.00pm Anglican Church Hall Cnr Murray & William St, Port Macquarie Ph: 6584 1033 |
WAUCHOPE NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE
Mondays from 9.30am 3 Waugh Street Wauchope Ph: 6586 4055 |
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HOPE SHOP
Home cooked meal Thursday 9.30am Fridays 11.30am -1.30pm Free BBQ Lake Cathie Picnic area Ph: 6581 3303 |
LAURIETON UNITED SERVICES CLUB
Fridays 3-5pm Meal & Shower located behind/underneath Club 2 Seymour St, Laurieton Ph: 0413 480 999 |
Counselling Services
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Kids helpline
1800 55 1800 Mental Health Line
Ph: 1800 011 511 24/7 access to mental health advice. |
Lifeline (Counselling)
Ph: 13 11 14 / 6581 2800 24 hr telephone crisis support. Online crisis support. Support group for loved ones. Help & support after a loss by suicide. |
Drug & Alcohol Services
Call to speak to a counsellor or make appointment. Intake Line Ph: 1300 662 263 After Hours: 1800 422 599 |
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Mission Australia Mental Health
Outreach support for people with mental health issues. 8/27 Grant Street Port Macquarie Ph: 6589 5000 |
North Coast Area Health Service
Various health services. Ph: 6588 2882 / 1800 725 997 |
Samaritans Gambling Counselling Service
Free counselling service for problem gamblers, family & friends. Ph: 0456 816 829 |
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Hastings AA Groups Ph: 6585 2494 / 6582 3582 |
Suicide Call Back Service
Ph: 1300 659 467 24/7 free telephone support service. Qualified counsellors will call back at a time convenient to you. |
Beyond Blue
Ph: 1300 224 636 Assistance for people experiencing anxiety or depression. |
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Dads In Distress
Ph: 1300 853 437 Help in navigating the future and understanding the past. |
Rural Mental Health Support Line
Ph: 1800 201 123 24/7 mental health support line for farmers & other rural people. |
Women's Information &
Referral Service Ph: 1800 817 227 24hr Mon - Fri. |
Emergency Relief Services
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Port Macquarie Neighbourhood Centre
Electricity (EAPA) vouchers. Appointment required. Food Connect - free Tuesday & Thursday from 9.30am (bread, rolls, fruit, veg and more) 4 Dodds St. Port Macquarie Ph: 6583 8044 / 6584 1914 |
Hope Shop - Mid Coast Care
Fridays 4.30pm Op shop, furniture, clothing, welfare support. Help with moving furniture etc. Showers for the homeless every Thursday (Port Macquarie) 3 Milton Circuit, Ph: 6581 303 |
Salvation Army
Food, EAPA, Telstra, furniture, white goods, chemist. Showers available 9.30 - 11.30 Mon, Wed, Thur Frid Lord St. Port Macquarie Ph: 6584 2951 |
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Hope Shop
2/1661 Ocean Drive, Lake Cathie Op shop, furniture, clothing, welfare support. Gift vouchers for Hope shop. Showers available Fridays Ph: 65855432 Welfare - 0478558079 MSS No Interest Loans Scheme
(NILS) 2/11 Clifton Drive Port Macquarie (Behind newsagency) Ph: 6584 5295 No interest loans for whitegoods, furniture, some medical & dental services, educational items, car rego & green slips. |
Salvation Army
Assessment Line (must call 9-5 Mon - Fri for initial assessment). After assessment, vouchers can be collected Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri 9.30 - 12.30 from Port Macquarie or Tues at Wauchope. PM Welfare section for further help only after calling the above assessment line. Ph: 6583 7604 |
St Vincent de Paul
Food, Telstra, chemist vouchers, EAPA & clothing. Centrelink income statement required. Port Macquarie Mon, Wed, Fri 9.30 - 12.00 116 Gordon St. Ph: 6584 1168 Welfare section Mon, Wed, Fri 10.00 -12.00 Ph: 6583 5960 Wauchope Tues, Thur 9.30 - 12.00 40 Cameron St. Ph: 6585 1963 Laurieton 18 Lake Street Tue, Wed, Fri 9.30 to 12.00 Ph: 6559 1963 |
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Orange Sky Laundry
Port Macquarie Tues - Town Beach Reserve 3pm - 5pm Wed - St Thomas Anglican Church 10.30am - 1.00pm Sun - End of Hayward St 8.45am - 10.00am Wauchope Wauchope Country Club Monday 3pm to 5pm Laurieton Laurieton Services club Wednesdays 3pm to 5pm Kempsey Neighbourhood Centre 5 Kemp Street Tues 11am to 1pm Taree Catholic Care Soup Kitchen 250 Victoria Street, Taree Mon 11am to 1pm Uniting Church 29 Albert Street, Taree Fri 10am to 12pm |
Wauchope Neighbourhood Centre
3 Waugh Street, Wauchope Community information referral and assistance. Laundry facility available for those experiencing homelessness. Tues & Wed 9am to 10m (Gold coin donation) Ph: 6586 4055 |
Hastings Neighbourhood Services
We embrace diversity and welcome all.
We acknowledge and pay cultural respect to the Biripi people – the first custodians of the land we live and work on today.
We acknowledge and pay cultural respect to the Biripi people – the first custodians of the land we live and work on today.
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Incorporated as Port Macquarie Neighbourhood Centre since March 1978
Trading as an Australian Business No: 89592910624 since July 2000 |
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