PLEASE NOTE FOR ALL IMMEDIATE DANGER SAFETY CONCERNS PLEASE CALL THE APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE NUMBER 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
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 0408 194 947 Opening hours : Monday - Wednesday 8.30am - 4.00pm |
At Hastings Neighbourhood Service locations,
we provide the following services:
we provide the following services:
EAPA Vouchers: Vouchers to assist with paying electricity.
Food Connect: Free food & produce.
Please note, each Centre operates this service on different days. See below under Community Food Services.
Please note, each Centre operates this service on different days. See below under Community Food Services.
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.
To view all services click on the download link for your copy.
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Accommodation / Housing Services
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LIBERTY (Galbaan House)
Crisis accommodation for women & children escaping family & domestic violence Ph: 6583 2155 Liberty Cottage Ph: 6584 9201 |
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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NEW 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 Housing Limited
Level 1/16 Clarence St, Port Macquarie Not for profit housing organisation that delivers affordable housing to those in need. Rental housing at subsidised market rent to the most vulnerable in the community. Ph: 6583 6717 / 1300 245 468 |
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Housing (FACS)
9 Short Street, Port Macquarie Apply for housing assistance, private rental assistance including Rentstart Bond Loan, and request a repair. Ph: 5525 1200 |
Mid Coast Tenants Advice Service
Phone service only. Assistance for social housing, private tenants and park residents including tribunal representation if required. Appointment required. Ph: 6583 9866 / 1800 777 722 |
Fair Trading
Cnr Central Rd & Barton Crescent, Port Macquarie General tenancy and park resident enquiries. Ph: 133220 |
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 |
PORT MACQUARIE NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE
Tuesday & Thursdays at 9.30am Food Connect. Bread, rolls, fruit & veg and more. Gold coin donation and bring a bag. 4 Dodds St, Port Macquarie Ph: 6584 1914 |
COMMUNITY @ 3
Laurieton United Services Club Fridays 3-5pm Meal, shower & laundry located behind/underneath Club 2 Seymour St, Laurieton Ph: 0413 480 999 |
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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 9.30am Food Connect. Bread, rolls, fruit & veg and more. Gold coin donation and bring a bag. 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 |
NEW HORIZONS
Every Monday 8.30 am BBQ breakfast Kooloonbung Creek Nature Reserve Gordon Street (opposite Finnians) Port Macquarie Ph: 6588 8100 |
Lake Cathie Community Centre
Fridays 8.30am BBQ breakfast followed by Food Connect. Free rescued food. Gold coin donation and bring a bag. |
Counselling Services
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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 - Tuesday & Thursday from 9.30am (bread, rolls, fruit, veg and more). Gold coin donation & bring a bag. LEAF Service - Literacy, Editing and forms assistance to complete online & other forms for documents. 4 Dodds St. Port Macquarie Ph: 6583 8044 / 6584 1914 |
Hope Shop - Mid Coast Care
Mon - Fri 9am to 3.30pm Op shop, furniture, clothing, welfare support. Gift vouchers for Hope Shop. Help with moving furniture etc. Showers available by appointment. 3 Milton Circuit, Port Macquarie Ph: 6581 3303 Welfare enquires 0478558079. Hope Shop - Lake Cathie 2/1661 Ocean Drive, Lake Cathie Op shop, furniture, clothing, welfare support. Gift vouchers for Hope shop. Showers available Fridays Ph: 65855432 Welfare enquiries 0478558079 |
Salvation Army
Food, EAPA, Telstra, furniture, white goods, chemist vouchers. Showers available from 9.30 - 11.30 Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri. Lord St, Port Macquarie Ph: 6584 2951 Assessment line 1300 371 288 Must phone for an initial assessment 9 to 5pm Mon to Fri. Welfare section 6583 7604 ( for further assistance, only after calling above assessment line. |
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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 |
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 Tues, Wed, Fri 9.30 to 11.30 Ph: 6559 1963 |
Wauchope Neighbourhood Centre
3 Waugh Street, Wauchope EAPA vouchers. Food connect - Every Monday from 9.30am (bread, rolls, fruit & vegetables and more). Gold coin donation and bring a bag. 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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