Important Support Contacts

Emergency Number
000
Police. Fire. Ambulance.

Coronavirus Hotline
1800 675 398

Call-to-Test Service
1800 675 398 Option 9
www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/call-to-test-covid-19
This service will enable some of our most vulnerable to get tested for coronavirus (COVID-19) at home with a qualified health clinician. Visit the website to find out more information.

Nurse on Call (24 hours)
1300 606 024

Carrington Health
www.carringtonhealth.org.au/health-update-covid-19-coronavirus
9890 2220

COVID-19 support line for senior Australians
1800 171 866
www.health.gov.au/contacts/older-persons-covid-19-support-line
Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 6pm
Supporting the mental health of senior Australians, their families and carers impacted by the spread of COVID-19

Food and Other Relief

Victorian Government Emergency Relief
1800 675 398
www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/financial-and-other-support-coronavirus-covid-19
This site lists a variety of emergency relief payments and food relief packages.

Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre
Email: reception@surreyhillsnc.org.au
Phone: 0424 857 035
Grocery deliveries or a cooked meal

Salvation Army Blackburn
(03) 8878 4500
Welfare assistance (healthcare card required)

Crossway Church Lifecare
www.crosswaylifecare.org.au or www.crossway.org.au
(03) 9886 3899
Grocery Deliveries & Shopping assistance, Care needs such as phone friends, Prayer requests

Relief Centre in Whitehorse
www.whitehorsechurchescare.org.au
(03) 9837 2900
Emergency relief / Food assistance / Prayers / Phonecalls

St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria Welfare Assistance Line
1800 305 330
Monday–Friday, 10.00am - 3.00pm
Assistance with food and material aid

Sikh Gurdwara (Temple)
127 Whitehorse Road, Blackburn 3030 - Meals provided between 5-7pm seven days per week for needy, international students, frontline health officials, elderly and those who are unable to cook without help. No ID or health card required

New Hope, Baptist Church
3 Springfield Road, Blackburn North
Phone chat / IT support / Collect food or medicine / Food parcels / Outdoor home maintenance
newhope.net.au/

Box Hill Community Information & Support
Food parcels / vouchers / financial assistance and referrals for Whitehorse residents north of Canterbury Road
Suite 1, 27 Bank Street, Box Hill
Phone: (03) 9285 4801

Uniting Church East Burwood
(03) 9803 3400
Please call first. Food assistance available.

Energy Assistance Program
1800 830 029
www.bsl.org.au/energy-assist

Mitcham Community Meal
Provides cooked meals and food pantry items sourced from FoodBank.
Operating out of All Saints Church in Mitcham.
Contact is Ben Frawley: mitchamcommunitymeal@gmail.com or 0481 314 589.
(No service during lock down – service will resume when restrictions lifted)

Migrant Information Centre
The Migrant Information Centre can assist SETS-eligible clients with food vouchers. SETS-eligibility includes residing in the Eastern Metropolitan Region and settled in Australia for less than 5 years on a Refugee Visa or Family Stream Permanent Residency Visa from a country where English is not the first language.

The Migrant Information Centre can also assist local individuals and families with food vouchers and to pay bills if they are Asylum Seekers, or have Temporary Protection Visa (TPV) or Safe Haven Enterprise Visa (SHEV). miceastmelb.com.au
(03) 9285 4888
mic@miceastmelb.com.au

Rotary Club Box Hill Burwood
Meals for international students.
Contact simon@wheelton.com.au

Whitehorse Rotary Cluster Project
Material support for rooming house residents.
Meals, personal care packs.
Contact simon@wheelton.com.au

Reliable Information

Family Wellbeing Services

Maternal and Child Health Advisory Line (24 hours)
13 22 29
MCH App Free from app stores
Child health tips and advice on your phone

1800RESPECT
1800 737 732
National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service

Kids Helpline (24 hours)
1800 551 800
www.kidshelpline.com.au
Free phone and online counselling for kids, teens, young adults, parents and carers

DirectLine (24 Hours)
1800 888 236
Alcohol and drug counselling and referral.

Opening Doors (24 Hours)
1800 825 955
Housing and homelessness support

Red Cross
www.redcross.org.au/coronavirus

Family and Youth in Self-isolation

Financial Support

Services Australia
COVID-19 Disaster Payment
Help for people affected by restrictions. The new payment will help Victorian workers who are unable to earn income due to the current lockdown restrictions.

Premier's Office
More support for Victorians in need
The Victorian Government is providing a dedicated boost to hardship payments and emergency food relief for our state’s most vulnerable.

DHHS
www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/financial-support-coronavirus-covid-19
Find out about the financial support available to people and businesses affected by coronavirus (COVID-19)

Centrelink
www.servicesaustralia.gov.au

Consumer Affairs Victoria
www.consumer.vic.gov.au
Your housing rights and cancelled events

Money Smart
1300 300 630
moneysmart.gov.au
Helping Australians make decisions about money. Financial counselling information.

National Debt Help Line
1800 007 007
ndh.org.au

Australian Taxation Office
13 28 65
www.ato.gov.au

Good Shepherd COVID Hardship Line
1300 121 130
www.householdrelief.org.au
Household Relief Loans Without Interest for people affected by the coronavirus pandemic – along with a free COVID Hardship Support Hotline to help you navigate the support services available. Loans of up to $3,000 are available for rent, bond, rates, body corporate fees and utility bills – with no interest, charges or fees.

Eastern Financial Counselling Service (Anglicare)
(03) 9896 6322
efcp@anglicarevic.org.au

International Students
Support is available to international students experiencing difficulties, through their education providers or Study Melbourne

Mental Health Services

Lifeline (24 hours)
13 11 14
Crisis support and suicide prevention

Parentline (8am-midnight)
13 22 89
Counselling and support for parents and carers every day of the year, including public holidays

Beyond Blue Support Service
Support. Advice. Action.
1300 22 4636
Maternal and Child Health Advisory Line (24 hours)

Headspace
Hawthorn: 9006 6500
Knox: 9801 6088
Youth mental health service for 12-25 year olds

National Mental Health Helpline
1300 643 287 (1300 MHF AUS)
Provide mental health information, support, referral and professional counselling for people in distress

COVID-19 support line for senior Australians
1800 171 866
www.health.gov.au/contacts/older-persons-covid-19-support-line
Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 6pm
Supporting the mental health of senior Australians, their families and carers impacted by the spread of COVID-19

State Government mental health resources
www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/mental-health-resources-coronavirus-covid-19

Temporary Visa Holders

Extreme Hardship Support Program
www.redcross.org.au/vicrelief
1800 855 240

To be eligible for this program a person must:

live in Victoria, and
be unable to access Commonwealth income support (such as JobKeeper or JobSeeker) or the Victorian International Student Emergency Relief Fund, and
have zero or very limited income, savings or community support
be a temporary or provisional visa holder, or an undocumented migrant.

The website has information in simplified Chinese, Farsi, Malay, Nepalese, Spanish, Tamil, Urdu and Vietnamese.

People who previously received a $400 payment (or equivalent family amount) can apply for a $400 ‘top up’ payment. For more information see the Q&As and Community service provider fact sheet on the DHHS website.

Council Services

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