Gold Coast Welfare Resources
🌱 Free Counselling & Wellbeing Support
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Pathways to Grow – UnitingCare (Free Counselling)
Gold Coast Centre: 60 Smith Street, Southport QLD 4215
T: 07 5579 6000
🏥 Medical & Mental Health Services
- Medicare Urgent Care Clinic, Oxenford Qld 4210
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Mental Health Access Line / Acute Care Team (Gold Coast) - 1300 MH CALL (1300 642255)
🏥 NDIS / DSP Help
- INTAKE Support Beyond Barriers Monday - Thursday: 8:30am - 3:00pm Friday: 8:30am - 12pm (07) 5593 7006 (for DSP/NDIS application assistance)
🔄 Rehabilitation Services for AA/NA
Getting Started: Contact Fairhaven at 07 5676 1150 and ask for Trish (Pathways Admission Officer). Phone lines open 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM. Detox covered by Medicare, rehabilitation 80-85% covered through Centrelink.
- Drug Problem? www.na.org.au or text your postcode to 0488 811 247
- Gold Coast Youth Service - 0755720400 (Contact Sally)
- Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings
- Narcotics Anonymous Meetings
- Currumbin Clinic (Private Drug and Alcohol Rehab - Gold Coast)
- Lives Lived Well (Public Service, Mirikai Residential Rehabilitation)
- Salvation Army Gold Coast Recovery Services – Fairhaven 1300 111 827
- Goldbridge Rehabilitation Services Inc - 55031255
- Logan House Rehab - 1300 727 957
- Toowong Private Hospital
- NDIS Services - Kyabra (Contact Chloe)
🏠 Housing Emergency Assistance
- List of Homelessness Accommodation & Support Services
Gold Coast Homelessness Service - 07 5579 6060 - Gold Coast Homeless Health Outreach Team (GCHHOT/HHOT) - 07 5687 9651 | After Hours: 0403 608 297
- DV Connect Women's Line - 1800 811 811 | Men's Line - 1800 600 636
- Salvos (First Response Team) - Contact Ruth: 07 3832 1491
- Still Waters (Women with/without children) - 07 5591 1776
- Vinnies - 1800 846 643
- Blair Athol - 5579 6060 (Bilinga, south Gold Coast)
- Social Workers at Centrelink (Services Australia)
- Gold Coast Community Services Directory (Refer pages 20-22)
- Sheltered by Grace (Helping the Homeless Gold Coast/Logan/Brisbane)
- YFS Shelter - (07) 3826 1500
- Housing & Homelessness (Gold Coast)
- St Johns Drop in Centre Crisis Care
- Uniting Care (Housing, Health care & community services)
🏘️ Affordable & Social Housing Options
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Anglicare Southern Queensland – Housing & Homelessness
Support and tenancy options across SEQ
T: Refer website -
Churches of Christ Housing Services
Affordable and community housing options
T: 07 3327 1674 -
YMCA Queensland – Affordable Housing
Tenancy management and affordable rentals
T: 07 5503 7440 -
Common Ground (Gold Coast/Brisbane)
Permanent supportive housing model
T: 07 3370 8320 -
Horizon Housing
Community and affordable housing provider
T: 07 5668 9400 -
The Deck – Gold Coast Homeless Network
Centralised information on services and housing pathways
⚖️ Legal Assistance
- Gatenby Criminal Lawyers (Legal aid advice and representation)
- Domestic Violence Prevention Centre Gold Coast
- Legal Aid
- Free Legal Advice
- LGBTI Legal Service
- Women's Court Advocacy Program (Help with DV Application) - 0439 723 412
- Men's Domestic Violence Education Program - 0439 406 260
🍽️ Food Bank & Emergency Food
Note: Get in touch with our office to request a one-time food package.
- Set Free Care - Community Hub (Southport - Pantry Packs, Free Meals, Shower Services, Laundry, Op Shop)
- Angels Kitchen - Southport Community Centre, Sundays 3PM-4:30PM (Contact George Bent: 0412 961 447)
- Hope Starts Here - Southport Community Centre, Thursdays 5PM-7PM
- The Movement Gold Coast - Southport Community Centre, Saturdays 1:30-2:30PM
- Find Support — Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Queensland
Here is a full list of Food Support Services for the Gold Coast
