Statewide services
DV Connect
www.dvconnect.org.au
DV Connect provides free help for women, men, children and pets affected by domestic and family violence across Queensland. 24hrs/day
Telephone:
DV Connect Womensline Free call 1800 811 811
DV Connect Mensline Free call 1800 600 636
Website: http://www.dvconnect.org/
Department of Communities Queensland
List of current state-wide funded services available here, including Regional services.
Queensland Domestic Violence Services Network (QDVSN)
Queensland Domestic Violence Service Network (QDVSN) is a network of 19 Queensland regional domestic violence services and the Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, the Immigrant Women’s Support Service and DVConnect. There is a list of their member services and contact details on this website.
Women’s Legal Service (QLD)
Office Address: 387 Ipswich Road, Annerley. Entry on the corner of Ponsonby Street.
Telephone: 07 3392 0670 (Office only)
Statewide Advice Line – Free call. Ph: 1800 957 957 – Mon – Friday 9am – 3pm
Rural Regional Advice Phone Line – Free Call. Ph: 1800457117 – Tuesday 9.30am – 1.30pm.
Email: admin@wlsq.org.au;
Website: www.wlsq.org.au
Areas of advice: Women’s Legal Service Queensland (WLS) provides free legal and social work help with domestic violence, complex family law and sexual assault notes counselling privilege matters to women and people who live and identify as women in Queensland. Priority is given to women with safety risks and those experiencing multiple forms of disadvantage.
Ph. 1300 650 143
You can call to get legal information over the phone, or make an appointment to get legal advice in person or over the phone.
Legal Aid Domestic Violence Unit – Ph. 07 3238 3425
Legal Aid Women’s Domestic Violence Court Assistance Service provides court-based support at the Brisbane Magistrates Court as well as assistance to complete domestic violence protection orders applications.
Phone (07) 3238 3562 for court support or (07) 3247 5437 for the application assistance program.
Website: http://www.legalaid.qld.gov.au/Home
E-Safety Tips – Women and Safety Privacy Toolkit
The Women’s Technology Safety & Privacy Toolkit, created by the Safety Net Australia Project at WESNET, is for women experiencing tech abuse to learn how they can increase their technology safety and privacy. This toolkit includes resource guides ranging from online privacy and safety tips to smartphone privacy and location safety information, and much more. For more information go to: https://techsafety.org.au/resources/resources-women/
Rape and Domestic Violence Services Australia – Supports people affected by sexual, domestic or family violence. Based in New South Wales. Its Rape crisis service and online counselling program are only available for people in New South Wales.
Sexual Assault Counselling Australia – This is an Australia-wide for those affected by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, and looking for some phone counselling support. Available 24 hours a day. Ph – 1800 211 028
South-East Queensland Services:
Brisbane Domestic Violence Service
Ph: (07) 3217 2544
Email (non-urgent) bdvs@micahprojects.org.au
The Brisbane Domestic Violence Service (BDVS) is a free and confidential service for people in the Brisbane Metropolitan area who are affected by domestic and family violence. The service supports women, children, family members, same sex couples and others. Support is available 24 hours a day, seven days.
Centre Against Sexual Violence
Ph: (07) 3808 3299
Centre Against Sexual Violence (CASV) Inc. is a community based sexual assault service which is dedicated to serving the sexual assault support, education and information needs of the Logan, Beenleigh and Beaudesert communities. CASV also provides domestic and family violence services to the Redlands area.
The Centre for Women & Co.is a specialist Domestic Violence & Women’s Wellbeing Services offering crisis, counselling and support services across Logan, Redlands and Beenleigh.
Ph. (07) 3050 3060
Opening Hours
Mon | Tue | Wed | Fri 9am to 4pm
Thursday 1.30 pm to 4pm
Closed Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays
Beenleigh
29 City Road Beenleigh Qld 4207
BeenleighAdmin@centreforwomen.org.au
Logan Central
LoganAdmin@centreforwomen.org.au
Redlands
RedlandsAdmin@centreforwomen.org.au
Centre Against Domestic Abuse Inc. or CADA
CADA provides safe, accessible and appropriate services that contribute to the prevention of domestic and family violence in the community, and which support and empower people affected by domestic and family violence, using a range of services, including crisis support, keeping safe at home program, adult counselling, children’s counselling, court assistance, and strengthening family connections program.
Office Hours are 9.00am – 5.00pm Monday to Friday
Caboolture Office: T: 07 07 5498 9533 or Email: info@cada.org.au;
Pine Rivers Office: T: 07 3205 5457 (Tuesday – Friday only)
Redcliffe Office: T: 07 3283 6930
The Women’s Well being Hub in Moretan Bay – Ph: 5407 0217 or Email: wellbeing@cada.org.au;
Immigrant Women’s Support Service
Ph: (07) 3846 3490 or email.
IWSS offers free confidential, practical and emotional support to immigrant and refugee women from non-English speaking backgrounds and their children who have experienced domestic and/or sexual violence.
Centacare Family and Relationship Services, Domestic Violence Assistance Program (DVAP)
DVAP provides court-based support to people (predominately women) within the community who experience domestic and family violence and appear in Beenleigh Magistrates Courts for Domestic and Family Violence Court Mentions.
Contact details: Ph: 07 3807 7622
Website: