Australia & HIV/AIDS: Resources

National

• AIDS Action Council
• The AIDS Trust
  Provides financial help to organizations for HIV-related projects and for the distribution of financial help to HIV-positive people.
• Australian AIDS Organizations
  Go here to find other community-based advocacy and service organizations for and by PLWHA.
• Australian Federation of AIDS Organizations
  Australia's community-based response to HIV/AIDS.
• The Ministerial Advisory Committee on AIDS, Sexual Health and Hepatitis (MACASHH)
  The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing's committee, provides information on HIV transmission and treatment.
• National Association of People Living With HIV/AIDS, Australia
• National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research
  Conducts HIV and hepatitis studies and publishes research findings.
• OzPoz
  Facilitates e-mail discussion lists for Australians living with HIV on topics such as coinfection with hepatitis C, immigration to Australia and issues HIV-positive women face.
• PozHet
  Provides support groups and an annual educational seminar.
• Reach Out!
  Resources for youth.
• Youth Substance Abuse Service
  Outreach and withdrawal services, residential rehabilitation, supported accommodation, and other programs for youth with problems related to alcohol and drug use.

New South Wales

• AIDS Council of New South Wales
  Provides counseling, housing, home care and transport services and treatment advice to all HIV-positive people, particularly those in the gay, lesbian, bisexual, injecting drug user and sex worker communities.
• AIDS Dementia and HIV Psychiatry Service
  (Adahps)
  Provides medical management and HIV psychiatry care, education, and case management.
• Albion Street Centre
  An HIV clinic, whose services include on-site clinics for dermatology, psychiatry, hepatitis, nutrition, access to clinical trials and anonymous and confidential HIV testing.
• Australasian Society for HIV Medicine
  Provides education and information regarding HIV and HIV treatment to health workers in the field.
• Bobby Goldsmith Foundation
  Provides no-interest loans and financial advice for people with HIV and low incomes.
• HIV/AIDS Legal Centre
• People Living With HIV/AIDS New South Wales
• NSW Sexual Health Infoline
  Phone 1800 451 624 (Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm)
  Sexual health nurses provide answers to questions on sexual health and sexually transmitted infections. They will also provide referrals to services.
• Positive Life New South Wales
  Provides support, information and advocacy to people living with HIV in New South Wales.

Queensland

• Queensland Association for Healthy Communities Inc.
  Offers a variety of support and medical services.
• Queensland Government Health on Sexual Health -- HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C
• Queensland Positive People

South Australia

• AIDS Council of South Australia
• People Living With HIV/AIDS in South Australia
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases Services (Adelaide)
• Shine SA
  This sexual health agency provides education on sexual and reproductive health, including the transmission of HIV.
• Women's Health Statewide HIV Women's Project
  Provides a physician referral service, peer counseling, treatment information and advocacy.

Tasmania

• Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases Inc.
  Provides housing assistance, support groups, nutrition information and peer support groups for HIV-infected people.

Victoria

• Access Information Center
  Runs a free library containing information on HIV and assistance finding HIV resources.
• AIDS Housing Action Group Inc.
  Provides housing referrals, assistance with housing related financial matters and confidential housing advice.
• Country Awareness Network Inc.
  Provides education, support and advocacy around HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and sexual health.
• People Living With HIV/AIDS Victoria
• Positive People Victoria
• Positive Women
  Provides referrals to doctors, counsellors and other support services, as well as a library and opportunities for meeting other HIV-positive women.
• Straight Arrows
  Straight Arrows offers support for HIV-positive heterosexuals and their families in Prahran.
• Youth Empowerment Against HIV/AIDS
  Provides HIV information and outreach to youth through speakers and workshops in secondary schools.