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Not-for-Profit Community Support Contact List – Gympie Region
Community Response & Recovery – COVID-19. Information collated & current as at 26 May 2020. Updated regularly.
Phone Support
Qld Community Recovery Hotline 1800 173 349 is being operated by the Queensland government to support residents who are
in self-isolation or quarantine that may not be able to organise the delivery of essential food and medications. People needing
crisis, emotional and social telephone support can also call the hotline.
If you or someone you care about is distressed about COVID-19, in crisis, suicidal or needs someone to talk to, call:
1300 MH CALL - 1300 642 255 (24/7 Queensland Health) Lifeline: 13 11 14 (24/7) Mindspot (COVID-19 support and guidance on accessing resources and services): 1800 614 434 Beyond Blue (COVID-19 mental wellbeing support service): 1800 512 348 Headspace Gympie: 5482 1075 (for young people aged 12-25) or 1800 650 890 Kids Helpline: 1800 551 800 (24/7) 1800 RESPECT (National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service): 1800 737 732 DVConnect: 1800 811 811 Qld Homelessness Hotline (24/7) 1800 474 753 Parentline: 1300 301 300 Mensline: 1300 789 978 (24/7) Redcross Telecross: 1300 885 698 Rental Tenancy Authority: 1300 744 263
Not-for-Profit Community Support Contact List – Gympie Region
Community Response & Recovery – COVID-19. Information collated & current as at 26 May 2020. Updated regularly.
Emergency Relief (e.g. food and pharmacy vouchers, financial assistance in crisis, household items)
Organisation Email/website Phone number
Service target Service provision Operating hours
Geographic service area
The Salvation Army
Facebook: Gympie Salvation Army Family Store
5482 1710 1300 721 288
General Office open to the public & implementing government recommended precautionary measures Limited face-to-face appointments Family store closed, selling online & receiving donations.
7.30am-2pm Monday to Friday
Gympie region
St Vincent de Paul Society, St Patrick's Conference Family Assistance
[email protected] 0409 421 281 Families or individuals 25+ with urgent needs. NILS Applications can also be completed through phone and email. Phone 0448 626 327 for further info.
Office open to the public & implementing government recommended precautionary measures Interviewing has now resumed at John St but with strict protocols around face-to-face contact. Phone interviews in the usual time slots are still available if required.
12:00pm-3pm Monday, Wednesday, Friday Daytime hours for extreme situations
Gympie region
Not-for-Profit Community Support Contact List – Gympie Region
Community Response & Recovery – COVID-19. Information collated & current as at 26 May 2020. Updated regularly.
Organisation Email/website Phone number
Service target Service provision Operating hours
Geographic service area
GIVIT [email protected] 0448 480 083 General Limited face-to-face appointments Non-contact delivery only (i.e. phone, zoom, skype)
8:30am-5pm. State-wide in QLD
Gympie Community Place
[email protected] 5482 1147 General Office closed to the public Non-contact delivery only (i.e. phone, zoom, skype)
9am-3pm Monday to Thursday
Gympie region
Community Action Inc - Youth Service
youth@community actiongympie.com.au
5482 6188 Youth aged 12-25 years for support.
Office open to the public & implementing government recommended precautionary measures Limited face-to-face appointments
8:30am-4:30pm Monday to Friday
Gympie
Not-for-Profit Community Support Contact List – Gympie Region
Community Response & Recovery – COVID-19. Information collated & current as at 26 May 2020. Updated regularly.
Food Delivery, Meals or Food Hampers
Organisation Email/website Phone number
Service target Service provision Operating hours
Geographic service area
The Salvation Army
Facebook: Gympie Salvation Army Family Store
5482 1710 1300 721 288
General Office open to the public & implementing government recommended precautionary measures Family store closed, selling online & receiving donations.
Breakfast Monday - Friday & No lunches being served
Gympie
Gympie Meals on Wheels
[email protected] 5482 3342 Those confined to their homes, usually the elderly and disabled and their carers.
Office open to the public & implementing government recommended precautionary measures
Office hours 8am-1pm Food delivery 11am - 1pm
Gympie, Rainbow, Tin Can Bay, Kilkivan, Woolooga and everywhere in between
Victory Care 5482 4278 Isolated community members, pensioners.
Pick up 1 Barter St or delivery.
2pm-3pm (pensioners) 4pm-6pm Tuesday – Friday
Gympie
Not-for-Profit Community Support Contact List – Gympie Region
Community Response & Recovery – COVID-19. Information collated & current as at 26 May 2020. Updated regularly.
Counselling & Psychological Services
Organisation Email/website Phone number Service target Service provision Operating hours
Geographic service area
Uniting Care Community - Gympie
[email protected] 5480 3400 General community. Includes crisis and relationship counselling, as well as suicide prevention.
Office closed to the public Non-contact delivery only (i.e. phone, zoom, skype)
8.30am-4.30pm
Gympie Region
Artius [email protected] 1300 986 886 Mental health across the life span, all areas of therapy can be targeted or referred to if needed.
Office open to the public & implementing government recommended precautionary measures Non-contact delivery only (i.e. phone, zoom, skype)
8am-6pm depending on service required
Gympie region
Community Action Inc - Youth Service
youth@community actiongympie.com.au
5482 6188 Youth aged 12-25 years for support. General counselling as well as sexual health services.
Office open to the public & implementing government recommended precautionary measures Limited face-to-face appointments
8:30am- 4:30pm Monday to Friday
Gympie
Drug ARM Australia
[email protected] 3620 8800 Alcohol and other drugs for ages 16 and over.
Non-contact delivery only (i.e. phone, zoom, skype)
Wednesday to Thursday (there is a waitlist)
Gympie region
Not-for-Profit Community Support Contact List – Gympie Region
Community Response & Recovery – COVID-19. Information collated & current as at 26 May 2020. Updated regularly.
Organisation Email/website Phone number Service target Service provision Operating hours
Geographic service area
Headspace Gympie
5482 1075 12-25 year olds Office open to the public & implementing government recommended precautionary measures Limited face-to-face appointments Non-contact delivery only (i.e. phone, zoom, skype)
1pm-6pm Monday to Wednesday 8:30am-4:30pm Thursday
Gympie
Gympie & District Women's Health Centre
[email protected] 5483 6588 Women from age 14
Office open to the public & implementing government recommended precautionary measures Limited face-to-face appointments
Daily 9am-4pm After hours Tuesday 5pm-8pm Saturday 9am-12noon
Gympie region
Laurel Place [email protected] 5482 7911 Specialist sexual assault counselling service
Office open to the public & implementing government recommended precautionary measures Limited face-to-face appointments Non-contact delivery only (i.e. phone, zoom, skype)
9am to 5pm Monday to Thursday
Gympie region
Not-for-Profit Community Support Contact List – Gympie Region
Community Response & Recovery – COVID-19. Information collated & current as at 26 May 2020. Updated regularly.
Organisation Email/website Phone number Service target Service provision Operating hours
Geographic service area
QuIHN [email protected] 5443 9576 Over 18 counselling for people with problematic substance use. Drug and alcohol case management, counselling and psychoeducation
Non-contact delivery only (i.e. phone, zoom, skype)
9am-7pm Monday to Friday (Sunshine Coast Office)
Gympie region
Children's and Teens' Therapy Services
5441 7199 Children and young people with disabilities and health conditions (including mental health conditions)
Limited face-to-face appointments Non-contact delivery only (i.e. phone, zoom, skype)
8:00am-5:00pm Monday to Friday
Gympie region
Not-for-Profit Community Support Contact List – Gympie Region
Community Response & Recovery – COVID-19. Information collated & current as at 26 May 2020. Updated regularly.
Financial advice & support
Organisation Email/website Phone number
Service target Service provision Operating hours
Geographic service area
Small Business Rural Financial Counselling Service
[email protected] 1300 732 777
Financial counselling services to small Business affected by drought and / or Covid-19
Non-contact delivery only (i.e. phone, zoom, skype)
9am-5pm Monday to Friday
Gympie region
Rural Financial Counselling Service Southern Queensland
[email protected] 4622 5500
Primary Producers / Farmers experiencing or moving towards financial hardship
Non-contact delivery only (i.e. phone, zoom, skype)
9am-5pm Monday to Friday
Gympie region
Not-for-Profit Community Support Contact List – Gympie Region
Community Response & Recovery – COVID-19. Information collated & current as at 26 May 2020. Updated regularly.
Family Support
Organisation Email/website Phone number
Service target Service provision Operating hours Geographic service area
REFOCUS [email protected] 5417 4483 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and children. Includes intensive family support, Act as a IP with Child Safety.
Office open to the public & implementing government recommended precautionary measures
9:00am-5pm Monday to Friday
Gympie region
Act for Kids - Family and Child Connect
www.familychildconnect.org.au 5451 8200 Family support Office open to the public & implementing government recommended precautionary measures
8.30am - 5.30pm Monday-Friday
Gympie region
The Early Years Family Hub, Anglicare Southern Queensland
[email protected] 05 5482 9012 Families with children 0-8 years.
Office closed to the public Limited face-to-face appointments Non-contact delivery only (i.e. phone, zoom, skype)
8.30am-4.30pm Monday to Thursday
Gympie region
Anglicare – Mental Health and Family Well-being Children and Parenting program Gympie
anglicaresq.org.au 1300 114 397 Families with a child/children 0-12 years. Families who experience stress due to emotional, physical or economic change
Office closed to the public Limited face-to-face appointments Non-contact delivery only (i.e. phone, zoom, skype)
8am-4pm Monday/Tuesday/Thursday
Gympie region
Not-for-Profit Community Support Contact List – Gympie Region
Community Response & Recovery – COVID-19. Information collated & current as at 26 May 2020. Updated regularly.
Child & Family Health, Queensland Health
[email protected] 5319 4824 Parenting support, Growth & Development Support for children 0-5yrs
Office open to the public & implementing government recommended precautionary measures Limited face-to-face appointments
8.30am - 4pm Gympie region
Domestic and Family Violence
Organisation Email/website Phone number Service target Service provision Operating hours Geographic service area
Community Action Inc – Domestic and Family Violence Service
54138088 Counselling and court support for women and children
Office closed to the public Limited face-to-face appointments Non-contact delivery only (i.e. phone, zoom, skype)
8:30am-4:00 pm weekdays
Gympie Region
Community Action Inc - Erin House
erinhouse@communityaction gympie.com.au
5482 7973 Women with their children experiencing domestic violence
Office closed to the public Limited face-to-face appointments
9am-4.00pm weekdays Limited contact for in house clients on the weekend.
Gympie and surrounding district
Not-for-Profit Community Support Contact List – Gympie Region
Community Response & Recovery – COVID-19. Information collated & current as at 26 May 2020. Updated regularly.
Disability
Organisation Email/website Phone number Service target Service provision Operating hours Geographic service area
BUSHkids [email protected]
0439 913 143 Children with developmental delay or disability 0-7yrs NDIS Partner in the community for children birth - 7yrs
Office closed to the public Limited face-to-face appointments
8.30am - 4.30pm Gympie region
Bravo Disability Support Network Inc
5482 5336 Disability support - NDIS and unmet need. All ages
Office open to the public & implementing government recommended precautionary measures Limited face-to-face appointments
Office 8.30am-4.30pm. Support services 24/7
Gympie region
Montrose Therapy & Respite Services
1800 193 362 Children and young adults with a disability or developmental delay.
Non-contact delivery only (i.e. phone, zoom, skype)
8am-5:30pm Gympie region
TASC National [email protected]
4616 9700 Disability Advocacy Non-contact delivery only (i.e. phone, zoom, skype)
9am - 4.00pm Gympie region
Not-for-Profit Community Support Contact List – Gympie Region
Community Response & Recovery – COVID-19. Information collated & current as at 26 May 2020. Updated regularly.
Information & Referral
Organisation Email/website Phone number
Service target Service provision Operating hours Geographic service area
Gympie Community Place – Community Connect Program
5482 1147 Community Connect is a Social Work program auspiced under Gympie Community Place. It is a one worker service and able to provide emotional support, linkages and referrals to assist vulnerable people in the Gympie community.
Office closed to the public Non-contact delivery only (i.e. phone, zoom, skype)
9am - 4pm Monday to Friday
Gympie region
Gympie Community Place
[email protected] 5482 1147 General Includes Legal Advice
Office closed to the public Non-contact delivery only (i.e. phone, zoom, skype)
9am-3pm Monday to Thursday
Gympie region
Community Solutions
communitysolutions.org.au 1300 621 499 50+ Aboriginal &Torres Strait Islander people 60+ wider community
Non-contact delivery only (i.e. phone, zoom, skype)
8.00am-4.30pm Monday to Friday
Gympie region
Cooloola Coast Community Local Disaster Managment Support Group
[email protected] 0439 862 264 Cooloola Coast community Non-contact delivery only (i.e. phone, zoom, skype)
24/7 Cooloola Coast
Not-for-Profit Community Support Contact List – Gympie Region
Community Response & Recovery – COVID-19. Information collated & current as at 26 May 2020. Updated regularly.
Organisation Email/website Phone number
Service target Service provision Operating hours Geographic service area
Gympie & District Women's Health Centre
[email protected] 5483 6588 Women from age 14 Office open to the public & implementing government recommended precautionary measures Limited face-to-face appointments
Daily 9am-4pm After hours Tuesday 5-8pm Saturday 9am-12noon
Gympie region
Community Action Inc - Youth Service
youth@community actiongympie.com.au
5482 6188 Youth aged 12-25 years for support. Sexual Health; Accommodation for youth aged 16-25 years for support
Office open to the public & implementing government recommended precautionary measures Limited face-to-face appointments
8:30am-4:30pm Monday to Friday
Gympie
Not-for-Profit Community Support Contact List – Gympie Region
Community Response & Recovery – COVID-19. Information collated & current as at 26 May 2020. Updated regularly.
Short Term Accommodation & Housing
Homelessness
Organisation Email/website Phone number
Service target Service provision Operating hours
Geographic service area
Gympie Keys to early intervention in homelessness (KEIHS)
[email protected]; www.kyabra.org; https://www.facebook.com/Kyabra
5441 3837 Homestay program - providing case management support for those at risk of losing their housing
Office closed to the public Non-contact delivery only (i.e. phone, zoom, skype)
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm in Gympie.
Gympie
Organisation Email/website Phone number
Service target Service provision Operating hours Geographic service area
Community Action Inc - Housing Service
housing@communityaction gympie.com.au
5482 8959 Homeless and Department of Housing Waiting list clients
Office open to the public & implementing government recommended precautionary measures Limited face-to-face appointments Non-contact delivery only (i.e. phone, zoom, skype)
9am-4pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. 12pm-4pm Wednesday
Gympie, Kilkivan, Goomeri, Imbil, Kandanga, Tin Can Bay, Kingaroy
Community Action Inc - Erin House
erinhouse@communityaction gympie.com.au
5482 7973 Crisis Accommodation for women and children escaping Domestic Violence
Office closed to the public Limited face-to-face appointments
9am- 4pm weekdays check Limited contact for in house clients on the weekend
Gympie and surrounding district
Not-for-Profit Community Support Contact List – Gympie Region
Community Response & Recovery – COVID-19. Information collated & current as at 26 May 2020. Updated regularly.
Palliative Care
Organisation Email/website Phone number
Service target Service provision Operating hours
Geographic service area
Little Haven Cooloola / Sunshine Coast Palliative CareInc
[email protected], facebook.com/littlehavenpalliativecare/ littlehaven.org.au
5482 9091 Palliative Care and Cancer Support, Terminally Ill
Office open to the public & implementing government recommended precautionary measures
24/7 Gympie
Volunteer & Donation Management
Organisation Email/website Phone number
Service target Service provision Operating hours
Geographic service area
GIVIT [email protected]
General Limited face-to-face appointments Non-contact delivery only (i.e. phone, zoom, skype)
8:30am-5pm. State-wide in QLD
Gympie Region Volunteer Centre
[email protected] 0408 992 822 General Non-contact delivery only (i.e. phone, zoom, skype)
10am-3pm Gympie region
Not-for-Profit Community Support Contact List – Gympie Region
Community Response & Recovery – COVID-19. Information collated & current as at 26 May 2020. Updated regularly.
Chaplaincy, Pastoral Care & Spiritual Support
Organisation Email/website Phone number Service target Service provision Operating hours
Geographic service area
Scripture Union Qld
[email protected] 0412 121 501 Children, Young people and their families
Limited face-to-face appointments Non-contact delivery only (i.e. phone, zoom, skype)
No limit at this time
All of Qld
