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Alcohol and Drug Information Service
Tel: 1800 177 833 (24 hours)
See Drug and Alcohol Counselling
Accommodation
- James Cook University Cairns Accommodation - 4042 1698
- SHAC Crisis Housing - 4031 4327
- Dept of Housing - 4039 8822
- Ruth's Women's Shelter - 1800 811 811
- Salvation Army Centennail Lodge - 4031 4432
- St Margaret's Girls House - 4033 2678
- St John's Boys House - 4032 4971
- Tenancy Advice/Red Cross Crisis Accommodation - 4031 6733
Ambulance
Tel: 000 (emergency ONLY)
Australian Search and Rescue
Maritime Tel: 1800 641 792
Aviation Tel: 1800 815 257

Bureau of Meteorology
Tel: (07) 4035 9777 (Cairns)
Tel: (07) 4955 1355 (Mackay)
Tel: (07) 4779 5999 (Townsville)

Cancer Helpline
Tel: 13 11 20
Centrecare
Cairns - 4044 0130
Counselling Services
See: Lifeline | Women's Centre | Relationships Australia | Victims Counselling and Support Service | Men's Line | Drug and Alcohol
Community Health Services
Queensland Health
See the White Pages under Queensland Health - Health Services - Community Health Services
Tel: (07) 4050 3500 (Cairns)
Tel: (07) 4968 3800 (Mackay)
Tel: (07) 4799 9500 (Townsville)

Councils

Cairns Regional Council
Council Chambers
119 - 145 Spence Street
Cairns Q 4870
Tel: (07) 4044 3044
Mackay City Council
44 Gordon Street
Mackay Q 4740
Tel: (07) 4968 4444
Townsville City Council 103 Walker Street
Townsville Q 4810
Tel: (07) 4727 9000
Whitsunday Shire Council
83-85 Main Street
Proserpine Q 4800
Tel: (07) 4945 0200
see also - Local Government Association of Qld. Inc.

Counter Disaster and Rescue Services
Mackay Area Office, Emergency Services Complex
61 Beaconsfield Road, Mackay Q 4740
Tel: (07) 4039 8255 (Cairns)
Tel: (07) 4799 7113 (Townsville)
CQ Rescue
231 Boundary Road, Mackay Q 4740
Tel: (07) 4957 8181
Fax: (07) 4957 8818

Crisis Accommodation
See also Accommodation

Crisis Accommodation Support Association
Shop 1/ 36 Carlyle St
Mackay 4740
Tel: (07) 4951 4299
Crisis Accommodation
Echlin Street
West End
Townsville Q 4810
Tel: (07) 4721 1766
Crisis Care
Tel: 1800 177 135 (24 hours)
Shelter Housing Action - Crisis Housing
134 Aumuller Street
Cairns Q 4810
Tel: (07) 4031 4327

Department of Emergency Services
Tel: (07) 4039 8244 (Cairns)
Tel: (07) 4965 6651; Fax: (07) 4965 6650 (Mackay)
Tel: (07) 4799 7060 (Townsville)
Department of Industrial Relations (Workplace Health and Safety)
Cairns
Tel: (07) 1300 369 915
Tel: (07) 4760 7980 (after hours)
Mackay
Tel: (07) 4967 4499
Fax: (07) 4967 4477
Townsville
Tel: (07) 1300 369 915
Tel: (07) 4760 7980 (after hours)
Drug and Alcohol Counselling
Addiction Help Agency - Cairns - Tel: 4051 6262
Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs - 1800 177 833
Alcoholics Anonymous: Mackay - 4953 1742, Townsville - 4771 5411, Cairns - 4051 2872
Alcohol and Drug Information Service - 1800 177 833 (24 hours)
Narcotics Anonymous: Townsville - 4755 2489, Cairns - 4054 3483
Queensland Clean Needle Hotline - 1800 633 353
Doctors - see Medical Practitioners
Domestic Violence - see Violence and Abuse

Emergencies - see:
Australian Search and Rescue
Ambulance
Counter Disaster and Rescue Services
Department of Emergency Services
Fire
Hyperbaric Medical Unit
Police
State Emergency Service
Environmental Health Unit - see Tropical Public Health Services

Cairns District Office
Tel: (07) 4046 6602
Mackay District Office
Wood Street (Cnr River Street), Mackay Q 4740
Tel: (07) 4944 7800
Townsville District Office
Tel: (07) 4722 5211

Fire

Cairns Fire Station
Tel: 4042 5400
Fire Emergencies ONLY
Tel: 000
Mackay Fire Station
Tel: 4957 2244
Queensland Fire and Rescue Authority
Area HQ
127 Alfred Street, Mackay Q 4740
Tel: 4957 2244
Queensland Fire and Rescue Service
Tel: 4039 8233 (Cairns)
Tel: 4799 7074 (Townsville)
Townsville Fire Station
Tel: 4771 2111

Gamblers Anonymous
Tel: 1800 002 210
Gambling Helpline
Tel: 1800 222 050
General Practitioners - see Medical Practitioners
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Reef HQ Building
2-68 Flinders Street
Townsville Q 4810
Tel: 4750 0700

Help lines - see:
Cancer Helpline
Crisis Care
Domestic Violence Telephone Service
Family Drug Support
Gamblers Anonymous
Kids Help Line
Lifeline
Parent Line
Poisons Information Centre
Quit Line
Rape Crisis Line
Rural Mental Illness and Support Line

Hospitals and Health Services

Cairns Base Hospital
Tel: (07) 4050 6333
Cairns Private Hospital
Tel: (07) 4052 5200
Mackay Community Health Centre
12-14 Nelson Street
Mackay Q 4740
Tel: (07) 4968 3800
(videoconferencing available)
Mackay Base Hospital
475 Bridge Road
Mackay Q 4740
Tel: (07) 4968 6000
(videoconferencing available)
Mater Misericordiae Hospital
Willetts Rd Q 4740
Tel (07) 4965 5666
Mater Hospital - Townsville
Tel: (07) 4727 4444
Pioneer Valley Hospital
Norris Road
North Mackay Q 4740
Tel: (07) 4942 1144
Proserpine Hospital
26-32 Taylor Street
Proserpine Q 4802
Tel: (07) 4945 0400
(videoconferencing available)
The Wesley Park Haven Hospital
Townsville
Tel: (07) 4722 8822
Townsville Hospital
Tel: (07) 4796 1111
Women's Centre
Tel: (07) 4775 7555
Whitsunday Community Health Centre
12 Altmann Ave
Cannonvale Q 4802
Tel: (07) 4946 5633
(videoconferencing available)
Whitsunday Women's Service
Tel: (07) 4946 5211
Hyperbaric Medical Unit
Townsville General Hospital
Tel: (07) 4796 2080