The Law Handbook 2024

Chapter 5.4: Financial counselling services 389 a budget, information on how to manage debt, and loan, credit and debt calculators). The website also has a ‘Find a financial counsellor’ map, which allows you to find financial counsellors by postcode. State-wide financial counselling services Better Place Australia Tel: 9556 5333; 1800 639 523 Web: www.betterplaceaustralia.com.au/financial- counselling/ Better Place provides free financial counselling throughout metropolitan and regional Victoria. Jewish Care 619 St Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC 3004 8517 5999 www.jewishcare.org.au Services available to members of the Victorian Jewish community. knowmore legal Level 15, 607 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 1800 605 762 www.knowmore.org.au Legal support for survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Support is also offered through Aboriginal engagement advisors and the social support team. Mortgage Stress Victoria 1800 572 292 www.mortgagestress.org.au/ Integrated legal, financial and health wellbeing program assisting people experiencing mortgage stress and financial hardship across Victoria. Social Security Rights Victoria (SSRV) 201 Napier Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065 9481 0355 www.ssrv.org.au/contact-us/ Integrated financial counselling for Centrelink-based matters. SSRV is an independent state-wide community legal centre that specialises in social security-related law, policy and procedure. Tenants Victoria Level 2, 255 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 9411 1444 www.tenantsvic.org.au Advice and advocacy on tenancy rights and issues. Thorne Harbour Health 51 Commercial Road, South Yarra VIC 3141 9863 0444 www.thorneharbour.org Financial counselling service for individuals with a verified HIV+ health status. Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) VAHS Family Counselling Service, 250 Plenty Road, Preston Vic 3072 Tel: 9419 3000 Web: www.vahs.org.au VAHS provides free financial counselling to members of Victoria’s Indigenous communities. Melbourne financial counselling services Altona: Moneycare Financial Counselling (The Salvation Army) 108 Queen Street, Altona Vic 3016 Tel: 1800 722 363 Web: www.salvationarmy.org.au/need-help/financial- assistance/financial-counselling/ Bayside Peninsula: Good Shepherd Tel: 1300 015 500 Email: fcintake@goodshep.org.au Web: goodshep.org.au/services/financial-counselling- financial-counsellingvic Boronia: EACH Eastern Financial Counselling Services 93 Boronia Road, Boronia Vic 3155 Tel: 1300 003 224 Email: info@each.com.au Web: www.each.com.au/service/eastern-financial- counselling-services/ Boronia: Moneycare Financial Counselling (The Salvation Army) 2 Liverpool Road, Boronia, VIC 3155 Tel: 1800 722 363 Web: www.salvationarmy.org.au/need-help/financial- assistance/financial-counselling/ Box Hill: Anglicare Victoria 37–41 Prospect Street, Box Hill Vic 3128 Tel: 9896 6322 Web: www.anglicarevic.org.au