National Bodies

Australian Service Providers
Other links

Australian Association of the Deaf (AAD)
Website: www.aad.org.au

Australian Deaf/Blind Council
PO Box 1213
CAMBERWELL VIC 3124
Voice: 03-0427-435-243
Website: http://home.connexus.net.au/~dba/

Australian Deaf Sport Federation
101-117 Wellington Parade South
EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002
TTY: 03-9650-2524
Fax: 03-9654-2868
Website: www.deafsports.org.au

Australian Tinnitus Association
PO Box 660
WOOLLAHRA NSW 2025
Tel: 02-361-7331 | Fax: 02-361-7333
Website: www.tinnitus.asn.au

Better Hearing Australia
Website: www.betterhearing.org.au

Deafness Forum
218 Northbourne Avenue
BRADDON ACT 2162
Tel: 02-6262-7808 | Fax: 02-6262-7810
TTY: 02-6262-7809
Website: www.deafnessforum.org.au

Lions Hearing Dogs Inc.
PO Box 164
HAHNDORF SA 5245
Tel: 08-8388-7836 | Fax: 08-8388-1299
TTY: 08-8388-1297
Website: www.hearingdogs.asn.au

Media Access Australia
Contact: Communications Manager
Suite 405
22-36 Mountain St
Ultimo
NSW 2007
Ph (V): 02 9212 6242
Ph (TTY): 02 9212 6461
Fax: 02 9212 6289
Email: info@mediaaccess.org.au
Website: www.mediaaccess.org.au  

Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH)
Hillview Community Health Centre
1334 Pacific Highway
TURRAMURRA NSW 2074
Tel/TTY: 02-9144-7586 | Fax: 02-9144-3936
Website: www.shhhaust.org

The Shepherd Centre
Website: www.shepherdcentre.usyd.edu.au/

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Acoustic Neuroma Association NSW
PO Box 21
GEORGES HALL NSW 2198
Tel/Fax: 02-9708-2695

Australian Association of the Deaf Inc, NSW
Suite 513
149 Castlereagh Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Tel: 02-9286-3944 | Fax: 02-9286-3955
TTY: 02-9286-3933
Website: www.aad.org.au

ACT Interpreter Service
Grant Community Centre
Level 2A
27 Mulley Street
HOLDER ACT 2611
(PO Box 3239, Weston ACT 2611)
Tel: 02-6287-4391 | Fax: 02-6287 4233
TTY: 02-6287-4392
Mobile: 0412-42-059
Website: www.actdrc.org.au

ACT Tinnitus Support Group, ACT
Meets every two months at the Griffin Centre, Bunda Street, Canberra.
The meetings provide the opportunity for group discussion about issues related to Tinnitus, other ear disorders and hearing problems. Guest speakers attend when available
Enquires:
Tel: 02-6288-0224 (H) Carol Taloni
Tel: 02-6241-5240 (H) Barry Telfer

Australian Tinnitus Association (NSW) Ltd
9 Ice Street
DARLINGHURST NSW 2010
(PO Box 660 Woollahra 1350)
Tel: 02-8382-2221 | Fax: 02-8382-333

Better Hearing Australia Canberra ACT
Better Hearing Australia Canberra group provides Aural Rehabilitation sessions which include instruction in communication skills, lip-reading and auditory retraining.
Classes: Tuesday 2-4 pm, ACROD House, 33 Thesiger Court, Deakin
Tuesday 5.30-7.15 pm, Hellenic Club, Delphi Room, Matilda St, Phillip
Tel: 02-6251-4713 Sue
Tel: 02-6288-0224 Carol

Better Hearing Australia Central Coast, NSW
12/31 Fiona Street
POINT CLARE NSW 2250
Tel/Fax: 02-4342 2064 Mrs. P. Miller (President)
Tel: 02-4324-1531 L. Blundell (Secretary)

Better Hearing Australia Newcastle, NSW
61 Christo Road
WARATAH NSW 2298
Tel/TTY: 02-4968-8050 | Fax: 02-4968-8663

Better Hearing Australia Sydney, NSW
29 Burwood Road
CONCORD NSW 2137
Tel: 02-9744-0167 | Fax: 02-9744-7492
TTY: 02-9744-0124

Better Hearing Australia Wagga Wagga, NSW
PO Box 5156
WAGGA WAGGA NSW 2650
Tel: 02-6925-2002 | Fax: 02-6925-0005
Information and Resources Centre, rear 12 Docker Street

Canberra Deaf Children’s Association
PO Box 2291
TUGGERANONG ACT 2901
Tel: 02-6287-4393 | (AH) 02-6291-6522
Fax: 02-6287-4395
Email: cdca3@bigpond.com
The Canberra Deaf Children’s Association provides counselling and support for parents of deaf children. They also organise social events for parents of deaf children, operate a Resource Centre library and provide support to teachers in the school system servicing deaf children.

Canberra Shepherd Centre, ACT
Hughes Primary School
Groom Street
HUGHES ACT 2605
Tel: 02-6232-5770 | Fax: 02-6232-4625
Email: trisha@pcug.org.au
Programming is available for children and adults. The Shepherd Centre is an intervention centre for hearing-impaired children (0-5 years) and their families. An Auditory Verbal approach is used as a basis for language and speech development for these children.

Cochlear Implant Club and Advisory Association (CICADA) (Southern Region)
C/- 10 Vesta Place
GILMORE ACT 2905
Tel: 02-6291-6522
Email: charnock@optusnet.com.au

Cochlear Implant Club and Advisory Association (CICADA), NSW
34 Scullen Place
WAHROONGA NSW 2076
Tel: 02-9489-2583 | Fax: 02-9487-6724

Deafness Council of New South Wales
Website: www.cia.com.au/hearingimpaired
Living with Hearing Loss/ Self Help for Hard of Hearing (SHHH) Canberra, ACT
Discussion group and invited guest speakers on problems and solutions for people who are coping with the effects of hearing loss. The group meets every second month, Monday 2-4pm. At the Canberra Club, West Row, Canberra City.
Tel: 02-6281-1453 Warren Hine

Living with Hearing Loss/Self help for Hard of Hearing
(SHHH) Queanbeyan, NSW
Meetings are held first Monday of each month, 10am to 12pm at the Anglican Christ Church Hall, Corner of Crawford and Rutledge Streets, Queanbeyan.
Tel: 02-6299-5616 | (AH) Carolyn Bennett

Meniere’s Support Group of NSW Inc.
PO Box 1077
BOWRAL NSW 2576
Tel: 02-4861-3751
Website: http://menieres.org

New South Wales Association of the Deaf Inc.
PO Box 3991
PARRAMATTA NSW 2124
TTY: 02-9286-3911 | Fax: 02-9286-3955
Website: www.aad.org.au/nswad

New South Wales Deaf Society
Website: www.deafsocietynsw.org.au
Self Help for Hard of Hearing (SHHH) BARRABA, NSW
Contact: Carmen Mallise
Tel: 6782-1747

Self Help for Hard of Hearing (SHHH) BAULKHAM HILLS, NSW
Meeting: 3rd Wednesday of the month – 12.30pm
Venue: The Hills Community Health Centre
Excelsior Ave
CASTLE HILL
Tel: 02-8850-7056 Anita Fetherstonhaugh

Self Help for Hard of Hearing (SHHH) BLUE MOUNTAINS, NSW
Meeting: 1st Monday of the month – 2pm
Venue: Mid-Mountain Community Centre
New Street
LAWSON
Contact: Len Ulrich
Tel: 4751-4418

Self Help for Hard of Hearing (SHHH) CHATSWOOD, NSW
Meeting: 3rd Friday of the month – 10am
Venue: Dougherty Centre
7 Victor St
CHATSWOOD
Contact: Jill Clark
Tel: 02-9958-5186

Self Help for Hard of Hearing (SHHH) EPPING, NSW
Meeting: 3rd Tuesday of the month – 10am
Venue: Uniting Church Hall
Cnr Chester and Oxford Streets
EPPING
Contact: Peggy Hull
Tel: 02-9876-2281

Self Help for Hard of Hearing (SHHH) HUNTER, NSW
Contact: Sr Cecelia Creigh
Tel: 49433-4556

Self Help for Hard of Hearing (SHHH) HURSTVILLE, NSW
Venue: St. Michael’s Church Hall
Forest Road
HURSTVILLE
Contact: Moira Atkinson
Tel: 02-9579-4792

Self Help for Hard of Hearing (SHHH) INVERELL, NSW
Contact: Megan Bradley
Tel: 6722-3722

Self Help for Hard of Hearing (SHHH) ORANGE, NSW
Contact: Meg Guillan
Tel: 6362-2401

Self Help for Hard of Hearing (SHHH) NSW
1334 Pacific Highway
TURRAMURRA NSW 2074
Tel: 02-9144-7586 | Fax: 02-9449-2381

Self Help for Hard of Hearing (SHHH) TAMWORTH, NSW
Contact: Linda Brennan
Tel: 6766-5925

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Deafness Association of the N.T. Inc.
Shop 14,Casuarina Plaza
258 Trower Road
CASUARINA NT 0810
Tel/TTY: 08-8945-2016 | Fax: 08-8945-1880
Email: dant@octa4.com.au

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Better Hearing Australia Brisbane, Qld
21 Vulture Street
WEST END QLD 4101
(PO Box 5334, West End Qld 4101)
Tel/TTY: 07-3844-5065 | Fax: 07-3846-5260
Email: bhabris@gil.com.au

Better Hearing Australia Bundaberg, Qld
78 Woongarra Street
BUNDABERG QLD 4670
(PO Box 1127, Bundaberg Qld 4670)
Tel/Fax/TTY: 07-4153-4699

Better Hearing Australia Cairns, Qld
C/- Mrs. I. Forno
14 Stuart Street
EDGE HILL QLD 4870
Tel: 07-4053-2362

Better Hearing Australia Maryborough, Qld
Kathleen Costello Centre
26 Wilson Street
MARYBOROUGH QLD 4650
Tel/TTY: 07-4121-5222 | Fax: 07-4121-4322

Better Hearing Australia Sunshine Coast, Qld
PO Box 83
BUDDINA QLD 4575
President: Mrs Ann Wardell
Tel/Fax: 07-5445-9016

Better Hearing Australia Toowoomba, Qld
73 Toowoomba Road
OAKLEY QLD 4401
President: Mrs M Clark
Tel/Fax: 07-4691-2919

Meniere’s Support Group, Qld
C/- Mrs Glenda Long
29 Pacific Street
WEST CHERMSIDE QLD 4032
Tel: 07-3350-1791

The Qld Acoustic Neuroma Association Inc, Qld
PO Box 464
ANNERLEY QLD 4103
Tel/Fax: 07-3397-3291

Queensland Association of the Deaf, Qld
PO Box 6251
FAIRFIELD GARDENS QLD 4103
TTY: 07-3356-8255 | Fax: 07-3356-8255
Website: www.qad.org.au

Queensland Deaf Society, Qld
34 Davidson Street
NEWMARKET QLD 4051
Tel: 07-3356-8255 | Fax: 07-3356-1331
TTY: 07-3356-8255

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Better Hearing Australia South Australia
Da Costa Building
68 Grenfell Street
ADELAIDE SA 5000
Tel/TTY: 08-8232-2996 | Fax: 08-8223-1692
Email: betterhearingsa@dove.net.au

Parents of Hearing Impaired Children (SA)
Website: www.users.on.net/~phisa/

Royal South Australian Deaf Society (RSADS)
262 South Terrace
ADELAIDE SA 5000
Voice: 08-8223-3335 | TTY: 08-8223-6530
Fax: 08-8232-2217
Website: www.deafsa.org.au

South Australian Association of the Deaf, SA
C/- 262 South Terrace
ADELAIDE SA 5000
Voice: 08-8223 3335 | TTY: 08-8223-6530
Fax: 08-8232-2217
Email: saad01au@yahoo.com.au

South Australian Deaf Society
Website: www.deafsa.org.au

South Australia Tinnitus Advisory Group (TAG)
PO Box 683
ST AGNES SA 5097
Tel: 08-8263-5116 | Mobile: 0419-858-951

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Better Hearing Australia Tasmania
28 Gormanston Road
PO Box 543,
MOONAH TAS 7009
Tel: 03-6228-0011

Meniere’s Support Group of Tasmania Inc.
PO Box 202
MOONAH TAS 7009
Tel/Fax: 03-6234-1494
Website: www.tassie.net.au/~meniere

Tasmanian Council of the Deaf Inc.
59 Cadbury Road
CLAREMONT TAS 7011
TTY: 03-6249-1174 | Fax: 03-6249-8818
Voice: 03-6249-5144
Email: dhodgetts@tasdeaf.org.au

Tasmanian Deaf Society Inc.
59 Cadbury Road
CLAREMONT TAS 7011
Tel: 03-6249-5144 | Fax: 03-6249-8818
TTY: 03-6249-1174
Website: www.tasdeaf.org.au

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Acoustic Neuroma Association of Australasia Inc, Vic
C/- Better Hearing
5 High Street
PRAHAN VIC 3181
Tel: 03-9510-1577 | Fax: 03-9510-6076
TTY: 03-9510-3499
Email: anaa@vicnet.net.au

Australian Tinnitus Association (Vic) Inc.
C/- Better Hearing Advisory Centre
5 High Street
PRAHAN VIC 3181
Tel: 03-9510-1577 | Fax: 03-9510-6076
Website: http://www.tinnitusvic.asn.au

Better Hearing Australia Ballarat and District, Vic
193 Victoria Street
BALLARAT VIC 3350
(PO Box 460, Ballarat Vic 3353)
Tel/TTY: 03-5333-7200 | Fax: 03-5333-7588

Better Hearing Australia Geelong, Vic
400 Pakington Street
NEWTOWN VIC 3220
(PO Box 531, Geelong Vic 3220)
Tel: 03-5221-1042 | Fax: 03-5221-8645

Better Hearing Australia Victoria
5 High Street
PRAHRAN VIC 3181
Tel: 03-9510-1577 | Fax: 03-9510-6076
TTY: 03-9510-3499
Website: www.betterhearing.org.au

Cochlear Implant Club and Advisory Association (CICADA), Vic
29 Valentino Drive
CROYDON VIC 3136
Tel: 03-9878-3633 | Fax: 03-9878-3733

Deaf InfoLink Victoria
Website: www.deafinfolink.com.au

Deafness Foundation (VIC)
Website: www.netspace.net.au/~deafness/main.html

Meniere’s Support Group of Victoria Inc, Vic
7 St Kilda Street
MT ELIZA VIC 3930
Tel/Fax/TTY: 03-9775-2972
Website: www.menieres.org.au

Parents of Hearing Impaired Children (VIC)
Email: nms@surf.net.au

Victorian Council of Deaf People Inc. (VCOD)
Deaf Community Centre
117 Wellington Parade South
EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002
Tel: 13-36-77 | Voice: 03-6249 5144
TTY: 03-9650-6786 | Fax: 03-9654-2868
Website: www.vcod.com.au

Victorian Deaf Society (VICDEAF)
101 Wellington Parade South
EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002
Voice: 03-9657 8111 | TTY: 03-9657-8130
Fax: 03-9650-6843
Website: www.vicdeaf.com.au

Victorian Services for Deaf Children
597 St. Kilda Road
MELBOURNE VIC 3004
Tel: 03-9510-9961 | TTY: 03-9510-7143
Fax: 03-9525-2595
Website: www.deafchildrenaustralia.org.au

Wimmera Hearing Society Inc.
24B Roberts Avenue
HORSHAM VIC 3400
Tel/Fax: 03-5382-7501
Website: www.wimmerahearingsociety.com.au

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Better Hearing Australia Albany, WA
Wesley Uniting Church
Duke Street
P.O. Box 1027
ALBANY WA 6330
President: Brian Jones, Tel: 08-9841-3676
Secretary: Betty Potter, Tel: 08-9841-6865

Better Hearing Australia Western Australia
29 West Parade
PERTH WA 6000
Tel/TTY: 08-9328-7938 | Fax: 08-9328-7550
Website: www.betterhearingwa.iinet.net.au

Cochlear Implant Club and Advisory Association (CICADA), WA
C/- Jan Vesey
18 Vernallan Way
LESMURDIE WA 6076
Tel: 08-9291-7787 | Fax: 08-9291-0779
Email: jave@1.net.au

Deafness Council Western Australia Inc, WA
PO Box 1388
SOUTH PERTH WA 6951
Tel/Fax: 08-9243-0055

Tinnitus Association of Western Australia
29 West Parade
PERTH WA 6000
Tel/Fax: 08-9349-3436
Website: www.tinnitus.asn.au

Western Australian Association of the Deaf Inc, WA
PO Box 383
MT. HAWTHORN WA 6915
TTY: 08-9441-2655 (Patricia Levitizke-Gray)
Fax: 08-9444-3592 (Patricia Levitizke-Gray)
Email: waad6915@hotmail.com

Western Australian Deaf Society Inc.
16 Brentham Street
LEEDERVILLE WA 6007
Tel: 08-9443-2677 | TTY: 08-9443-1960
Fax: 08-9444-3592
Website: www.wadeaf.org.au

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Australian Communication Exchange (ACE)
National Relay Service
4 Scullen Place
WAHROONGA NSW 2076
Tel: 1800-555-660 | TTY: 1800-555-630
Fax: 1800-555-690
Website: www.aceinfo.net.au

Australian Hearing Services
Website: www.hearing.com.au

Brindabella Hearing Centre
12 Napier Close
Deakin ACT 2600
Tel: (02) 62812311
Website: www.brindabellahearing.com.au
BHC provides a comprehensive range of ear and hearing related services.

Deafness Resources Australia
Ground Floor
33 Argyle Street
PARRAMATTA NSW 2150
(Locked Bag 5380, Parramatta NSW 2124)
Tel: 02-9895-2970 | TTY: 02-9895-2971
Fax: 02-9895-2972
Website: www.aceinfo.net.au

Deafness Resource Centre Inc. ACT
Grant Cameron Community Centre
Level 2A
27 Mulley Street
HOLDER ACT 2611
(PO Box 3239,Weston, ACT, 2611)
Tel: 02-6287-4393 | TTY: 02-6287-4394
Fax: 02-6287-4395
Email: actdrc@austarmetro.com.au
Email: auslan@austarmetro.com.au
Website: www.actdrc.org.au
The Deafness Resource Centre has various assistive listening devices for telephone, television, et cetera, for display and demonstration. They are also the local agent for Printacall. The Auslan Interpreting service is arranged through this office.

Office of Hearing Services
Website: www.health.gov.au/hear/

Printacall
Website: www.printacall.com.au

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Dr Alec. N. Salt - Washington University
Website: http://oto.wustl.edu/men
Provides information on Meniere’s Disease.

American Tinnitus site
Website: http://www.ata.org

British Tinnitus Association
Website: www.tinnitus.org.uk/

Commonwealth Carelink Centres
Freecall 1800 052 222
Website: www.commcarelink.health.gov.au
A free Commonwealth referral service for up-to-date information about community aged care, disability and support services.

Office of Hearing Services
Tel: 1800 500 726
TTY: 1800 500 496
Website: www.health.gov.au/hear

Vestibular Diseases Association (VEDA)
PO Box 4467
PORTLAND OR 97208-4467
Tel: 503-229-7705 | Fax: 503-229-8064
Website: www.vestibular.org
VEDA provides information and support for people suffering from inner-ear balance disorders.

Some Australian and International Deaf Links
Website: www.handson.org/deaflinks.html

All of the details listed above are current at as July 2004. Should you know of a change to any phone numbers, addresses or emails, or if you would like to have your organisation listed here, please contact us.

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