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Advocacy Group
Briefly what they do
Services they provide
Pilbara Community Legal Service
EmailWebsitePhone
South Hedland Office Units 7 & 9,
Lotteries House 2 Leake Street
South Hedland WA 6722
admin@pcls.net.au
Karratha Units 52, 53, 54, Karratha
Village Business Centre, 5-15
Sharpe Avenue Karratha WA 6714
08 9185 6899
Roebourne 2 Padbury Street
Roebourne WA 6718 08 9185 6899
Provides advocacy, advice, support and assistance with legal concerns faced by people with disabilities and their carers.
Discrimination claims help.
Preparing or appealing a disability support pension.
Preparing or appealing a carer allowance claim.
Appointing a power of attorney or a guardian to make decisions.
Making an advanced health directive.
Determining eligibility for government benefits.
Determining eligibility for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS); and
Elder abuse help.
Salvation Army, Karratha Women's Refuges
EmailWebsite
South Hedland Office Units 7 & 9,
Lotteries House 2 Leake Street
South Hedland WA 6722
admin@pcls.net.au
Karratha Units 52, 53, 54, Karratha
Village Business Centre, 5-15
Sharpe Avenue Karratha WA 6714
08 9185 6899
Roebourne 2 Padbury Street
Roebourne WA 6718
08 9185 6899
Offers emergency safe, secure, short-term accommodation, support and advocacy for women, with or without children, who are experiencing domestic violence.
Referral to legal advice.
Access to state government & Australian Government entitlements.
Access to community services.
Referral to specialist agencies.
Safety planning.
Outreach support; and
Transitional support
Kin Disability Advocacy
EmailWebsite
South Hedland Office Units 7 & 9,
Lotteries House 2 Leake Street
South Hedland WA 6722
admin@pcls.net.au
Roebourne 2 Padbury Street
Roebourne WA 6718
08 9185 6899
Roebourne 2 Padbury Street
Roebourne WA 6718
08 9185 6899
Provides individual & systemic advocacy and represents the rights and interests of people with disabilities from culturally & linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds and their carers who reside in Western Australia.
access legal, health care, education, housing, child care, employment & financial services;
advocacy for resolving problems with government bodies including Homeswest, Centrelink, Department of Immigration, police, schools, hospitals & health services;
information on disability support services, community groups & government agencies;
Midlas (Midland Information, Debt and Legal Advocacy Service)
EmailWebsite
South Hedland Office Units 7 & 9,
Lotteries House 2 Leake Street
South Hedland WA 6722
admin@pcls.net.au
Roebourne 2 Padbury Street
Roebourne WA 6718
08 9185 6899
Roebourne 2 Padbury Street
Roebourne WA 6718
08 9185 6899
Advocacy for people with disabilities, legal services for low-income earners, assistance and legal advice for people affected by family and domestic violence and people experiencing financial and other crisis.
NDIA Appeals Applications and assistance with Centrelink, SAT and other agencies
Financial counselling Assistance and advice in family law
Education and support for residential clients
Emergency relief for people in crisis
Explorability
EmailWebsite
South Hedland Office Units 7 & 9,
Lotteries House 2 Leake Street
South Hedland WA 6722
admin@pcls.net.au
Roebourne 2 Padbury Street
Roebourne WA 6718
08 9185 6899
Roebourne 2 Padbury Street
Roebourne WA 6718
08 9185 6899
Individual advocacy for individuals with a disability Advocacy for individuals with a psycho-social disability covered by the NDIS.
Individual Advocacy
Accessing services including NDIS planning and assessment