Advocacy groups

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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
  • Assisting with complaints processes
  • Applications and appeals to Centrelink