Specific, targeted services for people living with HIV/AIDS are available in most parts of Australia. Education, peer support, financial counselling and assistance and many more free services are available to help.
For information about the services available in your area, contact the PLWHA organisation or AIDS Council for your state (their details are below), or see the listings on the back page of Positive Living (contact NAPWA for a free subscription).
| State | Name | Organisation type | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACT | AIDS Action Council of the ACT | AIDS Council | (02) 6257 2855 |
| ACT | PLWHA/ACT | PLWHA organisation | (02) 6257 4985 |
| NSW | ACON | AIDS Council | (02) 9206 2000 1800 063 060 |
| NSW | Positive Life NSW | PLWHA organisation | (02) 9361 6011 1800 245 677 |
| NSW | HIV/AIDS Information line | Telephone advice, information and referral service | (02) 9332 9700 |
| NT | NT AIDS & Hepatitis Council (NTAHC) | AIDS Council | (08) 8941 1711 |
| NT | PLWHA/NT | PLWHA organisation | (08) 8941 1711 (Mark Halton or Kath Macdonald) |
| Queensland | Queensland Association for Healthy Communities (QAHC) | AIDS Council | (07) 3017 1777 |
| Queensland | Queensland Positive People (QPP) | PLWHA organisation | 1800 636 241 |
| South Australia | AIDS Council of South Australia (ACSA) | AIDS Council | (08) 8334 1611 |
| South Australia | PLWHA (SA) – Positive Living Centre | PLWHA organisation | (08) 8293 3700 |
| Tasmania | Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases (TasCAHRD) | AIDS Council | (03) 6234 1242 1800 005 900 |
| Victoria | Victorian AIDS Council/Gay Men’s Health Centre (VAC/GMHC) | AIDS Council | (03) 9865 6700 |
| Victoria | PLWHA Victoria | PLWHA organisation | (03) 9865 6772 |
| Western Australia | West Australian AIDS Council (WAAC) | AIDS Council | (08) 9482 0000 |
| Western Australia | HIV/AIDS Peer Advisory Network (HAPAN) | PLWHA organisation | (08) 9482 0000 |