TAS

Child Safety Services
General Enquiries
p: 1800 816 057

Advice and Referral Hotline:
p: 1800 000 123
w: decyp.tas.gov.au

Children’s Commissioner
Commissioner for Children and Young People
Level 1, 119 Macquarie St, Hobart TAS 7000
p: (03) 6166 1366
w: childcomm.tas.gov.au
e: childcomm@childcomm.tas.gov.au

Child Advocate – Out of Home Care
p: 1800 549 725 (Free Call)
m: 0419 970 181
e: child.advocate@decyp.tas.gov.au
w: decyp.tas.gov.au/children/out-of-homecare-in-tasmania/child-advocate/

CREATE Hobart Office Nipaluna
32 Church Street North Hobart TAS 7000
p: (03) 6223 7749 or 1800 655 105
e: tasmania@create.org.au
w: create.org.au/state-teams
Facebook: facebook.com/CREATEfnd

Public Housing

Department of Communities – Housing Tasmania
p: 1300 135 513
w: homestasmania.com.au/housing-andhomelessness/housing-connect

Homelessness
For help with homelessness call Housing Connect:
p: 1800 800 588 (24/7)
To find out where your nearest Housing Connect office is:
w: homestasmania.com.au/housing-andhomelessness/housing-connect/contacthousing-connect

Transition to Independent Living Allowance (TILA)
For support to apply for TILA contact your caseworker or the After Care Support Program
p: 1800 816 057
w: decyp.tas.gov.au/children/child-safetyservice/child-safety-information-sheets-andresources/independent-living/

Sexual Health
Family Planning TAS has clinics in Hobart, Burnie and Launceston. To find your nearest clinic:
p: (03) 6273 9117
w: fpt.org.au/clinics

Disability

NDIS
The NDIS provides support services to people with disabilities. To find your nearest NDIS office go to:
w: ndis.gov.au/contact/locations
p: 1800 800 110

Mental Health

Headspace
T here are 4 headspace centres in Tasmania. To find the one nearest you go to:
w: headspace.org.au/headspace-centres
p: 1800 650 890

Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre
TAC supports the Tasmanian Aboriginal community including healthcare, dental, emotional and social wellbeing programs.
198 Elizabeth Street, Hobart, TAS
w: tacinc.com.au
p: 03 6234 0700 or 1800 132 260 (Free call)

Community Service Directory

Ask Izzy
Ask Izzy can help you to find the services you need. Search over 360,000 services to find housing, meals, healthcare, counselling, legal, advice, addiction treatment and more.
w: askizzy.org.au

Driver’s Licence
For information about getting your Driver’s Licence:
p: 1300 135 513
w: transport.tas.gov.au/licensing

Education and Training
Anything Can Happen is a website that outlines the different options available to young people in Tasmania regarding education and training:
w: anything.tas.gov.au

Careerify is an online tool to help you work out what job or career might suit you best:
w: careerify.tas.gov.au

After Care Service – Support for Care Leavers
The Aftercare Support Program provides support for people who have been in the care of the state in Tasmania. To find out more:
p: 1800 816 057
e: aftercaresupport@decyp.tas.gov.au
w: decyp.tas.gov.au/children/adoptionsand-permanency-services/support-for-careleavers/
after-care-support-program/

National Redress Scheme
This scheme acknowledges that many people may have been sexually abused in institutions such as out-of-home care, schools and many more. The scheme provides a monetary payment, acknowledgement that the abuse happened including an apology, and access to counselling. The Scheme will run until 30
June 2028. A number of services in Tasmania have been funded to provide support. To find out more:
w: www.nationalredress.gov.au/support/explore/tas-redress-support-services
p: 1800 737 377

Knowmore
knowmore is an independent service giving free legal advice and support to survivors of child abuse by providing information about justice and redress. To find out more:
w: knowmore.org.au
p: 1800 605 762 or 07 3218 4500
TTY: 1800 555 677