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Sexual Assault Services in NSW
| Service | Daytime phone | After hours phone |
|---|---|---|
| Albury Sexual Assault Service | (02) 6058 1800 | (02) 6058 4584 |
| Armidale Sexual Assault Service | (02) 6776 9655 | (02) 6776 9500 |
| Bankstown Sexual Assault Service | (02) 8738 4844 | (02) 9828 3000 |
| Bathurst Sexual Assault Service | (02) 6330 5646 | (02) 6339 5311 |
| Bega Valley Sexual Assault Service | (02) 6491 9999 | (02) 6492 4416 |
| Blacktown/Mt Druitt Sexual Assault Service | (02) 9881 8700 | (02) 9881 8000 |
| Bourke Sexual Assault Service | (02) 6870 8875 | (02) 6870 8888 |
| Broken Hill Sexual Assault Service | (08) 8080 1100 | (08) 8080 1333 |
| Child Protection Unit, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (children and young people under 16 years of age) | (02) 9845 2434 | (02) 9845 0000 |
| Child Protection Unit, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick (children and young people under 16 years of age) | (02) 9382 1412 | (02) 9382 1111 |
| Coffs Harbour Sexual Assault Service | (02) 6656 7200 | (02) 6656 7000 |
| Clarence Valley (Grafton) Sexual Assault Service | (02) 6640 2402 | (02) 6621 8000 |
| Coonamble Sexual Assault Service | (02) 6827 1148 | (02) 6827 1100 |
| Coonabarabran Sexual Assault Service | 0459 281 480 | (02) 6826 6100 |
| Cooma Sexual Assault Service | (02) 6455 3202 | (02) 6455 3222 |
| Cowra Sexual Assault Service | (02) 6340 9170 | (02) 6340 9000 |
| Deniliquin Sexual Assault Service | (03) 5882 2925 | (02) 5943 1000 |
| Dubbo Sexual Assault Service | (02) 6885 8999 | (02) 6809 6809 |
| Eastern & Central Sydney Sexual Assault Service, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown (young people aged 14 years and older and adults) | (02) 9515 9040 | (02) 9515 6111 |
| Eurobodalla Sexual Assault Service | 1300 139 887 | (02) 6492 4416 |
| Forbes Sexual Assault Service | (02) 6850 2233 | (02) 6850 7100 |
| Glen Innes Sexual Assault Service | (02) 6739 0100 | (02) 6730 0200 |
| Gosford Sexual Assault Service ( Biala Cottage) | (02) 4320 3175 | (02) 4320 2111 |
| Goulburn Sexual Assault Service | (02) 4827 3913 | (02) 4827 3111 |
| Griffith Sexual Assault Service | (02) 6966 9900 | (02) 5943 1000 |
| Gunnedah Sexual Assault Service | (02) 6741 8000 | (02) 6741 8000 |
| Illawarra VAN - Sexual Assault Service | (02) 4253 4977 | (02) 4226 2871 |
| Inverell Sexual Assault Service | (02) 6721 9600 | (02) 6721 9500 |
| Kempsey Sexual Assault Service | (02) 6561 2790 | (02) 6561 2600 |
| Lightning Ridge Sexual Assault Service | (02) 6829 9900 | (02) 6829 9999 |
| Lithgow Sexual Assault Service | (02) 4734 2512 | (02) 4734 2000 |
| Liverpool/Fairfield Sexual Assault Service | (02) 8738 4844 | (02) 9828 3000 |
| Macarthur/Bowral Sexual Assault Service | (02) 8738 4844 | (02) 9828 3000 |
| Maitland Sexual Assault Service (Lower Hunter) | (02) 4931 2000 | (02) 4921 3888 |
| Moree Sexual Assault Service | (02) 6757 0200 | (02) 6757 0000 |
| Mudgee Sexual Assault Service | (02) 6378 6204 | (02) 6378 6222 |
| Muswellbrook Sexual Assault Service (Upper Hunter) | (02) 65422725 | (02) 4921 3888 |
| Narrabri Sexual Assault Service | (02) 6799 2800 | (02) 6799 2800 |
| Newcastle Sexual Assault Service | (02) 4924 6333 | (02) 4924 6333 (02) 4921 3888 |
| Northern Sydney Child Protection Unit, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards (children and young people under 16 years of age) NB 14-16 years after hours provided by Northern Sydney Sexual Assault Service | (02) 9462 9266 | (02) 9926 7111 |
| Northern Sydney Sexual Assault Service, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards (young people aged 14 -16 years after hours and older and adults) | (02) 9462 9477 | (02) 9926 7111 |
| Orange Sexual Assault Service | (02) 6369 3300 | (02) 6369 3000 |
| Parkes Sexual Assault Service | (02) 6861 2400 | (02) 6861 2400 |
| Penrith Sexual Assault Service (Springfield Cottage) | (02) 4734 2512 | (02) 4734 2000 |
| Port Macquarie Sexual Assault Service | (02) 6588 2882 | (02) 5524 2000 |
| Queanbeyan Sexual Assault Service | (02) 6150 7150 | (02) 6150 7140 |
| Richmond Sexual Assault Service, Lismore | (02) 6620 2970 | (02) 6621 8000 |
| Shoalhaven VAN - Sexual Assault Service | (02) 4423 9211 | (02) 4423 9211 |
| Southern Sydney Sexual Assault Service, St George Hospital, Kogarah (young people aged 14 years and older and adults) | (02) 9113 2494 | (02) 9113 1111 |
| Tamworth Sexual Assault Service | (02) 6767 8100 | (02) 6767 7700 |
| Toomelah / Boggabilla Sexual Assault Service (Aboriginal Child Sexual Assault) | (07) 4671 9703 | (02) 6757 0000 (Moree) |
| Tweed Valley Sexual Assault Service | (07) 5506 7540 | (07) 5506 7416 |
| Wagga Wagga Sexual Assault Service | (02) 5943 2300 | (02) 5943 1000 |
| Westmead Sexual Assault Service | (02) 8890 7940 | (02) 9881 8000 |
| Yass | (02) 6220 2000 | (02) 6220 2000 |
| Young Sexual Assault Service On call and after hours provided by Wagga Base | (02) 63828700 | (02) 5943 1000 |
Other support services
1800 Respect
24 hours, 7 days a week
Open 24 hours to support people impacted by sexual assault, domestic or family violence and abuse.
Phone service: 1800 737 732
Webchat: link
Rape Crisis and Sexual Assault Hotline
24 hours, 7 days a week
Rape & Domestic Violence Services Australia supports people affected by sexual, domestic or family violence. They offer telephone, online and face to face counselling to people of all genders who have experienced sexual, domestic or family violence, and their supporters.
Phone service: (02) 9819 6565 or 1800 424 017
Adults Surviving Child Abuse
9am - 5pm, Monday - Sunday
If you have experienced childhood trauma, you can speak with a Blue Knot Helpline trauma counsellor including for support and applications around national redress
Phone service: 1300 657 380
NSW Health Sexual Assault Services
NSW Health has a network of specialist Sexual Assault Services (SAS) delivered by local health districts. Every local health district has an Sexual Assault Service that operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Website: Health.nsw.gov.au
Qlife
3pm to Midnight, 7 days a week
A national private an anonymous phone and online counselling service staffed by LGBTQIA+ community members, with training in crisis management and support for a whole range of sexuality, gender, and totally unrelated issues.
Phone service: 1800 184 527
Webchat: link