Women's safety and wellbeing
Brisbane is generally a safe city however it is important to take steps to protect your personal safety.
Emergency numbers
Police, Ambulance, Fire: 000
Policelink (for non-urgent matters): 131 444
Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital: 07 3068 1111
Mater Adult Hospital Brisbane Emergency Department: 07 3163 8111
Princess Alexandra Hospital: 07 3176 2111
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital: 07 3646 8111
Community health services
13 HEALTH: 13 43 25 84
Breastscreen Queensland: 132 050
Poisons Information Centre: 131 126
Princess Alexandra Sexual Health: 07 3176 5881
Counselling/support services
Anglicare Southern Queensland: 1300 610 610
Brisbane Domestic Violence Service: 07 3217 2544
Centacare: 1300 236 822
Domestic Violence Womensline (24hrs free call): 1800 811 811
Family Relationships Advice Line: 1800 050 321
Footprints: 07 3252 3488
Lifeline Brisbane: 131 114
Parentline: 1300 301 300
Relationships Australia: 1300 364 277
Salvo Care Line: 137 258
Sexual assault services
Brisbane Rape and Incest Survivors Support Centre (9am-1pm, Mon-Thu): 07 3391 0004
National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service: 1800 737 732
Sexual Assault Helpline: 1800 010 120
WWILD Sexual Violence Prevention Service for women with intellectual and learning disabilities:
07 3262 9877
Legal services
Caxton Legal Centre: 07 3214 6333
Legal Aid Queensland: 1300 651 188
Refugee and Immigration Legal Service: 07 3846 9300
Women’s Legal Service Queensland: 1800 957 957
Housing services
Brisbane Homelessness Service Collaborative: 07 3036 4444
Buranda Housing Service Centre: 07 3873 7700
Chermside Housing Service Centre: 07 3917 4600
Fortitude Valley Housing Service Centre: 07 3034 6500
Homeless Persons Information Queensland: 1800 474 753
Inala Housing Service Centre: 07 3723 2000
Micah Projects: 07 3029 7000
General resources
Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland: 1300 130 670
Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000
Gay and Lesbian Welfare Association Queensland/ QLife Helpline (5.30-10.30pm): 1800 184 527
National Relay Service (for people with hearing and speech impairments): 133 677
Neighbourhood Watch Queensland: www.nhwq.org
Women’s Infolink: 1800 177 577
Children and young people services
Brisbane Youth Service: 07 3620 2400
Brisbane Youth Service – Centre for Young Women: 07 3620 2452
Child Safety Services (Brisbane): 1300 682 254
Kids Helpline: 1800 551 800
Zig Zag Young Women’s Resource Centre: 07 3843 1823
Alcohol and drug services
Alcohol and Drug Information Service (24hrs): 1800 177 833
Alcohol and Drug Service (HADS): 07 3646 8704
Drug ARM Australasia: 07 3620 8800
Princess Alexandra Hospital Alcohol and Drug Assessment Unit: 07 3176 5191
The Alcohol and Drug Foundation Queensland: 07 3834 0200
Indigenous services
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service Brisbane: 07 3240 8924
or 07 3240 8900
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (Qld): 1800 012 255
Bahloo Women’s Youth Shelter: 07 3391 2815
Gallang Place – Indigenous counselling service: 07 3899 5041
Indigenous Family and Child Support Service: 07 3029 6566
Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Corporation for Alcohol and Drug Dependence Services: 07 3358 5111
Multicultural services
Immigrant Women’s Support Service: 07 3846 3490
Multicultural Development Association: 07 3337 5400
Mater Refugee Complex Care Clinic: 07 3163 2880
Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma: 07 3391 6677
Translating and Interpreting Service: 131 450
You can download the Women's safety card (PDF - 648kb).