Metropolitan Culturally specific Country

METROPOLITAN

Positive Women

Support and advocacy for women living with HIV/AIDS.
Call (03) 9276 6918 between 10am and 4pm, Mondays to Fridays.

Peer Support Phone Line

Operated by HIV positive people.
Call 9534 2142 or (Freecall, from country Victoria) 1800 622 797
Tuesdays or Thursdays between 3.30 and 7.30pm

HIV+ Let's Talk

Meet other HIV+ people. Groups meet 2 hours/week over 8-10 weeks.
Call 9534 2142 or (Freecall, from country Victoria) 1800 622 797
Tuesdays or Thursdays between 3.30 and 7.30pm

Positive Attitude

Informal lunch for people affected by HIV/AIDS. Collingwood/Fitzroy area
Every Thursday 12pm. Barbecue every first Sunday of the month
For further information call Yvonne (03) 9882 3134

Referral to Peer Support Groups

Call Robert Herring on 9525 4455

Positive Lounge

Social Drop-In for HIV+ men living in the North. Every 2nd Friday from 7-10pm. Light meal, refreshments etc..
For further information call Gary Ferguson (03) 9525 4455
(added 27/9)

Straight Arrows

Peer support for heterosexual HIV positive men.Drop in and referral service.
Support Meetings held:
11.30 am 1st Monday of every month.
7.30pm 2nd Monday of ever month.
Based at 3rd Floor, Margaret Coles House, Alfred Hospital, Prahran.
Contact (03) 9276 3792

Poz Orientations

Occasional workshops covering issues for people who have recently become HIV positive or have been diagnosed for up to two years. A VAC project.
Contact Geoffrey Harrison (03) 9 865 6700.

PLWHA (Victoria) Positive Living Centre

A community space for all people with HIV/AIDS, their families, partners and friends.
Treatments information, hairdressing, social activities, massage/relaxation.
Home of the Speakers Bureau.
Drop in meals ($3). Dinner: Tuesdays 6.30-8pm; Lunch: Wednesdays and Fridays 12.30-2pm; Brunch: Saturdays 10am-12 noon.
46 Acland Street, St Kilda. Enquiries: (03) 9 525 4455.
Confidential Peer Support call (03) 9 534 2142 or Free Call 1800 622 795.

CULTURALlY SPECIFIC GROUPS

Positive Asians

Confidential peer support group for Asian men and women living with HIV/AIDS.
Meetings held fortnightly.
Contact Aswin on 9875 6700.

HIV+ Hispanic Gay Men

Confidential peer support group for Spanish speaking men living with HIV/AIDS.
Contact Vic Perri on 9875 6700. (added 6/11/98)

COUNTRY

Country Voices

Rural based group of people affected by HIV/AIDS, including family members. Involved in education in rural Victoria.
Call Alfred (0354) 283 134, or Dennis (0353) 487 619.

CHAIRS
(Central Victorian HIV/AIDS Information, Resources and Support Group)

Advocacy, education,support, counselling.
Castlemaine-based, networks throughout Central Victoria.
Call 0354 705 745 (business hours), or write to PO Box 672, Castlemaine 3450
Email: aidsgide@castlemaine.net.au
Web site: http://www.castlemaine.net.au/~aidsgide/
(contains a rural resource guide)

Peer Support