These services in each State or Territory will be able to provide a financial counselling or credit advice service or refer you to the appropriate service.
Consumer Affairs Victoria:
1300 55 81 81
advice on credit and debt issuesand referral to a financial counsellor
Website: http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au
Consumer Action Law Centre:
03 9629 6300
advice on credit and debt
Website: http://www.consumeraction.org.au
Financial and Consumer Rights Council:
03 9663 2000 or 1800 134 139
Website: http://www.fcrc.org.au
Credit and Debt Hotline:
1800 808 488 or 02 9212 4111
telephone advice and referral to a financial counsellor
Website: http://www.cclcnsw.org.au
Financial Counsellors' Association of New South Wales:
0500 888 079
referral to a financial counsellor
Website: http://www.financialcounsellors.asn.au
Care Financial Counselling Service:
02 6257 1788
telephone advice and referral to a financial counsellor
Website: http://www.carefcs.org
Uniting Care Wesley Adelaide
08 8202 5180
referral to a financial counsellor
Northern Community Legal Service:
08 8281 6911
telephone advice and referral to a financial counsellor
South Australian Financial Counsellors Association:
Website: http://users.bigpond.com/safca/
Financial Counsellors Resource Project:
08 9221 9411
referral to a financial counsellor
Website: http://www.fcrp.org.au
Consumer Credit Legal Service:
08 9221 7066
telephone advice and referral to a financial counsellor
Financial Counsellors Association of Western Australia:
08 9325 1617
Website: http://www.financialcounsellors.org
Anglicare Financial Counselling Service:
1800 243 232
referral to a financial counsellor
Website: www.anglicare-tas.org.au
Consumer Credit Solicitor, Hobart Community Legal Service:
03 6223 2500 or 1800 232 500
telephone advice and referral to a financial counsellor
Financial Counsellors Association of Queensland:
07 3321 3192
Website: http://www.fcqn.asn.au
referral to a financial counsellor
Darwin: 08 8985 0001 or 08 8945 1533 or 08 8932 6111
Katherine: 08 8972 1571
Alice Springs: 08 8951 8000 or 08 8951 4257
Download:
Tips on debt and money management
compiled by
Jan Pentland,
Victorian AFCCRA representative
To get a free copy of your credit report from Veda Advantage within 2 weeks, write to them at:
Postal address:
Veda Advantage
PO Box 966
North Sydney NSW 2059
Australia
You will need to include in the letter your full name, date of birth, driver's licence number, current address and previous address if you've moved in the last 5 years. If you are willing to pay to get the report within 24 hours, ring them on:
Tel: +61 2 9464 6000
or go to their website .
To get a free copy of your credit report from Dun and Bradstreet within 2 weeks, go to www.dnb.com.au and click on the hyperlink ‘Your personal file' or call Dun and Bradstreet on 132 333.