Counselling in Australia

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tips on debt and money management

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 1300 762 207

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 ‘Order my consumer report' or call Dun and Bradstreet on 132 333.

A letter template to get a copy of your credit file report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Victoria

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

New South Wales

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

ACT

Care Financial Counselling Service: 02 6257 1788

telephone advice and referral to a financial counsellor
Website: http://www.carefcs.org

South Australia

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/

Western Australia

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:1800 889 364
Website: http://www.financialcounsellors.org

Tasmania

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

Queensland

Financial Counsellors Association of Queensland:  07 3321 3192
Website: http://www.fcqn.asn.au
referral to a financial counsellor

Financial First Aid:  07 3321 3192
Website: http://www.fcqn.asn.au
website for those experiencing financial difficulties living in Queensland

Northern Territory

Darwin: 08 8985 0001 or 08 8920 410
Katherine: 08 8972 1571
Alice Springs: 08 8951 8000 or 08 8951 4257