Adoption And Permanent Care Teams

Below is a list of Department of Human Services and others who provide information to families considering forming a family by adoption, special needs adoption or permanent care or for advice regarding an unplanned or unwanted pregnancy.

Contact the Agency in your own area. Click on the list below for details:

• Barwon-South Western Region
• CENTACARE Catholic Family Services - State Wide
• Eastern Metropolitan Region
• Gippsland Region -Anglicare Gippsland
• Grampians Region Permanent Care Team
• Hume Region - Hume Permanent Care Team
• Loddon Mallee Region - Westate Permanent Care Team
• Northern Metropolitan Region
• Uniting Care Connections (formerly Copelen Child & Family Services)
  – Southern Metropolitan Region
• Western Region - Anglicare Western

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BARWON-SOUTH WESTERN REGION

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	DHS - BARWON-SOUTH WESTERN REGION
	2nd Floor, Cnr Little Malop and Fenwick Streets, Geelong 3220
	(03) 52 264 540
	(03) 52 264 550
	Ask for Team Leader

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CENTACARE Catholic Family Services

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Centacare is a State-wide Service.

	CENTACARE Catholic Family Services
	576 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne 3002
	(03) 9419 5633
	(03) 9419 5734
	adoption@melb.centacare.org.au
	Ask for Principal Officer

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EASTERN METROPOLITAN REGION

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	DHS - EASTERN METROPOLITAN REGION
	883 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill 3128
	(03) 9843 6413
	(03) 9843 6478
	Ask for the Team Leader.

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GIPPSLAND REGION - ANGLICARE GIPPSLAND

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	ANGLICARE GIPPSLAND
	65 Church St., Morwell, 3840
	(03) 5133 9998
	(03) 5133 9601
	Ask for Manager Children’s Services.

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GRAMPIANS REGION PERMANENT CARE TEAM

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	DHS- GRAMPIANS REGION PERMANENT CARE TEAM
	Ludbrook House, 115 Lydiard Street, Ballarat 3350
	(03) 5332 1434
	(03) 5332 1724
	Ask for Principal Officer

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HUME REGION - HUME PERMANENT CARE TEAM

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	DHS- HUME REGION PERMANENT CARE TEAM
	163 Welsford Street, Shepparton 3630
	PO Box 1060, Shepparton 3632
	(03) 5832 1500
	(03) 5831 1851
	Contact the Team Leader.


 

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LODDON MALLEE REGION - WESTATE PERMANENT CARE TEAM

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	DHS- WESTATE PERMANENT CARE TEAM
	175- 187 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo 3550
	PO Box 658, Bendigo, 3552
	(03) 5440 1199
	(03) 5442 2316
	Ask for Team Leader

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NORTHERN METROPOLITAN REGION

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	DHS - NORTHERN METROPOLITAN REGION
	145 Smith Street, Fitzroy 3065
	(03) 9412 5376
	(03) 9412 5300
	Ask for Team Leader

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UNITING CARE CONNECTIONS - SOUTHERN METROPOLITAN REGION

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Uniting Care Connections was formerly known as Copelen Child and Family services.

	UNITING CARE CONNECTIONS
	Suite 5/115 Hawthorn Road, Caulfield 3161
	(03) 9530 0666
	(03) 9530 0899
	Ask for Principal Officer.


 

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WESTERN REGION - ANGLICARE WESTERN

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	ANGLICARE WESTERN
	41 Somerville Road, Yarraville 3013
	(03) 9687 5200
	(03) 9689 6110
	Ask for Principal Officer.

AFAV thanks DHS for this information; correct at the 19.09.2000