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HIPPY Site Contacts

ACT / NSWNTQLDSA / TASVICWA

Australian Capital Territory

HIPPY Charnwood 
Partner Agency: Uniting Care Kippax
Coordinator: Warrick Eppelstun
Site address: Cnr Luke Street & Hardwick Cr, HOLT ACT 2615
Contact details: 02 6254 1733, warrick@kippax.org.au

New South Wales

HIPPY Ashmont
Partner agency: Anglicare
Coordinator: Roanna Sanbrook
Site address: Ashmont Community Resource Centre
Cnr Tobruk St & Blakemore Ave, Ashmont NSW 2650
Contact details: Roanna.Sanbrook@anglicare.com.au; (02) 69 311 127

HIPPY Bidwill
Partner agency: Uniting Care Burnside 
Coordinator: Joanne Colqhoun
Site address: 30 Myrtus St Bidwill, NSW 2770
Contact details: (02) 9628 0897 or 0457 716 209,  jcolquhoun@burnside.org.au

HIPPY Bowenfels
Partner agency: Centacare Bathurst
Coordinator: Leanne Walding
Site address: 19 Hassan St, Lithgow
Contact details: (02) 6352 4868, hippy@centacarebathurst.com.au

HIPPY Cabramatta
Partner agency: Learning Links
Coordinator: Isobel McKay
Site address: Level 1 46B Reservoir Rd Mt Pritchard, 2170
Contact details: imckay@learninglinks.org.au; (02) 9426 4367

HIPPY Claymore and Campbelltown
Partner agency: Macarthur Diversity Services Inc.
Coordinator: Ann Tibbles 
Site address: Level 2 101 Queen Street, Campbelltown NSW 2560
Contact details: (02) 4627 1188 or 0417 439 610; anntibbles@mdsi.org.au  

HIPPY Fairfield
Partner agency: Uniting care Burnside 
Coordinator: Marta Bevilacqua
Site address: 232 Railway Parade - Cabramatta
Contact details: (02) 9781 3333; mbevilacqua@burnside.org.au

HIPPY La Perouse
Partner agency: Gujaga MACS
Coordinator: Victoria Doyle
Site address: La Perouse Public School, Yarra Road, Phillip Bay NSW 2036
Contact details: (02) 9311 4090, hippy02@bigpond.com  

HIPPY North Dubbo
Partner agency: Centacare Wilcannia-Forbes
Coordinator: Fran Schubert
Site address: 2-3/77 Myall Street Dubbo, NSW 2830
Contact details: (02) 6884 6901, fschubert@centacarewf.org.au

HIPPY Nowra
Partner agency:  Nowra Support Services
Coordinator: Roz Lawrence
Site address: Cottage 1/80 Park RD East Nowra 2541 NSW
Contact details: (02) 4421 5499; roz_nfss@shoalhaven.net.au

HIPPY Riverwood
Partner agency: Learning Links
Coordinator: Elean Chan
Site address: 12-14 Pindari Rd Peakhurst NSW 2210
Contact details: (02) 8525 8222, hippy-riverwood@learninglinks.org.au

HIPPY Warrawong
Partner agency: Barnardos Australia
Coordinator: Jackie Brizga
Site address: 13 Greene Street Warrawong, NSW 2502
Contact details: (02) 4275 8575; jbrizga@barnardos.org.au  

HIPPY Windale
Partner agency: JobQuest
Coordinator: Lynda Berghofer
Site address: 8 Lake Street, Windale 2306
Contact details: Lynda@jobquest.org.au; 0413342667

HIPPY West Tamworth
Partner agency: Tamworth Family Support Services
Coordinator: Kimberley Smart
Site address: 47 Denison Street; Jumbuck Cottage Bicentennial Park
Contact details: (02) 6766 4596,  ksmart@tfss.com.au

Northern Territory

HIPPY Alice Springs
Partner agency: Yipirinya School Council Inc.
Coordinator: Geraldine Stewart 
Contact details: (08) 8952 5633, geraldine.stewart@ntschools.net

HIPPY Katherine
Partner agency: Anglicare NT
Coordinator: TBA
Site address: 15 Third Street, Katherine 0851
Contact details: (08) 89721571

Queensland

HIPPY Caboolture
Partner agency:  Red Cross
Coordinator: Cathy Harbers 
Site address: Manely st Caboolture in the EYC building
Contact details: (07) 3863 0448, charbers@redcross.org.au  

HIPPY Inala
Partner agency: Brisbane South Division of General Practice
Coordinator: Jacqui Ruhle
Site address: Inala Indigenous Health Service, 64 Wirraway Parade, Inala QLD (Lower Ground Floor)
Contact details: (07) 3275 5392; Jacqui.Ruhle@health.qld.gov.au

HIPPY Logan Central
Partner agency: Kingston Eastern Neighbourhood Group
Coordinator: Sarah Coffey
Site address: 177 Meakin Rd Slacks Creek
Contact details: (07) 3808 1684, sarahc@keng.org.au

HIPPY Manoora  
Partner agency: Playgroup QLD
Coordinator: Patricia Watts
Site address: Cairns West Community Hall, 29 Marchant St, Manoora (Crn Murray & Marchant Sts)
Contact details: (07) 4041 5574, pwatts@playgroupqld.com.au

HIPPY Mount Morgan
Partner agency: Australian Red Cross Society
Coordinator: Margy Coope
Site address: Morgan Street Mount Morgan, QLD 
Contact details: (07) 4938 2262, mcoppe@redcross.org.au

HIPPY Pioneer
Partner agency: Centacare Townsville
Coordinator: Julie Hill
Site address: Edmond Rice Flexi Learning Centre, 74 - 80 Able Smith Pde, Mount Isa QLD
Contact details: 0408 738 722, jhill@isagsp.centacare.com.au

HIPPY Riverview
Partner agency: Playgroup QLD
Coordinator: Bev Seaman
Site address: Riverview Neighbourhood House, 138 Old Ipswich Road, Riverview  (Postal address: PO Box 6038 Riverview Qld 4303)
Contact details: (07) 3816 2111 or 0400 827 153; bseaman@playgroupqld.com.au

HIPPY West Ipswich
Partner agency:  Red Cross
Coordinator: Alana Wahl 
Site address: Leichhardt State School, 72 Samford Road, Leichhardt 4305
Contact details: awahl@redcross.org.au; 0408 487 446

South Australia

HIPPY Davoren Park 
Partner agency: Novita Children's Services
Coordinator: Rebecca Hanchett
Site address: NACYS Community Centre Oldford Road, Davoren Park, South Australia
Contact details: (08) 8252 2474, rebecca.hanchett@novita.org.au   

HIPPY Elizabeth Grove
Partner agency: Anglicare Elizabeth Mission
Coordinator: Cherrylynn Williams
Site address: Elizabeth Mission 91-93 Elizabeth way Elizabeth
Contact details: (08) 8209 5743, cwilliams@Anglicare-SA.org.au

HIPPY Mansfield Park
Partner agency: Novita Children's Services
Coordinator:  Vanessa Wardle
Site address: The Parks Community Centre, 2-46 Cowan Street, Angle Park, SA 5010
Contact details:  (08) 82435488 or 0414 666 239, Vanessa.Wardle@novita.org.au  

HIPPY Salisbury North
Partner agency: Novita Children's Services
Coordinator: Sarah Stevens
Site address: Bagster Road Community Centre 17 Bagster Road, Salisbury North
Contact details: sarah.stevens@novita.org.au

HIPPY Whyalla Stuart 
Partner agency: UnitingCare Wesley Country SA
Coordinator:  Mandy Goodland
Site address: 22 McRitchie Crescent, Whyalla Stuart SA
Contact details: (08) 8649 4263, mandy.goodland@ucwcsa.org.au

Tasmania

HIPPY Burnie
Partner agency: Rural Health Tasmania Inc
Coordinator: Laura Strohfeldt
Site address: Acton Primary School, Thorne Street, Burnie Tas 7320
Contact details: 0427 787 600; hippy.burnie@hotmail.com  

HIPPY Clarendon Vale
Partner agency: Colony 47
Coordinator: Di Brokenshire; Karen Groves 
Site address: 432 Elizabeth St, North Hobart Tas 7000
Contact details: (03) 6214 1456 or 0428 575 398, dianeb@colony47.com.aukareng@colony47.com.au  

HIPPY Launceston
Partner agency: Anglicare Tasmania
Coordinator: Aparna Banerjee
Site address: 122 Elizabeth St, Launceston Tas 7250
Contact details: (03) 6333 3021, a.banerjee@anglicare-tas.org.au   

HIPPY West Coast (previously Rosebery)
Partner agency: Rural Health Tasmania Inc
Coordinator: Jo McKean
Site address: 24 Solly Street, Zeehan Tas 7469 (postal address: PO Box 95 Zeehan Tas 7469)
Contact details: 0438 848 070, hippyrosebery@bigpond.com.au  

HIPPY Sheffield
Partner agency: Kentish Regional Clinic Inc 
Coordinator: Lou Carter
Site address: Town Hall, 66 High Street, Sheffield Tas 7306
Contact details: (03) 6491 1965, hippysheffield@gmail.com

HIPPY Smithon
Partner agency: Rural Health Tasmania Inc
Coordinator: Leanne Marsden 
Site address: 68 Emmett Street, Smithton Tas 7330
Contact details: (03) 64521266; hippysmithton@ruralhealthtas.com.au

Victoria

HIPPY Braybrook
Partner agency:  Western Region Health Centre
Coordinator:  Linda Baker
Site address: 107-139 Churchill Ave, Braybrook Vic 3019
Contact details: (03) 9334 6601 or 0409 074 963, lindab@wrhc.com.au

HIPPY Colac
Partner agency: Glastonbury Community Services
Coordinator: Gaye Gibney 
Site address: 4 Miller Street, Colac Vic 3250
Contact details: (03) 5231 4740, ggibney@glastonbury.org.au  

HIPPY Dallas Broadmeadows
Partner agency: The Brotherhood of St Laurence
Coordinator: Katherine Benfer 
Site address: Dallas Neighbourhood House, 22 Calivil St, Dallas 3047
Contact details: 0429 450 537, kbenfer@bsl.org.au

HIPPY Dandenong
Partner agency: South Eastern Region Migrant Resource Centre
Coordinator: Tatjana Krneta
Site address: L1, 314 Thomas Street, Dandenong 3175
Contact details: (03) 9706 8933, tatjanak@sermrc.org.au

HIPPY Fitzroy
Partner agency: The Brotherhood of St Laurence
Coordinator: Alex Blaszak
Site address: 126 Moor Street, Fitzroy, VIC 3065
Contact details: (03) 9415 1316, ABlaszak@bsl.org.au

HIPPY Frankston North
Partner agency: The Brotherhood of St Laurence 
Coordinator: Louise Mackinnon
Site address: Mahogany Neighbourhood Centre, 26 Mahogany Ave., Frankston North, Victoria 3200
Contact details: 0429 861 118, lmackinnon@bsl.org.au

HIPPY Geelong
Partner agency: Glastonbury Community Services
Coordinator: Meredith Thompson
Site address: 222 Malop St Geelong
Contact details: (03) 5226 8933, mthompson@glastonbury.org.au  

HIPPY Long Gully/California Gully 
Partner agency: St Lukes Anglicare
Coordinator: Heather Brown
Site address: 47 High Street Bendigo
Contact details: (03) 5430 1200 , h.brown@stlukes.org.au

HIPPY Moonee Valley
Partner agency: The Brotherhood of St Laurence
Coordinator: Jan Lansdowne 
Site address: 49 Buncle St, North Melbourne, VIC, 3051
Contact details: (03) 9320 4723 or 0405 244 957, jlansdowne@bsl.org.au  

HIPPY Moreland
Partner agency: Merri Community Health Services Inc. 
Coordinator: Amy Taylor
Site address: 79 Jukes Rd, Fawkner Vic 3060
Contact details: (03) 9355 4903, AmyT@mchs.org.au   

HIPPY Robinvale
Partner agency: Robinvale Community Health
Coordinator: Estelle Rush
Site address: Robinvale District Health Services Latje Rd, Robinvale
Contact details: (03) 5051 8150, erush@rdhs.com.au

HIPPY Winchelsea
Partner agency: Glastonbury Community Services
Coordinator: Maria Grigg
Site address: 8 Gosney St, Winchelsea
Contact details: (03) 52 314 740 or 0409 582 020; mgrigg@glastonbury.org.au

Western Australia

HIPPY East Geraldton
Partner agency: Child Australia
Coordinator: Kelly Dowse-Failletlaz 
Site address: Rangeway Primary School, Cassia St, Rangeway, WA 6530
Contact details: kellyd@childaustralia.org.au; 0427 242 615 

HIPPY Girrawheen 
Partner Agency: Ngala
Coordinator: Jacquie Mayne
Site address: Noranda Family Centre, Garson Ct, Noranda WA 6062
Contact details: 0407 992 604, HIPPYGirrawheen@ngala.com.au  

HIPPY Rockingham
Partner agency: Ngala
Coordinator: Tina Dean
Site address: 113, Read Street. Rockingham. 6168 W. A.
Contact details: 0448 871 129; tdean@ngala.com.au

Pictured: HIPPY Site Manager and Coordinators and HIPPY Australia staff at the 2009 National Training Forum


"HIPPY Australia (Brotherhood of St Laurence) is proud to acknowledge its partnership with AXA, which since 2005 has supported the
development and extension of the program to many more communities across Australia. The Brotherhood also acknowledges the financial
support of the Myer Foundation and Victorian State Government for HIPPY programs in local communities since 2007."
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