January 22, 2026
Whittlesea Community Connections is here to help people impacted by the Longwood fire.
How we can help:
- General legal information, advice and referrals
- Social work support and brief crisis support
- Hardship assistance support (including fresh food relief, frozen meals, medication waivers, children’s items, toiletries)
- Help applying for payments and grants i.e. utility relief and Queens Funds grants for single women, and hardship/disaster payments
- Help with form filling, paperwork, and documentation i.e. ID, passports, Medicare etc.
- Support navigating services such as Centrelink, housing, insurance, emergency relief, and community supports
- Culturally responsive support to migrant, refugees and newly arrived communities
- Support for people experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity
How to reach us:
Our phone number is 9401 6666
Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm
(Out of hours leave a message & we will respond asap)
Self referral or agency referral via our website
Submit a Request – Whittlesea Community Connections
Email our intake team –
ch@whittleseacc.org.au
Outreach or face to face help can be arranged
Website for more information
whittleseacommunityconnections.org.au
Download our Fire Support flyer
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