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Resources
Finding safe, inclusive and affirming support shouldn’t be difficult. This page brings together the services, information and tools that LGBTQIA+ people, families, educators and allies across the Illawarra and Shoalhaven rely on. Whether you’re looking for local health and wellbeing support, crisis contacts, gender‑affirming care information, or practical guides for creating inclusive spaces, you’ll find trusted, community‑informed resources here.We update this section regularly to reflect the needs of our region and the voices of the people who live here. Explore what’s available, share it with others, and help us build a safer, more connected South Coast for everyone.
Support Groups
Parents of Trans Kids Group
(02) 4446 7300
Headspace Nowra Support group for
parents of transgender and gender diverse or gender questioning children (of all ages)
Pride Space
02 4446 7300
Headspace Nowra Pride
Space is a social/support group for LGBTQI+ identifying young people from ages 16-25
Wollongong Youth Services – Rainbow League
Weekly group for young people (15–24) offering support, connection, and social
opportunities for sexuality and gender diverse communities.
University of Wollongong Queer Collective (Allsorts)
ACON
Illawarra Shoalhaven Gender Alliance (ISGA)
TransHub
Rainbow Families:
Student-led group providing safe
spaces and advocacy for LGBTQIA+ students
(regional NSW outreach):
Local advocacy, networking, and community connection (especially trans and gender
diverse communities)
ACON’s digital information and resource platform for all trans and gender diverse
(TGD) people in NSW, our loved ones, allies and health providers.
Rainbow Families is an organisation that supports, connects, and
advocates for LGBTQ+ parents and their children. It works to build inclusive communities,
provide resources, and promote equity for diverse family structures.
Crisis Support Lines
Local-LGBTI-Guides_2304_Shoalhaven.pdf
Queers Down South
facebook.com/groups/955835471852328
Instagram: @queers.down.south
Pride Space
02 4446 7300
Lesbians in the Shoalhaven Area (LISA)
0416 293 281 (Moira)
An all inclusive Meetup group for LGBTQIA+ folks and their allies on the South Coast
Headspace Nowra PrideSpace is a social/support group for LGBTQI+ identifying young people from ages 16-25
Social group for lesbians living in the Shoalhaven. LISA meets for breakfast on the second Sunday of every month
Health Services
Caddyshack Project
(Illawarra–Shoalhaven):
ILLAWARRA WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTRE
02 42 556800
Nowra Sexual Health Clinic
02 4423 9353
Shoalhaven District Hospital
Local Needle and Syringe Program (NSP)
health.nsw.gov.au/hepatitis/Pages/nspoutlets.aspx
Sexual health promotion for young people
(15–29)
provides free or low-cost and affordable
medical, allied and complementary health care as well as health and well-being programs,
groups and education to improve women’s health.
Testing & treatment for HIV, STIs, and Hepatitis B & C, access to PrEP & PEP, information and advice on sexual health, vaccination for Hepatitis A & B. Free condoms and lube
Details of local NSPs in the Shoalhaven, where you can access sterile injecting equipment, advice, information & referral
Shoalhaven/Illawarra Women’s Health Service (Trans and Cis)
0401991684 Bogumila.gerlowska@health.nsw.gov.au
Cervical screening including self collected, Breast checks, STI testing, Contraception, Menopause, menstruation and sexual health information for Trans and Cis people. District wide from Wollongong to Ulladulla. Call, text or email for more information