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There are a number of groups which provide information and support to people with asbestos-related conditions and their families. Contact them for more information.

Asbestos Diseases Society of Victoria (ADSVIC)
This is a non-profit organization providing specialist information, referral, support and counselling services to people affected by asbestos exposure and their families. All ADSVIC services are free of charge.

Email: info@adsvic.org.au

Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia
The foundation was founded to represent the needs and interests of asbestos disease victims, through information exchange, support networks, referral to medical and legal help and lobby efforts. The organisation is based in Sydney, but can provide information, etc to anyone seeking it.

Asbestos Information and Support Service (AISS)
This is an organisation run by volunteers, was founded as 'a place to be, an opportunity and a focal point in Melbourne for positive community action on asbestos.'

Ross House: 247-251 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Vic, 3000.

Phone: (03) 9654 9555

Email: contact@aiss.org.au

Gippsland Asbestos Related Diseases Support Group (GARDS)
GARDS is located in Gippsland and is a non profit, charitable organisation run by volunteers, who lobby for better asbestos disease support services for sufferers and their families. GARDS holds a support group meeting monthly and distributes a quarterly newsletter.

Village Community Centre.

1 Ollerton Avenue, Moe, Vic. 3825. (PO BOX 111, Moe)

Phone & Fax: (03) 51 27 7744.

Email: info@gards.org

The Asbestos Diseases Society of Australia has asbestos information and other services.

And from overseas:
Mesothelioma Information and Treatment Resource
An informational resource on mesothelioma and the different methods of treatment, including traditional and alternative forms of treatment. The organisation is based in the United States, but has information that may be of interest to Australians.