Child FIRST: Child & Family Information, Referral & Support Teams
Use the table below to find your local Child FIRST referral number by working out which DHS region and Local Government area you are in. In some areas referrals about Aboriginal children and families can be made directly to an Aboriginal organisation, as indicated in italics in the table.
| DHS Region | Local Government Area | Child FIRST referral number |
|---|---|---|
| Barwon South Western | Greater Geelong, Queenscliff, Surf Coast | 1300 551 948 |
| Colac-Otway, Corangamite | 5232 5500 | |
| Warrnambool, Moyne, Glenelg, Southern Grampians | 1300 889 713 | |
| Eastern Metropolitan | Yarra Ranges, Knox, Maroondah |
1300 369 146 |
| Monash, Whitehorse, Manningham, Boroondara | 1300 762 125 | |
| Gippsland | East Gippsland | 5152 0052 |
| Wellington | 5144 7777 | |
| La Trobe, Baw Baw | 1800 339 100 | |
| South Gippsland, Bass Coast | 5662 5150 | |
| Grampians | Northern Grampians, West Wimmera, Hindmarsh, Yarriambiak, Horsham | 1800 195 114 |
| Ararat, Pyrenees, Hepburn, Ballarat, Golden Plains, Moorabool | 1300 783 341 | |
| Hume | Wodonga, Towong, Indigo | 1800 705 211 |
| Alpine, Benalla, Mansfield, Wangaratta | 1800 705 211 | |
| Greater Shepparton, Strathbogie, Moira | 1300 854 944 | |
| Mitchell, Murrundindi | 1800 663 107 | |
| Loddon Mallee | Greater Bendigo, Campaspe, Central Goldfields, Loddon, Macedon Ranges, Mount Alexander | 1800 260 338 |
| Buloke, Gannawarra, Swan Hill, Mildura | 1800 MALLEE (1800 625533) | |
| North and West Metropolitan | Nillumbik, Whittlesea, Banyule, Yarra and Darebin | 9450 0955 |
| Brimbank Melton | 1300 138 180 | |
| Hume Moreland | 1300 786 433 | |
| Hobson's Bay, Maribrynong, Melbourne, Moonee Valley and Wyndham | 1300 775 160 | |
| Southern Metropolitan | Casey, Cardinia, Greater Dandenong | 9705 3939 |
| Aboriginal children and families (Casey, Cardinia and Greater Dandenong) | 9794 5973 | |
| Frankston, Mornington Peninsula | 1300 721 383 | |
| Kingston, Bayside, Glen Eira, Stonnington, Port Phillip | 1300 367 441 |