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Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC)

Melbourne metro

Australia's largest independent support organisation for people seeking asylum. Provides material aid, a foodbank offering culturally appropriate food, a health centre, legal help, employment and English programs, and casework, with no means test and no religi…

Level 2, 214-218 Nicholson St, Footscray VIC 3011. serves people seeking asylum across Melbourne & Victoria

Australian Red Cross - Support for Asylum Seekers

Local area

Support for people seeking asylum who need practical help, including emergency relief where eligible, casework, referrals, and help connecting with health, legal and community services.

Melbourne/Docklands and Dandenong offices - services available to eligible Victorians

Refugee Legal

All of Victoria

Free, independent legal advice, casework, and representation for asylum seekers, refugees, and disadvantaged migrants across Victoria. General advice line Wed & Fri 10am-2pm; Afghanistan Legal Hotline Mon-Fri 9am-5pm with factsheets in Dari. Specialist hotline…

(03) 9413 0100

Tel Advice — Wed & Fri 10am-2pm

Level 5, 333 Exhibition St, Melbourne VIC 3000. (postal PO Box 1139, Collingwood VIC 3066) - operates state-wide

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Directory last reviewed 7 September 2026.

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