Useful information
Useful Links
There are a number of other organisations that offer information, support and advice depending on your need. This section contains a list of useful links to organisations and/or websites that can provide more information, specific detail on a topic, or support and advice.
Eligibility contacts
Communication Services
Professional Bodies
Consumer Groups
Captioning and Media Access
Government Agencies
Eligibility Contacts: If you’d like more information about the Australian Government Hearing Services Program or would like to confirm if you’d be eligible (link to 2.1) – the following contacts may be of use.
- Office of Hearing Services 1800 500 726
- Department of Veterans Affairs (regional) 1800 555 254
- Department of Veterans Affairs (metro) 133 254
- Centrelink 1800 050 004
- Australian Hearing (Community Service Obligation) 131 797
- National Relay Service (phone) 1300 555 727
- National Relay Service (TTY) 133 677
- National Relay Service website
- Telephone Typewriter Directory (TTY/Voice) 1800 814 907
- Interpreting Service 131 450
- Australian Communication Exchange Website
Professional Bodies:
- Audiological Society of Australia Website
- Australian College of Audiology (ACAud) Website
- Speech Pathology Association of Australia Website
- Australian Association of Teachers of the Deaf Website
- Australian Sign Language Interpreters’ Association Website
- Community Nurse Audiometry Association Inc Website
- Australian Federation of Deaf Society Website
- Australian Deaf and Blind Association (NSW) Website
Consumer Groups:
- Acoustic Neuroma Association NSW Website
- Australian Deafblind Council Website
- Australian Tinnitus Association Website
- Better Hearing Australia Website
- Deaf Sports Australia Website
- Deafness Forum of Australia Website
- Menieres’ Disease Website
- Parents of Hearing Impaired Children Website
- Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH) Australia Inc Website
- Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children Website
Captioning and Media Access: For information regarding services such as captions for your television or other media outlets involved with Hearing Loss, please visit the following links:
- Media access Australia Website
- Information on Disability Education Awareness Services Website
- Captioning Australia Website
Government Agencies: The following Government agencies may be able to assist you with your hearing needs.
- Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Website
- Centrelink Website
- Australian Hearing (for Community Service Obligations) Website
- National Acoustic Laboratories Website
Please note that while care has been taken in providing these links they do not constitute endorsement or approval of the websites or their content. No responsibility by the Office of Hearing Services is taken for any information or services which may appear on any linked websites. It is the responsibility of the web user to make your own decisions about the accuracy, reliability, relevance and correctness of information viewed or found.

