LGBTQIA+ treatment

Health care

General resources

• Thorne Harbour Health - Provides a range of services for LGBTIQA+ people including counselling, trans health care through their Equinox clinic, HIV testing through their Pronto clinic

• Switchboard Victoria - Switchboard offers support to the gender diverse, sex diverse and same sex attracted communities, and their supporters, through our telephone and web counselling services

• The Rainbow Network - Provides connection to several same-sex attracted and gender diverse youth groups in Victoria, providing a list of groups, resources and other information

• Minus 18 - Alcohol and drug free events and support for SSAGQ young people under 18 years old

• Transgender Victoria

• The Victorian Pride Centre

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Mental health
  • QLife is a national service run by the LGBTIQA+community that provides phone or online peer support from 3pm to midnight everyday. For more information visit: Switchboard
Alcohol & drug abuse
Parenting
  • The Bouverie Centre, Victoria's Family Institute: A public centre offering counselling for families. This is a lesbian and gay sensitive service. (03) 8481 4800
  • Drummond Street Services: Provides counselling for individuals, couples and families. The centre has a LGBTQA+ focus through the queer space program. Located at 195 Drummond St, Carlton (03) 9663 6733
  • Beyond Blue: They also have a resource for families with LGBTI children
Mental health
  • QLife is a national service run by the LGBTIQA+community that provides phone or online peer support from 3pm to midnight everyday. For more information visit: Switchboard
23rd February

Subject: Important information about your health record following the sale of Northside Clinic.

Dear Patients,
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Northside Clinic Vic Pty Ltd ACN 134 396 517 as trustee for the Northside Unit Trust has sold the practice to Brecken Fitzroy Medical Centre Pty Ltd ACN 691 642 190. The practice will continue with the same name, clinicians and staff.

What this means for your health record
To ensure continuity of care, custody of your health record will transfer to Brecken on 19th March 2026, not earlier than 21 days from this notice. Brecken will hold your record in accordance with Victorian health privacy law.

Your options
‍If you do nothing, your record will transfer automatically. If you would prefer your record to be sent to another provider, or not transferred, please tell us by 18th March 2026.

Sincerely, Northside Clinic Vic Pty Ltd ACN 134 396 517 as trustee for the Northside Unit Trust