Cancer Council of Victoria - Provides information, advice, emergency and generalist councelling and some financial aid.

Palliative Care Victoria - Can assist people with referral to and information about, palliative care services in Victoria.

Palliative Care Australia - Palliative Care Australia is the national peak body for palliative care in Australia.

Australian Council on Healthcare Standards - The ACHS is an independent not-for-profit organisation dedicated to continually improving the quality of health care in Australia.

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organisation - NHPCO is a American charitable organisation to promote the understanding of hospice through research and education.

Utility Relief Grant Scheme - Provides once off assistance for domestic customers who are unable to pay their gas, electricity or water bills due to a temporary financial crisis.

Centrelink - Advises on government disability, sickness and carers' payments.

Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund - Provides emergency and practical financial support to families where a child is being treated for cancer.

No interest loans - Offers loans up to $1000 for people experiencing financial hardship because of cancer.

Cancer Connect - Provides telephone peer support to people with cancer.

Lifeline - Provides counselling to people needing help with emotional and social problems.

National Breast Cancer Centre Australia

American Cancer Society

Make a Wish Foundation - Grants wishes to children under 18 years who have a life threatening illness according to the foundations medical criteria.

Australian Teenage Cancer Patients Society (CAN TEEN) - Offers meetings, camps, education seminars and outings for teenagers with cancer and their siblings.

Very Special Kids - Provides support to families who have children with a progressive life-threatening illness, including respite and palliative care and to bereaved families.

Starlight Foundation. - Grants wishes to chronically and terminally ill children.

Health Services Commission - Advises consumers who have complaints about health services and service providers.

Carers Victoria - A statewide information, advocacy and referral service for carers.

National Association for Loss and Grief - Offers information and referral for people experiencing loss and grief.

Grief Line - Provides a telephone support service to people who are experiencing grief because of a significant loss in their lives.

Kids Helpline - Provides telephone counselling to 5-18 year olds.