Single & struggling on the Sunshine Coast?
- Katherine Mellor
- Feb 10, 2021
- 3 min read
A few things to help single/struggling persons on the Sunshine Coast
Housing to rent / permanent housing
National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS)
Maroochydore Queensland Government Service Centre
Queensland Department of Housing
Ground Floor, Mike Ahern Centre, 12 First Avenue, Maroochydore QLD 4558
Phone: (07) 5352 7333
Flatmates.com
Gumtree
Housing non - permanent
Salvation Army Noosa Temporary Accommodation
Address: 26 Doonella St, Tewantin QLD 4565
Phone: (07) 5447 1184
Emergency accommodation
If you are in need of urgent accommodation please call Link2Home on 1800 152 152. Link2Home is a free telephone number available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
IFYS Ltd
Address: 37 Dalton Dr, Maroochydore QLD 4558
Phone: (07) 5438 3000
Homelessness
If you’re experiencing homelessness or are housed but at risk of homelessness—including experiencing domestic and family violence you can call:
Homelessness Hotline: 1800 474 753
DVConnect: 1800 811 811
Men's line: 1800 600 636
Affordable Furniture
- Salvation Army Family Store Caloundra West
Address: 4/39 Caloundra Rd, Caloundra West QLD 4551
Phone: (07) 5437 0735
- Bloomhill Op Shop
105 Brisbane Road Mooloolaba QLD 4557
Phone: (07) 5452 5677
- Lifeline Superstore Kunda Park
608 Maroochydore Road Kunda Park QLD 4556
Phone: (07) 5409 1400
Second-hand Stores
- Lifeline Shop Caloundra
70 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551
Phone: (07) 5491 4531
- Save the Children Op Shop - Caloundra
3/28 Minchinton St, Caloundra QLD 4551
Phone: (07) 5492 8444
- Lifeline Shop Bokarina
394 Nicklin Way, Bokarina QLD 4575
Phone: (07) 5493 9799
- Lifeline Shop Maroochydore
88 Aerodrome Road, Maroochydore QLD 4558
Phone: (07) 5451 0766
- Salvos Caloundra Family Store
1/19 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551
Phone: (07) 5492 8639
Food Distribution
- Vinnies Caloundra (food vouchers)
You have to have current healthcare card / pension card and income statement from Centrelink.
16 Mayes Ave, Caloundra QLD 4551
Phone: (07) 5491 2800
- Free Little Pantry Wurtulla
512 Nicklin Way, Wurtulla QLD 4575
- Free Little Pantry Golden Beach
16 Blaxland St, Golden Beach QLD 4551
- Gateway Care
11 Helen St, Caloundra West QLD 4551
Phone: (07) 5458 6888
Benefits of heath care & pension cards
Health Care Card
Phone: 54365500 or 1300300859
- Discount on prescription medication
Pension Card
- Free dental (hospital dental)
Phone: (07) 5436 5500 or 1300 300 859
- Reduced electricity
Power direct
Phone: 1300 307 966
Or contact your provider.
- Reduced registration on private vehicles
Take pension card in with you to RTA when paying registration.
- Reduced bus fare
Take card into any participating go-card outlet with pension card and will get pension card with will give you a cheaper rate of trips on bus, ferry or train.
Phone: 131230
Translink.com.au
Reasonably Priced Activities
- Big Screen Cinemas – Caloundra
Address: 11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551
Phone: (07) 5492 6355
$10 per ticket
- Big Pineapple Wildlife HQ Zoo
Address: 76 Nambour Connection Rd, Woombye QLD 4559
Phone: (07) 5442 3102
Ticket Prices / Admission
Queensland Zoo Prices:
Adult: $29
Child (3-13yrs): $16
Concession: $22
Family (2Ad+2Ch): $79
Extra Child: $12
Pineapple Train:
General: $5
Children under 3 free
- Caloundra Aquatic Lifestyle Centre
New pricing structure effective Wednesday 1 July 2020
POOL ENTRY PRICES
INCLUDES ENTRY TO SKATE PARK ADULT CHILD/CONC FAMILY*
CASUAL ENTRY $5.90 $5.00 $18.50
DIRECT DEBIT $16.70 p/wk. $11.10 p/wk. $43.95 p/wk.
10 VISIT PASS $55.05 $43.95 $157.85
SPECTATOR ENTRY $2.30 $2.30 N/A
- Caloundra library (free)
Address: 8 Omrah Ave, Caloundra QLD 4551
Phone: (07) 5475 8989
- Caloundra Regional Gallery (free)
Address: 22 Omrah Ave, Caloundra QLD 4551
Phone: (07) 5420 8299
- Caloundra Street Fair Markets
Address: Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551
Hours: Opens 8AM Sun
Phone: (07) 5492 5977
Vacation care and before / after school care (Caloundra area)
Helping hands
- Caloundra State Primary School
56a Queen street Caloundra
- Golden Beach Primary School
Gregory street Golden beach
- Talara Primary School
1 Talara street Curramundi
Phone: 1300 612 462
www.helpinghandsnetwork.com.au
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