Links

Kids Health at The Children's Hospital at Westmead

Bites & stings

• Clinical Toxinology Resources
• Australian Reptile Park (02) 4340 1022
• Australian Museum (02) 9320 6000
• Wires - Wildlife rescue 1300 094 737
• Wikitoxin.org - toxinology educational resource

Drug, chemical & food safety

• Medicines Safety (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
• Disposal of medicines 1300 650 835
  
• Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
• NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA)
• Disposal of chemicals  131 555
• Farmsafe Australia (02) 6752 8214
• NSW Food Authority 1300 552 406

Child safety & injury prevention

• Kidsafe, NSW
• Immunisation Australia 1800 671 811
• Product & Drug Recalls

Drug & alcohol information

• Australian Drug Foundation
• Drug Information, NSW
• National Drugs Campaign
• National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre
• Vaping Facts NSW Health

First aid courses

• Australian Red Cross
• St. John's Ambulance, NSW

Help lines

• Medicines Line (NPS) 1300 633 424
• Beyond Blue - The National Depression Initiative 1300 22 4636
• Lifeline  13 11 14
• Kids Help Line (5-25 year olds) - 1800 55 1800
• Healthdirect Australia - 24-hr telephone health advice 1800 022 222

Occupational health & safety

• NSW WorkCover
• Safe Work Australia
• Asbestos Safety Eradication Board

Plants

• Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney
• Poisonous plants of Australia

Pregnancy & breastfeeding

• Mothersafe, NSW (02) 9382 6539 or 1800 647 848