Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma support in Australia
New South Wales
Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia (ADFA) | 1800 006 196
Asbestos Diseases Research Institute (ADRI) | (02) 9767 9800
Queensland
Asbestosis and Mesothelioma Association of Australia (AMAA) | 1800 017 758
Asbestos Disease Support Society (ADSS) | 1800 776 412
South Australia
Asbestos Diseases Society of South Australia (ADSSA) | 1800 157 540 or (08) 8241 7297
Asbestos Victims Association of South Australia (AVA) | (08) 8212 6008
Tasmania
Asbestos Free Tasmania Foundation
Victoria
Asbestos Council of Victoria (ACV) Gippsland Asbestos Related Diseases Support (GARDS) | (03) 5127 7744
Western Australia
Asbestos Diseases Society of Australia (ADSA) | 1800 646 690
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This information was last reviewed February 2023 by the following expert content reviewers: Dr Anthony Linton, Medical Oncologist, Concord Cancer Centre and Concord Repatriation General Hospital, NSW; Dr Naveed Alam, Thoracic Surgeon, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and Monash Medical Centre, VIC; Donatella Arnoldo, Consumer; Polly Baldwin, 13 11 20 Consultant, Cancer Council SA; Dr Melvin (Wee Loong) Chin, Medical Oncologist, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases, WA; Prof Kwun Fong, Thoracic and Sleep Physician and Director, UQ Thoracic Research Centre, The Prince Charles Hospital, and Professor of Medicine, The University of Queensland, QLD; Vicki Hamilton OAM, Consumer and CEO, Asbestos Council of Victoria/GARDS Inc., VIC; Dr Susan Harden, Radiation Oncologist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC; Penny Jacomos, Social Worker, Asbestos Diseases Society of South Australia, SA; Prof Brian Le, Director, Parkville Integrated Palliative Care Service, The Royal Melbourne Hospital and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC; Lung Cancer Support Nurses, Lung Foundation Australia; Jocelyn McLean, Mesothelioma Support Coordinator, Asbestos Diseases Research Institute, NSW; Prof David Morris, Peritonectomy Surgeon, St George Hospital and UNSW, NSW; Joanne Oates, Registered Occupational Therapist, Expert Witness in Dust Diseases, and Director, Evaluate, NSW; Chris Sheppard and Adam Barlow, RMB Lawyers.