Support
Local contacts
If emailing a support person, please put the word ‘failsafe’ in the
subject line (eg failsafe help with eczema) to help
them with spam!!!
Sue Dengate’s contact
details for media but not general support are here.
Please contact confoodnet@ozemail.com.au
if you are willing to help with Failsafe support or to correct this list.
Updated May 2011
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ACT
Canberra ACT, Sheryl 02 6294 1720 tee_coach1@hotmail.com,
Helen 02 6282 9805 helenmarywilliams@hotmail.com,
Alicia 02 6255 7278 ajtoohey@gmail.com, Eleanor eleanor_flowers@hotmail.com
NSW
Albury NSW, Nikki 0417 062 134
nnhobbs@westnet.com.au, Sue 02 6056 4844
Armidale NSW, Joanne Joanne.haynes@optusnet.com.au
Bourke NSW, Korina 0431 534 813 korinaivatt@bigpond.com
Central Coast (Gosford) NSW Shelley 0412 994 813 kaneshell7@bigpond.com
Central Coast / Lake
Macquarie NSW, Diane 02 4358 1879 fuzylogic@aanet.com.au
Central Coast NSW, Nerida phone 02 4329 5383 nerida@soundring.com.au
Cessnock NSW, Rachel rach_michael@yahoo.com.au
Coffs Coast northern
NSW, Leanne leaandmat@bigpond.com
Coffs Harbour NSW, Alison 0418
610 569 timtams@internode.on.net,
Cheryl ckorff2000@bigpond.com
(specializing in restless legs and migraines)
Forster/Taree/Tuncurry NSW, Tina 0410 074 632 g.tinaz@yahoo.com.au,
Suzie 0427 553 765 smcenallay@bigpond.com,
Monica 0409 533 426 monicamacaulay@hotmail.com
(Great Lakes Food Intolerance & Allergy Support Group)
Inverell NSW, Jane rowjane@bigpond.com 02 6722 3354
Kiama NSW, Lucy lucytoons@hotmail.com
Newcastle NSW, Kim 0413 994 334 kimdmurphy@gmail.com
Orange NSW, Sarah 02 6362 4060 Sarah@thatsbetterhealth.com
Port Macquarie
NSW, Peta cpp@bigpond.com.au
Sydney NSW, Dianne 02 9876 4208, Annette annette.cowie@gmail.com,
Jenny jenny.heasman@gmail.com
Taree/Tuncurry
see Forster above
Tweed Heads NSW, Honor honniebonnie@hotmail.com 0422 177
670
Wagga Wagga
NSW, Belinda beafraser@yahoo.com.au
Yass NSW, Cath 02 6226 3304 stuandcath@yassvet.com.au, Skye 02
6226 4616 skye@lovephoto.com.au
Yenda NSW, Susan 02 6968 1212
QLD
Beenleigh Qld,
Tracy 07 3805 5790 0427 380 557 essencialhealth@gmail.com (general
allergies)
Brisbane Qld, phone Anne 07 3216 8742 ahurman@optusnet.com.au, Brenda 07 3801
1872 brendahunting@yahoo.com, Julie 07 3261 7281, 0408 185 945 Julie@gilfoylesolicitors.com.au,
Rosemary 07 3423 0053 rnorwood@gmail.com
Brisbane North Qld, Andrea 07 3888 6386 glenandandrea@bigpond.com
Bundaberg Qld, Debbie 07 4159 4689 0413 918 087 smurfyy@iprimus.com.au
Gladstone Qld, Sylvia 07 4972 5899 smithsd@tpg.com.au, Charmaine 07 4979 1153
cthom146@eq.edu.au
Ipswich Qld, Deb 07 3812 2304 debharding63@bigpond.com
Ingham Qld, Peta 07 4776 5123, matpet@aapt.net.au
Mackay Qld, Caralyn forstraw@bigpond.net.au
Rockhampton Qld,
Renee frenchvillecc@bigpond.com, Sue 07 4926 8268 suefiler@westnet.com.au
Toowoomba Qld, Robyn 07 4630 9642 j.garside@bigpond.com
NT
Alice Springs NT, Andra 08 8952 8057 somer@internode.on.net
SA
Adelaide SA, Bron 08 8299 9208 peterbron@optusnet.com.au
Onkaparinga Hills, Adelaide SA, Jenny 08 8325 2664 jenny@butlers.cx
Mount Gambier SA, Tracey 0417 823 826 tamaney1@bigpond.com
Port Lincoln SA, Pam 08
8685 4441, 0437 212 702
Whyalla SA, Deb 0448 546 842 debndave2@bigpond.com, Anne-Marie anne-marie.shaw@sa.gov.au
TAS
Burnie Tas, Caroline, 03
6432 3223 tasallergy@trump.net.au
(Tasmanian Coordinator of Anaphylaxis Australia Inc)
Launceston Tas, Belinda 03 6327 4759 belindagriffiths@live.com.au,
Jo (Westbury) 03 6393 1415 jowoosh2@iinet.net.au
Wynyard Tas, Ruth 03 6435 3404, arbentley@internode.on.net
VIC
Ballarat Vic, Kylie and Darren kjholcom@gmail.com
Melbourne Vic, Jenny R. 03 9802 0973, jenny@additiveeducation.com.au
Mildura Vic, Monica 03 5024 5659 monhoppy@ncable.com.au, Peta 0427 083 337 bailey_26@optusnet.com.au – also
run local support group Failsafe Sunraysia Families
Sale Vic, Andrea 03 5149 8266
Swan Hill/Echuca Vic, Elaine
03 5456 3366 pekeely@live.com
Wangaratta Vic, Alison 03 5727 0200 da_hawthorn@ieee.org
Warragul Vic, Jenny S. 03 5627 8696
Warrnambool Vic, Kazz 03 5569 2423 kmah@people.net.au
Wodonga Vic, Nikki 0417 062 134
nnhobbs@westnet.com.au, Sue 02 6056 4844
WA
Great Southern
District WA, Dani 08 9863 1059
Perth WA, (none at present – does anyone want to volunteer? Email confoodnet@ozemail.com.au)
South West WA (Bunbury), Marnie,
08 9796 0396
Carnarvon WA, Lisa mho78568@bigpond.net.au, 08 9941 1495
OVERSEAS
Denmark, Carsten cvm@rogd.dk
New Zealand, Auckland, Linda 09 416 9438 lindaandpaul@xnet.co.nz
Holland (Netherlands), Martina mfmohr@tiscali.nl
+31 (71) 5135 461, cell +31 (6) 222 012 11
South Africa Hayley
(Eastern Cape) 847 028 206 hgibb@telkomsa.net
UK, Jan (Shropshire) jan.cafearo@virgin.net,
Susannah soozerhart@hotmail.com,
Hayley hayley.gibbons@telkomsa.net
(East London), Fay faycallow@yahoo.co.uk
USA, California, Naomi Naomi@lorenzini.com
USA, New Mexico, Stephanie 575 439 5847
SYMPTOM SUPPORT
Anaphylaxis - Brenda brendahunting@yahoo.com, Leigh dandlboggis@aapt.net.au 07 5448 1024
(dairy, eggs, peanut)
Failsafe lactation consultant – Alison da_hawthorn@ieee.org