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The Living Room

The Living Room is a primary health service that provides free healthcare and support to improve the physical, mental and social well-being of individuals who are, or at risk of experiencing homelessness.

Free, confidential, and judgment-free support in a safe and supportive environment.

The only service of its kind in Melbourne focused on the social determinants of health to look beyond disease or illness, to see a person's overall situation. Our multi-disciplinary team works with individuals to identify goals and focus on harm minimisation, self-determination, and empowerment.

The Living Room is now re-open on Hosier Lane! 

 

The Living Room is available:

Monday
Tuesday 
Wednesday 
Thursday 
Friday
Saturday
9.30am – 4.00pm*
9.30am – 4.00pm*^
9.30am – 4.00pm*
9.30am – 4.00pm*
9.30am – 4.00pm*
11.00am – 4.00pm
*Closed between 12pm – 1pm for lunch
^Closed every second Tuesday from 12.30pm

Health & Homelessness Services

People can access on-site services including:

Doctors
Nurses
Dual Diagnosis Counsellor 
Client Support
Snacks, tea/coffee, laundry, showers, toilets, phone charging services
Monday, Thursday, & Friday
Monday to Saturday 
Monday to Friday
Monday to Saturday 
Monday to Saturday 

Other services include:

  • Immunisations
  • Women’s Only lounge (safe and private access to female services)
  • Opioid Replacement Therapy (ORT)
  • Pathology
  • Mental Health Nurse
  • Alcohol and Other Drug Counselling
  • Brief Intervention Supports
  • Hepatitis C and Liver Clinic
  • Podiatry
  • Optometry
  • Life Skills
  • Centrelink Support

After-Hours Services 

Our after-hours outreach/night nurses’ teams provide free health care on the streets of Melbourne’s CBD for people sleeping rough or in crisis accommodation. 

Night nurses are available during the following times:

Wednesday - Sunday 7.00pm – 10.30pm

Our Foot Patrol team can help provide access to:

  • Clean injecting equipment
  • Needle and syringe-safe disposals
  • Condoms and Lube
  • Safer using information
  • Safe Sex information
  • Support and referrals (including naloxone training)

To find out when our Foot Patrol outreach services are available, head over to see Melbourne Outreach.

Visiting Services

We have a range of drop-in services to support people accessing our services. The current visiting services include:

Centrelink Community Team
Monday’s Weekly
CoHealth Podiatry
Tuesday's Weekly
Hep C Clinic & Mobile Van
Thursday's Weekly
Hairdresser/Barber
Wednesday’s Fortnightly (starting 16th November)
Fitzroy Legal Service
Wednesday’s Fortnightly (starting 16th November)

1.30pm – 3.30pm

9.30am – 12.00pm

1.00pm – 3.30pm

10.00am – 12.30pm

1.00pm - 3.30pm

Contact us

For more information about The Living Room, our services, or sector partnerships, please contact us via the following:

Visit | 7- 9 Hosier Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000

Phone | 03 9945 2100

Free call | 1800 440 188

Fax | 03 8648 5600

Email | [email protected]


Donations

We are not currently accepting donations of food or material aid at this time. To keep up to date for when we call out for donations, please sign up for our mailing list.

In the meantime, consider supporting some of our other charity friends. Find your closest donation centre:

  • Diabetes Victoria
  • Salvos 
  • Foodbank

If you would like to make a donation, please consider a monetary donation, to help us continue providing high-impact, front-line support.

The Living Room is supported by the Victorian Government.

Published: 3rd February, 2020

Updated: 16th February, 2023

Author: Amelia Hb

Location: 7 - 9 Hosier Lane, Melbourne, 3000

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