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Alternate Care Pty Ltd - Foster and Kinship Care Service / Intensive Foster Care Service
Address:
Work
Unit 2, 21-25 Lake Street
Cairns City
Qld
4870
Postal address:
Post
PO Box 4654
Cairns
Qld
4870
Phone:
Work
07 4031 0460
Fax:
Fax
07 4031 0470
Email:
info@alternatecare.com.au
Website:
www.alternatecare.com.au
IFYS Limited - Cairns Foster and Kinship Service
Address:
Work
108 Mulgrave Road
Parramatta Park
Qld
4870
Postal address:
Post
PO Box 509
Manunda
Qld
4870
Phone:
Work
07 4032 9000
Email:
admin@ifys.com.au
Life Without Barriers - Foster and Kinship Care / Specialist Foster Care
Address:
Work
Unit 1, 37-39 Anderson Street
Manunda
Qld
4870
Postal address:
Post
PO Box 1086
Manunda
Qld
4870
Phone:
Work
07 4032 8300
Fax:
Fax
07 4053 1769
Email:
info@lwb.org.au
Website:
https://www.lwb.org.au
Uniting Care Community - General Foster and Kinship Placement Support Services
Address:
Work
19 Valley Street
Freshwater
Qld
4870
Postal address:
Post
PO Box 11
Bungalow
Qld
4870
Phone:
Work
07 4050 4955 or 1300 096 203
Fax:
Fax
07 4031 4807
Website:
https://www.unitingcareqld.com.au/services-and-support/foster-and-kinship-care
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22 April 2021
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3 August 2023
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