Media Release

Friday, 2 May 2008

The Good Service mob is coming to Broken Hill and Wilcannia

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The Good Service mob is coming to Wilcannia and Broken Hill on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 20 and 21 to hold a free information day about consumer issues.

The day will include information for indigenous consumers if they are having problems with:

• banks, credit cards and loans
• businesses, contractors and consumer rights
• discrimination
• electricity, gas and water companies
• federal government agencies (Centrelink, taxation)
• legal issues
• state government agencies (housing, police, child protection, community services, correctional centres)
• telephone, mobile and internet companies.

The Good Service committee is a collaboration between the Financial Ombudsman Services, Commonwealth Ombudsman, Energy and Water Ombudsman NSW (EWON), Legal Aid NSW, NSW Anti-Discrimination Board, NSW Office of Fair Trading, NSW Ombudsman and the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman.

The day will involve a presentation from each organisation. After lunch staff from each of the organisations will be available to discuss individual enquiries.

Over the past year, the Good Service mob has visited indigenous communities in Dubbo, Cowra, Condobolin and Bankstown.

In Wilcannia, the information day will be held on Tuesday 20 May at the Community Hall from 9.30am until 4pm. In Broken Hill, the information day will be held on Wednesday 21 May at the Centre for Community, 200 Beryl Street, Broken Hill from 9.30am until 4pm. If you are interested in attending, please call Rose Gordon, Indigenous Project Officer, Energy & Water Ombudsman NSW, on (02) 8218 5221 or email roseg@ewon.com.au.

For further media information, please contact TIO Public Affairs on 03 8600 8738 or 0403 601 532.

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