You can get advocacy support if:

  • You are 18 years or over with intellectual disability.
  • You want somebody to stand by your side to feel heard or to resolve an issue.
  • You want an independent advocate or a volunteer citizen advocate to help you.
  • You live in the local community (in one of these five municipalities – Boroondara, Manningham, Monash, Whitehorse and Maroondah)
MEDA - five LGA's we supposrt

These municipalities include suburbs:

Ashburton
Ashwood
Balwyn
Balwyn North

Bayswater North
Blackburn
Blackburn South
Burwood
Burwood East
Box Hill
Box Hill North
Box Hill South
Bulleen

Camberwell

Canterbury
Chadstone
Clayton
Clayton North

Croydon

Croydon Hills

Croydon North

Croydon South
Doncaster
Doncaster East
Donvale
Forest Hill
Glen Iris
Glen Waverley

Heathmont
Hawthorn

Hawthorn East
Kew
Kew East
Kew North

Kilsyth South
Mitcham
Mt Waverley
Mulgrave
Notting Hill
Nunawading
Oakleigh
Oakleigh East

Oakleigh South
Park Orchards

Ringwood

Ringwood East

Ringwood North
Surrey Hills
Templestowe
Templestowe Lower
Vermont
Vermont South
Warrandyte
Warrandyte South

Warranwood
Wheelers Hill
Wonga Park

Melbourne East Disability Advocacy is committed to standing up for the rights of people with intellectual disability. This includes people with intellectual disability who are also:

  • Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander
  • Part of the LGBTIQA+ community
  • From a culturally diverse or non-english speaking background

Click to read about what support is available.