ME/CFS Society of NSW

Australian ME/CFS & FM Societies

Australia Wide National ME/CFS Association

• PO Box 7100 Dandenong VIC 3175 (15 Scott St, Dandenong) Tel: (03) 9793 4500 E-mail: mecfs@mecfs.org.au
• http://www.mecfs.org.au

Other State Societies

Membership fees for the Societies listed below vary from $14 to $40 p.a. dependent on the focus, production quality, frequency and size of each Society's publication, concession rate availability and size of membership. Some societies produce a quarterly glossy page journal. Others offer a smaller bimonthly newsletter. All have similar mission statements to NSW. Most have support group networks.

Australian Capital Territory (Canberra)

• ACT ME/CFS Inc. SHOUT Office, PO Box 717, Mawson ACT 2067 Tel: (02) 6290 1984 Fax: (02) 6286 4475 E-mail: admin@mecfscanberra.org.au Website address: www.mecfscanberra.org.au

Darwin (Northern Territory)

• ME/CFS Australia (Northern Territory) GPO Box 1363 Darwin NT 0801 Tel: (08) 8941 2365 Fax: (08) 8981 8278 Email: admin@mecfs-nt.org.au Website address: www.mecfs-vic.org.au/northernterritory

Queensland

• ME/CFS/FM Support Association Qld Inc. 27 Scott Street Toowoomba QLD 4350 Website address: www.mecfsfmq.org.au

South Australia

• ME/CFS Society (SA) Inc. GPO Box 383, Adelaide SA 5001 Tel: (08) 8410 8929 Fax: (08) 8410 8931 E-mail: sacfs@sacfs.asn.au Website address: www.sacfs.asn.au

Tasmania

• ME/CFS Australia (Tasmania). 5 Battery Square Battery Point TAS 7004 Tel: (03) 6224 2576 E-mail: admin@mecfs-tas.org.au Website address: www.mecfs-vic.org.au/tasmania

Victoria

• ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Society of Victoria Inc. PO Box 7100 Dandenong VIC 3175 (15 Scott St, Dandenong) Tel: (03) 9791 3100 Fax: (03) 9793 1866 Support Line: (03) 9791 2199 E-mail: admin@mecfs-vic.org.au Website address: www.mecfs-vic.org.au

Western Australia

• ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Society of WA (Inc.) Centre for Neurological Support -The Niche, Suite B, 11 Aberdare Road, Nedlands WA 6009 Tel: (08) 9346 7477 Fax: (08) 9346 7534 E-mail: info@mecfswa.org.au Website address: www.mecfswa.org.au

Overseas MECFS & FM Societies

New Zealand

• Association of New Zealand M.E. Sufferers ANZMES Inc., P.O. Box 54-201, Bucklands Beach 1730, Auckland, NEW ZEALAND Website: http://www.anzmes.org.nz/

United States of America

• The CFIDS Association of America PO Box 220398 Charlotte, North Carolina 28222-0398 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Phone: +1 (704) 365-2343 Website: http://www.cfids.org/
• The American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 27 N. Wacker Drive Suite 416 Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: +1 (847) 258-7248 Fax: +1 (847) 748-8288 Website: http://www.aacfs.org/

United Kingdom

• ME Association 4 Top Angel, Buckingham Industrial Park, Buckingham MK18 1TH UNITED KINGDOM Website: http://www.meassociation.org.uk/
• Action for M.E. (AfME) PO Box 1302 Wells Somerset BA5 1YE UNITED KINGDOM Phone: +44 1749 670799 Fax: +44 1749 672561 Website: http://www.afme.org.uk/
• Association of Young People with ME (AYME) P.O Box 605 Milton Keynes MK2 2XD ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM Phone: +44 1908 373300 Fax: +44 1908 274136 Website: http://www.ayme.org.uk/

Canada

• NATIONAL ME/FM ACTION NETWORK 3836 Carling Ave. Nepean, Ontario K2K 2Y6 CANADA Tel. & Fax: +1 (613) 829-6667 Website: http://www.mefmaction.net/
• The Myalgic Enchephalomyelitis Association of Ontario P.O. Box 84522 2336 Bloor St west Toronto, Ontario M6S 4Z7 Website: http://www.meao-cfs.on.ca/
• Nightingale Research Foundation 121 Iona Street Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 3M1 CANADA Fax: +1 (613) 523-1958 Website: http://www.nightingale.ca/ Dedicated to the study and treatment of M.E. / CFS
• FM-CFS Canada 99 Fifth Avenue Suite 412 Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5P5 CANADA Website: http://fm-cfs.ca/

South Africa

• M.E. Association of South Africa PO Box 1802 Umhlanga Rocks 4320 Natal SOUTH AFRICA

Italy

• Associazione Malati di CFS Onlus via Luigi Marangoni, 35 27100 Pavia info@associazionecfs.it Website: http://www.associazionecfs.it/

The Netherlands

• ME/CVS Stichting Noordse Bosje 16 12211 BG Hilversum THE NETHERLANDS Website: http://www.me-cvs-stichting.nl/

Useful Websites

• http://www.davidsbell.com/ - Dr David S. Bell's website, home of the Lyndonville News
• http://www.co-cure.org/ - Mailing lists for the latest ME/CFS articles, including the 2003 Canadian Clinical Guidelines
• http://wwwcfidsselfhelp.org/ - Stanford University Dr Bruce Campbell's Self-Help Program
• http://www.meresearch.org.uk/ - MERGE's website for research overviews and bibliographies on ME/CFS
• http://www.immunesupport.com/ - General and dietary information for ME/CFS/FM patients
• http://www.pediatricnetwork.org/ - For youth with ME/CFS/FM, orthostatic intolerance, etc.
• http://www.tymestrust.org/ - UK Youth with ME
• http://www.mesupport.co.uk/ - A UK site with many articles, references and resources
• http://www.justlook.org.au/ - Lifeline's database of places to seek assistance and support
• http://www.reachout.com.au/ - A place for youth to go when life sucks
• http://www.lifegoeson.org.au/ - Nationwide 24hr Hopeline for people dealing with serious physical illness