INTRODUCTION
Working in Victoria is different to working in New South Wales. In Victoria, the sex industry is regulated by the Prostitution Control Act 1994 and the Prostitution Control Regulations 2006. These laws are very specific as to what is legal and what is not. You should really take the time to find out how to work legally before you begin. The best way to make sure you’re on the right track is to get in touch to sex worker services.
SEX WORKER SERVICESRhED (Resourcing Health and Education in the Sex Industry)
This is a service for the sex industry in Victoria. The service operates from 10 Inkerman Street in St. Kilda and provides site based and outreach services. RhED operates from a harm minimisation approach providing practical and realistic information about safer sex. It aims to provide a service that recognises that health is not only a physical dimension but includes a person’s emotional and social wellbeing. The focus is on providing relevant health information to assist people make lifestyle choices with the information they need and support from the RhED program staff.
You can pick up safe sex supplies from RhED for free.
Also, if you need to access any sex worker friendly service, RhED can help you do that too. If you have any questions at all or just need to talk to someone to talk to RhED are there for you.
One of the workers at RhED is the Health Educator and Support Worker for the Male Sex Workers in Victoria. This worker’s name is Christian and he has extensive experience in working as a sex worker in Melbourne. Come down and for a coffee and chat with him.
10 Inkerman Street,St Kilda,Victoria 3182,Australia
Phone:(Freecall) 1800 45 87 52
Fax: +61 3 9525 4492
Email: sexworker@sexworker.org.au
Hours of opening :RhED is open Monday to Friday from 1.00pm
ESCORT-FRIENDLY CLINICS
It is a legal requirement for sex worker to be regularly screened for STIs and you need to collect a certificate for doing so. This can be done by any GP. However, there are many clinics in Melbourne who are very familiar with sex workers and can be more understanding and easier to deal with. The following services are free and sex worker friendly.
Melbourne Sexual Health 580 Swanston St, Carlton, Phone 9347 0244
Action Centre (Under 25) Level 1, 92-94 Elizabeth Street,
Melbourne Phone: 9654 4766
FREE CONDOM & LUBRICANT 24 HOURS
The St. Kilda Health information Exchange is a 24 hours a day/7days a week Needle and Syringe Program in St. Kilda. Condoms and Lube can be picked up from this service for free. It is located at 31 Grey St. in St. Kilda.
SCARLET MEN WEBSITE
Scarlet Men is a site about health, services, and other issues important to male sex workers in Australia. Scarlet Men is an initiative of the Scarlet Alliance, the Australian Sex Workers Association. We are a volunteer organisation of sex workers just like you.
If you are new to sex work or if you have been working for a long time, or if you just want to find out more about male sex work, this website is for you!
Here you will find contact details for peer-based education and support services provided by male sex worker health educators around Australia. It is particularly useful if you are travelling around Australia as it gives you information for each state.
Visit www.scarletmen.org.au
CITY MAP AND PHONE DIRECTORY
Don't get lost in Melbourne. Look at the map before you travel.
Melbourne Street Map www.whereis.com.au
Australian Yellow pageswww.yellowpages.com.au
USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS
Emergency: 000 (Police,Fire,Ambulance)
Taxi Combine Service: 131 008, 02 8332-8888 (Sydney)
Interpreting Service 131 450
Gay
and Lesbian Counselling Service 02-8594 9596, 1800 184 527 www.glccs.org.au
