The Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) is a voluntary organisation established in 1964 to encourage and support mothers who wish to promote skilled and loving mothering, while creating in the community an awareness of the importance of human milk. 

In Queensland there are currently 70 groups, 280 trained voluntary breastfeeding counsellors and 2507 subscribers. 
4505 hours of voluntary work is given to the mothers of Queensland every week by the counsellors and community educators of Queensland groups. 

At present, there are nearly 450 ABA groups nationwide and almost 1500 counsellors. In the past 34 years, over 140,000 Australians have become subcsribers to the Association. 

Queensland Branch set up its own administrative support centre in October 1992. Today this office houses the Brisbane  telephone Helpline, the branch resource library*, possibly the largest lactation library in Queensland and is the venue for regular counsellor meetings and Breastfeeding Education Seminars. Office hours are 9am -2pm, Mon. - Fri. Much of the Branch's administration work is carried out at this venue. It provides a consistent central contact point for the Queensland community. 

*Non-subscribers as well as subscribers are welcome to use the library for research on lactation and related issues. 

ABA Queensland Branch Office 
2A/26 Eva Street
Coorparoo, QLD, 4151
Phone: 07 3324 0577 or Fax: 07 3324 0977 
Email abaqld@powerup.com.au 

a.b.n.  64 005 081 523 002

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