Coverage Statewide
The program currently operates in the following Local Health Districts (LHDs), with participating Local Courts listed.
Courts marked with "#" offer alcohol services in addition to MERIT for illicit drugs.
Albion Park
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
Tel: 4254 2700
Fax: 4254 2771
Ballina
Northern NSW Local Health District
Tel: 6620 7650
Fax: 6620 7582
Bankstown
South Western Sydney Local Health District
Tel: 9794 0700
Fax: 9794 0768
# Bathurst
Western NSW Local Health District
Tel: 6369 2070
Fax: 6361 4629
Blacktown
Western Sydney Local Health District
Tel: 9840 3474
Fax: 8838 2025
Blayney
Western NSW Local Health District
Tel: 6369 2070
Fax: 6361 4629
# Broken Hill
Far West NSW Local Health District
Tel: (08) 8088 7199
Fax: (08) 8087 8970
Burwood
Sydney Local Health District
Tel: 9515 7611
Fax: 9515 3722
Byron Bay
Northern NSW Local Health District
Tel: (07) 5506 7010
Fax: (07) 5506 7022
Campbelltown
South Western Sydney Local Health District
Tel: 9794 0700
Fax: 9794 0768
Casino
Northern NSW Local Health District
Tel: 6620 7650
Fax: 6620 7582
Cessnock
Hunter New England Local Health District
Tel: 4016 4656
Fax: 4016 4661
# Coffs Harbour
Mid North Coast Local Health District
Tel: 6650 0126
Fax: 6650 0098
Cooma
Southern NSW Local Health District
Tel: 6299 1725
Fax: 6299 1426
Downing Centre
South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
Tel: 9332 8777
Fax: 9332 8789
# Dubbo
Western NSW Local Health District
Tel: 6881 4000
Fax: 6881 4060
Fairfield
South Western Sydney Local Health District
Tel: 9794 0700
Fax: 9794 0768
Forbes
Western NSW Local Health District
Tel: 6369 2070
Fax: 6361 4629
Gosford
Central Coast Local Health District
Tel: 4320 3057
Fax: 4320 2423
Grafton
Northern NSW Local Health District
Tel: 6620 7650
Fax: 6620 7582
Hornsby
Northern Sydney Local Health District
Tel: 9462 9199
Fax: 9439 2973
Junee
Murrumbidgee Local Health District
Tel: 6923 5761
Fax: 6923 5751
Katoomba
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
Tel: 4734 2131
Fax: 4734 3145
Kempsey
Mid North Coast Local Health District
Tel: 6586 6030
Fax: 6586 6040
Kiama
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
Tel: 4254 2700
Fax: 4254 2771
Kyogle
Northern NSW Local Health District
Tel: 6620 7650
Fax: 6620 7582
Lismore
Northern NSW Local Health District
Tel: 6620 7650
Fax: 6620 7582
Liverpool
South Western Sydney Local Health District
Tel: 9794 0700
Fax: 9794 0768
Maclean
Northern NSW Local Health District
Tel: 6620 7650
Fax: 6620 7582
Maitland
Hunter New England Local Health District
Tel: 4016 4656
Fax: 4016 4661
Manly
Northern Sydney Local Health District
Tel: 9462 9199
Fax: 9439 2973
Milton
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
Tel: 4422 5822
Fax: 4422 9684
Mt Druitt
Western Sydney Local Health District
Tel: 9840 3474
Fax: 8838 2025
Murwillumbah
Northern NSW Local Health District
Tel: 6620 7650
Fax: 6621 6212
Muswellbrook
Hunter New England Local Health District
Tel: 6543 2677
Fax: 6541 4004
Newcastle
Hunter New England Local Health District
Tel: 4016 4656
Fax: 4016 4661
Newtown
Sydney Local Health District
Tel: 9515 7611
Fax: 9515 3722
Nowra
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
Tel: 4422 5822
Fax: 4422 9684
Oberon
Western NSW Local Health District
Tel: 6392 6800
Fax: 6392 6805
# Orange
Western NSW Local Health District
Phone: 6369 2070
Fax: 6361 4629
Parkes
Western NSW Local Health District
Phone: 6369 2070
Fax: 6361 4629
Parramatta
Western Sydney Local Health District
Tel: 9840 3474
Fax: 8838 2025
Penrith
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
Tel: 4734 2131
Fax: 4734 3145
Picton
South Western Sydney Local Health District
Tel: 9794 0700
Fax: 9794 0768
Port Kembla
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
Tel: 4254 2700
Fax: 4254 2771
Port Macquarie
Mid North Coast Local Health District
Tel: 6586 6030
Fax: 6586 6040
Queanbeyan
Southern NSW Local Health District
Tel: 6299 1725
Fax: 6299 1426
Raymond Terrace
Hunter New England Local Health District
Tel: 4016 4656
Fax: 4016 4661
Singleton
Hunter New England Local Health District
Tel: 6543 2677
Fax: 6541 4004
Sutherland
South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
Tel: 9540 7464
Fax: 9540 7579
Tamworth
Hunter New England Local Health District
Tel: 6766 8081
Fax: 6766 8083
Toronto
Hunter New England Local Health District
Tel: 4016 4656
Fax: 4016 4661
Tweed Heads
Northern NSW Local Health District
Tel: (07) 5506 7010
Fax: (07) 5506 7022
Wagga Wagga
Murrumbidgee Local Health District
Tel: (02) 59434 400
Fax: (02) 59434 449
Wauchope
Mid North Coast Local Health District
Tel: 6586 6030
Fax: 6586 6040
Waverley
South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
Tel: 9211 9277
Fax: 9281 5490
# Wellington
Western NSW Local Health District
Tel: 6884 7089
Fax: 6885 4577
# Wilcannia
Far West NSW Local Health District
Tel: (08) 8088 7199
Fax: (08) 8087 8970
Wollongong
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
Tel: 4254 2700
Fax: 4254 2771
Woy Woy
Central Coast Local Health District
Tel: 4320 3057
Fax: 4320 2423
Wyong
Central Coast Local Health District
Tel: 4356 9300
Fax: 4356 9305