A Lifeline for the Hunter

Lifeline Newcastle & Hunter has been operating a 24 Hour Telephone Counselling Service in the Hunter since 1966. The service provides the opportunity for people to reach out and speak to another person knowing that they will be heard, treated respectfully and with full anonymity and confidentiality.

Our unique position as the "ears" of Newcastle and the Hunter allows us to identify and react to the specific needs of our community.

As an extension of our crisis telephone counselling service and in response to the needs that we have identified in our community, Lifeline Newcastle & Hunter provides Personal Counselling, Financial Counselling as well as Community Education Programs designed to enhance living skills and improve self-confidence.

Upper Hunter Steel Magnolia Award

Steel Magnolia Award logo Nominations for the 2010 Upper Hunter Steel Magnolia Award are now closed.
The Upper Hunter Steel Magnolia Award will recognise and honour an outstanding woman of the Hunter region who displayed courage in face of adversity and gives back to the community in an inspiring manner.

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Hunter Business Chamber Awards

On Friday 30th July, Lifeline Newcastle & Hunter's Financial Counselling team was named as the recipient of the prestigious Hunter Business Chamber's Contribution to the Region Award.

The award, sponsored by Newcastle Port Corporation, acknowledges the team's long-term commitment to the community in assisting thousands of local people facing financial difficulties since the service began in 1988.

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Suicide: The silent killer

More people are taken by suicide than from road deaths.
Why don't we talk about it?

In 2002, John Brogden became was the youngest person in the history of NSW to be elected Opposition Leader at 33.

In 2005 he was ahead in the polls but his dreams and ambitions crashed around him, forcing him to resign.

He attempted suicide.

In the ensuing months John was diagnosed with and treated for depression. After recovering, he redirected his energies and talent to business and helping others open up about depression before they reach a dangerously low point.

John Brogden is now Patron of Lifeline NSW and on Friday 9th July 2010, spoke to Melissa Doyle on Channel 7's Sunrise about this silent killer.