Lifeline Newcastle & Hunter In The News

2010 Steel Magnolia

NATASHA BEYERSDORF & ANDREW LOBB
NBN TV NEWS
March 17, 2010

Every now and then you meet someone so driven by a cause, their passion is contagious. Juliet Roosendaal is one such person.

The 72-year-old from Medowie, near Newcastle, has overcome incredible hardship to help others deal with chronic illness, and now she’s been recognised with a special award.

Click on the image to the right to see the full story.

Lifeline Hunter establishes a program to help workmates

KYLIE ADORANTI
NEWCASTLE STAR
24 Feb, 2010 04:00 AM

A new program will teach people how to become more aware of their work colleagues.

People spend a lot of time with their work colleagues so it is no surprise a local charity has developed a program focused on workers helping each other.

Lifeline Hunter branch has partnered with mining company Resco and together have started a program aimed at learning about how to become more aware of fellow workers.

Someone is reported to have died by suicide every four hours in Australia, so it is no surprise Lifeline and Resco want to do something about this sad statistic.

Called MindYourMates, the program will run for one year, where counsellors will give workers a one-hour talk on how to be aware that a colleague could be in trouble by their behaviour.

Jesmond Shop Opening 25th August 2009

ADAM McILRICK
NBN TV NEWS
25 August, 2010

In what is believed to be a first for any Lifeline Centre in Australia, Lifeline Newcastle & Hunter has opened a Lifeline shop in a Stockland mall.
The new shop on the Gallery level at Stockland Jesmond has been stocked with pre-loved clothing donated by our generous local community as well as brand new items at discounted prices. There is something for everyone including handbags, ties, jewellery and clothing for men, women and kids starting from as little as 50c. Proceeds from the Jesmond shop and the seven other Lifeline shops in the Hunter directly support Lifeline Newcastle & Hunter’s 24 Hr Telephone Counselling Service, a service that has been in operation since 1966. The other Lifeline shops are located at Cardiff, Islington, Maitland, Mayfield, Muswellbrook, Toronto and Wallsend.

Click here to view the NBN News story on the Jesmond Shop. Thank you to Adam McIlrick and the NBN team for the interest and support.