24/7 crisis lines

Emergency 000

If you or someone you are with is in immediate danger, please call 000.

Beyond Blue

Talk to a trained mental health professional any time of the day or night. Calls are confidential. They will listen, provide information and advice and point you in the right direction to seek further support.

• Beyond Blue
• 1300 22 4636
  Open 24/7
• Beyond Blue chat online
  Open 24/7
• Beyond Blue – email

Lifeline

24-hour crisis support telephone service. Lifeline provides 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention services.

• Lifeline
• 13 11 14
  Open 24/7
• Lifeline chat

Kids Helpline

A telephone counselling support line for children and young people ages 5 to 25 and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

• Kids Helpline
• 1800 551 800
  Open 24/7

Suicide Call Back Service

National services that provide free 24/7 phone, video and online professional counselling to people who are affected by suicide.

• Suicide Call Back Service
• 1300 659 467
  Open 24/7

Whatever your financial difficulty, whether it’s the mortgage, the credit card, the gas bill or something else, the National Debt Helpline can offer solutions.

Call: 1800 007 007 – 9.30 to 4.30
Webchat available online – 9am to 8pm

https://ndh.org.au/

Here you will find a list of places in Lake Macquarie for when you need urgent support.
It includes:

• National Helplines,
• housing,
• food,
• finances,
• community hubs are across the local government area.

https://www.emnc.org.au/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Lake-Mac-Community-Services-hand-out-for-webforms-jan-2025.pdf

Australia’s most comprehensive directory of healthcare professionals and services.
https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/australian-health-services

Infoxchange Service Seeker is Australia’s most extensive electronic health, welfare and community services directory. Service Seeker provides up-to-date information across a number of classifications including aged, counselling, disability, drug & alcohol, education & training, employment, family, financial, health, housing, law, multicultural, recreation and youth.

https://www.serviceseeker.com.au/#services/servicetypes/2285