LifelineLifeline - Never too far away, for anyone, anywhere, any time.
Call 131114 Lifeline Ballarat is the major provider of accessible and affordable telephone counselling in the greater Ballarat and Grampians regions. Its mission is to: - provide a quality 24 hour confidential telephone counselling and referral service;
- promote a caring, nurturing and supportive environment for callers, volunteers and staff; and
- develop appropriate community understanding and support of the needs of individuals and groups through education and training.
The specific aims of Lifeline Ballarat are to play a vital role in the health of the Ballarat and Grampians region community, and to uphold the rights of all people to be heard, to be understood with compassion, and to receive competent care in a time of need. Volunteer Trainig Lifeline Ballarat has commenced its bi-annual recruitment for telephone counsellors. Lifeline has been training volunteer telephone counsellors in Ballarat for over 36 years. Lifeline Ballarat is a registered Training organisation. Certificate 1V in Telephone Counselling is an additional option for those who complete the training.
For more information: Phone: 5332 1009 Family Counselling The Family Counselling program aims to provide compassionate, confidential and competent care to members of families who have at least one child under the age of 18 and who are experiencing family difficulties. For more information on Family Counselling or to make an appointment to see a counsellor, phone UnitingCare on 5332 1286. For further information about Lifeline please visit Lifeline Ballarat. A very special thank-you to the following businesses, groups, organizations and Trusts for their generous help and support: Southern Cross Business Machines
The Lions Club of Ballarat
The Freemasons Public Charitable Foundation
Ed Black Charitable Trust
Perpetual Philanthropic Foundations (Percy Baxter Trust)
Robert Clark Memorial Trust
United Way Ballarat Community Fund
The UnitingCare SHARE Community Appeal funded by the Miller Foundation
Joe White Bequest
Estate of the Late Gladys Brown
The Courier Foundation
Masterfoods Australia/New Zealand (Mars) Pty. Ltd.
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