Carer Gateway – Free help and support for all carers in Australia
Carer Gateway is a completely free, government service which exists to help people like you find and access support to help you in your caring role.
It includes free phone counselling, online peer support, as well as in-person services such as respite (including emergency respite), counselling and coaching.
Carer Gateway is available across Australia – including in remote and regional areas.
You can find out more on the national website, by calling 1800 422 737 or by contacting the provider in the State or Territory in which you live:
NSW
The Benevolent Society (Sydney metropolitan area; and northern, eastern and western suburbs)
Wellways Australia (South-Western Sydney including Campbelltown and Liverpool; and the Nepean and Blue Mountains regions)
Live Better (South-Eastern NSW including Goulburn and Wollongong; the Murrumbidgee region including Griffith and Wagga Wagga; and Western NSW including Bourke and Broken Hill)
Carers NSW (Hunter, New England and Central Coast regions including Armidale, Newcastle and Tamworth; and the North Coast region including Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie)