About Lifeline South Coast

Lifeline operates a national 24 hour telephone counselling service on 13 11 14. The Lifeline South Coast call catchment area covers the coastal region from Helensburgh to the Victorian border. We are a local organisation with a local Board focusing on our local community.

Our aim is to be there as life happens.

We were established in Wollongong in March 1969 and the Nowra branch was opened in 1981. The service is non-denominational and volunteer telephone counsellors come from a wide range of backgrounds.

You can call 13 11 14 and speak to a trained and caring telephone counsellor about any issue, no matter how big or small: relationships, loneliness, life decisions, grief, addiction, abuse, stress, depression and suicide. Telephone counsellors help you talk about your problems and assist you to find ways to solve them.

View a brochure on Lifeline South Coast here.

Lifeline Shops

The Lifeline Shops are the financial cornerstone of Lifeline South Coast. They provide the largest portion of funding and allow the continuation of Lifeline South Coast's vital 24 hour telephone counselling service on 13 11 14.

We sell great quality recycled clothes, manchester and homewares in our stores. As well, our Auburn St shop has collectables and interesting items and a huge range of books.

Come in, find a bargain, and support a great cause at the same time.

Click here for Shop locations.

Lifeline South Coast Financial Counselling

Lifeline South Coast Financial Counselling Service is a free, personal, professional and confidential service catering for the people of the South Coast.

Accredited Financial Counsellors take appointments in both Nowra and Ulladulla and can help to explore financial options, provide advocacy and support when dealing with creditors and help with personal and family budgeting.

Phone 02 4421 5365 to arrange an appointment.

Click here for more information on Financial Counselling.

Educational tools

Lifeline South Coast has developed a video program for young people called Help's On Hand - Reach out and grab it!. This program has been designed as a resource that fits within the MindMatters and Crossroads secondary school programs.

Research shows that around 90% of young people tell their peers rather than a professional about their distress. Unfortunately, friends may be poorly equipped to handle the difficult situations, often compounding the problem. This important education package will reinforce to young people that it’s much easier to nip problems in the bud - before their problems become overwhelming

The Help's On Hand - Reach out and grab it! video program was designed and written in conjunction with the NSW Department of Education and Training as a resource that fits within the Stage 5 outcomes of the PDHPE syllabus and also support the MindMatters and Crossroads programs.

It is available for $35 (inc GST) by phoning the administration office on 02 4228 1311.