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Immigrating and starting over abroad support in Australia

For newcomers building a life in a new country. Talk with people in Australia who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.

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Help for immigrating and starting over abroad in Australia

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Hobart Grief Counselling

Practical help for people dealing with disaster survivors and immigrating and starting over abroad, plus a weekly drop-in.

Mon to Fri, 9 to 5

CharityFreeWorldwide

UNHCR Help

Country-by-country information for refugees and asylum seekers.

CharityLow cost๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ

Hobart Carers Network

Practical help for people dealing with young adults finding their way and retirement transition, plus a weekly drop-in.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

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Wollongong Grief Counselling, Wollongong

Practical help for people dealing with young adults finding their way and student pressure and exams, plus a weekly drop-in.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

From people who came through it

  • โ€œPlease be gentle with yourself. I wasn't. It made everythign harder. Honestly, getting out for ten minutes a day helped more than I thought it would. And talk to someone, even if it's just in here.โ€

    Ava from Boise H ยท been through immigrating and starting over abroad
  • โ€œI was in the same place eighteen months ago. I remember my degree not recognised like it was yesterday. My kids say I'm back. The bad days get further apart. Hang on.โ€

    bass_night13 ยท been through immigrating and starting over abroad
  • โ€œYou will rehearse conversations that other people do not think twice about. That is okay. You will hear your accent in recordings and cringe. That is okay too. The thing I wish I had known is that the fear gets smaller not because you 'get over it' but because you do the thing anyway, over and over, until your body stops expecting the worst. Find one person who gets it. For me it was Mason. And go dancing. Your body remembers how to be happy even when your head is busy worrying.โ€

    Amber Ferry ยท been through immigrating and starting over abroad
  • โ€œFor whoever is where I was: Not that long ago, about a year, that was me. The first winter. That was my life. Today I made breakfast, went to work and laughed at something. xโ€

    Delivery driver in Derby ยท been through immigrating and starting over abroad

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