Aboriginal Gambling Counselling Services Around NSW

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Help for Aboriginal people

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Gambling can be a way to have fun, but for some people it can get out of control and be harmful for both them and their mob. You and your loved ones can get free gambling support throughout NSW.



Who you can yarn with

There are a range of culturally safe services which are all free and confidential. You can use them for yourself or if you are worried about someone else’s gambling 


Aboriginal page logo 1 Yarn to a counsellor anytime day or night by calling 1800 858 858.



Aboriginal page logo 2Book a face-to-face appointment with a counsellor in your local area.



Aboriginal page logo 3 Chat to a counsellor online by visiting gamblinghelponline.org.au.



Not ready to yarn with someone?

If you’re not ready to yarn with someone, you can still take steps to keep gambling under control.

Learn about options to manage online gambling, such as setting deposit limits.

Find out how to block, ban or bar yourself from gambling. 

Find tips on how to make gambling less risky.


Are you worried about someone else gambling?

Aboriginal pic 2When someone close to you has an issue with gambling, you may want to support them, but their gambling may affect you as well, so it’s important to look after yourself.



Find your local GambleAware service

GambleAware offers free counselling services throughout the state for people affected by gambling and their loved ones.

Delivery locations include Camperdown, Lewisham, Ashfield, Belmore
Phone: 1800 482 482
Email: psychology.gtc@sydney.edu.au

Delivery locations include Campbelltown, Liverpool, Bankstown, Fairfield, Tahmoor, Bowral
Phone: 1800 482 482
Email: psychology.gtc@sydney.edu.au

Delivery locations include Darlinghurst, Sutherland
Phone: 02 8382 9601

Email: svhs.gamblingtreatment@svha.org.au

Delivery locations include Narrabeen, North Sydney, Tuggerah, North Ryde, Wyoming, Wyong, Toukley, San Remo
Phone: 1300 827 638
Email: gamblingcounselling@wesleymission.org.au

Delivery locations include Albury, Wagga Wagga, Griffith, Corowa, Finley, Deniliquin, Holbrook
Phone: 02 6021 7099
Email: stdavids@vt.uniting.org

Delivery locations include Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie, Lismore, Grafton, Tweed Heads, Kempsey, Ballina, Mullumbimby
Phone: 02 6651 4093
Email: gambleaware@lifelinenc.org.au

Delivery locations include Wollongong, Nowra, Bega, Goulburn, Shellharbour, Ulladulla, Queanbeyan, Cooma, Harden
Phone: 02 4267 6600
Email: GambleAware@MissionAustralia.com.au

Delivery locations include Armidale, Maitland, Narrabri, Mayfield, Tamworth, Cardiff, Forster, Taree, Glen Innes, Gunnedah, Inverell, Moree, Muswellbrook
Phone: 1800 497 065
Email: gambleaware@centacarenenw.com.au

Delivery locations include Orange, Dubbo, Broken Hill, Bathurst, Mudgee, Lightning Ridge
Phone: 1300 798 258
Email: info@lifelinecentralwest.org.au

Delivery locations include Parramatta, Seven Hills, Penrith, Emerton
Phone: 1800 482 482
Email: psychology.gtc@sydney.edu.au

Learn more about how gambling works and the signs of
gambling harm.
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GambleAware acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land and we pay respects to Elders past, present and emerging. GambleAware is an inclusive support service.
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