Community Services & Resources

Byron Shire Services

Our Byron Shire community offers range of support services that allow for easy access and wraparound support including meals, amenities, medical care and counselling.

Speak with our team for support and to book an appointment

(02) 6685 6807

Byron Bay

Monday

Liberation Larder

Behind Byron Community Centre
Fletcher Street, Byron Bay

Breakfast — 7.00-10.00am
Lunch — Take away meals and fresh produce — 12:00pm-1:30pm

Tuesday

Fletcher Street Cottage

18 Fletcher Street, Byron Bay

Breakfast — 7.00-9.00am
Showers & Laundry Facilities — 7am - 11:30am
Community Corrections — 9am-12pm
Art Space — 9:30am-12pm

Agape

Uniting Church Carpark
Carlyle St, Byron Bay

Take-Away Meals — 2:00pm

Wednesday

Fletcher Street Cottage

18 Fletcher Street, Byron Bay

Breakfast — 7.00-9.00am
Showers & Laundry Facilities — 7am - 11:30am
Dentist — Fortnightly by appointment

Thursday

Fletcher Street Cottage

18 Fletcher Street, Byron Bay

Breakfast — 7.00-9.00am
Showers & Laundry Facilities — 7am - 11:00am
Centrelink — By telephone appointment from 9am-12pm
Homeless Health Outreach Team — 9am-12pm
First Light Healthcare (GP) — 8:30am-12pm

Liberation Larder

Behind Byron Community Centre
Fletcher Street, Byron Bay

Lunch — Take away meals and fresh produce — 12:00pm-1:30pm

Friday

Fletcher Street Cottage

18 Fletcher Street, Byron Bay

Breakfast — 7.00-9.00am
Showers & Laundry Facilities — 7am - 11:30am
Social Futures (Connecting Homes) — 9am-12pm

Saturday

Manna Heaven

97 Jonson St, Byron Bay

Lunch — From 12:30pm

Mullumbimby

Monday

Mullumbimby District Neighbourhood Centre

55 Dalley St, Mullumbimby
02 6684 1286

Community Support — 10am - 12.30pm, 1.30pm -2.30pm

Gulganii Community Pantry

3 Bridgland Lane (in-between Mullum Hire and Kiva Spa)

Community Pantry — Low cost pantry food and grocery items — 10am-12.30pm, 1.30pm-3pm

Safe Haven

15 Tincogan St, Mullumbimby

Support — Free on spot mental health support, community support, no referral or appointment needed — 12pm-6pm
Community BBQ — 1pm-3pm

Tuesday

Mullumbimby District Neighbourhood Centre

55 Dalley St, Mullumbimby

Community Meals — 12.30pm-1:30pm

Safe Haven

15 Tincogan St, Mullumbimby

Support — Free on spot mental health support, community support, no referral or appointment needed — 12pm-6pm

Wednesday

Mullumbimby District Neighbourhood Centre

55 Dalley St, Mullumbimby

Community Support — 10am - 12.30pm, 1.30pm -2.30pm
Community Meals — 12.30pm-1:30pm

Gulganii Community Pantry

3 Bridgland Lane (in-between Mullum Hire and Kiva Spa)

Community Pantry — Low cost pantry food and grocery items — 10am-12.30pm, 1.30pm-3pm

Safe Haven

15 Tincogan St, Mullumbimby

Support — Free on spot mental health support, community support, no referral or appointment needed — 12pm-6pm

Thursday

Mullumbimby District Neighbourhood Centre

55 Dalley St, Mullumbimby

Community Support — 10am - 12.30pm, 1.30pm -2.30pm
Community Meals — 12.30pm-1:30pm

Safe Haven

15 Tincogan St, Mullumbimby

Support — Free on spot mental health support, community support, no referral or appointment needed — 12pm-6pm

Friday

Mullumbimby District Neighbourhood Centre

55 Dalley St, Mullumbimby

Community Meals — 11am-1pm

Gulganii Community Pantry

3 Bridgland Lane (in-between Mullum Hire and Kiva Spa)

Community Pantry — Low cost pantry food and grocery items — 10am-12.30pm, 1.30pm-3pm

Safe Haven

15 Tincogan St, Mullumbimby

Support — Free on spot mental health support, community support, no referral or appointment needed — 12pm-6pm

Saturday

Safe Haven

15 Tincogan St, Mullumbimby

Support — Free on spot mental health support, community support, no referral or appointment needed — 12pm-6pm

Sunday

Safe Haven

15 Tincogan St, Mullumbimby

Support — Free on spot mental health support, community support, no referral or appointment needed — 12pm-6pm

55 Dalley St, Mullumbimby

Brunswick Heads

Tuesday

Brunswick Heads Community Centre

42 S Beach Rd, Brunswick Heads NSW 2483
02 6685 1498

Bruns Brekky — 8am-9am

Friday

Brunswick Heads Community Centre

42 S Beach Rd, Brunswick Heads NSW 2483
02 6685 1498

Bruns Brekky — 8am-9am

Community Support & Services

Northern Rivers Services & Resources

The wider Northern Rivers community offers range of support services that allow for easy access and wraparound support including meals, amenities, medical care and counselling.

Housing

The Winsome & Lismore Soup Kitchen Inc.

Emergency and low cost accommodation. The Lismore Soup Kitchen manages low cost accommodation for marginalised men at the Winsome.
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Ph: (02) 6622 4055

Housing NSW

Housing NSW provides a wide range of housing services including applications for housing assistance, housing pathways & assistance for Indigenous Australians.
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Ph: 1800 422 322

Social Futures — Connecting Home

Statewide support for people who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness to achieve long-term housing goals.

Ph: 1800 048 310

Link 2 Home

Statewide information, assessments & referrals to homelessness services and temporary accommodation. Support for people experiencing homelessness who are in a crisis situation.

Ph: 1800 152 152

Momentum Collective

Offering homelessness services for Indigenous Australians who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Assists women who are experiencing Domestic Violence.

Ph: (02) 6681 3622
Ph: 1300 900 091

The Family Centre (Youth Services)

The Connect Home Project provides support to young people (16-24 years) who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in the Tweed, Byron and Ballina Shire.

Ph: (02) 6685 7264 (Byron)
Ph: (02) 6686 4109 (Ballina)

Helping Hands

Helping Hands is a service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Northern Rivers region who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless. Will help find stable housing and provide up to 12 months of case management to support you and your family. Enquire via Northern Rivers Community Gateway.

Ph: 02 6621 7397

Domestic Violence

The Domestic Violence Line

If you or someone you know who is experiencing domestic violence you can call the helpline 24/7.

Ph: 1800 424 017

1800RESPECT

24/7 National Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence counselling, information and support service.

Ph: 1800 737 732

The Women's Resouce Service (WRS)

Supports women affected by family and domestic violence who live in the Byron Shire.

Ph: (02) 6684 4299 (Mullumbimby)
Email: womensservice@mdnc.org.au

Alcohol & Other Drugs (AOD)

The Buttery

Specialises in the treatment of AOD misuse and problem gambling. Providing residential AOD rehab and community outreach programs. Alcohol & Drug Information Service 24 hour advice and info referral.
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Ph: 1800 422 599
Ph: (02) 6687 1111

Intra Byron

Provides individual or group counselling support for people wanting to address the harmful use of alcohol and/or other drugs.

‍Ph: (02) 6687 1111

Mental Health

Lifeline

Provides Australia wide, 24/7 mental health criss and suicide prevention services. Call this number if you need URGENT mental health support.

‍Ph: 13 11 14

Mental Health Access Line

Statewide telephone service providing information and support linking you to the local mental health team in your area.

Ph: 1800 011 511

Safe Haven North Coast

Community support and wellbeing hubs in Mullumbimby, Woodburn, Murwillumbah and Lismore. Providing free immediate care and mental health support. Drop-ins encouraged.

Family Support Groups — Tuesday 6:30pm-8pm
‍Women’s Art Connection Groups — Monday 10:30am-12pm
‍Mon - Sun 12pm - 6pm

13YARN

Crisis phone support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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Ph: 13 92 76 (24/7)

Connect to Wellbeing — North Coast

Providing intake, assessment and referral services for mental health and suicide prevention programs across North Coast NSW.

Ph: 1300 160 339

Lives Lived Well — Strong Community Program

1:1 Counselling for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Online: www.liveslivedwell.org.au/personal-referral/

Healing Minds — Australian Unity

For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People to have a yarn about social, emotional and cultural wellbeing. Ran by mob for mob. Phone consults only.

Phone: 1800 810 255
Email: healingminds@australianunity.com.au
or enquire at Fletcher Street Cottage.

Other

Financial Counselling

Email Ranjana: ranjana@financialcounselling.org.au
Ph: (02) 6684 1286
‍Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre. Ph: (02) 6622 2171

Legal Aid

General Enquiries
‍Ph: 1300 888 529
Ph: (02) 6621 2082 or 0417 218 709 (Katie Gordon, Thursdays)

Bulk Billing Doctors

Sinamed Family Practice Ocean Shores
Ph: 1300 406 406

First Light Health Care
Available Only at Fletcher Street Cottage GP
Every Thursday 8:30 am - 11:30 am

Northern Rivers Community Gateway

Welfare and community capacity building programs for disadvantaged people and communities.
Ph: (02) 6621 7397