Our peer support program in the Illawarra comprises both community-based phone calls post discharge, and also a regular presence at the Port Kembla Spinal Outpatients clinic. Branka, our peer support coordinator in the Illawarra, brings over 30 years of lived experience of spinal cord injury, having raised a child and had a successful sporting and professional career post her injury.

If you’d like to get in touch with a member of our friendly team, all you need to do is fill out the Peer Support Referral Form or find out more about our Peer & Family Support services.

• Face-to-face peer support
• Community peer support
• Wheelchair skills
• Community access visits
• Online and in person education sessions
• Follow up calls upon discharge from the spinal within two weeks
• Regular monthly check ins
• Assistance for people at all life stages