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Illawarra Clubhouse offers a safe, supportive, respectful environment for people living with mental illness. It’s a place you can go to meet other people with lived experience of mental illness, take part in activities and find the help you need on your mental health journey.
Since our humble beginnings in 2009, operating just one day per week, our membership has grown significantly, and our members continue to take on more and more tasks including activities that assist with the day-to-day operation of the Clubhouse and that help members to build skills and confidence.
Illawarra Clubhouse is open: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8:00am – 3:00pm
Please feel free to drop by for a coffee and a chat or give us a call for more information.
Find us at: 34 Auburn Street 300m south of Wollongong Train Station Wollongong NSW 2500 P. (02) 9879 2680 Email us
Illawarra Clubhouse Monthly Calendar (PDF 365.1KB)
Wollongong NDIS Group Calendar (PDF 1.3MB)
Wollongong Newsletter (PDF 5.9MB)
One Door Mental Health Illawarra (Committee) is a group of dynamic local leaders supporting the work of One Door in the Illawarra area.
The Committee started its life as the Light and Hope Committee in 2004 with the purpose of improving mental health services in the Wollongong area. The Committee commenced a partnership with Schizophrenia Fellowship (now One Door) to develop new services for their community, the main one being the Clubhouse. Clubhouse is a particular model of psychosocial rehabilitation for people with mental illness, which has been pioneered in Australia by One Door Mental Health.
The Committee continues to advocate for a Clubhouse and is currently funding a part time Light and Hope Clubhouse in Wollongong run by One Door. Recent fundraising successes through various activities, including Corporate Luncheons, have raised the profile of the organisation and increased much needed funds.
The Committee is chaired by Professor Frank Deane, supported by:
If you would like to help support mental health services in the Illawarra: