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Hunter and Central Coast
Hunter and Central Coast

 

The Deaf Society supports Deaf people in the Hunter / Central Coast, covering the area from Berowra (in the South) to Forster (in the North) and out to the Hunter Valley (in the West).

Services include community development, support and information, advocacy, and referrals to other organisations. The Deaf Society enjoys good access to TAFE, WEA and University in these regions.

A Drop In service is available in:

  • Newcastle - Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30am to 3.30pm. Appointments can be made for Mondays and Wednesdays.
  • Central Coast (Mondays or Wednesdays by appointment only - for contact details, click here)

A full range of interpreting services for the Hunter and Central Coast is available through the Deaf Society's Interpreting Service. To find out more, click here.

Employment Service
The Deaf Society also provides Employment Services from our Central Coast office. An Employment Officer works from Niagara Park several days a week. For more information, click here.

For information about the Deaf Society Employment Service, click here.
 

Contact details
The Deaf Society:

  • has an office in Newcastle to provide services to the Hunter region – for location and contact details, click here.
  • provides services to people on the Central Coast of NSW (by appointment only) – for location and contact details, click here.

DeafNet video-link
The Deaf Society also provides services to this region via DeafNet video-links in Newcastle for services to the Hunter region. DeafNet uses a laptop with webcam and dedicated broadband internet connection for local Deaf people to access specialist support from staff in our Sydney office.

 

DeafNet appointment times are by appointment only - normally 9:30am to 3.30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. All appointments should be confirmed with the Deaf Society staff member for the Hunter region in advance.

For more information about DeafNet video-link and DeafNet tutorials about using the internet, click here.

Events
The Deaf Society supports Deaf community events in the local regions. Regular local events include:

  • A social club for Seniors which meets every Wednesday at Hamilton North Bowling club. This is a very good opportunity for Deaf senior citizens to meet their friends on a regular weekly basis.
  • Regular monthly social outings at West Leagues Club on the third Saturday of every month.
  •  Information Days (annually). See the Deaf Society Events page for next Information Day in your area or contact the Deaf Society's Hunter office.
  • Community BBQ Days Out. See the Deaf Society Events page for next Information Day in your area or contact the Deaf Society's Hunter office.
  • Auslan social coffee group that meet every 5th Saturday at Gloria Jeans at Hamilton at 10.30am.

For other events, check out:

Local Staff Member
To see the contact details for the local Deaf Society staff member for the Hunter and Central Coast, click here.