Contact

Student Services Unit

City campus
Level 6, (CB01.6)
Building 1,
15 Broadway,
Ultimo, NSW 2007

p: +61 2 9514 1177
tty: +61 2 9514 1164
f: +61 2 9514 1172

Kuring-gai campus
Level 5, (KG01.5)
Room 1.519
Building 1,
Eton Road,
Lindfield, NSW 2070

p: +61 2 9514 5342
f: +61 2 9514 5537

Student Services Unit
University of Technology, Sydney
P.O. Box 123
Broadway, NSW 2007
Australia

Emergency counselling for Australian students overseas

The Department of Foreign Affairs provides emergency services for Australians who are overseas (including Australian students on an overseas study exchange, placement or field study), these services include access to Lifeline 24/7 telephone counselling.

The most current details and further information can be found at http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/ (opens an external site).

Lifeline 24/7 telephone counselling

Lifeline 24/7 telephone counselling service provides crisis management (not therapy) for counselling needs in emergency situations.

The service is available 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

Consular Emergency Centre

Access Lifeline 24/7 telephone counselling service by phoning the Consulate Emergency Centre:
+61 2 6261 3305 (or the Centre's number from within Australia is 1300 555 135).

Telephone calls to the local Australian high commission, embassy, or consulate in various countries can also be put through to Lifeline in Australia for the cost of a local call. If it is after hours in the country from which the person is calling their call is automatically transferred to Australia.