Carers play a special role in our community providing much needed assistance and emotional
support to the people they care for.
A carer is someone who provides unpaid care and support to family members and friends
with a disability, mental illness, chronic health issue or age-related condition.
Carers can be found across a wide range of ages with some carers aged under 10 and others
are in their 90’s. Carers come from all walks of life; they can be family members, friends or
neighbours.
Eleven per cent of Victorians have an unpaid caring role, around 1 in 9 people across the
state. In Buloke that equates to around 680 carers.
The following are
links to resources that may be helpful for carers (note: the organisations below are not
necessarily endorsed or affiliated with Council).
- Carer Gateway – practical advice and resources for carers
- Carers Victoria - the state-wide voice for family carers, representing and providing support to
carers in Victoria. Their website includes details of local carer support groups, resources and
events. Carers Victoria also has a statewide advisory line to assist carers with navigating the
resources and supports available
- Young Carers Network - a place for young carers to learn about support services, access
resources and share their story and opinions.
- Satellite Foundation - for children and young people where a parent has a mental illness or
mental health challenge
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- Tandem - peak body representing family and friends of people living with mental illness
- Dementia Support Australia - nationwide service whose role is to improve the quality of life for
people living with dementia and their carers.
- My Aged Care – resources for people caring for an older person
- Disability Gateway - information and services to help people with disability, their family, friends and
carers
- Palliative Care Australia - resources and access to support for people carer for someone at end of
life
- CALD Carers – Carers Australia has links to supports for culturally and linguistically diverse carers
takes you to FECCA
- Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander carers – contact Carers Victoria for direction to localised
supports
- Carers Week – has information on events, resources for carers and people who interact with carers
- Carer Card – state-wide discounts and benefits with participating businesses