Lifeline Direct
Martine Brieger has extensive experience in communications and change management, currently serving as the Manager of Communications & Engagement at Transport for NSW since June 2015. Additional roles include Change Manager and Change Communications Manager. Since September 2016, Martine has also worked as a Crisis Support Worker at Lifeline Direct. Previous positions include Manager of Marketing & Communications at Central Coast Council, where Martine also held roles as Change Communications Lead and Manager of Communications, as well as Manager of Communications at Ku-ring-gai Council. Early career experience includes roles as Communications Project Officer at Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils and Editor at Inner Sydney Voice. Martine's educational background includes a Graduate Diploma in Counselling from The Relational Institute Australia, Level 1 Hakomi Professional Training in Psychotherapy from Hakomi Institute, Change Management Certification from PROSCI, and graduate qualifications in Local Government Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Technology Sydney.
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Lifeline Direct
Lifeline Direct (LLD) is the direct service delivery arm and a fully owned subsidiary of Lifeline Australia (LLA). It was initially established to provide a consolidation pathway for local Lifeline Centres to share resources, skills and experiences in developing a strong service coordination, a culture seeking operational excellence, shared governance activities and improved outcomes for help seekers. The premise of LLD as the direct service delivery arm means that, LLD delivers Lifeline’s 24/7 national crisis support service via 13 11 14 as well as a range of other services including face to face counselling, telehealth services and training. More recently our services have expanded to deliver some of Australia’s most vital free helpline services including MensLine Australia, Suicide Call Back Service, and SuicideLine Victoria. LLD encompasses the Hunter region, Central Coast, Eastern Suburbs-Bondi, New England North West, Northern NSW, Geelong and South West Victoria, Northern and Western Melbourne and Central Australia. LLD as a model focuses on supporting the development and ongoing implementation of suicide prevention and community wellbeing programs in the Centre’s local community, while looking for opportunities to grow Lifeline’s services in geographical areas where they do not currently exist.