Human and community services provider, Intereach, has advised its office closure times over the Christmas and New Year period.

Intereach operates from 17 offices across central and northern Victoria, the Mallee, and the Murray/Riverina regions of New South Wales.

Its offices will close for the holiday period at 5pm on Thursday, December 24 and re-open at 9am on Monday, January 4.

However, Intereach will have procedures in place over this period to ensure the needs of participants are catered for if an urgent situation arises, as follows:

• Anyone who requires emergency aged care services or respite will be able to contact Carer Gateway on 1800 422 737.
• Anyone seeking essential information about the Out of School Hours care program can call 0428 554 478.
• You can call the NDIS contact centre on 1800 800 110 between 8am and 8pm, or urgent enquiries for a Local Area Coordinator or Early Childhood Early Intervention Coordinator can be directed to 0467 963 400.
• If you require urgent assistance in relation to Family Day Care you can call 0427 814 288.

Intereach advises that for any other program, staff are unavailable and will return on January 4.

If you require emergency assistance, you can call emergency services on 000. For support with mental health, you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636.

The team at Intereach would like to thank all participants and community members for their support throughout a difficult year.

The Board of Directors, management and staff of Intereach take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy and safe Christmas, happy holidays and New Year.