Incolink offers a wide range of counselling and referral services for all members throughout Victoria.

Financial Rights Counselling

Incolink’s Financial Rights Counselling Service provides free and confidential debt crisis counselling for members. They understand the construction industry and the problems faced by building workers and their families. They can provide a range of options, strategies and advice including dealing with home and car repossessions, credit card debts, bankruptcy and its options, the Banking and Financial Ombudsman and supporting members in regard to their rights in all financial transactions.

You can contact the Financial Rights Counsellor at Incolink on 9639 3000 or direct on 0407 864 511.

Personal Counselling and Chaplaincy

Incolink's Building Industry Chaplaincy Service offers members free confidential counselling for all types of personal problems, whether work or home-related. Personal problems, such as depression, bereavement, alcohol and drug use or family and workplace-related conflicts, can affect your ability to work safely and efficiently. An Incolink chaplain or counsellor will visit you at your workplace or at home, or is available at Incolink’s offices.

You can email the Incolink Building Industry Chaplaincy Service at memserv@incolink.org.au or telephone Incolink on 9668 3068 or 9668 3069.

Drugs and Alcohol Programs

Incolink's Alcohol and Drugs Project Worker provides information and assistance to members, family members and employers on the harm caused by the misuse of alcohol and other drugs. Incolink's Alcohol and Drugs Project Worker also provides a confidential and impartial counselling and referral service where required.

You can email the Incolink Drug and Alcohol Worker at memserv@incolink.org.au  or contact him at Incolink on 9668 3069 or direct on 0419 560 958.

Apprentice Support Officer

Incolink's Apprentice Support Officer offers a free confidential support and referral service to apprentices and young workers to ensure they are equipped to deal with workplace, trade school and personal pressures and difficulties. This includes information on issues like drug and alcohol abuse and suicide prevention. Employers can also use the service where apprentices or young workers are giving them cause for concern.

You can email the Incolink Apprentice Support Officer at memserv@incolink.org.au  or telephone Incolink on 9639 3000.

Problem Gambling Preventative Education Kit 

Also aimed at apprentices and young workers, Incolink has developed an information kit and preventative education program on the issues associated with problem gambling. The program was developed for industry trainers, TAFE colleges and group training companies. Titled 'You Bet' the kit is designed to assist apprentices and young people in the industry understand the issues and signs of problem gambling in their own lives and in the lives of work colleagues, friends and family. It involves written materials and a DVD to illustrate how to identify a problem and where to go for help.

To find out more, or to obtain a kit, contact the Apprentice Support Officer or Incolink Member Services Department on 9639 3000.