Interrelate

Interrelate Helping you connect for a life shared well. We understand that relationships are complex and so we take a holistic approach.

Supporting healthy relationships through counselling, separation and mental health services for individuals and families. We put respect at the centre of everything we do. We support clients to have respect for themselves, for others and within their community. We provide intervention services through counselling, mediation, family dispute resolution and skills development. We seek to find solutions to complex social problems through research, evaluation and evidence-based practice

31/07/2026

đź“˝ Our third centenary film is here.
100 Years of Working Together is about the people who chose to help, and the partnerships that have held for a century.

Watch as Sarah Samild and CEO Graeme O'Connor look back at Canon Hammond of HammondCare, who offered free board and rent to our first Director in the 1930s.

Then to 1964, when the late Dr Ron Bonamy, a local GP in Gymea, handed us rent-free premises under his practice, an arrangement that ran for 26 years.

The film also introduces Kutanya, our First Nations staff group, and the members who talk about connection, belonging and what working together means to them.

On Friday 31 July we mark 100 years at our Centenary Cocktail Gala in Sydney, celebrating the people and partnerships that shaped this organisation.

Watch the full film in the first comment. 👇

29/07/2026

⚖️ In the early 1960s, Interrelate became one of the first organisations approved to offer counselling under the Matrimonial Causes Act – the moment relationship counselling became a formal profession in Australia.

It's one of many firsts. Our support for men has evolved from the Guide to Virile Manhood, first published in 1927, to today's Respectful Man Program. What began as instruction has become conversation.

The same is true in our school services, where s*x education books gave way to vinyl records, films and today's digital programs – new technology, same purpose.

This moment is from 100 Years of Innovation, the second film in our centenary series.

20/07/2026

Cringe Quest came together because three very different organisations decided to work on the same problem. Interrelate has been teaching young people about relationships and health since 1926. Modibodi has spent years shifting how we talk about periods publicly. Activate Studios builds games with a social purpose.

Together, they built a free, choose-your-own-adventure game that teaches kids aged 8 to 12 about periods – in a way that actually feels like something they'd choose to play.

It's free. It needs no sign-up. And it's built for every kid in the classroom.

Play via the link in the comments – and tag an educator or parent who'd love to know about it.

We're proud to have spent last week getting out into the community for NAIDOC Week, supporting this year's theme, 50 Yea...
14/07/2026

We're proud to have spent last week getting out into the community for NAIDOC Week, supporting this year's theme, 50 Years of Deadly. We took part in 14 events across the communities we serve.

Each photo here represents one of many valuable conversations we had with community members along the way. We're proud to be an organisation that turns up, listens and walks alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

08/07/2026

Connection gives us so much, especially a sense of belonging.

This week is NAIDOC Week, and in this clip from 100 Years of Working Together, the third film in our centenary series, our First Nations team members discuss the importance of Kutanya.

This group brings our First Nations staff together to connect, talk through shared issues and keep traditions like the keepara alive.

As Janet says, working together means 'first and foremost, coming together. It's walking together hand in hand.'

Watch the full video at the link in the first comment. 👇

Our team are out in community across NAIDOC week. Have a look below to see where we'll be. Come along and have a yarn wi...
03/07/2026

Our team are out in community across NAIDOC week. Have a look below to see where we'll be. Come along and have a yarn with us!

30/06/2026

If you've been putting off the period conversation – this one's for you.

Most parents wait until their child asks, or until something happens at school. But research shows kids are forming ideas (and picking up anxiety) about periods long before they'd ever bring it up themselves.

The average age for a first period is 12 to 13. But the window to have this conversation well starts around 8 to 10 – when there's still no urgency and the pressure is off.

Interrelate's latest article gives parents a practical, five-step guide to starting the conversation early. It covers what age to start, what to actually say, and how to use tools like Cringe Quest to take some of the weight off.

Read it at the link in the comments.

Five small conversations to start this week.The “Birds and the Bees” talk reflected a time when information was scarce. ...
29/06/2026

Five small conversations to start this week.
The “Birds and the Bees” talk reflected a time when information was scarce.
Today’s children need many smaller conversations across childhood – not one big one. Here are five small ones to start this week:

1. Use the correct names for body parts.
2. Answer questions calmly when they arise.
3. Talk about respect and boundaries – well before dating begins.
4. Notice what they’re encountering online – and ask.
5. Be the trusted adult they come to first.
Visit Tricky Talks for support having these conversations at home.

25/06/2026

For teachers: we know period education is one of the hardest things to fit in. The curriculum is already full. There's no neat unit to attach it to. And the topic requires more preparation than most schools have time to give it.

Cringe Quest is built for exactly this situation. It's free, needs no sign-up, and kids can work through it independently – in class, in a library session, or at home. No lesson plan required.

We've created a dedicated resource page for schools with guidance on how to introduce it simply, what to tell parents, and how it fits into broader health conversations.

If you're a teacher, a school counsellor, or a parent who wants to share this with your child's school – the link is in the comments.

18/06/2026

🎬 In 1969, Interrelate produced the first s*x education film with sound – made in Australia, for Australian families.
If you went to school in the 60s or 70s, the footage in this clip might look familiar. It's taken from 100 Years of Innovation, the second film in our centenary series, looking back at a century of supporting families through change.

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