The South Eastern NSW Peer Work Framework is the only framework in Australia designed specifically to support Peer Workers in regional and rural areas, addressing the unique challenges of distance, isolation, and stigma.
It stands as a national example of how to create sustainable, supported Peer Workforces that reduce stigma, build equity, and transform services from within.
The Framework provides practical tools to define, support, and strengthen Peer Work. It offers clear values and principles to guide everyday practice, alongside access to regional networks, professional development opportunities, and structures that enable Peer Work to thrive across rural and regional settings.
It is designed not only as a strategy but for everyday use; by Peer Workers, managers, and multidisciplinary teams alike to embed lived experience as a visible, valued, and integral part of mental health care.
The 2025 Peer Report is currently being developed and celebrates the growth of the Lived Experience Peer workforce across South Eastern NSW.
It showcases the progress and impact of the South Eastern NSW Peer Work Framework in action: from the expansion of roles across new services, to the professional development, networks, and moments of impact that are transforming lives and organisations.
This report is designed as both a record and a resource.
It can be used to understand the progress of the South Eastern NSW Peer Work Framework, learn from examples of Peer workforce development and implementation, and draw inspiration from stories of impact across the region. It is intended as a tool for reflection, learning, and action.
Find the latest training opportunities, consultation information, survey links and upcoming events taking place across South Eastern NSW.
Register your interest in future training opportunities here.
8 September 2025
COORDINARE has been recognised at The Mental Health Service Awards of Australia and New Zealand in Brisbane this week for its work to build resilience in the region’s mental health peer workforce...
27 March 2025
South Eastern NSW continues to lead Australia in investing in the professional development and career progression of the mental health peer (lived experience) workforce...
24 August 2023
People with a lived experience of accessing public mental health services, or supporting someone to access public mental health services, in South Eastern NSW are invited to share their story to benefit others...
20 August 2021
Today marks the launch of the Mental Health Lived Experience (Peer) Work Framework to ensure people with experience of mental illness continue to shape and deliver the district’s mental health services...
The Regional Peer Networks bring together Peer Workers from across South Eastern NSW to connect, co-reflect, access professional development and wellbeing resources and to network.
These spaces are specifically for those employed in Peer Work positions (or training to be a Peer Worker) to discuss Peer Work practice.
They are the perfect space to:
Co-reflect on Peer practice
Access professional development opportunities
Network with other Peer Workers
Contribute to Peer workforce development and advocacy projects
Peer supervision honours the distinct values of the Peer discipline and ensures Peer Workers can remain grounded in their practice, sustain themselves in the face of challenges, and continue to deliver peer work that is true to its principles.
The Peer Supervision Database connects Peer Workers across South Eastern NSW with trained and experienced Peer Supervisors who understand the work, the challenges, and the values that define it.
Peers at the Table is our lived-experience podcast where we share stories, bust myths and transform care.
This new podcast series is currently being recorded and will be available soon.
