Being a Fifo Family can be a positive and rewarding and lifestyle choice but it can also be challenging, here we share some organisations available to assist you in maintaining a fulfilling fifo family lifestyle.

Ngala is a provider of Early Parenting and Early Childhood services with a passion for supporting and guiding families and young children through the journey of parenting.

OzHelp offers training and support services that instil social capabilities and life skills within people. Moving from a medical approach around recovery, OzHelp’s philosophy encompasses the reality that wellness, and building resilience and life skills, involves a holistic approach that assists people to cope with life’s challenges.

The Aboriginal Literacy Foundation helps young Indigenous Australians reach their full potential through literacy and numeracy education.

Mining Family Matters (or MiningFM for short) was launched in February 2010 to provide free professional support and practical advice to Australian families in mining, oil and gas. It’s the brainchild of mining mum Alicia Ranford - who came up with the idea of a support website after her own young children struggled to cope with their dad's fly-in, fly-out roster.

On meeting and talking with other FIFO families in Perth, Nicole realised that there was a real need in the community to establish some form of social network and support. A platform where other FIFO parents and partners could come together and share their experiences of FIFO life, the isolation they feel and how they manage to get through their daily routines on their own and how the FIFO parent fits in to the family when they return home from work.

beyondblue is working to reduce the impact of depression and anxiety in the community by raising awareness and understanding, empowering people to seek help, and supporting recovery, management and resilience.

Behaviour Tonics provides parents with practical parenting advice and information via parenting courses and private consult. Avoid the waiting lists and get the help you need now, so you can parent with confidence and enjoy your kids as they grow. Based in Perth, Behaviour Tonics are specialists in 1-2-3 Magic and Emotion Coaching and are the only licensed practitioner and teacher trainers in WA and NT.

The complete Australian resource for parenting newborns to teens.

CLAN WA works alongside families in WA to help build resilience.
Whether you are looking for support in parenting, relationships, reducing isolation or the impact of mental illness, we can help.