Church
Sunday at Lifegate, 10AM, every week. Not only when things fall apart. It gives a man a rhythm and a place where he is known by name.
Rebuilding
Done with the old life
Addiction is not a rare story here. Some of us have been through it, some are still close to it, and some are only now saying it out loud. Whatever has a hold on you, you can bring it to the group.
Who this is for
Any addiction, any stage
Addiction is addiction. We don't list the ways it shows up and we don't rank one above another. Men arrive at Iron XXVII at different points. Some are a week out of rehab, some have been clean for years, some are still not sure they have a problem. All of them sit at the same table.
You don't need to be a Christian to be here. We are a church group and we say that plainly, but no man is asked to agree with everything before he belongs.
What we bring
Men who have been there
- Men who have lived it and will tell you the truth about it.
- Men who have done drug and alcohol education and rehabilitation themselves.
- Straight talk about withdrawal, relapse and the slow rebuild, not just the good weeks.
- A church family at Lifegate Prestons you can keep turning up to.
The program
Three things, together
Three things, kept together: being in church each week, men who hold you to account, and teaching that helps you understand what you are fighting.
Accountability
One or two men who know your week and ask you about it. You answer to them, they answer to you, and the hard questions get asked before things go sideways.
Education
Learning what addiction does to your head and body, what sets you off, and how to build days that hold together. Plain talk, no lectures.
It works when a man is ready to change. We will walk beside you, we will tell you the truth, and we will not pretend it is easy. We can't want it for you.
No shame
Nothing said here leaves the group
Most men here carry something they would rather leave out of the story. You don't have to explain yourself at the door, and you don't have to have your life sorted to turn up. You can sit at the back, say nothing, and still be one of us.
Our Iron nights move around, a backyard, a cafe, a park, someone's shed. The address goes out each month. Every Sunday we are at Lifegate Prestons, 10AM, 222 Hoxton Park Road.
Support
Someone to talk to
You don't have to be part of this group to use these. They are here for any man, whatever he believes. If someone is in immediate danger, call 000.
Crisis support, 24/7
Lifeline Australia
Free, confidential help by phone, any hour of the day or night.
13 11 14lifeline.org.auMental health resources
Black Dog Institute
Practical tools and plain information on depression, anxiety and staying well.
blackdoginstitute.org.auTalk to someone
Send us a line
Tell us as much or as little as you want. One of us will get back to you and we can take it from there. No forms, no interviews.
If you need someone tonight, the numbers above are answered around the clock.