What is Livewire?
A free online community connecting teens aged 12-20 living with a chronic health condition, serious illness or disability (& their siblings) from Australia or New Zealand.
Whether you’re home or in hospital, you can make friends, share stories, laugh, have a vent, and be yourself. Our moderated chat is live 12pm-12am every day, plus live streaming, games, videos, comps and more! It’s peer support done differently 😊
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News & Events
Reuse – Recycle – Repurpose JULY’ Mid Year Chill Competition
JULY is here and we have the awesome theme this month of ‘Mid Year Chill’ Being winter and super chilly in most states around Aus and NZ we tend to stay indoors more. It can be hard to venture out and brave the cold in a season like this. unless you are super lucky and …
Livewire Weekly 23rd -28th June
Its been a busy month – that doesn’t slow us down! Click here to check out whats coming up this week on Livewire Online The Livewire Team
What we see on social media isn’t always true
Sometimes when you’re scrolling through your social media, it can feel like you’re being bombarded by people living perfect lives. But what you are seeing isn’t necessarily the truth. When people use different social media, they are choosing snapshots of their lives to share with everyone else. People post photos of their amazing holidays, their …
Meet the community
At Livewire, you’ll always be welcomed as one of the crew. Curious
about our members ? Get to know some of the peeps and your new whānau right here.
At Livewire, you’ll always be welcomed as one of the crew. Curious about our members ? Get to know some of the peeps and your new whanau right here.
Hey, I am Bart! I work as a Chat Host and Livewire In Hospital facilitator. As a chat-host, my role is to facilitate and monitor social interaction by members, encouraging all members to help create a safe and fun place for all other members.
My name is Mackenzie but you can call me Mac or Kenzie! I am a current rep on the Livewire site and go by the username Rep_Kenzie.
I’m Mackie or Rep_McTruides. I play the piano and I love to read books! I am a passionate writer at heart, and I aspire to become a journalist!
Rep_McTruides
I’m Mackie or Rep_McTruides. I play the piano and I love to read books! I am a passionate writer at heart, and I aspire to become a journalist!
Rep_Kenzie
My name is Mackenzie but you can call me Mac or Kenzie! I am a current rep on the Livewire site and go by the username Rep_Kenzie.
Bart – LW
Hey, I am Bart! I work as a Chat Host and Livewire In Hospital facilitator. As a chat-host, my role is to facilitate and monitor social interaction by members, encouraging all members to help create a safe and fun place for all other members.