KookaDesk › Locations › Newcastle
AI receptionist for Newcastle, NSWKookaDesk answers the calls you can't, plus your emails and website enquiries, within 60 seconds, 24/7 – set to Newcastle business hours. It asks your questions, checks the suburb is in your area and texts you the job with the customer's preferred times. Reply with a number to confirm.
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Coastal storms, older homes near the beaches and fast-growing estates around Maitland keep roofers, plumbers and builders busy. Many Hunter businesses cover a wide area, so filtering out-of-area enquiries saves a lot of driving.
Time zone: AEST (UTC+10), and AEDT (UTC+11) during daylight saving – the same clock as Sydney.
You choose exactly which suburbs or postcodes you cover; it politely redirects the rest. Common service areas around Newcastle:
Dial a short code on your mobile so calls you don't answer go to your KookaDesk line. The codes are national – see the Telstra, Optus and Vodafone guide.
It says it's your AI assistant, asks your questions and gives only answers and prices you've approved. Utility faults go to the right local contacts – Hunter Water for water, Ausgrid (across Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and most of the Hunter) for power network faults – and emergencies to 000.
You get a text with the job and preferred times. Reply 1 or 2 to confirm; the customer gets an SMS confirmation and an email copy goes out for the record. No links, no app.
Burst pipes and hot water failures happen at night, on weekends and when you're already on a job. That's exactly when nobody answers.
AI receptionist for plumbers →Storm surges bury urgent leaks and valuable restoration quotes in the same voicemail box.
AI receptionist for roofers →Without basic questions up front, you find out at the site visit that the budget or timing was never there.
AI receptionist for builders and carpenters →On a roof, in a ceiling or working on a board – answering isn't safe, and calls roll to voicemail.
AI receptionist for electricians →Calls go to voicemail and web enquiries wait until night.
AI receptionist for cleaning businesses →Most calls arrive while the gear is running. By the time you check, they've booked someone else.
AI receptionist for landscapers and gardeners →Plans from A$199/month +GST. 7-day free trial with up to 100 call minutes. Cancel anytime before day 7 and you won't be charged.
Setup fee waived for our first 3 founding customers. Month to month, 30 days' notice to cancel.
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AEST (UTC+10), and AEDT (UTC+11) during daylight saving – the same clock as Sydney.
No. Your customers keep calling the number they already have. Calls you don't answer are diverted to your KookaDesk line behind the scenes, so nothing changes on their side.
Yes. Mobile diversion codes are the same across Australia on Telstra, Optus and Vodafone. For landlines, VoIP and office phone systems we send the steps for your provider.
Yes. For faults that belong to the utility rather than you, we load the right contacts for your area – in Newcastle that's typically Hunter Water for water and Ausgrid (across Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and most of the Hunter) for electricity network faults. Emergencies always go to 000.
A$199, A$349 or A$549 per month +GST, the same everywhere in Australia. 7-day free trial with up to 100 call minutes. Cancel anytime before day 7 and you won't be charged. Setup fee waived for our first 3 founding customers.
Yes. It says it's your business's AI assistant at the start of every call and tells callers the call may be recorded, with the option to leave a message instead.
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