IN THE MEDIA - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made a powerful impact during their recent visit to Australia after sitting down with young mental health advocates for an emotional discussion on the realities of growing up in rural and regional communities.

Live4Life Crews won the Victorian Government Group Achievement in the Community Award in the 2026 Victorian 7News Young Achiever Awards on Friday 1 May.

IN THE MEDIA - Former Baw Baw Live4Life crew mem­bers joined young men­tal health ambas­sad­ors to give a voice to regional men­tal health con­cerns in a present­a­tion to Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duch­ess of Sus­sex dur­ing their recent visit to Mel­bourne.

Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, met with Live4Life's Youth and Community Engagement Coordinator Bridie and Crew Champions Laura and Talon, as well as a number of past Crew members at the "Regional & Rural Youth Voices: Shaping the Future of Mental Health" forum at Swinburne University of Technology

IN THE MEDIA - The Centre for Rural Health has completed the Live4Life Break O’Day evaluation. Live4Life is a community‑based youth mental health promotion and suicide prevention model implemented for the first time in Tasmania in the rural area of Break O’Day.

IN THE MEDIA - Now in its fourth year in Ballarat, Live4Life is continuing to spark meaningful change, with local students leading the way in mental health awareness and action.

IN THE MEDIA - Benalla Rural City Council, in partnership with the Live4Life program, is inviting community members to take part in upcoming youth mental health first aid training.

IN THE MEDIA - Casey Musicka has dedicated her time to work with young people on Tasmania's East Coast to promote mental health and prevent suicide but now it's her turn to be recognised.

IN THE MEDIA - The 2026 Daylesford College Live4Life members have officially joined the Blue Tree project, a movement that encourages communities to paint trees blue as striking visual reminders to speak up and help reduce mental health stigma.

IN THE MEDIA - A group of 44 students from eight local secondary schools were inducted as youth mental health ambassadors at the recent Baw Baw Shire Live4Life crew induction day.

Live4Life is very proud to announce that Matilda Hasell has taken up a position on its Board of Directors. As a past Crew member (and an inaugural member of Crew4Life), Matilda is the first person with experience of the Live4Life program as a participant to serve on the Board.

Live4Life Wellington is pleased to announce that last week 30 young people were inducted into Wellington Shire’s Live4Life Crew. This is the first step for these committed and caring young people in becoming local community leaders and Mental Health Ambassadors.

Thanks to generous support from the Insignia Community Foundation, Live4Life has launched a new Crew Engagement Toolkit as part of LOOP, our new e-portal for communities.

RACV is extending its support for Live4Life with a funding extension will expand Live4Life’s youth mental health and suicide prevention program to additional regional communities.

Last Friday, we bid a sad farewell to Noelene Ward, who passed away following a very short illness. Her contribution to Live4Life and other suicide prevention events and groups cannot be overstated.

On Friday 14^th November the Live4Life Break O’Day community came together at Fingal to celebrate a year of fantastic achievements with a spectacular event conceived, planned and run by Year 9 and 10 volunteers in the Live4Life Crew. 

IN THE MEDIA - State Member for Euroa Annabelle Cleeland has called for youth-led mental health support to be extended into more vulnerable communities, following the success of Live4Life in Benalla. Ms Cleeland said Live4Life had become a vital and trusted program in Benalla.

IN THE MEDIA - The Live4Life Crew are young leaders who promote positive mental health, reduce stigma, encourage help-seeking and create safer, more connected school communities.

A cohort of clerks from our pro bono partners Arnold Bloch Leibler visited the Live4Life office on 5 December.

IN THE MEDIA - The Hamilton outdoor pool has a vibrant new feature thanks to the 2025 Live4Life crew, who are collaborating on a mural designed to promote mental health awareness.