IN THE MEDIA Australian Rural & regional News ‘Live4life Macedon Ranges passes important milestone — over 10,000 young people and adults in the community have now been trained in evidence-based mental health education’

To mark World Suicide Prevention Day, Live4Life is releasing an interview we filmed in the central Victorian community of Hepburn. Bridget Franc is Coordinator of Live4Life Hepburn and Head of Wellbeing at Daylesford College. In the interview, she speaks about the direct, meaningful impact just talking about mental health and suicide had on the life of one young person.

With the support of a three-year $750,000 grant from the State Trustees Australia Foundation, Live4Life has been able to provide surety for the extensive preparatory work which allows us to expand into new communities across Victoria.

IN THE MEDIA Warragul & Drouin Gazette ‘Live4Life crew learn leadership skills’

More than 30 members of the Baw Baw Live4Life Crew developed leadership skills at a recent training day held at the Bellbird East Pavilion in Drouin.

IN THE MEDIA Inside Local Government website ‘Full crew for Baw Baw mental health skills event’

More than 30 Baw Baw Youth Mental Health Ambassadors, known as the ‘Crew’, came together this week as part of the Live4Life Baw Baw program.  

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New research by University of Melbourne finds that rural and regional young people develop valuable advocacy and employment pathways skills through Live4Life Crew participation, generating long-lasting benefits in the young volunteers’ post-school lives.

IN THE MEDIA Riverine Herald

Benalla Rural City Council has thanked the Lockie Project for its generous donation of $848 to the localLive4Life program.

IN THE MEDIA Mt Gambier Times

GLENELG Shire’s next generation of mental health leaders are making their mark in 2025, with the induction of 42 passionate Year 9 and 10 Live4Life Glenelg Crew members and a powerful series of youth-led Launch Days held throughout May.

IN THE MEDIA Warragul & Drouin Gazette

Youth mental health program "Live4Life" has gained surety with Baw Baw Shire to serve as the lead agency for the next five years.

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Crew4Life's amazing in-person get together

Live4Life is proud to announce that its annual Community Champion Award winner for 2024 is Ballarat Councillor, former Mayor and Victoria Police Youth Resource Officer, Des Hudson OAM.

More than 300 guests came together at the RACV City Club on Saturday 31 Mar to celebrate at the biggest ever Live4Life Annual Dinner.

IN THE MEDIA North Eastern Advertiser

Live4Life Break O’Day has introduced the members of its 2025 Crew with a launch event held in St Helens recently. The event was planned and hosted by the Year 9 and 10 members of the Live4Life Crew.

We are thrilled to announce National Volunteer Week 2025 will celebrate the power of volunteering to bring people together with the theme ‘Connecting Communities’. Volunteering creates lasting relationships that enrich lives and strengthen our communities. Join us as we explore how volunteering promotes community engagement, connection and belonging.

IN THE MEDIA RACV

Youth Live4Life has announced that it has reached more than 2,400 students in the Ballarat region with critical youth mental health training.

The 2024 Live4Life Annual Report is now published! Read about all the incredible achievements across the Live4Life communities in Victoria and Tasmania in 2024.

IN THE MEDIA City of Ballarat website

Ballarat’s young people are more equipped than ever with mental health knowledge as the award-winning Live4Life program embarks on another year in Ballarat.

IN THE MEDIA Herald Sun

Opinion Piece by Bernard Galbally

'Mental ill-health and suicide among young people is an urgent national problem — and it is alarmingly acute in rural and regional areas. Latest figures from the ABS show that the suicide rate in regional Australia is more than 50% higher than in major cities. The over-representation of these communities is an escalating crisis which demands action.