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, empowering young people to lead conversations about mental health, build resilience and support their peers through education, leadership and early intervention.

IN THE MEDIA - enalla Rural City Council says it is proud to celebrate the success of the Small Town Sing fundraiser, held during the Benalla Festival.

Organised by local champions Adam Toms and Catherine Burton, the event brought together over 120 attendees for a night of music, connection and community spirit.

Together, they raised an impressive $1230 to support the Live4Life Benalla program.

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Benalla Rural City Council, in partnership with the Live4Life program, is now offering a youth mental health first aid training course designed to give adults the tools to recognise and respond to mental health difficulties in young people.

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

On Saturday 16 November, Alex, Andrew, Mikayla, Sophie and Erin will all be walking for 12 hours around Lake Benalla to raise funds and awareness of mental health, with all money raised to be donated to Live4Life.

Live4Life Benalla's Crew Celebration Day took place on October 22 at the Glasshouse, Benalla Lakeside Community Centre. And it was huge! Over 40 Crew members welcomed staff, Partnership Group members and Year 8 students from FCJ College​ and Benalla P-12 College​.

IN THE MEDIA - Five Benalla students are taking a proactive step to raise awareness of mental health, and funds for Live4Life.

IN THE MEDIA - Benalla Rural City Council has announced that Steph Brack, its Youth Development Coordinator has been honoured with the Live4Life Community Champion Award for 2023.

IN THE MEDIA - Most people could not imagine the pain and loss that Benalla’s Gayle Golonski, and her family, have endured losing two amazing young people to suicide. In honour of Lockie and Madeline, Ms Golonski decided to turn her pain into something positive and try and make sure no other family goes through such heartbreak.

Live4Life is proud to announce that our Community Champion for 2023 is Benalla Youth Development Coordinator, Stephanie Brack. We were thrilled to present Steph with the Award on Saturday night at our Annual Dinner

Live4Life Benalla launched 2024 on Wednesday 1 May with a terrific program of information and activities at the Indoor Recreation Centre! ❤💛💙💜

IN THE MEDIA - Benalla Rural City Council in collaboration with the Live4Life program is offering Youth Mental Health First Aid training aimed at equipping adults with vital skills to support young individuals facing mental health challenges.

IN THE MEDIA - Benalla Rural City Council in collaboration with the Live4Life program is offering youth mental health first aid training aimed at equipping adults with vital skills to support young individuals facing mental health challenges.

A big WELCOME to the Live4Life Benalla Crew for 2024! We love this time of year — bringing together Live4Life Crews across our rural communities is definitely where the real magic happens.

Spring is here and it’s a great time to celebrate everything the Benalla community has achieved this year!

'Growing a New Generation’ — Congrats to the Live4Life Benalla Crew for coming up with this great theme for 2023!

Benalla’s Live4Life crew, along with counterparts from around regional and rural Victoria, have been recognised for their work tackling mental health issues.

Benalla’s Gayle Golonski and her family are raising funds for Live4Life Benalla as a way of turning tragedy into something positive. Gayle set up the Lockie Project selling Easter eggs to raise money for local youth mental health initiative Live4Life Benalla.

Benalla Rural City has been recognised as a Mental Health First Aid Champion Community. Since implementing Live4Life in 2017, Benalla Rural City has trained over 1000 teens and 165 adults to recognise and respond to the signs of developing, worsening or crisis level mental health problems in young people.

More than 80 Year 8 students from Benalla P-12 College participated in the launch of the 2021 Live4Life Program at the Benalla Showgrounds on Wednesday 17 March 2021. The event, which included a Rotary sausage sizzle, guest speakers, ninja course and a range of activities, marked the beginning of the fifth year of the mental health initiative for young people in Benalla.