Baw Baw Shire is about to get a significant boost in mental health first aid instructors thanks to the generous support from Baw Baw Big Blokes.

Baw Baw Shire is about to get a significant boost in mental health first aid instructors thanks to the generous support from Baw Baw Big Blokes.

A new shire-scale youth mental health and suicide prevention approach in the Southern Grampians kicked off on Tuesday, 26th November 2019.

“This program is a unique approach for the Southern Grampians community to build greater levels of resilience within secondary school aged children, which in turn hopefully leads to a healthier more vibrant community.”

A big thank you to father and daughter team Sean and Kirsten McKinney for hosting the Swim 2866 event at the Gisborne Aquatic Centre.

On Wednesday 26 September 2018, Youth Live4Life Inc. was awarded the Innovative Youth Project or Programs in Rural or Regional Victoria Award at the Youth Affairs Council of Victoria’s Rural Youth Awards.

Youth Live4Life, together with the Live4Life communities of Macedon Ranges Shire, Glenelg Shire and Benalla Rural City were awarded a 2018 VicHealth Award for the groundbreaking Live4Life initiative.

The 2017 Young Australian of the Year for Victoria Jason Ball recently spoke to 130 Year 8 Benalla students about being proud of who they are.

October is Victorian Mental Health Month. This year, the focus is on young people, particularly those aged 16-25.

A Glenelg Shire youth-led mental health awareness initiative has won state-wide recognition at the inaugural Youth Affairs Council Victoria (YACVic) Rural Youth Awards held yesterday.

An innovative south-west program to improve community mental health literacy and a Victorian police woman have been recognised with state youth awards.

Benalla Live4Life is a mental health education and youth suicide initiative. The program is designed to increase mental health knowledge in the community.