Grant supports local youth Live4Life project

Live4Life has received a $5,000 boost thanks to Wannon Water’s Ripple Effect community grants program.

“I’m so very pleased we’re finally delivering proactive mental health strategies for students to support each other, I’m looking forward to increasing awareness and community involvement” Kimberley Tempest, Cobram Secondary College Principal.

Grant supports local youth Live4Life project

Live4Life has received $5,000 boost thanks to Wannon Water’s Ripple Effect community grants program.

Our social media campaign for Mental Health Week 2020 is a shout out to all those important people who young people identify as being “on their team”.

Live4Life Southern Grampians has launched a monthly newsletter to share how their community is supporting youth mental health.

Download the October 2020 edition today for an overview of Live4Life, Crew updates, and hear about the activities of the Southern Grampians Live4Life School and Community Partnership.

When Melbourne Uni medical student Mia, and her partner Kade, found themselves with hours of free time they set about finding some fun by making facemasks and donating to charity.

Live4Life, the only youth mental health and suicide prevention model designed specifically for rural communities, was conceived in Macedon Ranges Shire but is now helping young people around Victoria…

We recently teamed up with the very funny, insightful (and dare we say it superhero'ish) Hamish Blake! Thanks Hamish for helping us reach out and continue important conversations about mental health with thousands of students across rural Victoria!

Cr Janet Pearce, Mayor of the Macedon Ranges said the council was proud of the work over the years that had built such a strong youth mental health program.

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.