Read the December 2021 edition for an overview of Live4Life, Crew updates and hear about the activities of the Southern Grampians Live4Life School and Community Partnership.

Save the Date! The Baw Baw Live4Life Community launch event is happening on Thursday the 24th of February 2022.

Please join us for a very special screening of the documentary 'Happy Sad Man' including a Q&A with the filmmakers.

We are excited to officially announce that Live4Life has been included in the Victorian Government’s School Mental Health Fund, evidence-based Menu as a Tier 1 program: Positive Mental Health Promotion.

Meet the incredible Leadership Great South Coast Group whose goal this year is to improve the capacity of community members to support young people's mental well being and help break-down negative stigmas surrounding mental health.

Meet Janessa - Crew4Life Member. Crew4Life Members are former Live4Life Crew members who are passionate about continuing to promote Live4Life, reducing the stigma around mental health and helping to reduce suicide.

Live4Life, in collaboration with local communities in rural and regional Victoria launch the ‘Give Mental Health Stigma the Flick’ campaign for Mental Health Week.

Live4Life Baw is offering two qualified and experienced community members funded positions to participate in a five-day instructor training program to become youth mental heath first aid training instructors.

Watch this short clip and meet the awesome Cobram Anglican Grammar Crew. They’ve put together a few great mental health tips to share with their school community. No matter the weather, it does get better together!

Live4Life Glenelg Crew have officially launched Live4Life in their school communitites, marking the fifth year of the mental health initiative for young people in the municipality.

A team of newly-trained Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructors is coming to a community near you, further increasing the number of trained Mental Health First Aiders ready to support our young people

Live4Life welcomed 31 new young ambassadors to its team on Wednesday to continue educating their peers on mental health.

Students from Monivae, Baimbridge College, Good Shepherd, The Hamilton and Alexandra College and Balmoral Community College are all included in the program.

“The mental health of young people in rural and regional Victoria has never been more important than now,” CEO Bernard Galbally said.

Our amazing Live4Life community has just raised $20,000 to get our 2021 Crew off to camp.

Thanks to you, our inspiring young crews will be mentored and trained as mental health ambassadors for their local community. Thank you.

Read the July 2021 edition for an overview of Live4Life, Crew updates and hear about the activities of the Southern Grampians Live4Life School and Community Partnership.

By Oliver Lees

A health promotion charity that focuses on improving mental health standards for young people in rural communities has opened a new headquarters in Woodend.

Youth Live4Life’s new headquarters in Woodend was officially opened on Friday by Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas and Macedon Ranges mayor Cr Jennifer Anderson.

“I see the true value of getting in early and teaching our young people how to look after themselves and to recognise the difference between a ‘bad day’ and what may be an emerging mental health problem. As a mental health instructor, I’m now able to teach young people the skills they need to look after their own mental health needs and how to support their mates and peers.” said Leanne Mitchell from Brauer College, Warrnmabool.

We are seeking a skilled partnership and community engagement specialist to join our small passionate team. Ideally you are based in Gippsland and able to work remotely. You have experience in working in rural communities with multiple stakeholders.

The Australian Government and the Alcohol and Drug Foundation have announced a Local Drug Action Team (LDAT) for the Southern Grampians to prevent and minimise alcohol and other drug-related harm in the community.

The Live4Life Southern Grampians LDAT is a partnership between school and community and will support young people in the area, particularly around positive mental health and alcohol use.

Youth Live4Life welcomes the Victorian Government’s historic investment into reforming the mental health system in this year’s State Budget, released yesterday.

"To see mental health and wellbeing lead this year’s State budget is an historic moment” said Bernard Galbally, Youth Live4Life’s Chief Executive Officer.

“The Andrew’s Labor Government’s commitment to improving our mental health system, and the significant investment in the wellbeing of young people living in rural and regional communities, is to be commended.