Tomorrow, Australians will have their say in a referendum about whether to change the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing a body called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Youth Live4Life is proud to offer its support for the YES campaign.

We’re looking forward to celebrating the last day of LAP it UP, this Sunday 15 October — around the country! If you’re nearby, please join us at our event finale at the Kyneton Toyota Sports & Aquatic Centre to swim your final laps, meet the LAP it UP team and come together to acknowledge your achievements!

IN THE MEDIA - Portland Observer Live4Life held their annual dinner recently to celebrate their achievements and positive impact on young people in regional communities.

On World Mental Health Day, we want to give a HUGE shout out to all our Live4Life Crews, Crew4Life members, Support Workers, School and Community Partnership Groups and Staff for the tireless work they do to support the mental health of young people in rural and regional communities.

MEET CALEB, our LAP it UP Champion from Lancefield in the Macedon Ranges, who started swimming when he was just 6 months old at Palmwoods Aquatic Centre on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.

At the start of the week in the country town of Daylesford, Live4Life had its first ever face to face Community of Practice meeting with Live4Life local Coordinators and Crew Support Workers coming along from many different locations across Victoria and all the way from Break O'Day in Tasmania.

Nick Glass, a Year 11 student from Ballarat High School, rode his motorbike almost 300km and raised $500 for Youth Live4Life Ballarat.

Joining LAP it UP has helped Brendan feel like he is part of something bigger and a really worthwhile cause. “It’s a great opportunity to have conversations about mental health with work mates, friends and my teenage son who joined me in the pool from time to time. That motivation makes it a little easier to get to the pool at 6am too!”

Live4Life Glenelg, supported by major sponsor Portland Aluminium present an evening with Australian Olympic gold medalist Brooke Hanson OLY OAM and psychologist Dr Jodie Fleming to help support parents and carers through their journey of growing with the young person in their life.

Live4Life Break O’Day Partnership Group is seeking Expressions of Interest for local community members interested in training as Teen or Youth Mental Health First Aid instructors.

IN THE MEDIA - Midland Express - Swimmers are preparing to make laps for youth mental health awareness and suicide prevention in the Lap it Up challenge from October 1-15.

Our LAP it UP Champion MATILDA from Glenelg swam 1,000 laps last year. Yes, you read that right! She swam the laps at her local pool.

Have you got your purple on? It’s WEAR IT PURPLE DAY.

It is with huge excitement that we announce Live4Life’s first ever Ambassador! 🐾 ROXY – The Therapy Dog 🐾

IN THE MEDIA - Shepparton News - Moira Shire Council to celebrate student’s fight against mental health illness.

HOW MANY LAPS CAN YOU SWIM IN 15 DAYS? Our annual swim challenge LAP it UP is on again this year and we are excited to announce that registrations are NOW OPEN!

It's Loneliness Awareness Week this week, 7–13 August, and a State of the Nation Report on Social Connection in Australia 2023 was launched at Parliament House on Monday.

Read the June 2023 edition for an overview of Live4Life, Crew updates and hear about the activities of the Southern Grampians Live4Life School and Community Partnership.

Live4Life Glenelg and local charity United Way Glenelg have come together as part of a GiveNow alliance. The alliance provides local residents the opportunity to make a charitable, tax-free donation to Live4Life Glenelg through United Way.

We are thrilled to announce that Youth Live4Life has received accreditation for the Suicide Prevention Accreditation Program. Thanks to Suicide Prevention Australia for helping us along this journey – it has been an invaluable process for us as an organisation.