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Murphy throws support behind Lap it UP

IN THE MEDIA - This time last year, Nathan Murphy was in the thick of AFL finals, about to fulfil his childhood dream of playing in and winning a Grand Final in front of 100,024 people.

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Young people connect through Live4Life

IN THE MEDIA - Baw Baw Live4Life gathered at the West Gippsland Arts Centre recently for a planning meeting to discuss how the group would further implement health and wellbeing activities into schools throughout the district. Live4Life is a health promotion charity, using the Live4Life model to support rural and regional communities and their young people.

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Stockholm marathoners raise over $8,000 for Live4Life

In June this year, six young Australians took on the renowned Stockholm Marathon and raised over $8000 for Live4Life. Ned Harrison and his fellow marathoners Sol Murray, Jett Beale, Kasper Hellmann, Tom Gleeson, Thomas Lempriere and Jack Gleeson took on the training as a fitness challenge, but soon realised it was a chance to do something more.

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Live4Life selected as recipient of global grant

IN THE MEDIA - Live4Life was selected for the Kindness In Community fund grant. From nominations to identifying the shortlist, and all the way to the final selection, young people in each region were engaged at each step of the grant process, ensuring their input and perspectives were central to the decision-making and reflecting their genuine needs and priorities in mental health.

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Changing the Narrative on Suicide — World Suicide Prevention Day

Today is WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY. The theme this year is "Changing the Narrative on Suicide".

We'd like to thank all the young people in our Live4Life Crew and alumni group Crew4Life who continue to act as Mental Health Ambassadors and support their peers by Starting the Conversation.

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Hepburn Crew visits aged care for Wear It Purple Day

Wear It Purple Day was recognised and celebrated in a very special way when Hepburn Crew visited Central Highlands Rural Health Aged Care. These awesome young people of Daylesford College spent the afternoon with residents, making friends, sharing stories, having some fun and promoting positive messages around mental health and self-care.

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Youth Mental Health

IN THE MEDIA - LIVE4Life Southern Grampians is seeking community members to become Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructors. Participants in the program will receive evidence-based mental health and suicide prevention training from professionals.

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Mental Health Awareness Plans in Spotlight

IN THE MEDIA - The Baw Baw Live4Life Crew got together this afternoon to plan for the rest of this year and discuss how they would implement further health and wellbeing activities into their schools and throughout the community.

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Live4Life receives international 2024 Kindness in Community Fund Grant

IN THE MEDIA - Live4Life was selected for the Kindness In Community fund grant. From nominations to identifying the shortlist, and all the way to the final selection, young people in each region were engaged at each step of the grant process, ensuring their input and perspectives were central to the decision-making and reflecting their genuine needs and priorities in mental health.

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Live4Life Crew launched

IN THE MEDIA - The Central Goldfields Live4Life first ever crew was held on Wednesday, June 26, at Highview College.

In front of an audience of Year 8 students, four upstanding crew members were presented with their honorary Live4Life hoodies.

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Youth mental health initiative wins support

IN THE MEDIA - Midland Express ‘Youth mental health initiative wins support’

Youth mental health initiative Live4Life has been announced as a recipient of an international 2024 Kindness in Community Fund Grant.

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