Southern Grampians
Gunditjmara, Tjap Wurrung and Bunganditj Country
“Keep them near, be a listening ear. A safe place is face-to-face.”
Live4Life Southern Grampians was launched in 2020.
Southern Grampians is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria. It covers an area of 6,654 square kilometres and has a population over 16,000. It includes the city of Hamilton and the towns of Coleraine, Dunkeld and Penshurst.
The Live4Life model is delivered in partnership with four secondary schools, as well as Hamilton Parklands School, South West Institute of TAFE and seven community agencies.
The Lead Agency is Western District Health Services (WDHS).
…have undertaken mental health education through Live4Life Southern Grampians since 2020 and there’s an ever growing Crew of awesome mental health ambassadors.
The Live4Life Southern Grampians Crew
Our Crew is made up of students from our four secondary schools: Monivae College, The Hamilton and Alexandra College, Baimbridge College, and Balmoral K-12 Community College — as well as Hamilton Parklands School and South West Institute of TAFE. Members of the Crew design, plan and deliver mental health promotion activities throughout the year.
To find out more about the Crew, please contact the Live4Life Coordinator at WDHS on (03) 5551 8409
2025 Crew theme
'Keep them near, be a listening ear. A safe place is face-to-face.'
Every year, the Crew creates a theme to capture the mental health messages they believe will connect with their peers and wider community. The Crew's theme for 2025 was ''Keep them near, be a listening ear. A safe place is face-to-face''.
The Crew really wanted to encourage their peers to reach out to someone they trust when they are feeling low or aren’t tracking so well.
Download the Southern Grampians Crew Theme 2025 Poster here.
Check out the Southern Grampians Crew Theme animations from previous years:
2024 When you’re low say hello
2023 The hardest climb is doing it alone, we’re stronger together
Video produced by We met in June studio and photography for the Live4Life Southern Grampians Partnership Group.
“A key driver to partnering with Live4Life was knowing the model would become completely owned, embedded and sustained within the local region.”
Anna Impey, Portland Aluminium. Southern Grampians
Where to get help in
Southern Grampians
The Southern Grampians Partnership Group has developed an up-to-date localised directory of the services and resources that are available to support young people in the community. You can view this resource below.
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Latest news from Southern Grampians
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.