Demi’s story

I first found out about Live4Life when I started my role at South Gippsland Shire Council. I couldn’t believe what an incredible initiative it was and how lucky I was to be involved!

With a background in Youth Development, Live4Life seemed like the perfect fit. Supporting young people’s mental health and spreading awareness is something I am extremely passionate about and the Live4Life program provides an incredible platform for young people’s voices to be heard and real change on a community level to be made. There was no way I couldn’t be involved.

Being part of the Live4Life Crew helps young people's mental health and wellbeing by providing a safe and welcoming environment for young people to advocate for their mental health and for the mental health of the young people around them. This encourages young people to think about the ways they would like to be supported or the gaps they see that we might not and implement real change.

What I love most about my job are working in an incredibly supportive environment, advocating for those who might not know how or where to start and learning from the experience of community members.