McBride speaks out on suicide prevention
Member for Dobell Emma McBride has given an impassioned address in Federal Parliament on suicide prevention. McBride, who is Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention and for Rural…
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Calling for volunteers at Raw Challenge
The Iris Foundation is calling for volunteers to help out at this year’s Raw Challenge event at Doyalson. Volunteers with the Iris Foundation will help on the registration desk and…
Free suicide prevention workshops available to local clubs
Local sporting clubs have been invited to host free suicide prevention workshops to help players and supporters step up as teammates. Local suicide prevention committee Save Our Kids From Suicide,…
Eight-week support program for survivors and their families
Lifeline is encouraging people who have made a suicide attempt and their families to gain support to recover through its Eclipse support groups which will start this month. Lifeline Hunter…
Chain gang raises $10K for suicide prevention
Five men who walked chained together from Belmont to Terrigal last weekend have raised almost $10,000 for suicide prevention charity Gotcha4Life. Jason Wileman of Toukley, Mathew Johnstone of Gorokan, Harley…
An artistic adventure in ‘Dunderland’
The Red Tree Gallery in Tuggerah is to host Alice In Dunderland, an exhibition that tackles mental health, suicide prevention and the journey to overcome trauma. Featuring 30 Central Coast artists, it opens for a month in February.
Grant runs a half marathon a day for charity
A Woy Woy Bay man has committed to running a half marathon each day during September to raise funds for suicide prevention. “I’m raising money in aid of Suicide Prevention…
Schoolboy takes Council to task over censorship
A 14 year old schoolboy has taken Central Coast Council to task for not live streaming an impassioned address he gave at the public forum prior to Council’s November 25…
Free suicide prevention awareness presentation
Gosford Regional Community Services will host a free suicide prevention awareness presentation at Wyoming Community Centre on September 6. The presentation is a Living Works SafeTalk program designed to alert…
Suicide awareness walk at Umina Beach
A suicide awareness walk will be held from 9 am to 11 am on Sunday, September 9, at Umina Beach Surf Lifesaving Club. Organised by Coast Community Connections, the Out…
Rotary Club donates $90,000 to suicide prevention projects
North Gosford Rotary Club held a Benefactors and Beneficiaries Dinner on February 26 to thank Central Coast people, schools and businesses for getting behind its Save Our Kids (SOKS) suicide…
Suicide prevention walk to be held at Umina Beach
A suicide prevention walk will be held on Umina Beach from 9am on September 10 as part of Lifeline’s Out of the Shadows national campaign. It has been organised by…