Tag: mental health

Training program helps workmates look out for each other

Three local business have been opening up the conversation about mental health among their workforce by becoming an accredited MATES in Construction advocate.
The deBruin...

Tradies build bonds

Around 20 Millicent tradies heard a vital suicide prevention message last week ahead of getting on the tools.
Plumbers, builders and electricians from local firms...

Raw experience laid bare on new album

Mount Gambier singer and songwriter Alison Newman is getting excited - with her new album to be released at the end of this month.
Alison...

Wellbeing order of the day

The 2024 Limestone Coast Regional Wellbeing Expo on Friday has been hailed a success with more than 400 people passing through the doors of...

Fitness group good for minds and bodies

Agroup of Millicent and district primary producers proudly answer to the nickname of “Fat Farmers” as they gather each week in the interest of...

Science meets animal instincts

Several decades of riding and thousands of kilometres travelling around Europe experiencing a range of different equestrian events and establishments, brings unique perspective of...

Hands-on experience

The SE Voice’s journalist Briohny Robinson was offered the opportunity to experience Marie’s work - here’s what she found:
Marie guided me through what would...

Mental health efforts step up

Members of the Coonawarra Running Festival Committee are excited to bring a Youth Mental Health Awareness Program to the region, aimed at youth aged...

Small business owners work on mental health and wellbeing

Two special sessions will be held in Mount Gambier to assist local businesses to boost their wellbeing.
IGNITE Wellbeing Co in partnership with the Mount...

Push for better mental health

This June, headspace Mount Gambier is encouraging Limestone Coast locals to push for better mental health by participating in Australia’s largest mental health and...

Agricultural company heads up mental health fundraiser

Two Mount Gambier men from a local agricultural company raised over $2500 for a national cause last week.
Nutrien Mount Gambier stock agent Cody Benson...

Services unite to help people through grief

Alocal collaboration between In Home Hospice Care and Lifeline South East SA has provided vital support for those in the Limestone Coast community coping...

KCA mill supports Blue Tree Project

The Kimberly-Clark Australia Millicent Mill has recently joined forces with the Blue Tree Project to pro-actively challenge the stigma surrounding mental health.
As part of...

Millicent minds make difference

The Wattle Range Suicide Prevention Network has again turned to an ever-reliable fundraising event. It stages one such activity each year with the 2024 fundraiser...

Tree project branches out

Afallen tree in the grounds of Millicent Hospital will be painted blue next month as a mental health gesture.
The aim of the Blue Tree...