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Dry July: Giving Your Liver A Break (And Raising Money For Cancer)
While Dry July is centred on helping others, by getting on board you’re also helping yourself. A whole month ‘breather’ for the liver, a chance to wash out all those alcohol-related toxins…
World Bipolar Day: Eliminating Stigma
World Bipolar Day is recognised annually on the 30th of March to raise awareness and understanding of bipolar disorder and to eliminate social stigma around mental illness...
World Mental Health Day 2023
World Mental Health Day brings into focus, on a global level, the barriers to a more mentally healthy world such as social stigma and the protection of the rights of people suffering mental ill-heath
'It’s in our control to end coercive control’
Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month is held to raise community awareness around domestic and family violence, and its broader impact on people, on families and on communities.
Starting that life-saving conversation
Ever walked away from someone thinking to yourself “they seem a little off”?
Will you go Dry this July?
Going alcohol-free in this month (or any month), brings a whole lot of health benefits. A whole month ‘breather’ for the liver...
The Fight for Human Rights: A Movement for Equality
In an unjust world, Human Rights Day provides us with hope for a better world, represented by core values such as shared humanity, simple connection and the shared bounty of this planet.
‘Giving back’… It’s Good For Us
Put simply, it is good for us – and good for society – to be generous and kind, to ‘give back’.
Join the MOvement: A “Tash” for Movember
But the beauty of Movember – growing a moustache for men’s health – is that no matter how underwhelming our facial hair may be, it doesn’t actually matter.
Talktober: It’s time for a shift in attitude
There is still a clear stigma in Australia around mental health and vulnerability, despite the progress of recent years. That stigma is perhaps most prevalent in young Australian men.
Sober October: An opportunity to ‘take stock’
Dry January, Dry July and now Sober October - going alcohol-free for the month is catching on. So why not give it a shot?
World Suicide Prevention Day 2021: Creating Hope Through Action
World Suicide Prevention Day provides us with an opportunity to create change around alarming suicide rates, with a hope of one day, working together towards a world without suicide.
International Overdose Awareness Day: It’s time to stop the preventable
The driving force behind the campaign is to raise awareness of overdoses, to remember those lost, and to reduce stigma surrounding overdose deaths.
NAIDOC Week: A Celebration and an Opportunity
If someone were to ask: “What significant week in the Australian calendar begins the first Sunday in July?”, would you be able to give the correct answer? It is, of course, NAIDOC Week...
Dry July: Doing your bit to help
Although many believe that having a few drinks is a part of the Australian culture, we need to remember the simple facts. Alcohol in large doses is toxic...
'Day of the Seafarer' - For a fairer future
Since its foundation in 2011, every year on the 25th of June we celebrate the “Day of the Seafarer” which recognises the contribution of seafarers to international trade and the world economy.
Pharmaceuticals: The killer drugs we too easily ignore
According to the Victorian Coroner (Victorian Overdose Deaths, J Dwyer, C Miller, 2017), pharmaceutical drugs contribute in an astonishing 81 percent of overdose deaths in that state...