Tag: awareness
Locks chopped to raise cancer funds
AN AGGRESSIVE form of prostate cancer almost took Alec Hamilton's life without any warning.
Showing no symptoms of being affected by cancer, Mr Hamilton considered...
Heart Foundation targets Limestone Coast workplaces to reduce number of heart-related medical conditions
THE Heart Foundation is targeting Limestone Coast workplaces in a bid to reduce the amount of heart-related medical conditions in the region.
Mount Gambier is...
Women walk to raise health awareness
EIGHT Mount Gambier and district women will pull on their walking shoes today to raise money for mental health initiatives and awareness.
Making up two...
National days vital in raising mental health awareness
LAST week marked two important days on the calendar for mental health awareness across the nation.
Both World Suicide Prevention Day and R U OK?...
Farmers bare all for campaign
A VIRAL social media movement is sweeping the nation with farmers 'dropping their dacks' to raise awareness for mental health.
Starting off as one young...
Shearers shine light on mental health
A BLADE shearing event in Glencoe has raised around $30,000 for beyondblue, while shining light on the often dark topic of mental health and...
Suicide prevention network meeting planned
A SUPPORT network has been established in the Wattle Range region focused on filling the gap in suicide bereavement and prevention services. The Wattle Range Suicide Prevention Network[...]
Family determined to break ‘suicide stigma’
AFTER struggling with ongoing mental health issues, Mark Williams decided to reach out and seek professional help.
The devoted father and husband from Penola was...
Murray instrumental in music mission
A DEDICATED, hearing-impaired musician is on a mission to raise valuable funds for the vital Lifeline service as he stops in Mount Gambier today...
Hogan’s MND hero
TAYNE Hogan was only 13 years old when her father, Roger, was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in 2010.
What followed was a traumatic time...
Mother shares insight into daughter’s ‘silent seizures’
WHEN her daughter started frequently falling in and out of trance-like states, alarm bells rang for Natalie Fox.
However, the Millicent mother of three had...
Fight for life
THE heartbroken parents who lost their adored baby to the deadly Meningococcal B-strain have made an emotional plea for greater education and for the...