Category: Community Fundraising
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The boys’ influence on each other positively impacts the community.
“The influence that the boys in our room have on each other definitely expands out to their community in a really positive way.” Vin, for anyone who hasn’t heard of it, what is Lift the Load? Lift the Load for Mental Health is a month-long challenge to wear a 10kg vest and walk or run…
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The work behind the vest: why Michael lifts the load.
Michael is a youth worker and Regional Coordinator with the Top Blokes Sydney team. Every week, he sees what can happen when boys and young men are given consistent space to talk, reflect and be heard. We spoke with him about why Lift the Load for Mental Health matters to him, the impact he sees in the classroom,…
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Reel Talk Fishing Challenge | Fish for a Purpose
Why getting on the water might be the best way to check in on your mates. At Top Blokes, we see firsthand what happens when young men have the space to open up. Confidence grows.Connections get stronger.And no one feels like they’re doing it alone. But those conversations don’t always come easy. Most of the…
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Midcoast Trucks Drive Change, Raising Over $100,000 for Young Men’s Mental Health
Categories: Community FundraisingIn their very first year taking on the Lift the Load Challenge, the team at Midcoast Trucks have made history – raising an incredible $100,523 to support young men’s mental health through the Top Blokes Foundation. Lift the Load is a month-long challenge where participants wear a weighted vest throughout October – symbolising the invisible…
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We lifted the load – together
1,796 people signed up. $581,394 raised (and still counting). 571,962.5 kilometres tracked. This October, something powerful happened. Across the country, people put on a 10kg vest, walked 50km, and joined a growing movement to say: we see you, we hear you, and we’re here for you. We walked for our mates. Our sons. Our fathers.…
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Why We Lift: Dan’s Story
Some emotions are simply part of being human. Anger, resentment, stress—we all feel them at different times. The challenge is what happens when men keep those emotions bottled up. As Dan explains, “If you keep going and hold all those things inside, things are just going to get worse.” That’s why Dan is passionate about…
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Why We Lift: Matt
Categories: Community Fundraising[TW: SUICIDE] For Matt, the Lift the Load Challenge represents something deeply personal. Behind the vest are years of lived experience, loss, and a drive to change the culture around men’s mental health. In his younger years, Matt struggled with anger and bottled-up emotions. Like many men, he felt the pressure of stigma – the…
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We Tee Off for Men’s Health Week
This Men’s Health Week, Federal Member for the Hunter and Special Envoy for Men’s Health, Mr Dan Repacholi MP, is encouraging Aussie men to grab their golf clubs, head to the greens, and take a swing for better physical and mental health. Recently appointed by the Prime Minister as the Special Envoy for Men’s Health,…
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Hearty Hunter souls Lift the Load for Top Blokes Foundation
It was deemed tougher than a National Rugby League pre-season. But, a group of Hunter-based locals – including former NRL star Liam Foran, Newcastle Knights NRLW assistant coach Mark Wilton, Macquarie Scorpions mentor Jye Bayley and Lakes United Seagulls Life Member Tony Delany – braved the elements and pushed through the pain barrier for a…
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Golfers swing into action for men’s health week
Charity Golf Day tees off to support young male mental health