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We believe that all boys and young men deserve to build strong foundations for positive mental health, no matter who they are, or where they come from.
That’s why we’re building a youth-led movement for change.
We picture a future where young blokes like you define what it means to be a top bloke. A future where you’re not just surviving; you’re thriving.
Find out how you can be part of a better future for boys and young men.
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Strength and resilience
We’re flipping the script on what it means to be strong. It’s not just about muscles or acting tough. It’s about being resilient, showing empathy, and being true to yourself. That’s what true strength means.
We’re challenging stereotypes, striving for a world where you and your mates live life to the fullest. Our commitment goes beyond breaking molds; it’s about reducing suicide rates, curbing anti-social and risk-taking behaviours and making positive mental health our foundation.
We’re here to guide your growth, show you how to harness your strengths and create a future where you take centre stage.
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Our Stories
Community StoryWhy Seth is Lifting the Load for Others
For Seth, the 10kg vest he is carrying this October represents something much heavier. “The vest represents the load that young men feel from mental health, and it’s something we can take off, but they can’t.” Seth is a former Top Blokes participant from Dungog High School. This year, he has signed up for Lift […]
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Community Fundraising50KM. 10KG. $50,000.
Top Blokes Foundation ambassadors Dr Justin Coulson and Kieran Foran will carry 10kg for 50km in a single day this World Mental Health Day, aiming to each raise $50,000 to help more boys and young men get the support, skills and connections they need early. On Saturday 10 October, parenting expert Dr Justin Coulson and […]
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Community FundraisingThe boys’ influence on each other positively impacts the community.
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 50km across October. It symbolises helping lift the weight of mental health that young men around us in our community carry every day. […]
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Sometimes you don’t realise the impact of something until later.
Seth completed Top Blokes at his local high school.
He still uses what he learned – looking after his mental health, managing his emotions and, importantly, being there for his mates.
Now he’s giving something back.
This October, Seth is taking on Lift the Load for Mental Health, walking 50km in a 10kg weighted vest to help raise funds for Top Blokes.
For Seth, that vest means something.
“The vest represents the load that young men feel from mental health, and it’s something we can take off, but they can’t.”
And one of the biggest things he’s taken from Top Blokes?
Sometimes your mate doesn’t need advice. They just need you to listen.
Now Seth is helping more young men get the same support he did.
Pretty good reason to walk 50km. 💪
Support Seth or find out more about Lift the Load via the link in bio.
#topblokes #lifttheloadchallenge #youngmensmentalhealth #mentoring #payitforward
Lift the Load for Mental Health officially starts TODAY. 💪
And we’re pretty pumped to have @nrl_dragons player @jhalangahu getting behind it.
Our Youth Worker Hayden personally dropped off Jacob’s 10kg vest, ready for a pretty huge challenge later this month 50km, in one day. And Jacob will be wearing the vest.
That’s a serious effort, but there’s an even bigger reason behind it.
Lift the Load for Mental Health starts conversations about the weight young men can carry in silence, while raising funds for mentoring programs that give boys and young men safe spaces, trusted youth workers and practical tools for life.
Massive thanks to Jacob for supporting Top Blokes everywhere and joining the Lift the Load community, backing young men’s mental health and using his platform to pay it forward for the next generation of young blokes.
Pumped to have you onboard, mate. Let’s go! 👊
#LiftTheLoad #YoungMensMentalHealth #TopBlokes #mentalhealthmonth
The program was finished. The barbie was on. And the guys were still having a yarn.
Pretty good sign, really.
At our final session with @natural_landscaping_au the guys talked about what had actually stuck with them.
For one, it was understanding his partner’s mental health a little better and thinking about how he could support her.
For another, it was recognising some things in his own behaviour that he’d previously brushed off but now wanted to work on.
There were conversations about masculinity too. They talked about what strength looks like, the expectations men carry, and making a bit more room for things like care and empathy.
Even budgeting got them thinking beyond dollars and cents: where their ideas about money came from, what they actually want from it, and whether their spending matches that.
That`s the bit that takes time. These weren’t conversations we walked in and had on day one.
They came from showing up week after week.
Having a laugh. Getting to know each other. Building trust. Then, slowly, getting into some of the bigger stuff.
That’s why long-term mentoring matters to us. It gives conversations time to grow and gives the guys time to work out what all of this actually means in their own lives. Work. Home. Partners. Mates. Life.
Congrats to our latest Natural Landscaping Top Blokes graduates.
#TopBlokes #WorkplaceWellbeing #YoungMen #WorkplaceCulture
“I think I’m the worst in the grade.” That’s what one boy told Vin.
But when Vin got to know him, he saw something very different.
Respectful. Patient. Open. Curious.
Sometimes young people have already decided who they are based on what they’ve been told, how they’ve been treated, or what’s happened at school.
Sometimes they just need a space where someone sees something different in them.
That’s the work Vin sees as a Top Blokes Youth Worker and mentor.
A boy sitting at the back with his head down who slowly joins the group.
A young man who starts sharing what`s going on for him that he normally he would hide.
A Top Blokes graduate who takes what he’s learned and uses it to look out for his mates.
“The influence that the boys in our room have on each other definitely expands out to their community in a really positive way.”
That’s why Vin is lifting the load this October for Mental Health Month because he sees the work and impact every day.
Want to get involved? It`s not too late to join. Head to the link in our bio and help more young men get the space, support and mentoring they need.
#LiftTheLoad #TopBlokes #MensMentalHealth #YouthMentoring #20YearsofTopBlokes
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