CASE NEWS
Donations and sponsorship for the CASE bike
ride are coming in from all over New South
Wales, Victoria and the A.C.T. Companies,
banks, business large and small and
individuals are supporting the ride from Hay to
Canberra, which hopes to educate and
promote suicide awareness .
Auscott Cotton have donated $2,000 and
Westpac bank, as well as a $2,000 donation
have supplied riders with water bottles and
shirts. Westpac banks along the route will be
holding BBQ’s for riders, support team and
well wishers.
Ron Nairne, on behalf of the Riverina Hotel,
has also returned as a major sponsor for this
years ride.
In other CASE news, CASE committee
members recently met in Hay, with
representatives from the Headspace4Griffith
committee who are lobbying the Federal
Government for funding to establishment a
Headspace facility. Key purpose of the
Ken Larkin (Secretary CASE), Sharleen Hill (Westpac representative),
Ashley Power (Auscott Marketing Director) and Peter Dwyer (President
CASE). Auscott and Wespac bak have come on board as major sponsors
of the CASE ride from Hay to Canberra.
meeting was to find out how CASE can support the
Griffith committee, in their quest to have Headspace
established in Griffith.
Debbie also added that the upcoming CASE, 2014 Tour
Against Suicide Bike Ride, has Headspace as one of the
key beneficiaries of the ride.
Headspace is a national youth mental health
foundation, helping young people who are going
through a tough time.
Peta Dummett added our partnership with CASE and the
Hay community demonstrates how regional and remote
communities work in collaboration to support their
communities. The support given to Headspace4Griffith
strengthens our chance of securing this vital service for
the young people in our communities. We need to
continue to lobby both State and Federal Governments so
they are aware how our communities are struggling from
limited access to services.
Headspace assists our youth with:
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General Health
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Mental Health and Counselling
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Education, employment and other services
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Alcohol and other drug services
Full details about Headspace can be found at
www.headspace.org.au
Headspace centres are already operating in Wagga
and Albury, and it is critical that one is establish in
Griffith to support the youth of Griffith and surrounding
towns.
Griffith Headspace can also be found on Facebook.
Don’t forget the One Day Suicide Intervention course on
Sunday 9th March. The course is conducted by CORES
(Community Response to Eliminate Suicide) a community
based group from Kentish in Tasmania. Their award
winning Suicide Intervention program is currently running
in twenty eight communities across Australia.
www.cores.org.au for further information
Representing Griffith Headspace were Jenna Thomas
and Mark Stephens from Murrumbidgee Medicare
Local, and Peta Dummett - Community Development
Co-ordinator, Griffith City Council.
Debbie Lumley who is the CASE representative on the
Griffith Headspace Committee indicated the meeting
went very well, and CASE wanted to convey to the
Griffith representatives that they were behind them and
that Headspace was very much a part of CASE’s
strategy to support the youth of Hay.
CASE sponsor the cost of this course and the only cost for
participants is $25 for morning tea and lunch.
Further information: Peter Dwyer 0417 272 684
“You never know who you could help”
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