HALT

HALT aims to build a bridge between the Tradie community and local and national mental health organisations Hope Assistance Local Tradies.

We aim to build a bridge between existing support services for people at risk of su***de and our local community. That is, to facilitate the spreading of information and raise awareness of groups such as Lifeline and Beyond Blue on a national level and local health organisations in smaller communities. We have identified a need for greater support for people at risk, especially men in ‘tradie’ occ

upations, although we recognise the need for such support is broad. Our aim is to target the ‘tradies’. Our objectives are education and awareness of mental health issues. We want the ‘blokes’ to know it is ok to feel tired, stressed, frustrated and be ok with the vulnerability that comes with seeking assistance if and when they need it. HALT - Hope Assistance Local Tradies ... (not too Hungry Angry Lonely Tired)

25/03/2026

HALT is hosting a 'Save your bacon' brekky in Harcourt on Tuesday the 31st of March, from 7am till 9am at Stanley Park, where the BBQ's are!
We originally said James Park but the awesome Castlemaine Lions club have offered to cook the BBQ so we will be there.
We'll have egg and bacon rolls, coffee, and some resources to help those impacted by the fires in January.
Keen to get a heap of tradies there and understand what support they need moving forward.
As well as Tradies, we'd love to have any community members come down for a free brekky!
A huge thanks to the Harcourt Progress Association for their support in making this happen.
Let's get the word out and see you there on Tuesday!
The HALT team

02/03/2026

Awesome to get down to the Heidelberg campus of Melbourne Polytechnic TAFE this morning and talk about HALT, mental health and su***de prevention to around 250 apprentices over two sessions. Thanks to Shane and his SLAM team for the setup and for cooking so many egg and bacon sandwiches for all of us!

26/02/2026

Always love getting out into Regional Victoria!
Last night I was in Inglewood at an awesome community event coordinated by the Loddon Plains Landcare Network in Inglewood!
A great turnout!
A huge thanks to Will, from the Loddon Plains Landcare Network for helping organise and lovely to meet Tom Siegert, The Suburban Footballer, our MC and comedic relief for the night, and Friggin funny...
Sorry we didn't get Marty Fields in the photo, he was the first comedian of the night, but had to leave early.
Lots of laughter and discussions throughout the night.
Thanks to all those that made this night so successful and sparked more conversations moving forward!

25/01/2026

HALT was founded in 2013 and as we began to grow and expand our presence, and spread our message of su***de prevention we connected with an amazing, powerful and supportive bunch of community members in Central Victoria.
One of the most energetic, compassionate and caring was Noelene, who was inspirational, and motivated me to keep going with HALT.
We needed people to believe, share their story and keep the conversations going, and Noelene was one of those, who gave her time and energy to both MRSPAG, HALT and her community.
Sadly, Noelene passed away last Sunday, and the HALT community sends their love and support to Marcus, Lynsey and their family.
She was indeed a beautiful woman and will be sadly missed.
Thankyou for being a wonderful human...

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Castlemaine, VIC
3450

Telephone

0409 756 274

Website

http://www.halt.org.au/

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