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We deliver long term mentoring programs for young males to equip them with the tools to lead healthy and safe lives.

08/10/2026

A few years ago, Seth was taking part in the Top Blokes program at his local school

Today, he’s using what he learned to support the people around him and help other young men get that same opportunity.

This October, Seth is taking on Lift the Load: 50km in a 10kg weighted vest.

Why?

Partly because he wanted to give something back.

“I did Top Blokes, they’re a great organisation. And I really want to do this so I can give back to them a little bit after doing it myself.”

Seth says he still uses the things he learned through the program, from looking after his own mental health to knowing how to show up when a mate needs someone.

And his advice is pretty simple: listen.

You don’t always need to fix things. Sometimes giving someone the space to talk is enough.

That’s the kind of impact we want to see long after a Top Blokes program finishes.

Now Seth is helping make that support possible for more young men.

Watch his story below when him and youth worker Ian lift the Load 👇

01/10/2026

Lift the Load for Mental Health officially starts TODAY. 💪

And we’re pretty pumped to have St George Illawarra Dragons Jacob Halangahu 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! 👊

29/09/2026

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, 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.

And 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 the latest Natural Landscaping Top Blokes graduates.

24/09/2026

"I think I’m the worst in the grade.”

One boy said that to Vin when he was asked why he thought he was in Top Blokes.

It stuck with him, mainly because that wasn’t what Vin saw.

Vin saw a respectful, patient, open and curious young man.

Sometimes boys carry an idea of who they are because of what they’ve been told, how they’ve been treated, or what’s happened at school.

And sometimes what they need most is someone to see beyond that.

Vin has watched boys come into Top Blokes completely disengaged, sitting at the back of the room with their heads down.

Then, slowly, something shifts. They join the group. They start talking.

They come back the next week more confident. They start opening up.

And sometimes that change spreads much further.

Vin remembers one graduate talking about how he now looks out for his mates when they’re out together, encouraging them not to take risks they might regret. His mates later messaged him to thank him.

That’s the ripple effect Vin sees.

“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 also why Vin is taking part in Lift the Load this October for Mental Health Month. It's not too late to join him.

The 10kg vest is only the visible part. Behind it are young men learning to trust themselves, support their mates and make healthier choices.

It's not too late to join: https://join.lifttheload.org.au/

22/09/2026

There’s a difference between working in a community and really knowing and understanding it.

Keely lives and works in the Illawarra South Coast, right where she mentors young men.

She knows the schools. She knows the community. And, over time, she gets to know the boys too.

Keely says:

“They know themselves better than we ever could.”

So we’re not there to tell them who to be.

We listen. We notice what they’re good at. We back them. And we give them chances to take what they’re learning out into the real world.

Maybe that’s stepping into a leadership role.

Maybe it’s getting involved in a community event.

Maybe it’s simply backing themselves a little more.

And because we’re there for the long haul, we get to see those little things grow.

Plant the seed. Give it some time. See what happens.

That’s what mentoring looks like.

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21/09/2026

He was the funny one in the room. Then he told us why.

During one of our recent workplace programs, one young man had a habit of cracking a joke whenever things got a bit uncomfortable.

Then came our masculinity session and the mask activity - looking at what we show people on the outside, and what might be sitting underneath.

On the front of his mask was the funny guy. On the back, he wrote about insecurity, peer pressure, partying, alcohol and the pressure he felt around what a man is supposed to be.

And then he shared it with the room. That was the moment things shifted for everyone.

One person being real made it a little easier for everyone else to be real too. The group opened up. Our mentors shared some of their own experiences. The conversation went deeper.

He didn’t stop being the funny guy. He just understood a little more about what the jokes were doing for him.

Now this group has graduated from our Top Blokes workplace program.

We’re incredibly proud of the way these young men showed up, backed each other and got stuck into some pretty big conversations along the way.

What they've built over the past 10 weeks goes with them into their teams, friendships and life outside the program.

Congrats to our latest RAAF Amberley Top Blokes graduates.

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17/09/2026

The best time to support boys is early.

Not because we’re expecting something to go wrong.

Just because there’s already a lot going on when you’re 10, 11 or 12.

Friendships. Confidence. School. Family. Trying to work out where you fit and who you want to be.

So it makes sense to give boys some useful tools while they’re figuring all of that out rather than waiting until things get hard.

That’s why Top Blokes starts working with boys from age 10.

Our independent EY analysis estimates $4.15 in social value for every $1 invested in our 10–13 program, and $2.95 for every $1 invested in our 14–17 program.

Pretty impressive numbers.

But what matters most to us is what sits behind them: boys growing in confidence, building stronger relationships and picking up skills they can take into school, friendships, family life and whatever comes next.

Back boys early. Give them a strong place to start.

Find out more about the social and economic impact of Top Blokes: https://www.topblokes.org.au/socialimpact/

16/09/2026

We had an awesome day of fun for R U OK? Day at Albion Park High last week.

There was a spinning wheel full of questions about how to support a mate, b**r goggles to get people thinking about alcohol and decision-making, and a Lift the Load challenge involving push-ups and runs in the 10kg vest.

Even better, one of our Top Blokes graduates came along and helped us run the stall.

We love moments like that: young men who’ve been through the program come back, get involved and help create the same kind of conversations for someone else.

There was also one moment that definitely got everyone’s attention. A Year 9 student managed 30 push-ups wearing TWO weight vests.

We’re still impressed. Bt we’re also very firmly saying: do not try this at home. 😅

A good day, a lot of laughs and some really useful conversations about looking out for your mates.

Supporting someone starts with something as simple as knowing what to ask.

15/09/2026

Not every disagreement needs sorting out straight away.

Sometimes the better move is recognising that you’re too fired up to have the conversation go well. So you pause. Take a bit of space. Then come back to it.

One of our Youth Ambassador Council members puts it pretty simply: recognising what’s happening in yourself can change what happens next.

That’s the real-life stuff our young men are helping us build in a new Level Up workshop - knowing when to step back, how to communicate when things get tense, and how to come back to a conversation without making things worse.

Practical skills. Real situations. Led by the voices of young men themselves.

Pause. Reset. Come back to it.

11/09/2026

“Look beyond the behaviour.”

It’s something Youth Worker Michael wishes more adults understood about boys and young men.

He remembers one young man who came into Top Blokes as one of the “cool kids”.

He was disruptive. He’d rather have been outside playing sport. And he was pretty sure he already knew all the answers.

Then, a few weeks in, the group started talking about alcohol and drugs.

And something shifted.

The conversation hit close to home. He started opening up about what he’d seen in his own family and how alcohol and drugs had affected their relationships.

Then the other boys started opening up too.

But that moment didn’t happen on day one.

It took time. Trust. And someone continuing to show up and see the young man behind the behaviour.

That’s the work behind the vest.

This October, Michael is putting on the 10kg vest again and walking 50km for Lift the Load.

Every dollar raised helps us keep showing up for boys and young men, giving them the time and space for conversations like this.

Join Michael and Lift the Load for Mental Health this October. 💚
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