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10/10/2026

Happy World Mental Health Day from the Melton Mental Health and Wellbeing Local!

The team celebrated with community members at the centre in Cobblebank (VIC) on Friday, sharing lunch, playing games and creating positive affirmations by drawing and writing on the windows.

09/10/2026

On World Mental Health Day, Mind’s new CEO, Denise Cu***ng, reflects on a pivotal time for mental health in Australia.

With NDIS reform underway, the next National Mental Health and Su***de Prevention Agreement overdue and state elections ahead in New South Wales and Victoria, there are important decisions being made about the future of mental health and community support.

From everyone at Mind, One Door Mental Health and The Haven Foundation, happy World Mental Health Day to the people, families and carers we support, and the communities we work alongside 💜

As I begin my journey as Chief Executive Officer of Mind Australia, it feels particularly meaningful to mark World Mental Health Day at a time of significant change for mental health in Australia. With reform of the NDIS underway, the next National Ment...

09/10/2026

Our Bendigo and Echuca Mental Health and Wellbeing Local team is set-up and ready to celebrate World Mental Health Day at the Bendigo Library Gardens!

If you're heading to the World Mental Health Day Community Awareness & Support Event in Bendigo today, come and say hello to the team and find out more about the supports available through our Mental Health and Wellbeing Local.

More information here: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1560166459483540&set=a.160480669452133

08/10/2026

Are you looking for something to do in Bendigo (VIC) tomorrow?

Join our Bendigo and Echuca Mental Health and Wellbeing Local and Loddon Mallee Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect teams at the World Mental Health Day Community Awareness & Support Event at the Bendigo Library Gardens.

The event will feature free activities, entertainment, guest speakers and information stalls from local services providing mental health and wellbeing support.

Come along, say hello to our fantastic Bendigo teams and celebrate the power of connection this World Mental Health Day.

Join a day of connection, support and inspiration this World Mental Health Day 🫶

💚 Free activities
💚 Stalls by local support organisations
💚 Entertainment
💚 Guest speakers

When: Friday 9 October, 11.00am to 3.00pm
Where: Bendigo Library Gardens, 259 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo

Mind Australia The Salvation Army Australia The Salvation Army Bendigo The Salvation Army Castlemaine Bendigo & District Aboriginal Co-Operative Anglicare Victoria Stride Mental Health Thorne Harbour Country Bendigo Health

06/10/2026

Mind Australia welcomes the Victorian Coalition’s focus on strengthening the state’s mental health system and its commitment to progressing the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System.

Five years on from the Royal Commission, the state is at a pivotal stage of reform implementation. We welcome commitments to accelerate action and investment so that the vision of the Royal Commission becomes a reality, ensuring people can access the right support, at the right time and in the right place.

Hospitals are an essential part of that system for people who need acute care, but hospital beds alone cannot be the answer to growing mental health needs in our communities. Mind’s Victorian Election Platform builds on the Royal Commission’s recommendations and calls for sustained and diversified funding of free, community-based services like the Mental Health and Wellbeing Locals.

The Locals provide an important entry point to the mental health system, and continued investments in Locals in regional and rural communities would reduce the significant gaps in access to support. This will help ensure people can get support earlier, before they reach crisis point and without having to navigate a maze of services or suffer long waits in the Emergency Department.

The Victorian election is an opportunity to build a system that is easier to access, free at the point of service, with short or no waiting times, and centred on the needs and experiences of people, families and carers. The focus now must be on turning commitments into sustained action across hospitals, community-based services and psychosocial supports.

We look forward to hearing more about the Coalition’s plans to invest in and expand these essential services, as we continue our advocacy in conversation with all parties contesting the Victorian election.

A Liberal and Nationals Government will deliver sweeping reforms to reset Victoria’s mental health system and build a world-leading model of mental health…

02/10/2026

On behalf of everyone at Mind Australia, One Door Mental Health and The Haven Foundation, we say a heartfelt thank you and goodbye to Gill Callister on her last day with us.

For six incredible years, Gill has led Mind with compassion, courage and a deep commitment to improving the lives of people experiencing mental health challenges. As our CEO, Gill helped guide Mind through the COVID pandemic and a period of significant growth and change, while keeping our purpose firmly at the centre of everything we do.

Gill’s tremendous leadership has strengthened our organisation and expanded our impact. She has championed lived and living experience across our work, growing our lived experience workforce and appointing Mind’s first Executive Director – Lived Experience. She has helped grow The Haven Foundation’s housing program from two residences to 16, with more on the way, and led the successful merger with One Door, bringing two organisations with a shared commitment to supporting people and communities.

Under Gill’s leadership we’ve also expanded our services for young people, and established free and accessible centre-based supports, including Mental Health and Wellbeing Locals and Medicare Mental Health Centres.

Throughout it all, Gill has kept the voices of people with lived and living experience at the heart of our work.

Gill, we’re so grateful for everything you’ve given to Mind, the mental health sector, and to the people and communities we work with. Your leadership has left a lasting impression on all of us, and your extraordinary legacy will extend far beyond your time with us 💜

01/10/2026

Today we officially opened Haven Clearview - a new housing service providing long-term homes and support for South Australians living with psychosocial disability.

Thanks to Blair Boyer MP and Lawrence Ben MP for joining us to celebrate the opening of Haven Clearview, the first Haven Foundation residence to be built outside of Victoria.

Haven Clearview will provide residents with a safe and secure place to call home, as well as access to on-site support from Mind Australia staff.

Mind Australia and The Haven Foundation Australia are pleased to announce the official opening of Haven Clearview – a new housing service providing long-term homes and support for South Australians living with mental health challenges.Located in Adelaide’s northern suburbs, Haven Clearview inclu...

24/09/2026

Are you looking for a way to celebrate Mental Health Month in Ballarat?

Join the team from the Grampians Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect at this year’s Collective Mental Health Expo – an opportunity for the community to connect, raise awareness, reduce stigma and promote collective action in support of mental health and wellbeing.

Come and learn about the mental health supports available in the region, including Grampians Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect – a centre for family members, carers, kin and supporters of people experiencing mental health and/or substance use challenges.

Great Free School Holiday Event in Ballarat. Activities include Western Bulldogs, Face Painting, Photobooth, Bunnings pot planting activity, Ballarat Fire Truck, Ballarat Library activities, Badge Making, Chill Out Space etc. Free BBQ. other food vans, 50 organisations, services and community programs registered for the Mental Health Expo. School Holidays Health Month Community Event

23/09/2026

That’s a wrap from the Victorian Collaborative Mental Health Nursing Conference!

We were proud to contribute through presentations on The Peer Healing Space, consumer experiences of Victoria’s mental health reforms, and a transformative, human-rights based approach to understanding risk – thanks to Rana, Helena, Heather, Deb and Tris for sharing their knowledge and expertise.

Thanks also to everyone who visited our stall and connected with us over the past two days at Marvel Stadium 💜

20/09/2026

This Mental Health Month, don't miss out on the 2026 Warners Bay Wellness Expo & Walk for Mental Health!

📅 Saturday 3 October
📍 Warners Bay Foreshore Reserve
⏰ 8:30am - 2pm

Enjoy live entertainment, hear from inspiring mental health and wellbeing speakers in the Storytelling Tent, drumming and dancing with Earthen Rhythms, entertainment from Rely-Ability, raffles and a Chill Out Zone.

Bring along your family, friends, colleagues or community group and enjoy a fun day out for a great cause this Mental Health Month!

Register now to receive a FREE One Door Mental Health Wellness Walk drink bottle and cap! https://bit.ly/3VgXU43