2023 Events

We'd love to know about any local community events being hosting in your community during Mental Health Week - and we'll feature them all on this page so everyone can see the whole range of activities happening around the State.

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OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY - WA MENTAL HEALTH WEEK - SOLD OUT!

OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY - WA MENTAL HEALTH WEEK - SOLD OUT!

06 Oct

Jungle Body in the Bay

Jungle Body in the Bay

08 Oct

Breakfast by the Bay (SOLD OUT!)

Breakfast by the Bay (SOLD OUT!)

12 Oct

Mental Health Week

20 Aug
Saturday
THEATRE 180 presents Blue/Orange by Joe Penhall

THEATRE 180 presents Blue/Orange by Joe Penhall

Race, madness and medical ethics collide in Joe Penhall's Olivier award-winning, exquisitely sharp modern classic.
2 Sep
Friday
Season Launch PJCA

Season Launch PJCA

Season launch for community junior cricket coaches and team managers. Key note speak Michelle Wong from Busta Burpee to talk about players wellbeing and inclusion.
6 Sep
Tuesday
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R U OK? in the Workplace Breakfast

Learn about building an R U OK? culture in the Workplace.
14 Sep
Wednesday
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Mental health paint party

Come chat & express yourself artistically
15 Sep
Thursday
Chair yoga for 55+ FREE

Chair yoga for 55+ FREE

Connect Victoria Park's weekly chair yoga classes with Celesta not only increase flexibility and strength, they also help reduce stress and lead to better sleep. During Mental Health Week NEW PEOPLE can try our Chair Yoga classes for FREE!
30 Sep
Friday
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My Shadow's Keep

An exhibition by artist Paul Trinidad where “art and life collide in the interpretation of experience as reflective practice” (emailed from Jeremy Blank – Director)
4 Oct
Tuesday
Yin Yoga for Mental Health

Yin Yoga for Mental Health

Join us for a free Yinyoga class this Mental Health Week and let us help you to decrease for anxiety and stress and improve your mood and wellbeing.
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Nutrition Information Session

Equip yourself with the knowledge you need to live a healthy life and get your nutrition questions answered.
6 Oct
Thursday
R U OK? in the Workplace Breakfast

R U OK? in the Workplace Breakfast

R U OK? Breakfast Learn about building an R U OK? Culture in your Workplace
OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY - WA MENTAL HEALTH WEEK - SOLD OUT!
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OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY - WA MENTAL HEALTH WEEK - SOLD OUT!

This event is sold out! Be part of the special Perth premiere screening of PIECES to officially open WA's Mental Health Week. We promise to make you laugh, cry, learn and come together to recognise the amazing creative talent on our door step and the strength and resilience of people with lived and living experience as a consumer, carer or family member.
7 Oct
Friday
Pop Up Cafe

Pop Up Cafe

Pop Up Cafe.
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Community Well-being Fair

The City of Gosnells has partnered with the Women’s Health and Wellbeing Services (WHWS) and mental health service providers to conduct a Community Mental Health Fair.
PIECES - Feature Film Screening @ The Backlot

PIECES - Feature Film Screening @ The Backlot

Following the World Premiere at CinefestOz 2022 and opening of WA Mental Health Week 2022, PIECES will be screen at The Backlot.
8 Oct
Saturday
Plan your own workplace or community morning tea!

Plan your own workplace or community morning tea!

If you don’t know how to get involved in Mental Health Week, why not do something easy and host a morning tea in your workplace or community group or classroom.
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Gerty's Walk - Indigenous Suicide Prevention

9k Walk covering the Avon Bridges in Northam WA Exploring Cultural Prevention in Local First Nations Community
Walk for Mental Health

Walk for Mental Health

A free Mental Health Week event promoting effective prevention strategies to keep people mentally healthy.
Jungle Body in the Bay
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Jungle Body in the Bay

Workout on Rottnest Island with The Jungle Body to celebrate WA Mental Health Week!
FREE Self-Defence Youths

FREE Self-Defence Youths

Learn how to prevent violence and life-saving techniques
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Spring into Life

This free event is open to everyone, to celebrate keeping mentally healthy in our community with lots of activities for the whole family.
Quandong Jam Making Workshop

Quandong Jam Making Workshop

Learn how to make delicious quandong jam with freshly picked native quandongs.
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Introduction to Permaculture

Introduction to Permaculture provides an overview of designing with your environment to create a mutually beneficial system
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BPD Awareness Week Annual Picnic

Picnic in the Park
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Interactive Workshop with Bee Educated

A unique and engaging hands-on interactive workshop learning all about bees hosted by Bee Educated.
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Kinross Community Garden Afternoon Tea

An afternoon tea at the monthly Kinross Community Garden Gathering.
Wild & Free 2022

Wild & Free 2022

Opening Night Gala
9 Oct
Sunday
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Join the chain for awareness of the mental health brain.

Link arms standing on the beach in Mindarie with the aim of finishing the chain in Burns Beach
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Bunbury Mental Health Week Art Exhibition

Pathways SouthWest is pleased to advise that the Bunbury Mental Health Art Exhibition will be held at BRAG from Sunday 9 October 2022 until Sunday 23 October 2022 and will be open daily from 10am-4pm.
PIECES - Feature Film Screening @ The Backlot

PIECES - Feature Film Screening @ The Backlot

Following the World Premiere at CinefestOz 2022 and opening of WA Mental Health Week 2022, PIECES (95min) will be screening across Australian cinemas in October 2022.
10 Oct
Monday
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Free Zumba Class!

Come along to a free morning Zumba class to increase your fitness, have a laugh and improve mental health!
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Toy Tea Party

An event for preschool-aged children and their parents at the Geraldton Toy Library.
Mental Health Week Display

Mental Health Week Display

Week long display of service information and activation day
World Mental Health Day community event

World Mental Health Day community event

Community BBQ breakfast and activities
World Mental Health Day @ Cockburn ARC

World Mental Health Day @ Cockburn ARC

A free forum with presenters discussing their lived experience and useful strategies to deal with mental health.
Meditation and Sound Bath for Women

Meditation and Sound Bath for Women

Experience a soothing guided meditation and sound bath during Mental Health Week.
Busselton Jetty Walk

Busselton Jetty Walk

Free yoga and Busselton Jetty Walk
Bunbury Mental Health Week activities launch

Bunbury Mental Health Week activities launch

The Bunbury Mental Health Consortium would like to welcome everyone to the launch of the Bunbury Mental Health Week activities and the Community Directory. Opening address by the Hon Don Punch, MLA, light refreshment (non alcoholic) supplied.
Mindset for Success

Mindset for Success

Come along to this free one-hour practical session titled Mindset for Success in support of Mental Health Week 2022.
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Mental Health Week Family Movie Night

Screening of family Disney movie "LUCA"
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Mind 2 Be - Pause and Meditate

We get together online and practice mindfulness meditation.
11 Oct
Tuesday
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safeTALK suicide alertness training

safeTALK is a half-day suicide alertness workshop that prepares anyone over the age of 15, regardless of prior experience or training.
Open Day at the Pathways SouthWest Turkey Point Clubhouse

Open Day at the Pathways SouthWest Turkey Point Clubhouse

Enjoy yourselves on the banks of the Leschenault Inlet at the Pathways SouthWest Clubhouse at Turkey Point, Bunbury. Lots of fun activities, coffee and muffins for morning tea and a sausage sizzle for lunch! No charge.
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Ambling round town

A gentle walk around the town, suitable for those with mobility issues or needing walkers or walking aids
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Big Blue BBQ

Free community BBQ event with stalls and activities
Quandong Jam Making Workshop

Quandong Jam Making Workshop

A fun couple of days out for all ages picking fruit, turning it into jam and learning about the benefits of the quandong.
Chair Yoga at the Hub with Rachel

Chair Yoga at the Hub with Rachel

Our weekly chair yoga classes with Rachel and Celesta not only increase flexibility and strength, they also help reduce stress and lead to better sleep. Try it for FREE!
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Launch of the Lived Experience (Peer) Workforces Framework

Launch of the Lived Experience (Peer) Workforces Framework
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Talk Sh*t - In Conversation with Clinical Psychologist Leanne Newland

You are invited for an open discussion with Clinical Psychologist Leanne Newland
Dads and their Lads

Dads and their Lads

As part of WA Mental Health Week 2022 Nintirri Centre and Tom Price Men's Shed are excited to host 'Dads and their lads' evening BBQ this October. The theme this year is 'Where we live, How we live, What we've lived' and feel this is the perfect opportunity to invite local Dads and their lads to attend a FREE BBQ event. ⚙️Our mission is to raise more awareness around mental health and build further connection in this town, we intend to do this by introducing the Mens Shed facilities as well as the newly appointed and hard-working committee members that keeps the men's shed open and running.
Mind2Be - Create Calm

Mind2Be - Create Calm

This online meditation session is an opportunity to create a sense of calm.
12 Oct
Wednesday
Breakfast by the Bay (SOLD OUT!)
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Breakfast by the Bay (SOLD OUT!)

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! Western Australian Association for Mental Health has partnered with The University Club of WA to bring you a very special Breakfast by the Bay in Mental Health Week. This seminar will feature a panel of professionals, academics and experts to unpack this year's theme: "Where, how and what we live" focusing on the important intersection between mind, body and environment for mental health.
Swan View Pharmacy MHW

Swan View Pharmacy MHW

Swan View Pharmacy will be supporting this great cause on the 12th of October.
A Day of Compassion, Connection, Community: Practice & Play

A Day of Compassion, Connection, Community: Practice & Play

All are welcome to come join us as we celebrate aspects of what makes us uniquely human. Our ability to connect with place, each other and ourselves through shared activities that generate present moment awareness, empathy and compassion.
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Circles and Songs in the Garden

South West Women's Health and Information Centre would like to offer all members of the community a morning spent in a local Bunbury community garden connecting with others, learning in a relaxed setting and participating in a creative experience followed by lunch.
Music over Matter

Music over Matter

We are bringing music therapy to two nursing homes in the Perth City area. We hope to create a little of the magic that music therapy can do for our older adults, particularly those with dementia. We hope to create cognitive connections, facilitate social stimulation and reminisce on fond memories.
Coffee Club Open Morning for 55+

Coffee Club Open Morning for 55+

Join Connect Victoria Park for morning tea, meet new people and find out more about the Village Hub
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Wellbeing Expo

A wellbeing expo to connect with the community
How to be a Wonder Hunter with Josh Langley

How to be a Wonder Hunter with Josh Langley

Award winning author Josh Langley takes kids on a journey to discover their inner kindness, resilience, creativity and wonder in a fun filled workshop.
Formal Uprising

Formal Uprising

It is all about networking, connections and building long sustainable relationships. While we do this we will be featuring a mental health organisation and 50% of ticket sales will go back to them.
Find Real Happiness: How Meditation Changes Everything

Find Real Happiness: How Meditation Changes Everything

Join Buddhist nun Kelsang Tara for a life-changing public talk on how to use meditation to develop special ways of thinking that create inner peace, the real source of happiness.
13 Oct
Thursday
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Earlybirds

Start your day off right with a walk to get you going
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Lift the Lid on Mental Health Walk around Shirley Strickland Reserve

Walk around the newly landscaped 1.2 KM walkway at Shirley Strickland Reserve in Ardross
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Mental Health Week at South Coastal Health

A week long celebration
Shibashi Tai Chi For 55+

Shibashi Tai Chi For 55+

Shibashi Tai Chi is designed to improve the general health and wellbeing of the practitioner. During Mental Health Week, NEW PEOPLE can try the Shibashi Tai Chi class for FREE!
A Morning of Mindfulness for Mental Health

A Morning of Mindfulness for Mental Health

Join 360 Health + Community Rockingham for a morning of mindfulness and stretching to relax your body, mind and soul.
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Mindful Movement & Meditation

A 1.5 hour class offering mindful movement, relaxation, breath practices and mindfulness meditation.
TURN UP IN BLUE DAY (TUIB Day)

TURN UP IN BLUE DAY (TUIB Day)

Turn Up In Blue (TUIB) Day is a fun, interactive day for the whole community to enjoy to raise awareness for mental health and wellbeing.
Group Ecotherapy and Basket Weaving

Group Ecotherapy and Basket Weaving

Avenues Australia has partnered with Back to Nature Ecotherapy for a fun morning of group ecotherapy and basket weaving.
John Casson Day

John Casson Day

Street Party Celebrating 100 Years
Late afternoon 1hr Bushwalk Tour - Craigie Bushland

Late afternoon 1hr Bushwalk Tour - Craigie Bushland

Bushwalk Tour of Craigie Bushland designed to connect people with nature and increase appreciation for suburban bushland.
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Karaoke and Disco

Join us to celebrate Mental Health Week with a karaoke and disco.
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Get Active Get Together Upper Gascoyne

A community fun run, walk or bike ride followed by a free community BBQ
UWA The Living Room

UWA The Living Room

The Living Room (TLR) is a peer led, bespoke UWA Student Life support service, mitigating the risks associated with barriers to help-seeking, complementing and taking pressure off traditional support services, and ensuring UWA students can receive timely assistance. During Mental Health Week 2022 ‘Pop-Up Living Room’ events are planned on campus (e.g., in The Reid Library)
14 Oct
Friday
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Mental Health Activity day

Support services connection with coffee van for families to gain vital information plus Zumba activities for every year group and healthy lunch for all the staff to assist with information sharing and looking at support resources
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Mental Health Week 2022

Mental Health Week Event 2022 - Walk and Talk
Be You Day and Week

Be You Day and Week

As a key aspect of York District High School's commitment to supporting a mentally healthy school community, 'Be You' Week is based on the principles of celebrating individuality, increasing the school community's awareness of mental health and building strong relationships.
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Laughter for Wellbeing

Create connections, release endorphins.
Mental Health & Morning Tea

Mental Health & Morning Tea

Come and join us for a cuppa and a chat as we celebrate the importance of community connection.
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Mental Health Awareness Day

An introduction to mental health awareness
Community aerobics and morning tea

Community aerobics and morning tea

A fun and inclusive exercise session, followed by delicious, nutritious morning tea.
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A Day in the Park

Community are invited to a fun and inspiring day at Marks Park. Free children activities, music, presentations, service providers stalls, and free community BBQ all focused on Mind, Body and Environment contributing to healthy people and communities.
LGBTQIA+ Community Grow Workshop with Olivia

LGBTQIA+ Community Grow Workshop with Olivia

Educate ourselves and others, share our lived experiences, and update our knowledge on new and updated LGBTQIA+ terms and gender identities.
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Terrific teachers tea

On Friday, 14 October during Mental Health Week, the Lathlain Primary School P&C is hosting a morning tea for our terrific teachers and school staff.
Blue Mental Health Truck

Blue Mental Health Truck

In collaboration with the Perth Networking Club, MATES in Construction and the CTF, Consolidated Group of Companies are lauching their blue mental health truck - R U OK George?
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Free Mental Health BBQ

FREE BBQ to end Mental Health Week
Business Awareness Lunch: Mental Health Awareness

Business Awareness Lunch: Mental Health Awareness

Come join us for a Business Awareness lunch with a light lunch included. 50% of ticket sale proceeds will go to our Mental Health Awareness Beneficiary.
Intergenerational Drumming Circle

Intergenerational Drumming Circle

Finish Mental Health Week with a celebration of sound as you drum together with others. This is an intergenerational activity open to all people. Numbers are strictly limited.
Bollywood Mental Health Week Ball

Bollywood Mental Health Week Ball

Pathways SouthWest presents this year's Bollywood Mental Health Week Ball
15 Oct
Saturday
Community Colour Run and Mindfulness

Community Colour Run and Mindfulness

Mindfulness session from 10am-11am, Colour fun run 11am-12pm
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Rockingham Community Fair

Rockingham Community Fair - join us for a fun family day out on the Rockingham Village Green
Community Colour Event and Mindfulness

Community Colour Event and Mindfulness

Join the Shire of Collie for Bodybalance/Yoga for mindfulness and encouraging being active (colour fun run) while celebrating local community togetherness.
FREE Self-Defence Workshop for Women

FREE Self-Defence Workshop for Women

Learn how to prevent violence and life-saving techniques
Family Mindfulness and Movement

Family Mindfulness and Movement

Join us for a morning of Mindfulness and Movement with yoga and clay: Connecting mind, body and environment.
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Roller Skate - outdoor skate for Mental Health Week

Rollerskate, blade, skateboard or scoot from Middleton Beach to Emu Point and back! Hosted by Albany Roller Derby.
Mixed Mental Health Charity AFL game

Mixed Mental Health Charity AFL game

AFL game with players combining from different disciplines and some legends of the game joining in to benefit mental health.
Cultivating ConfiDANCE

Cultivating ConfiDANCE

A Cultivating Confi-DANCE Workshop! A fusion of Mindset, Education and a whole lot of BOOTY SHAKING to help reduce stress and improve self-esteem!
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PIECES - Feature Film Screening @ The Backlot

Following the World Premiere at CinefestOz 2022 and opening of WA Mental Health Week 2022, PIECES (95min) will be screening across Australian cinemas in October 2022.
16 Oct
Sunday
Mental Health Forum - Youth Wellbeing

Mental Health Forum - Youth Wellbeing

A panel discussing issues pertinent to youth mental health and well-being.
Healthy Country/Healthy Minds (Warlan boodjar/Warlang bardan)

Healthy Country/Healthy Minds (Warlan boodjar/Warlang bardan)

Celebrate Mental Health Week with a dose of nature. Walk and Talk in Jirdarup Bushland! 10am-12 midday, East Victoria Park
19 Oct
Wednesday
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Waves of Wellness - FREE Mental Health Surf Therapy Program

Free 6-Week Men's Mental Health Surf Therapy Program at South Trigg Beach Improve your mental health through meaningful discussions, connection with others and being amongst the natural environment. All whilst having a blast learning to surf!
20 Oct
Thursday
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Webinar - Preschoolers with Selective Mutism Transitioning to School

This 1.5-hour webinar is for early childhood and kindergarten teachers, support staff, and parents who care for a child with selective mutism or extreme shyness who is starting school in 2023 and would like to help them make the most optimal transition to school.
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