HALT (Hope Assistance Local Tradies)
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Student-led project to help homeless
An innovative new project aims to assist young people and families facing homelessness in Mount Alexander Shire, while also helping students develop skills and aspirations in the construction industry. Created by Castlemaine Secondary College in partnership with Dhelkaya Health, HALT (Hope Assistance Local Tradies) and Goldfields Local Learning and Employment Network, the student-led ‘Caravan Fix…
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Man enough to speak up?
Tradie and mental health advocate Jeremy Forbes is encouraging Macedon Ranges locals to share their thoughts on what it means to be a man in 2021. He has thrown his support behind new research project The Human Code that looks at men’s mental health specifically within the Macedon Ranges. Mr Forbes said Macedon Ranges had…
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Walk for wellbeing
Castlemaine-based suicide prevention charity HALT (Hope Assistance Local Tradies) is gearing up for its second annual HALT Community Wellbeing Walk and is inviting interested participants to join in the 2020 challenge. Registrations are now open for the 2020 walk which will take place over six days from March 30-April 4. In 2019 the inaugural walk…
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Creating pathways for people in crisis
A Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Forum being held in Castlemaine next week aims to highlight the pathways available to people in crisis. Local suicide prevention organisations HALT (Hope Assistance Local Tradies) and The ELM Network (Every Life Matters) are joining forces to host the forum, which will bring representatives from a range of local…