| Mental Health Week Launches 5 - 11 October 2008 |
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Sunday October 5: Queensland Mental Health Week will be launched from 10.30am to 1pm at the Celebration Stage and Lawn, Roma Street Parkland. The Minister for Health, Stephen Robertson, will be officially launching the Week and will be participating in the "Row off for Mental Health" with local celebrities, including players from the Brisbane Lions. For more details visit http://www.mentalhealth.org.au/. Monday October 6: Victoria Victoria's official launch will take place from 8.30am to 10.15am at Zinc, Federation Square. Minister for Mental Health, the Hon Lisa Neville and former Sydney Swans AFL player Wayne Schwass will attend, along with beyondblue CEO Leonie Young and beyondblue deputy chairman John McGrath. This year's theme is 'Mental Health - What Do You Know'. For more details visit http://www.mentalhealthvic.org.au/. Monday October 6: Northern Territory The theme for this year's Mental Health Week is "Mental Health - Now for the future". The launch will begin on Monday and continue with a dinner at the Crowne Plaza in Alice Springs on Tuesday and a second dinner on Wednesday night at the Sky City Casino in Darwin. For more details visit http://www.ntcoss.org.au/. Tuesday October 7: South Australia The Mental Health Coalition of South Australia is holding a launch at the Festival Theatre Terrace in Adelaide from 9.30am to 11.30am. The launch coincides with the Margaret Tobin Awards, presented by Dr Jane Lomax-Smith with entertainment by Chris Finnen. For more details visit http://www.mhcsa.org.au/. Tuesday October 7: Tasmania The Hon. Lara Giddings, Minister for Health, will launch Tasmania's Mental Health Week at the Botanical Gardens in Hobart at 10.30am. Entertainment will be provided for adults and kids. For more details visit http://www.mhct.org/events.html.
Mental Health Week will be launched at the Legislative Assembly at the Civic Square in Canberra city at 10am by ACT Deputy Chief Minister for Health Katy Gallagher. For more details visit http://www.mhf.org.au/mhf/ or call the Mental Health Foundation ACT on (02) 6207 1783. Wednesday October 8: New South Wales The Healthy Mind Festival will be held at Martin Place, Sydney, from 12pm to 2pm. The event will feature a Living Library, the launch of a community art activity, a Leunig cartoon exhibition and speakers Julie McCrossin, Ingrid Poulson and Sandy McGregor. It will also include the presentation of the Mental Health Matters Awards, free massages, lifestyle consultations, information and merchandise stalls, and a 'mental wellbeing' book stall. For more information visit http://www.mentalhealth.asn.au/campaigns/launch.htm or call (02) 9339 6008.
The launch of National World Mental Health Day will be hosted by beyondblue ambassador and television news presenter Jessica Rowe. The launch runs from 10.30am to midday at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra. For more information visit http://www.mhca.org.au/. |
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