THE Bulahdelah branch of the Country Women’s Association of NSW (CWA) is conducting a fundraiser in support of the Black Dog Institute on May 22 from 10am.

The Black Dog Institute is the only medical research institute in Australia to investigate mental health across the lifespan, with their aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone.

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Black Dog does this through ‘translational’ research; integrating research studies, education programs, digital tools and apps, clinical services, and public resources to discover new solutions, foster connections and create real-world change.

One in five of us will experience symptoms of mental illness in any given year.

In Australia that’s around five million people; with around 60 percent of these people failing to seek help.

Glenda Bell, President, CWA Bulahdelah “We are inviting everyone to come along and enjoy the day and support the Black Dog Institute.”

The community is invited to join the fundraiser at the Bulahdelah Bowling Club BBQ area.

Come along and enjoy the Bulahdelah Walk ($5 per head) barefoot bowls ($2 per head) BBQ ($3 per sausage sandwich cooked up by the Bulahdelah Men’s Shed) and free live music.

All funds raised will go to the Black Dog Institute.

The NSW CWA supports many causes across our state.

Making differences in lives with programs that support many different aspects of life on the land, including working in the mental health space where they advocate for a single co-ordinated mental health service information and referral resource in towns to provide immediate clarity, connection and assistance as part of the overall measures for suicide prevention in communities; lobby the NSW Government to provide sufficient face to face acute psychiatric services to all local health areas, especially those in rural and remote locations; and lobbying the state and federal government to provide additional funding, opportunities and worthwhile incentives to enable more training of psychiatrists to provide acute face to face services in all local health areas, especially in rural and remote areas.

By Marian SAMPSON