The first was in 2021 and helped raise awareness of mental health issues in regional towns.

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Taylah is Gloucester Agriculture Society’s 2025 entrant in the Sydney Royal AgShows NSW Young Woman Competition (formerly known as the “Showgirl Awards”).

“I wanted to do something to grow awareness of mental health in Gloucester again and so decided another Colour Run would be one way of doing that,” she told the News Of The Area.

A Colour Run is a concept in which people of all ages and abilities run or walk around a course, passing through stations where participants are showered with colourful powder.

“It is so much fun,” Taylah said, “and at the same time we are raising money for Beyond Blue.”

The Colour Run is a way of showing that “life can be more colourful, particularly if we look out for each other.”

Taylah suggests wearing a white shirt to allow clothes to transform into colourful artworks.

“The colourful powder does wash off!”

Taylah emphasised that the money was necessary so that organisations such as Beyond Blue remained viable and could continue their research into mental health.

For over 20 years, Beyond Blue has provided mental health support.

Its work is underpinned by research and evaluation.

Taylah has partnered with Gloucester Rotary’s Mental Health Relay because the two activities “work together”.

The Mental Health Relay is a 24-hour event that Taylah said symbolised the “long haul” for mental health sufferers.

Participants can choose to participate in both events or just one; and either individually or with a group.

“The more registered participants at both events, the more talk about mental health, and that is so important in a small regional town,” Taylah said.

The community event will run at the Gloucester Showground on Saturday and Sunday, 12 -13 October, with several local clubs and organisations assisting.

The Mental Health Relay begins at noon on Saturday, followed by the Colour Run at 1pm on Sunday.

There is still time to register.

For further information, visit the Colour Run Beyond Gloucester or Gloucester Rotary Facebook page.

By Wendy BUSWELL