A group of local residents have started walking once a month to raise awareness about suicide prevention.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
TenterLIFE Suicide Prevention Network was formed about three years ago, and now it has started a monthly walk. It was one of many around Australia.
Walk 'n' Talk was started by former NRL player Shannon Nevin, and last year local group TenterLIFE, which aims to reduce the stigma and raising awareness about suicide prevention, was approached to be part of it.
READ MORE:
The first Tenterfield monthly walk was held in December, when 39 people joined the walk, and it's being held on the fourth Sunday of every month.
Walking monthly has helped raise the profile of the local group.
TenterfLIFE chairperson Lexi Sherren said the group meets in Jubilee Park, then walk down Rouse Street or other parts of town.
She said the group includes many people who have had experience of losing loved ones to suicide.
"We do have ones with what we call lived experience, people who have lost family members or friends, and others who are concerned about suicide rates."
At its next walk on April 24 the group will be having a morning tea, thanks to sponsor Kitchen Garden Cafe.
Each month the group has a sponsor to fund either a sausage sizzle or morning tea, and so far they have been supported by the Railway Museum and the Telegraph Hotel.
- Lifeline 13 11 14
- Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467