Hardship of the land

17/04/2026

The Fassifern Suicide Prevention Network's Ken Meldrum was at the Wellbeing Expo. Ken is also working with producer focused support network Farmer to Farmer. (Kaden Robinson; 547662_01)

Lara Hart

Last week a mental health exhibition organised by the Rotary Club of Boonah was held at the Boonah Cultural Centre. The Wellbeing Exhibition’s aim was to break down the stigma and ignite discussions on mental health within the Fassifern region. “The challenge of a subject [like mental health] is not foreign to regional and rural […]

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