Starting at 7pm, it will focus on suicide prevention education and support service awareness.
Local speakers will be joined by ‘Are You Bogged Mate?’ founder Mary O’Brien.
The organisation is a rural mental health initiative to help country men talk about depression and suicide.
Event organiser Lee McLennan, who will share her own lived experience with mental health as part of the evening, emphasised the critical nature of these discussions.
Suicide takes nine Australian lives daily, amounting to 3,285 deaths per year.
And Mrs McLennan said statistics in our area are relatively high considering the small population.
Mrs O'Brien has garnered national recognition for her work in men's mental health awareness.
The Southern Riverina Wellbeing Collective will also give a presentation.
The event is open to anyone aged 15 and over, and local sporting groups and community organisations strongly encouraged to attend.
“Our aim is to educate you on the risk factors, teach you how to navigate the mental health system, to destigmatise and make you aware of services that can be accessed locally,” Mrs McLennan said.
“I have been having mental health issues since 2014, and I'm still learning about services I didn't know existed.
“We want to make life easier for those of you who need it.
“But it isn't just about people who suffer from mental health; it's also about the carers, the siblings, the children, the parents, the bereaved and the panel might just learn a thing or two as well.”
For enquiries, contact Lee McLennan on 0432 629 589 or the Southern Riverina Wellbeing Collaborative on 0408 107 776.
• If you need support, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14, Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636, or the Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467.
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