Whats Happening

Nominations for the 2022 LiFE Awards close Wednesday 9th March so get your entries in. This LIFE Awards celebrate the amazing work that Tasmanians do in the areas of suicide prevention, intervention and postvention. Stay ChatTY proudly sponsors [...]

The inaugural Run for Tarkyn event was held in Burnie in October last year, with runners taking off from Burnie Park and finishing at Table Cape, all in the name of prioritising mental health! Events like this cannot [...]

As the end of the cricket season approaches, the Great Northern Cricket Club wanted to make sure having a visit from Stay ChatTY to talk with their players in the men’s and women’s programs was achieved. In season, [...]

We always love joining forces with Hit100.9 Hobart brekkie boys Jimmy and Nath. Make sure you tune in Monday mornings for the weekly #ChattyCheckIn where Mitch joins the team to talk about all things mental health. We have [...]

You thought the last eight were fun, wait ‘til you see what we have in store for this one… 🎪 Save the date in your diaries and make sure to get onto your friends. More details to come soon [...]

For nearly 2 years our lives have all been impacted in one way or another by the changing landscape of Covid19. Financial hardship, missing loved ones, not getting to go on that overseas trip, mental health challenges and [...]

Kylea Aldred, Project Officer, Schools & Sports Program Even at local level sport we understand the value in training sessions. We show up, we sweat, we learn, we grow, and we take that growth into game day. We [...]

Natasha Cloak, Senior Project Officer It takes a pretty special and selfless human to go out of their way to consider how they can positively impact their community, and then take inspired action! Stay ChatTY is incredibly fortunate [...]

Isabelle Brighella, Project Officer, Schools Program People think I’m ‘complex’. I am hardworking. I’m fairly creative, which allows me to think freely, but to also see the ‘bigger picture’. On the flip side, I can be rational and [...]

Brooke Hepburn, Project Officer, Junior Sports Program Racing heart rate, sweating, butterflies in the stomach, tightness in the shoulders, nervous energy coursing through the body – these are all too familiar sensations to a former athlete. In my [...]

Last week the Stay ChatTY team once again took our Schools Program back to the year 9 boys at St Virgil's College. Mitch in particular had a ball speaking to the lads at his old stomping ground, reminiscing [...]

Lockdowns all across the world have and are continuing to affect the health and well-being of so many of us. A few months ago a former high school mate of Mitch’s, Tom Norton who now lives in the [...]

Stay ChatTY branded shoe laces and blue and red hair ribbons 🎀 were donned to celebrate the 4th annual Stay ChatTY Mental Health Round with the Netball Tasmania League. We are extremely proud of all teams who continue [...]

Back In Motion Rosny Park is on a journey to promote positive mental health. 💙 Physio Sascha has been working to bring speakers (like us) into the business and has been developing team activities prioritising mental health. 🙌 Alongside this, [...]

Rachel and Issy recently visited Parkland High School in Burnie, to speak to the Grade 9 and 10’s about mental health. It was fantastic to see the school community embrace Stay ChatTY with a strong focus on continuing [...]

Massive thanks to Prospect House and Ravenswood Fire Brigade for having Kylea visit recently to share our Workplace & Community Presentation. In such a high-pressure environment like firefighting, prioritising mental wellbeing and support as well as having a strong team [...]

As the footy season wraps up, the Huonville Lions 🦁 made sure their club got involved with our Sports Program presentation in the final weeks of the 2021 season. Over two weeks, the club had James visit a number of [...]

Thank you to each and every one of you that purchased a ticket. We were overwhelmed by the support of our community and felt disappointed that we couldn't have everyone there to celebrate.💙💙💙 We can't wait for what is going [...]

With national R U OK Day happening tomorrow, here’s your little reminder to take a meaningful moment and ask someone how they're REALLY going. You might think you don't know someone who is struggling, but the reality is there are [...]

At Triabunna we spoke to the year 9s and 10s about mental health and the importance of normalising open, honest conversations. When asked what their favourite thing about the session was, the students at Triabunna District School said; 'That now [...]

Whilst in Launceston recently, Mitch visited the team at Eagle Crest to share his story. It was a small but intimate session, that allowed the Eagle Crest team a deep insight not only into Mitch’s life, but the important work [...]

Mental illness is the most common health issue in young people, with 75% of mental illness having its onset before the age of 25. (Kessler et al., 2005) Sporting clubs are a place of connection for many of us, particularly [...]

During June, Officeworks (Launceston and Hobart) participated in their national campaign where customers could round up their purchases to the nearest dollar and donate to charity. Both stores fully embraced their mission with decorating, fun days and sparking valuable conversations throughout the [...]

Thanks to the Good Sports team for inviting James, Brooke and Kylea from our Sports Program to present to the Circular Head community about mental health in sporting clubs. The forum provided a safe place for club members to attend [...]

The strong sense of community on Flinders was evident on Rach and Issy’s recent trip and the sessions with Flinders Island District High School involved conversations with value and depth. The Flinder’s community showed us the importance of connection to ensure [...]

Last month Banjo's Bakery Cafe CEO Jess Saxby handed a cheque over to Stay ChatTY for an incredible $30,793.00. Across May, our 7th #CoffeeMonth with Banjos was held, with 50 cents from every large coffee sold being donated to further awareness [...]

The Southern Tasmanian Netball League (STNA) have continued their support for mental health for another year. 🎽 For the fourth year in a row the STNA have hosted their “Colourful Sock” weekend helping raise important awareness and remind each other that it’s [...]

We are excited to announce that the Annual Stay ChatTY Gala Ball for 2021 will be on October 16th at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart. Gather your friends and family for what promises to be a fun filled evening raising [...]

Following Aurora Energy's recent “Double the Plus” campaign 💙⚡, Sam and Tash met up with the Aurora team to celebrate their amazing results! We were privileged to be 1 of 3 recipients (alongside Cancer Council and Beacon Foundation) of a [...]

We are super excited Energy Solutions has come on board as a Stay ChatTY Sponsor. Not only are they focusing on normalising conversations about mental health within their organisation, but they are also implementing an exciting new “Buddy System” which [...]

Thank you to everyone who braved the cold... and braved the conversation with us on Stay ChatTY’s first annual Shorts Day! To the thousands of people around the state, the country (and even in Antarctica 🥶) who wore shorts, wore shorts [...]

The Sprintcar Association of Tasmania recently fundraised for us over three sprint car meets across Tasmania (in Hobart and Latrobe) leading into the Easter meet. With the support of the crowd and drivers Scott, Rachel and the team were able to [...]

The Tasmanian football season is in full swing, and thankfully many clubs are making mental health a priority. Recently Kylea took the Stay ChatTY Sports Program to both Bridgenorth and South Launceston Football Clubs. Thank you to Shannon, Kate and [...]

Our Stay ChatTY Youth Reference Group had their first in-person meeting for 2021 last month. Some members travelled for over five hours to be involved on the night where many innovative ideas were brainstormed and action plans put in place. [...]

Today some of the Stay ChatTY team headed north to launch an exciting new awareness initiative with the team at TasRail 🚂. After Mitch’s recent visits to share his story with TasRail staff across the state, the team wanted to [...]

Thank you Nyrstar Hobart, for the third year of support through the Annual Golf Day. 27 teams made up of employees past and present, suppliers and sponsors hit off to compete for the David Nichols Memorial Trophy. Even with COVID [...]

Sam joins us as our Community and Digital Engagement Officer with a wealth of knowledge and expertise in marketing and communications. Sam will be assisting us with all things social media, communications and our engagement with our incredible fundraisers and [...]

This month Officeworks are showing their support through their Round Up to Make a Difference initiative nationally. Round Up to Make a Difference is an initiative that forms part of Officeworks commitment to helping make a positive difference in the [...]

As many of you would have seen, we wanted to find an innovative and impactful way to bring our community together and break down the stigma surrounding mental health and suicide. We recognise that talking about mental health can sometimes [...]

The first Resilience and Well-Being Workshop for the Tasmanian Tourism Industry (TTI) was delivered here in Hobart this month. Mitch joined Mel Irons (Senior Consultant and Psychologist), Bianca Welsh (restaurant owner and mental health advocate) as well as Ben Fisher from [...]

Nothing brings a community together better than a game of basketball, particularly on the North West coast.🏀 Combining a common love for sport and a desire for community connection, the Somerset Basketball Club played the Burnie Basketball Club in a [...]

Mitch recently ventured North to share his story with the staff at Stubbs Construction. The Stubbs team have recently engaged in a Community Action Plan with the Relationships Australia Tasmania Suicide Prevention team. An important action of their plan to [...]

We are thrilled that the OHA and Canterbury Hockey Clubs have kept the tradition going. It was the 3rd annual SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY Sporting Round between these clubs in April. 🏑 Continued support from sporting clubs such as these really [...]

Stay ChatTY joins the stampede! 🦏 🏀 We are very excited to announce our partnership with the Hobart Chargers. Across the season we will be working together to strengthen team culture, equip players and coaches with tools and strategies for [...]

We are thrilled to be welcoming to the Stay ChatTY team, Brooke Hepburn! 👏 Brooke is joining us to develop and implement a Junior Sports Program across Tasmania. Brooke has recently finished up a wonderful 10-year career playing cricket with the [...]

We are so excited to see #CoffeeMonth with our good friends at Banjo’s Bakery kick off for 2021. All 29 Banjo’s Bakery Café stores across Tasmania will be donating 50 cents from every large coffee sold throughout the month of [...]

It has been another successful start to the State Development Program (SDP) season with Basketball Tasmania. Over the course of just one week in March, we were able to present to the boys and girls squads in Hobart, Launceston and [...]

Felicity and her team are passionate about supporting each other as well as the children in their care. Last month Tash was invited along to share our Workplace and Community Presentation with the team. Amongst the activity stations brimming with [...]

For the 6th year running Mitch headed North to share his story with the latest group of apprentices joining the team at Fairbrother. The Fairbrother Induction Day is a key day on the speaking calendar that Mitch always looks forward to. [...]

The Stay ChatTY Sports Program is proud to work alongside Good Sports again for another year. Through 2021 we will team up with Good Sports to help sporting clubs across the state by creating policy and plans, to promote positive [...]

Ongoing relationships are something we are immensely proud of at Stay ChatTY! We have been fortunate enough to build strong relationships with many members of our community. One of those great relationships is with Build Up Tassie! Build Up Tassie [...]

We are extremely proud to announce that Mitch has become a National Ambassador for Neighbour Day. Neighbour Day is always held on the last Sunday in March, providing all Australians with an opportunity to recognise the strength we draw from our [...]

The Scrounges Club has been a long-running initiative of the Bellerive Yacht Club (BYC) and its ever-growing community 🛥️ Each year Members and Sailors make donations (traditionally after Wednesday night twilight races), with funds raised being donated to local charities and [...]

To kick off ‘Back to Gym’ the Hobart Gymnastics Academy (HGA) invited Stay ChatTY to chat with their coaches. 🤸‍♀️ 🤸 Education on our mental health for coaches, parents and members can not only help support the people around us [...]

Lighting up the community through the Christmas Spirit! 🎄 That is exactly what Dean and Nat have been doing annually through their Christmas Lights of Blackmans Bay initiative. Each year Dean and Nat choose a charity to support, and we were [...]

Mitch wrapped up his Lived Experience presentations across the state with the staff at TasRail 🚂 TasRail reached out to Mitch late last year, as they wanted to make the mental health of their staff a real priority in all four [...]

Rachel and Renee worked with the grade 10’s at Calvin Christian School during three sessions. 🏫 After successful sessions in 2020 it was so good to be embraced by Calvin Christian School again with this year’s sessions providing space for open [...]

SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY strongly believes in the power of lived experience to create change. Stories Worth Sharing aims to give a voice to the many people who have struggled with their own mental health, supported others, or have been [...]

Winter (sport) is coming 🏉🏑⚽🏐 So, as you finalise rosters and set training schedules, make sure you consider ‘Sporting’ the Stay ChatTY Logo this season. The Stay ChatTY logo represents a strong reminder to check in on both yourself and those [...]

Connection is often built through our words, and we all know how powerful those messages can come through by song. Fellow Tasmanian’s Luca Brasi have gotten behind our mission to create as much awareness as we can about speaking up [...]

Wilson Homes staff and sub-contractors have a passion to learn more about and rethink mental health in their industry 👷👷‍♀️ As part of their annual staff and supplier BBQ, a focus was taken towards breaking down the stigma around discussing mental [...]

If you need extra support, just ask. Tony, club president of the Kingston Crows, contacted us recently to return to the club for the second season in a row. Tony realised that the group needed some key reminders when it [...]

Brendan Shaw College in the states North was our last School’s Program visit for 2020! Stay ChatTY would like to say a huge thank you to all Tasmanian schools who have supported our mission to spread positive mental health in [...]

In December, Mitch was a keynote speaker at the Local Government Association of Tasmania Conference at Hobart's Wrest Point Casino. Mitch’s presentation was a wonderful fit given the theme of the conference was “reconnect”. Mitch’s story and messages were a [...]

SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY strongly believes in the power of lived experience to create change. Stories Worth Sharing aims to give a voice to the many people who have struggled with their own mental health, supported others, or have been [...]

After 2 years of organising, Mitch finally found his way to Ulverstone to share his story with over 60 Fairbrother staff. With over 95% of the audience being male, this session was another step in the right direction to help [...]

Our Youth Engagement continues to expand thanks to Australia Post. We are excited to announce we were a 2020 Australia Post Community Grant recipient for our project ‘SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY for youth, by youth - positive mental health’. The [...]

Maddy is leading by example promoting mental health in her sailing community. We are fortunate to work with many amazing members of our community and Maddy Salter is one of them. As vice-president of the Tasmanian Sharpie Association Maddy has [...]

The whole Stay ChatTY team would like to extend a big thank you to Ahpra for their support since 2017. It is generous donations like this that allow us to continue important conversations to our community about mental health. After [...]

It takes a special person to help us deliver our key messages far and wide. Mark ‘Jabba’ Jablonski (left) is one of those people at the Derwent Cricket Club 🏏 The club is creating a culture of inclusion, equality, kindness with [...]

Volunteer Fire Brigade crews from Midway Point, Dodges Ferry and Orielton Fire Brigade joined forces last night for an evening focused on mental health. Mitch headed along to share both his story, as well as tips for dealing with mental [...]

Our partnership with Cricket Tasmania continues to strengthen 🏏 Tash recently joined the Cricket Tasmania crew for our Workplace and Community Presentation. The session takes a focus on expanding awareness around mental health and ensuring everyone leaves the room with additional [...]

Both Wynyard High and Burnie High’s school communities got behind the Stay ChatTY Schools Program being rolled out in October. Within all five sessions, the students showed a vested interest and passion in prioritising mental health. The energy was high [...]

We are beyond thrilled that the Fairbrother Foundation have extended their support of us at Stay ChatTY, and our work across Tasmania. After the previous three years of generous support, the Fairbrother Foundation will support us with $7,500.00 per year across [...]

SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY strongly believes in the power of lived experience to create change. Stories Worth Sharing aims to give a voice to the many people who have struggled with their own mental health, supported others, or have been [...]

Stay ChatTY for the fourth year running, proudly sponsored the Outstanding Contribution to Suicide Prevention by a Young Person award. We were pleased to announce that the winner this year was Matt Etherington. Since 2016, Matt has coached The Big [...]

Make sure you check in with your team mates this off-season. 🏈🏀⚽️ Go beyond the banter. 💙 Check out the video here! #StayChatTY

Sometimes good things take time! ⏰ And after three years of discussions, the Stay ChatTY Schools Program finally landed at Fahan School with the Grade 12 students. These girls were so passionate about having us visit they continued to look [...]

Good culture wins games. 🥇 And kindness is one fast track way to boosting good team culture. ✨ The Launceston Tornados 🏀🌪 jumped at the chance to learn more about supporting themselves and their teammates when it comes to mental [...]

On the 10th of September, the Stay ChatTY team were extremely proud to play our part in representing R U OK? on National R U OK? Day. It was an action-packed day that saw our team visit many different organisations [...]

The team at Boags Launceston hold an annual staff wellness day at their site in Launceston. This year Boags invited Mitch up to share his story, and to talk about ways we can all better support each other when it [...]

We invest a lot of our time into our jobs. That’s why it so important we prioritise talking about mental health in the workplace. Often our colleagues become one of our biggest support networks. Creating more understanding around mental health [...]

Have you always wanted a Stay ChatTY sticker on the back of your car? 🚗 Well, thanks to Coles you can now purchase our iconic Stay ChatTY sticker from any of their stores ... statewide! 🛒 Head along to any [...]

This month we celebrated the amazing result from this years’ #CoffeeMonth with our good friends at Banjo’s . A total of 57,692 large coffees were sold at participating stores throughout September, which resulted in a total of $28,846 being raised. [...]

Josh Willie MLC (Labour Member for Elwick) decided to focus his “Special Interest” speech in Parliament this month on the positive impact he feels Stay ChatTY has had here in Tasmania. We know there are positive stories out there that come [...]

September 10 was R U OK? Day. That morning the Stay ChatTY team kicked off a busy day of spreading the R U OK message by catching up with our friends at Cricket Tasmania. Alongside the Cricket Tasmania staff, players [...]

This month the Stay ChatTY team wrapped up 6 sessions with St Virgil's College 📚 We have been fortunate to have an ongoing and ever-growing relationship with St Virgil’s College staff and students for the last 6 years. The students [...]

A couple of years ago Mitch shared his story with a group of people where Nick (pictured) formerly worked. Nick these days is Store Manager at Anaconda Hobart, and this week invited Mitch to share with the team at the [...]

We wanted to give a huge shout out to our amazing Youth Advisor Joel Berry, and the incredible group of young people he has brought together from across the state. Developing a Youth Reference Group was on our wish list [...]

This month Stay ChatTY launched a very exciting partnership with Cricket Tasmania for the upcoming 2020/21 season and beyond. The partnership demonstrates the ongoing commitment of two Tasmanian organisations to raise awareness about mental health.   Cricket Tasmania will be [...]

Earlier on this year, the Bracknell Football Club in the state's North reached out to Stay ChatTY to assist them in better educating members of their club and community around mental health. After experiencing loss earlier this year, the club [...]

It was one of our biggest days on the calendar in September, marking the 10th as R U OK Day and World Suicide Prevention Day. In the Mercury our very own Mitch and Relationships Australia Tasmania CEO Michael Kelly put [...]

Across the month, Kylea facilitated multiple presentations at the West Devonport Hockey Club 🏑 🐉 To complement these information sessions the club were passionate to reinforce mental health awareness by hosting a Stay ChatTY themed round. Efforts like this not [...]

Mitch was invited along to share his story with first and second year apprentices from Degree C in Campbell Town. Degree C gathered their newest employees to go over many important aspects to becoming an integral part of the organisation, [...]

Julia and Kylea braved the snow earlier in the month to visit St Helens District High School. Sessions were delivered with the grade 9s, 10s, teachers and families about understanding mental wellbeing, keeping mentally fit and helping a friend. The [...]

Tash headed along to Elizabeth College this month to share in a conversation about five ways to make a difference in our own lives and the lives of those around us. This was the first school assembly since the COVID-19 [...]

With three successful years of collaboration already achieved we are very excited to continue our relationship with St.LukesHealth for the next three! St.LukesHealth is passionate about making a difference in the Tasmanian community and our ongoing partnership sees many exciting ideas [...]

SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY strongly believes in the power of lived experience to create change. Stories Worth Sharing aims to give a voice to the many people who have struggled with their own mental health, supported others, or have been [...]

Welcome our newest team member, Isabelle Brighella. Isabelle (Issy) joins us to deliver our Stay ChatTY Schools Program into high schools across the state. Issy is a provisional school psychologist who has worked directly in schools providing support to students [...]

Bringing the community together for collective impact is something, we at Stay ChatTY, are very passionate about! This month we celebrated the amazing efforts of The Rotary Club of Central Launceston through the Tamar Valley Cycling Challenge feat. Sally’s Ride [...]