Tough times pass

The Bendigo Suicide Prevention Awareness Network walk on Sunday, March 19, allows people touched by suicide (and those who want to show support for them) to remember loved ones, friends, work or school mates and to raise more public awareness of the issue of suicide across the Central Victorian community.

8:30am: Breakfast for Bendigo Ride4Life riders.

9:30am: Live entertainment in Dai Gum San precinct.
Official SPAN T-shirts $15, bandanas $5 and caps $8 for sale on the day.

10:50am: Official welcoming ceremony.

11:00am: SPAN Suicide Awareness Walk starts (approximately 2 kilometres).

11:45am: SPAN walk ends back at the Dai Gum San Chinese precinct.
Noon: Butterfly Remembrance ceremony.

12:15pm: Free sausage sizzle lunch served and live entertainment

The SPAN Suicide Awareness Walk will incorporate the Bendigo Ride4Life in 2017. The ride raises awareness around mental health and mental health issues. More: www.ride4life.org.au 

*Please note: This is not a Compassionate Friends Victoria organised event. For any questions about the walk, please contact Alannah McGregor on 0408 541 082 or email alannah.m.15@gmail.com