LET’S TAKE A WALK FOR AWARENESS!
Come together with thousands of Australians to walk for Better Mental Health – One Step At A Time on Sunday October 6th.
Join in person in Brisbane OR sign up to walk 9km anywhere in Australia on the day to raise much needed funds for frontline mental health services.
Now in its 14th year, the Walk for Awareness kick starts Mental Health Week with the 9km in honour of the on average 9 Australians who tragically take their own life every day.
The Brisbane event is family, wheelchair and pet-friendly.
Register today and start fundraising to win some amazing prizes whilst supporting the Mental Awareness Foundation.
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Through your donations, we are raising funds to go to organisations on the frontline of mental health support.
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We want to thank all those that have donated. Your donation will help support various charities and networks.
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Join this years Walk for Awareness and walk with us either in person or virtually no matter where you are.
Donate14th Annual Walk For Awareness
SUNDAY, 6TH OCTOBER 2024
PRICING
$40 per person
$75 per couple
$145 for team of 4
ABOUT THE EVENT
This is a time to come together as a community, celebrate life and remember those we’ve lost. We have two options available to participate. A virtual walk, so you can walk wherever you want or our physical walk in Brisbane with 1,000’s of people making a difference in our community.
Beginning with an inspiring opening ceremony, we will remember those lost to depression and mental illness and honour those continuing the battle. We will have a quick warm-up and stretch, then take off on our 9km walk.
We encourage you to join us at Captain Burke park or virtually. Share your photos with the rest of the Walk for Awareness community, showing the amazing impact you’ve just made in the quest to raise awareness of depression and mental illness.
Walk for Awareness is an event that involves bringing people together in a friendly and safe environment where issues of mental health can be discussed openly with friends, family, and supportive strangers. We believe the matters surrounding suicide should be discussed, not hidden.
Main Course
Short Course
Let’s Take A Walk Australia!
Check out how your fundraising has helped charities on the frontlines of mental health in 2021.
See more impacts made through your support and the Mental Awareness Foundation.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Register
Gather your friends and register for this years Walk for Awareness! There are 2 ways to register – Physical & Virtual. Come down and join the Physical event on the day or register to participate in the Virtual event. In the Virtual event, you get to walk in your local area and can choose your own course and distance!
2. Fundraise
Once you have registered, update and share your Fundraising page.
Share it with your social networks, friends, family and work mates.
Get active and start spreading the word about Mental Health Awareness and why you are walking.
3. Walk
On the day, gather your team and join us either physically or virtually.
There will be a Live Stream throughout the entire event online so you can watch and feel a part of the event on the day from your local area. Or join us in person in the heart of Brisbane to raise awareness for Mental Health.
FUNDRAISING INCENTIVES
We’ve got some pretty special goodies to aim for with your fundraising. Check them out below:
Raise $100
Receive MAF WFA Wristband, Headband and Limited Edition Hat
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Raise $200
Go in draw to receive 2 x putt putt vouchers at Victoria park for 2 adults 2 children
Raise $300
Go in draw to win a voucher for a night at the Hyatt
Raise $500
Go into draw to win a $2,000 fuel voucher
LEADERBOARDS
Top Individuals
Top Teams
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Naming Rights sponsor
Major Sponsors
Other sponsors
GET INVOLVED!
Find out other ways of how you can make a difference!
DONATE
This is an opportunity for the community to come together to support each other, to break the silence on mental illness and to contribute to the funding of programs that are making a difference on the front line with mental health issues.
DonateSPONSORSHIP
Multiple Walk for Awareness sponsorship opportunities are available to be a part of the event and help us in bringing the community together to raise awareness and support each other.
Enquire Now Thank you to all our Current SponsorsNaming Rights sponsor
Major Sponsors
Other sponsors
VIRTUAL DEDICATION WALL
Remember, Celebrate, Honour.
Leave a dedication to someone special, here on the Virtual Dedication Wall or download a Dedication Card and attach to your shirt on the day of the event, so that special message is shared with everyone you walk past.
Virtual Dedication WallVOLUNTEER
Join the Awareness Army! We are always looking for amazing volunteers to help put on a fantastic event with us.
Register to volunteer todayTAKE TIME BLEND – BELLISSIMO COFFEE PARTNERSHIP WITH MAF
The Mental Awareness Foundation is excited to partner with Bellissimo Coffee to break the silence over a coffee with the TAKETIME Blend, launched in December 2021.
The proceeds from every bag of coffee sold are being donated to the Mental Awareness Foundation, to fund initiatives and make a difference within our community.
50% of all proceeds from the TAKETIME Blend will be donated to the Mental Awareness Foundation to support initiatives, by tackling front-line mental health issues, be able to make a difference in our community, and save lives.
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