Agriculture Victoria’s Tess McDougall said the ‘Take a Wellbeing Break’ workshops aimed to support social connection and collaboration in farming communities.
“The workshops will provide occasions to support farmers, farming families and rural communities with mental health, wellbeing and self-care,” she said.
The Kyabram workshop will be held at Parkland Golf Club, 12 Racecourse Rd, from 10 am to 2pm, on Thursday, September 5.
Tickets are $20 with all proceeds to be donated to the Country Women's Association. Lunch is provided and it is an alcohol-free event.
The workshops will be facilitated by Cynthia Mahoney, an experienced facilitator and coach with a background in agricultural science.
She says the workshops are designed to be fun and practical.
“They will bring farmers together to provide them with wellbeing tools and information, connect them and share ideas, and identify practical strategies they can immediately implement to positively impact their wellbeing,” Ms Mahoney said.
“People often associate wellbeing with the serious topic of mental health and expect another workshop full of the same stuff.
“It is a weighty subject, and I have created something that is meant to be fun while also providing an opportunity for participants to talk about wellbeing in a serious way while they are doing it.”
For more information and to register for the Kyabram workshop, go to: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1256860?
