What's On - Lifeline Melbourne

What's On at Lifeline Melbourne?

Each year Lifeline Melbourne supports events to raise awareness and fundraise for our crisis support and suicide prevention services to the community. Scroll down and stay up to date with our latest events and how you can get involved.

11th Annual Melbourne Firefighter's Stair Climb 2024

When: Saturday 7th September 2024

Where: Crown Metropol Southbank Melbourne

For the 11^th year firefighters and other emergency services personnel from around Australia, and around the globe, took on the challenge of climbing 28 floors of Crown Metropol raising vital funds for Lifeline, as well as Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation and 000Foundation.

With a goal of $750,000, climbers battled 28 floors in 25kg of turnout gear and breathing apparatus as a symbol of the burden of significant health and well-being issues faced by our first responders and their families on a daily basis.

A small team from Lifeline Melbourne will join the firefighters in this climb. Last year, this event helped raise over $200,000 for Lifeline Melbourne. You can help us achieve this year's goal, and “Step up to fight cancer, depression, and suicide” by sponsoring one of them (team to be announced):

Click here to support Team Lifeline Melbourne

Or search for your local fire station, or other climber here:

Click here to support your local firies or other climber

100% of every dollar donated will go to cancer research and crisis support, thanks to the event sponsors.

Thank you for your support.

The 2024 Push-Up Challenge is held between June 5-28 to raise awareness of mental health, to promote physical health, have some fun and raise critical funds for Lifeline Melbourne.

As part of the event, participants are challenged to complete 3,249 push-ups over 24 days, putting the spotlight on the tragic number of suicides in Australia in 2022.

Last year, almost $39,000 was raised for Lifeline Melbourne and will support us to take more calls from help seekers. We'd love your support to get involved or to donate, visit Lifeline Melbourne Push Up Challenge to Register.

Out of the Shadows 2024

When: Sunday, 8th of September 2024. 9 - 11am.

Where: Flagstaff Gardens, Melbourne.

On Sunday the 8th of September 2024, a commemorative Out of the Shadows event will be held to remember those lost to suicide and help Australians in crisis. Members of the community will join Lifeline Melbourne, Support After Suicide & The Compassionate Friends Victoria for a short 1km walk around Flagstaff Gardens, followed by a ribbon tying ceremony and the reading of a memorial roll.

If you would like to join the walk, mark the date in your diary and register your details with us here. We will send out additional information shortly before the event.

In addition, if you would like to fundraise for Lifeline Melbourne and share your participation in the out of the shadows event, you can register with the Lifeline Out of the Shadows event page here.

Upcoming Training

Crisis Supporter Workplace Training (CSWT)

We are updating our courses for later this year, early next year and will be advertising them as soon as possible. If you have additional questions, please contact our Training Team:

Email: lifelinetraining@vt.uniting.org

Workplace and Community Training

We deliver a variety of workshops which include:

ASIST (Suicide intervention)
Dates for public workshops, now open for registration (see below)

safeTalk (Suicide Awareness)

DV-alert (Domestic and Family Violence awareness)

Accidental Counsellor

Responding Effectively in Difficult Interactions (REDI)

Public ASIST workshops:
Melbourne CBD.

2024:
July 17-18: Register
August 28-29: Register
September 25-26: Register
October 16-17: Register
November 20-21: Register

Public DV-alert workshops:
Melbourne CBD. For information on the next workshop, please get in touch with us at lifelinetraining@vt.uniting.org

Corporate and Community workshops:
We can deliver any of our workshops in-house for your workplace, community group, organisation or club. Some workshops can be delivered online. Please contact the Lifeline Melbourne Training Team at lifelinetraining@vt.uniting.org

To learn about any of our workshops, go to our Training page or contact us at lifelinetraining@vt.uniting.org

Past Events

Here you will find the events Lifeline Melbourne has been involved in. If you would like more information on any of these, please get in touch.

Out of the Shadows 2023

On World Suicide Prevention Day (10 September) a commemorative event was held to remember those lost to suicide and remember those lost to Suicide, and help Australians in crisis. Members of the community joined Lifeline Melbourne, Support After Suicide & The Compassionate Friends Victoria for a short 1km walk around Flagstaff Gardens, followed by a ribbon tying ceremony and the reading of a memorial roll.

If you would like to donate to Lifeline Melbourne to help us answer more calls click here

Paddle Across the Bay 2024

Held on Sunday 25 February 2024 at Green Point, Brighton Beach, Paddle Across The Bay is Australia's largest stand-up paddle event, for the first time travelling from Brighton Beach in a 10k loop, past Elwood and back in beautiful Port Phillip Bay.

Over 300 wonderful paddlers completed the event, coming together with the community to raise over $70,000 for Lifeline, mental health and suicide awareness.

A team of volunteers was delighted to be there in person, to welcome and congratulate all participants.

Paddle Across The Bay is open to everyone, encouraging all fitness and experience levels. You do not have to be a professional paddler or even have tried it before! Paddle Across The Bay is NOT a race. Everyone is encouraged to come out and enjoy the water in a safe and inclusive environment.

We're excited to be back in 2025, meanwhile why not visit paddleacrossthebay.com.au to learn more about the event and to view some wonderful images.

Run the Tan 2024

Held Sunday 21 April 2024

Was held at the Pillars of Wisdom - The Tan (Botanical Gardens Running Track)

Run The Tan is a showcase running event raising funds and awareness for Mental Health.

There were 5 key race events - a public fun run open to everyone and 4 feature events with top elite athletes, celebrities challenge, emergency service workers and battle of the schools. Everyone was trying to beat the record for the fastest lap around The Tan (3.827km) of 10:08mins and get an official time.

This is one of the many ways our community supports Lifeline Melbourne. You can always support Lifeline Melbourne by donating to us via our donate page

Or get involved in 2025 when registrations open.

W: Run the Tan - Find out more:
https://www.runthetan.net/