How To Be Well Goes Rural
How To Be Well Goes Rural was an outreach initiative designed to bring connection, conversation, and mental health support to rural communities. Over the course of the trip, the HTBW team travelled across regional towns to host wellbeing workshops, share lived experiences, and foster open dialogue around mental health and community care.
HTBW GOES RURAL 2026
SEPTEMBER 1st-24th 2026
​The aim:
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Increase mental health literacy across regional communities.
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Reduce stigma around mental health conversations.
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Promote early intervention and help-seeking behaviours.
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Equip individuals with practical wellbeing tools and coping strategies.
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Reach populations that may otherwise have limited access to wellbeing education.
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Inspire hope through lived experience, evidence-based education, and community engagement.
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Communities Visited:
Jurien Bay, Carnamah, Denham, Hedland, Bidyadanga, Broome, Pannawonica, Paraburdoo, Newman, Karratha
16 workshops facilitated - >5,000km travelled - 100+ lives impacted
“The school’s EA was impressed with how you adapted sessions to suit age groups. Have heard
students talking about the session.”
“Very interactive. Sessions catered for the age of students - the Year 7/8 one was different to the
Year 9/10 one. Tailored to suit age"
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“I really enjoyed being able to put things into practice and have the interactions with the other attendees”
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​“Thank you coming to this rural town it's needed here”
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“My favourite thing about the workshop was knowing it's ok to be ME”
"Well-presented from someone that knows. Giving confidence to others that need it"
"Our girls responded so well to the workshop and being able to discuss things about themselves"
"I am doing a lot of self-care to prevent myself from burnout and having you come and talk to the organisation yesterday really helped"
"Clear and simple to understand"
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