Partners

The University of Melbourne – School of Rural Health (Shepparton)
The School of Rural Health, in The University of Melbourne, is a leader in rural health in Australia. It brings to rural and regional health, in research, teaching and knowledge transfer, the same rich contribution it has proudly provided with distinction to the wider community since its establishment in 1853.
Dr David Pierce, as an experienced mental health practitioner and researcher and Prof Teng Liaw, as an experienced rural health researcher, both of whom have backgrounds as rural general practitioners, will lead the team from the School of Rural Health associated with the evaluation of this project. They believe that this is an innovative and simple concept with the potential to have a major impact on depression and suicide in rural Australia.

Goulburn Valley Football League (GVFL)
The GVFL is one of the 6 major football leagues in Victoria and is part of the Victorian Country Football League. The GVFL has agreed to be a partner and to be the pilot of the Coach the Coach program.
www.gvfl.com.au

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)
The MHFA course was developed by Anthony A Jorm and Betty A Kitchener. It has been trialled, tested and proven to be successful in:

1. Assess Risk of Suicide or Harm;
2. Listen Non-Judgemental;
3. Give Reassurance and Information;
4. Encourage Person to get Appropriate Professional Help;
5. Encourage Self-Help Strategies.

The William Buckland Foundation
The foundation which bears his name commemorates William Buckland, a highly successful businessman and pastoralist of the middle years of the 20th Century. Initially involved in building the fledging motor parts trades, his business interests expended to include service stations, finance and investment companies and eventually a string of pastoral holding in the eastern states and Northern Territory. He realised his great fortune by selling his private companies into public ones.

beyondblue - the national depression initiative
beyondblue is a national, independent, not-for-profit organisation working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related substance use disorders in Australia.
beyondblue is a bipartisan initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments with the key goals of raising community awareness about depression and reducing stigma associated with the illness.
beyondblue works in partnership with health services, schools, workplaces, universities, media and community organisations, as well as people living with depression, to bring together their expertise.
For information on depression, available treatments and where to get help visit www.beyondblue.org.au
Or
call the beyondblue info line on 1300 224 636.

Grosvenor Foundation
Provides assistance to the socially disadvantaged through grants to charitable organisations that assist persons living in Victoria and/or regional/rural Australia.
Areas of interest include: education programs (particularly for the socially disadvantaged) homeless programs, community development, employment programs, children/youth, aged/elderly, education programs, hospitals, general community benefit, health, drugs and addiction, disability and indigenous youth projects.

auDA Foundation
The auDA Foundation is a charitable trust that was established by auDA to promote and encourage education and research activities that will enhance the utility of the Internet for the benefit of the Australian community. It is a grant scheme that provides financial support for projects that satisfy the objectives of the auDA Foundation Charter.
This project is partly funded by a grant from the McEwen Foundation which is managed by ANZ Trustees.

National Australia Bank (nab)
The National is an international financial services organisation that provides a comprehensive and integrated range of financial products and services. Our history traces back to the establishment of The National Bank of Australasia in 1858.
The Group is organised around three regional businesses: Australia, UK/Europe and New Zealand. These regions include the retail bank brands, wealth management services and the transactional and custodial operations of the former Institutional Markets & Services division. In addition, we have a global business in nabCapital, which focuses on debt, risk management and investment products for corporate and institutional customers.

ValleySport

ValleySport is a not for profit regional sporting body established to assist Goulburn Valley communities by providing opportunities for participation in sport and active recreation. ValleySport objectives include:

• providing effective leadership, advice and assistance to sport and recreation organisations;
• strengthen linkages between clubs, local councils, schools and other groups;
• promote the social, health and economic benefits of sport and recreation;
• increase the community level of participation in sport and active recreation.