ACT firefighters' 32km climb funds Lifeline Canberra mental health line
Senior firefighter Mick Bailey-Price leads a team hiking 32 kilometres while carrying gear. They aim to raise $50,000 for Lifeline Canberra.
A group of ACT firefighters will trek 32 kilometres on Mount Ainslie. They will carry 12 kilograms of breathing apparatus.
They aim to raise $50,000 for Lifeline Canberra. Senior firefighter Mick Bailey-Price has lost three loved ones to suicide.
In his construction industry days, he saw how isolation harms people. His peer support work means attending deaths.
This trauma fuels his fundraising drive. Lifeline Canberra answered 36,000 calls in the past year.
That is nearly double the 19,000 calls from the year before. Money stress is now the top reason for calls.
Bailey-Price says physical exercise is vital for mental health. So is having access to crisis support.
The challenge kicks off at 6am on October 17.
- 32 kilometres on Mount Ainslie
- Trek distance
- $50,000 for Lifeline Canberra
- Fundraising goal
- October 17 at 6am
- Event date
Why it mattersLifeline calls in Canberra have nearly doubled. This shows a deepening mental health crisis. The crisis line struggles to help alone.
AustraliaCanberra's Lifeline service is under severe pressure with calls doubling; local fundraising directly supports vulnerable Canberrans waiting for professional mental health care.
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