Micheal Kelly (TSPCN Chair) continues to enjoy his summer break, so it is my pleasure to welcome you to the Network for the beginning of 2025!  I hope everyone had the chance to experience some down time and connect with people close to them.

March is a busy month for connection, with Neighbour Day celebrated on the last Sunday in March.  Neighbour Day is the National Day of Action as part of the year-round Neighbours Every Day campaign. This campaign encourages people across all communities to connect to increase belonging and reduce loneliness. Recognising the importance of social connections and the difference neighbourly actions can make to someone’s life.   Neighbours Every Day and Healthy Tasmania are again offering community grants of up to $1500 to host neighbourly activities.  2024 funded activities included picnics, BBQs, fun days, community gardens and many other activities designed to bring community members together and create connection and belonging.  Please visit the Relationships Australia Tasmania website for more information, to apply for a community grant, or view more of the 2024 activities.

The team are currently working on the 20^th Annual LiFE Awards to be held in Launceston on the 12 March 2025. These awards acknowledge and celebrate the great work happening in suicide prevention across Tasmania. The Awards are followed by the Suicide Prevention Forum, which is always an inspirational day of connection and learning.  To purchase a ticket for the forum and/or host a trade table during the event please head to the Tasmanian Suicide Prevention Website: Suicide Prevention Forum | Tasmanian Suicide Prevention Community Network. More information on this below. 

If you have content for the newsletter, ideas about speakers for meetings or know of a community who might be interested in developing a Community Action Plan, we’d love to hear from you.

Looking forward to connecting with TSPCN members throughout the year and seeing you at the next TSPCN meeting on 12 February from 1pm – 3pm in Devonport.

Mel, 
Tasmanian Suicide Prevention Community Network Deputy Chair

Please join us for the first Tasmanian Suicide Prevention Community Network (TSPCN) meeting of 2025! The TSPCN meeting will be held in Devonport at the Meercroft Park Pavilion on Wednesday, 12 February, from 1-3 pm.  

We’re excited to have the following guests at this meeting:

• Dillon Goss from Dillon’s Run Around Tasmania
• Gayle Carroll from Standby
• Kat Rose from The Right Place Central Coast
• Jasmine Angus from the Mental Health Directorate

We hope to see you there! 

🌟 Tickets now on sale for the Tasmanian Suicide Prevention Forum! 🌟

Join us in Launceston on Thursday, 13 March 2025, for the Tasmanian Suicide Prevention Forum. 

As a valued TSPCN member, we're excited to offer you a 10% discount on general admission and concession tickets. Use the code TSPCNMEMBER at checkout. 

Don't miss this opportunity - register and secure your spot today! 

Let's come together to be part of this vital conversation - because every role matters, every action counts, and every life is precious.

🌟 Nominations are now closed! 

The nominations for the 2025 LiFE Awards have officially closed, and we are thrilled to announce that we received 28 exceptional nominations from across Tasmania. These submissions highlight the remarkable efforts and dedication to Suicide Prevention in our state.

We want to express our heartfelt thanks to everyone who took the time to submit a nomination this year. 

An independent judging panel has carefully reviewed all nominations and selected the deserving winners across the five award categories.

For those nominated, an exclusive invitation to the awards ceremony awaits! Join us in Launceston on Wednesday, 12th March 2025, for a memorable evening dedicated to celebrating the work being done in this vital area. Make sure you check your inbox for more details. 

If you didn’t get a chance to participate this year, don’t worry—there’s always next time! Start thinking about who you’d like to nominate for the 2026 LiFE Awards. Your nominations play a vital role in recognizing and honoring those making a difference.

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We acknowledge the individual and collective contributions of those with a lived and living experience of mental ill-health and suicide, and those who love, have loved and care for them.

The Tasmanian Suicide Prevention Community Network acknowledges that we live and work on Aboriginal land, land of the palawa/pakana people of lutruwita (Tasmania). We pay respect to Elders past and present. We honour all those who continue caring for country, sharing stories, and upholding rights. 

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