Mental Health Calendar
Each year we launch a Gippsland Jersey farmer calendar
(before anyone jumps to any fancy conclusions... no, it’s not a nude one 😜)
12 very brave Gippsland dairy farmers step outside their comfort zone and allow us to share their personal health story. This calendar serves as a starting point towards breaking down the stigma attached to mental health in our rural communities.
Our wish is that the calendar prompts honest and real conversations about a health issue that often we feel ashamed or embarrassed about.
Calendars get distributed to all dairy farms in Gippsland with thanks to the help of the major milk companies and is used as a tool for any farmer suffering mental health struggles. The calendar includes help numbers to health services available and lived testimonies. Through speaking to many Gippsland farmers over the years, we have found that most dairy farmers don’t know where to get help despite lots of government money being put into rural mental health services. Nothing beats boots on the ground type stuff!
If this calendar can save one life we’ve achieved something 👊🏻
Mental Health and Wellbeing Local provides free, accessible support for adults aged 26 and over in East Gippsland, including outreach options. Our services offer personalised, local support with a compassionate team of clinicians and peer navigators with lived experience, meeting you wherever you are on your mental health journey.
No referral, Medicare card, or payment is required—simply reach out when you are ready.
Latrobe Health Services continues to put members first — offering value, choice, and trusted support across every stage of life.
As one of Australia’s largest not-for-profit private health insurers, they proudly serve more than 81,000 members, reinvesting back into community wellbeing.