headspace Bendigo

01/03/2026

For more than 20 years, the In Our Words survey has shed light on LGBTIQA+ young people’s health and wellbeing in Australia. Last time, over 6000 LGBTIQA+ young people shared their stories, leading to real service and policy changes for the community.

In Our Words is now open and we want to hear from you!
If you’re:
- 14-21 years old
- Le***an, gay, bi+, trans, intersex, q***r, ace/aro, or anywhere on the rainbow

Take part in this anonymous survey to help shape the future of LGBTIQA+ young people’s health and wellbeing in Australia.

👉 For more info visit: https://latrobearcshs.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8kN2NovmmlzaHhc
Your voice, real change.

Ethics Refs: La Trobe - HEC25389, AIATSIS - REC-0603, WAAHEC - HREC1476

28/02/2026

The team from headspace Bendigo and Bendigo Community Health Services will be there.
We will also have a group of young people lead by Patrick, to show off their UTEs for the Youth Ute Show. 🏁🛻🛻

Patrick received the SPAN award at the Boort Show and has continued to stay connected to create awareness around su***de prevention.
Make sure to come along and support the wonderful services and community members making a difference in our community.💚💙💚

28/02/2026

Have you saved the date? We’ll be walking together for healing and hope. 🦋

📆 Sunday 15 March
📍 Dai Gum San, Bendigo
👉 Gather from 10.30am

Featuring a butterfly remembrance ceremony, guest speaker Jed Zimmer, on-site support services and a free barbecue after the walk.

We would love to see you there. 🩵

If you need help now, call Lifeline 13 11 14.

28/02/2026

The team from headspace Bendigo and Bendigo Community Health Services will be there.
We will also have a group of young people lead by Patrick, to show off their UTEs for the Youth Ute Show. 🏁🛻🛻

Patrick received the SPAN award at the Boort Show and has continued to stay connected to create awareness around su***de prevention.
Make sure to come along and support the wonderful services and community members making a difference in our community.💚💙💚

Have you saved the date? We'll be walking together for healing and hope. 🦋

📆 Sunday 15 March
📍 Dai Gum San, Bendigo
👉 Gather from 10.30am

Featuring a butterfly remembrance ceremony, guest speaker Jed Zimmer, on-site support services and a free barbecue after the walk.

We would love to see you there. 🩵

If you need help now, call Lifeline 13 11 14.

26/02/2026

This week our team had a wonderful day at Trobe University, Bendigo orientation week connecting with new students and staff. 👋💁👱👨👩🙏
It was fantastic to see so many students stop by and chat about the services we provide at headspace Bendigo. We loved catching up with some past students from Maryborough who are excited for the year ahead. 🙏🙏
It was a great way to welcome students to Bendigo, provide important information, resources and share how to reach out if you need support with your mental health and wellbeing. 👫👭👩‍🦼

The Welcome to Country by Troy Fibrace bought everyone together in a safe and inclusive space. Our Youth Ambassador Angus had a wonderful time talking to the students about the benefits of volunteering in our community.

It’s always a load of fun when we run into our friends and Damien from Harbour at events where we can share the great work we do by coming together to support the young people, their families and friends in our community. 💚🩷❤️🧡💛🩵💜
Great work from Haylee, Maree, Lara and Gus for representing headspace Bendigo.

19/02/2026

16/02/2026

Last week Lara and Dean from the Work and Study team attended the Year 7 Welcome and Connect Event at @weeroonacollegebendigo .🤝👐🙌👋
The atmosphere was great with plenty of fun activities for students and families. It was nice to be alongside other service providers including our friends at Community Health Services and .
Thanks for the invite, Fiona. 🙏
Well done on coordinating such a wonderful inclusive and engaging event for students, parent's families and carers.
We wish the Year 7’s a wonderful year ahead. 🙏💚💚

16/02/2026

We’ve got your summer reading right here with headspace Bendigo's latest newsletter, out now. 😀👋😀
Inside our third edition you can read about:

• Our school outreach program striving for success in Castlemaine. 🙌🙌
• We've got all the back-to-school tips from goal setting for young people to how parents / caregivers can support their young person through study. 📗📕📒
• How we can support you if you've been affected by the Harcourt and Ravenswood fire. 💚🙏🙏
• Meet our new Youth Ambassadors. 👩‍🦰👨‍🦱👱‍♂️👱‍♀️
• How to book in for a headspace education session. 👋👐
• Upcoming events you can see us at, our programs plus more. 💁‍♀️💁💁‍♂️

Click on the link to our website to read the full newsletter.
https://headspace.org.au/headspace-centres/bendigo/headspace-bendigo-summer-newsletter/

15/02/2026

Kicking off the year with community engagement events at Bendigo TAFE 🙌🙌🙌

Our team attended .tafe Charlston Road campus for the student welcome day and we also celebrated national apprenticeship week. 🙏

Thanks again Bendigo Tafe for providing a great opportunity for your students to connect and engage with local services in a relaxed and engaging atmosphere.
Big shout out to Hayley and team from Bendigo Tafe for keeping the students connected with local service providers. 👏👏👏

12/02/2026

Partners in parenting, a free, flexible online support for parents and carers 💚

Supporting a young person through their teen years can feel challenging, but you don’t have to do it alone. 💚

Partners in Parenting is a free, online, self-paced program designed to help parents and carers feel more confident and connected as they support their high-school–aged young person.

With short, practical modules you can use straight away, it offers tools for communication, managing emotions, setting boundaries and supporting mental health, without adding extra pressure.

Learn more and start today for free: https://headspace.org.au/online-and-phone-support/partners-in-parenting/

11/02/2026

What a great day we had at Bendigo TAFE student Welcome Day this week. It was the perfect opportunity to introduce our new youth Ambassador Linda and Family and Friends Reference Group member Vin to the community engagement work we do in our community. 🙌

Thanks for your reflection of the day Vin 😊

Today was my first event with headspace Bendigo and I had so much fun! 👏🙌
I was assisting with distributing fact sheets, headspace bookmarks, and SPAN crisis cards to students and visitors while directing them to the headspace stall. 📒📙📘📔
This experience allowed me to engage with young people, raise awareness of available support services, and contribute to promoting mental wellbeing within the community. 🙏🙏🙏
I found the role rewarding and meaningful, as it reinforced my passion for supporting others and working in the community services sector which is my kind of thing. 😀😀

Last week the Work & Study team attended the Bendigo Tafe Pathways Expo at the Bendigo Tafe Health and Community Centre of Excellence. It was a great opportunity to connect with students studying in the Community Services sector.
We were inspired to see so many passionate people wanting to make a difference within the community. Thank you to the students who engaged and to Bendigo Tafe for hosting the event. We look forward to being back again soon. 💚💚

11/02/2026

After 11 years of dedicated study, we are proud to congratulate headspace Bendigo GP Colin Sherlock on successfully passing his recent GP exams! 🎉👏

He says that he’s really enjoyed working as a GP Registrar at headspace Bendigo and we feel so privileged he chose us to be part of his journey. 💚

“It has given me a brilliant opportunity to work with young people in a setting that is welcoming, flexible and above all, allows them time to express and explore the complex mental health issues that they are experiencing,” he says.
“My time at headspace Bendigo has taught me a lot so far and I have no doubt will continue to do so throughout the rest of my time here”.

Shout out to Agnico Eagle Australia Community Partnership Program too, who generously provide funds to headspace Bendigo. This financial support allows us to host and train GP Registrars which then enables us to grow the GP Mental Health workforce in Central Victoria!

Stay tuned in the coming weeks as we introduce our newest GP registrar to the team who will be with us for the next 6 months. 👀