Thursday, 23rd October National Men's Health Gathering 2025

Location to be confirmed. 

Details to be released soon. 

Speakers include:

Professor Derek Griffith - Chair, Global Action on Men's Health
Jorgen Gullestrup - CEO, MATES In Construction
Dr "Uncle" Mick Adams - Research Fellow, Newcastle University

• Safer Teams, Safer Communities: Rebuilding Men’s and Boys’ Mental Health Through Sport - Lewis Bird
• Gamified wellbeing for men. Lessons learnt building a global competition for healthy behaviours.  - Troy Flower
• Burpees, Bible and Brews with SOLiD MEN - Lance Rogers
• The Combat Mind: Why fighting might be the safest thing a man can do - Christopher M Hanlon

Speakers include:

Ivan Frkovic - Queensland Mental Health Commissioner

Details to be released soon.

• Mibbinbah empowering connections for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities - Jack T Bulman

1. Keynote Speaker: Jack Bulman CEO Mibbinbah Spirit Healing
2. Young Men’s Voices, Fatherhood, Youth and Reconnection
   How are young men navigating identity, culture, and pressures today?
   What helps men reconnect with family, Country, and culture when life takes them away?
3. How do we grow the next generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander male leaders?
   What does collaboration look like between community, government, research and services – and how do we keep men’s voices strong in that?
4. Family Safety (FDV) & Justice
   How do we create safer families while keeping men engaged and supported?
   What works in prevention and early intervention before the justice system?
5. Mental Health & Healing dealing with grief, trauma, suicide prevention, and building strong minds.

• The Good the bad and the lessons - looking at real life care of Men in the community   - John Milham
• A critical paradigm shift to address the invisible impact of male homophobia on men’s suicidality irrespective of their sexual orientation or identity - Eugene Moore
• Living with Purpose: Faith, Identity and Mental Health as a Gay Man Living with HIV - Adam D Ehm
• Turning Pain into Purpose: Changing the Narrative on Boys’ Mental Health and Eating Disorders - Mia Bannister

• This is a conversation starter     - Edward Ross and Daniel Allen
• Ballarat Men’s Mental Health - establishment rationale, reach, service model adherence and university-led analysis of the model and the effectiveness of the service - Andrew McPherson
• Feeling Disengaged: It’s Not You, It’s Me - Matthew G Lewin
• Therapy Done Differently: Embedding Lived Experience in Men’s Mental Health Support - Simon Rinne

• Tasmanian Men's Experience of Domestic Violence Perpetrated by Female Partners or Ex-Partners - Paul Campbell
• The ME Project: Male Empowerment Supporting male victims of Domestic and Family violence in rural Australia - Amelia G Vandermeer
• Beyond the stereotype addressing the complex realities of male homelessness mental health and domestic violence - Jason Loakes and Lisa Loakes

1. On-Country & Cultural Wellbeing - men’s cultural practices, ceremony, language, connection to land and waters as healing.
2. Digital World & Social Media – impact on young men’s identity, relationships, and wellbeing.
3. Thriving for Change: 25 Years On — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Men Call for Bold Action from Government and Male Health Industry Stakeholders through Leadership and Collaboration.

• “Waves of Change: Building Resilience Through Oceanfront Mens Mental Health Hubs” - Paul Litwin
• Torque It Out – A Disruptive Scalable Model for Reaching Men Where Traditional Services Can’t   - Jade Burgmann
• Men in the Hood: a community-based men's wellbeing initiative - Justin Lewis

• Coaching and peer support to support mental health and reduce recidivism for men in the justice system. - Jonathan Bedloe

This session also includes a talk from; 

Pete Nichols - Parents Beyond Break-Up 

- Preventing Suicide in Separated Dads

• Strength & Responsibility: A Male-Led Therapeutic Program Addressing, Addiction, Emotional Wellbeing and Family Domestic Violence - John Rich
• Inspiring change building a local movement for a better way to be a man In a time of growing urgency around men’s mental health and the rising tide of domestic, family and sexual violence, Healthier Illawarra Men is building something rare: a local movement that’s genuinely shifting the conversation — and culture — around what it means to be a man.  - Julian O'Brien

Details to be released soon.

Time: 6.30pm - 11.00pm
Location: Stockmen's Bar and Grill (Showgrounds)
Details: Dinner and Drinks included