The wellbeing festival is designed to support community wellness by providing information about local services, increase awareness and break down the stigma towards mental health.

The festival provides an avenue to local community for connect and engage with a range of services that can assist in recognising mental illness and support individuals, friends and family living with mental illness such as anxiety and depression.

There is something for everyone with activities, prizes and giveaways.

As part of the activities  Rockmans will host a Fashion Parade, there will also be a live painting demonstration by Michelle Stevens, a reading from Summer Land from her book Do As I Say Not As I Do and a chance to make your own dream catchers – just to name a few things.

Free sausage sizzle, other activities, information about local community mental health services and how to recognise signs of depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions.

Everyone is welcome and  entry is free.

This year’s theme for Mental Health Month is “Learn and Grow”.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), mental health is the state of well-being in which every individual with their own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to their community.

During Mental Health Month, people and communities are being encouraged to learn more about mental health and use that knowledge to grow personally and take control of their mental wellbeing.

Nearly half of all Australians (45 per cent) will experience some form of mental illness during their lifetime, and those that don’t will most likely know someone that does.

But there’s still a lot of stigma and confusion around the topic and that’s where learning and growing comes in.