{"id":158416,"date":"2025-03-30T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=158416"},"modified":"2025-03-26T22:39:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T11:39:33","slug":"riding-the-mental-health-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/riding-the-mental-health-wave\/","title":{"rendered":"Riding the mental health wave"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUSTRALIAN not-for-profit OneWave is bringing more colour to mental health on the Surf Coast during the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach.<\/p>\n

OneWave, World Surf League and Hydralyte are teaming up to run six free mental health workshops during the 2025 event.<\/p>\n

This includes four Free the Funk workshops with local school students, and two Salty Sessions, where students are given the chance to ride waves and talk openly about mental health.<\/p>\n

OneWave founder Grant Trebilco said they couldn’t wait to get down to the Surf Coast.<\/p>\n

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Grant Trebilco (left) and Liv Phyland at one of the 2024 workshops.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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“Sometimes riding waves and chatting to your mates can honestly change your life.<\/p>\n

“We are super grateful to the World Surf League and Hydralyte for helping us bring more colour to mental health at local schools in the Surf Coast community.”<\/p>\n

The Free the Funk program empowers young people with the message its okay to not be okay.<\/p>\n

Over the last two years, the program has reached more than 2,700 local school students, promoting emotional awareness and encouraging help seeking.<\/p>\n

Sessions will be held from April 22 to 24.<\/p>\n

For more information, head to onewaveisallittakes.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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