Beats for the Blues

31/05/2025

I love this special story. Music does really help us through the dark times. 💙

27/05/2025

Sharing the love! Did you catch the great talk by Brendan and Nic at this year's event? 💙

22/05/2025

Love this take on how powerful music is, and how it connects us 🎶

20/05/2025

I’d love your feedback! 📝
If you came along to Beats for the Blues on Sunday, I’d be so grateful if you could take 2–3 minutes to complete the short attendee feedback form:
👉 https://bit.ly/BeatsfortheBlues2025
Your input helps:
✔️ Improve future events
✔️ Understand what worked well
✔️ Strengthen upcoming grant applications so I can grow Beats for the Blues into something even bigger and better for our community.
💙 Thanks for being part of this important day of music, wellness and connection.

Your feedback helps keep this event free, accessible, and community-driven. By providing your anonymous answers, you’re also supporting future funding opportunities to bring more events like this to life. Thank you for being part of something meaningful!

19/05/2025

Thank you for braving the wind, cold and afternoon rain, to be part of the 3rd Beats for the Blues.
What a turn out and what a great way to connect.
Thank you for sharing a day of Music, Creativity, Community and Mental Health & Wellbeing education

What was your biggest takeaway from the day?

Many thanks to

💚 Funding and Support
One Door Mental Health
Wave FM 96.5
Servo Food Truck Bar

🧠Stallholders
Talk2MeBro
Stride Mental Health
Choice Community Health
Medicare Mental Health Hubs
Coordinaire Mental Health

🎵 Music
El Capitano BC
Ross Knight
CMYK
Michigan Water

🎨 Activities
Josh + Georgie's Art session
Hands Heart & Feet
Christopher Daw - Walking Alone Screening
Balinese Spice Magic Restaurant and Catering

Huge thanks to everyone else in involved with setting up, Photography, videography Panel discussions and lived experience talks. Your honesty really makes a difference.

Much love

Yas 💖

More pics to come!

17/05/2025

Happening tomorrow!
Let's get together, and make the 3rd Beats for the Blues 2025 bigger and better! Your impact makes a difference 💙

Have you got your ticket yet?
Free all ages tickets here https://events.humanitix.com/beats-for-the-blues-2025

16/05/2025

YUM! 🍛🔥🌶️

The amazing Balinese Spice Magic Restaurant and Catering food truck is rolling into Beats for the Blues 2025 this Sunday! Jules and her lovely crew will be serving up delicious Balinese dishes, all day full of flavour and love.

Free tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/beats-for-the-blues-2025

16/05/2025

So excited to have the lovely Emily from Hands Heart & Feet facilitate an inclusive, joyful drum workshop on Sunday!
Make sure you reserve your free tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/beats-for-the-blues-2025

15/05/2025

🎤 The Beats for the Blues Q&A Panel – Your Voice Matters 💬
One of the most powerful parts of Beats for the Blues 2025 is the Question Box — where you can anonymously submit questions around mental health, wellbeing, and community. These are then answered live by our incredible panel of mental health professionals.
This year, the Question Box returns, giving attendees a safe space to ask the questions that matter most to them — big or small.
To give you an idea of the kinds of topics covered, here are just a couple of the thoughtful questions asked at last year’s event:
🧠 “What can someone do if they’re becoming scared of their own thoughts and feel unsupported?”
🌱 “How can we destigmatise mental health in schools and communities?”
Have a question you'd like addressed at this year’s panel?
📥 Drop it anonymously in our comment section — or submit it at the event.

15/05/2025

Thanks to my amazing Big Sis, for writing this great post about this years Beats for the Blues 2025
She's also fabulously funny and one of my most favourite people

Oi. Big proud af sister moment loading…and yes, I’m about to gush a bit, so prepare yourself.

This weekend, my sister (and yes, adoption is rife in my family - did the hair colour give it away?) is throwing one hell of an event:

Beats for the Blues 2025

And no, she didn’t just repost a mental health quote, she built a whole freaking festival. For mental health. For community. For the people who need it most.

While the rest of us are still deciding what’s for dinner, she’s out here breaking stigmas, raising awareness, and somehow managing to run a lineup tighter than my pants after dinner.

And yeah, she’s 100% secured Favourite Child status now and I am fkn furious.

But also, faaaaark I’m so proud. So stupidly proud I could burst.

So if you’re out and about in the Illawarra, get to this. Bring your mates. Your mum. Your uncle. Your kids. Your Dad. All are welcome.

BEATS FOR THE BLUES 2025
📅 Sunday, 18th May 2025

🕰 11:30 AM – 6:30 PM

📍 The Servo Food Truck Bar, Port Kembla

🎟 Entry: FREE (Yep. Free.)

What’s On:

🎵 Live music from Ross Knight, CMYK, Michigan Water + more
🧠 Mental health support stalls from One Door, Choice Mental Health & others
🎨 Interactive activities incl. live art + African drumming workshops
🎤 Q&A panel with experts, guest speakers & raw, real chat
🍔 Food, drinks, and community vibes for days
And it’s all thanks to a grant from One Door Mental Health, which means anyone can rock up and be part of it.

If you’re feeling generous or just love what this is about, you can pay what you feel when reserving your ticket via Humanitix—100% of booking profits go to charity. Far out, talk about good humans doing good things

To my sister:

You’re a freaking powerhouse.

You’re changing lives.

You deserve a standing ovation, a nap, and possibly a permanent halo.

TOOT TOOT, YOU AMAZEBALLS HUMAN.

Now go blow the blues to bits and enjoy your fave child status

Fi xx

Beats for the Blues

13/05/2025

🌿 Wellbeing in Action 🌿
At Beats for the Blues 2025, it's not just about music — it's about meaningful connection, shared experience, and practical tools for mental health and wellbeing.
Come take part in one or all of these activities!
🎨 Art Therapy Session with Josh and Georgie – explore creativity as a path to healing.
🥁 African Drumming Workshop with Hands Heart & Feet – feel the energy, rhythm, and joy of drumming together.
🎙️ Guest Speakers – sharing lived experiences and local mental health support services.
💬 Interactive Discussion – real talk about mental health, what’s helped, and how we support each other.
🧠 Q+A Panel – a chance to hear from mental health professionals about accessing support, managing wellbeing, and practicing self-care.
🎥 Short Film Screening – Walking Alone by Christopher Daw

Whether you’re joining a workshop, having a conversation, or just listening in, you’ll be part of a safe, welcoming space where everyone is encouraged to be real and be heard.

📍 Servo Food Truck Bar, Port Kembla
📅 Sunday 18 May from 11:30am
🎟️ Tickets via Humanitix – https://events.humanitix.com/beats-for-the-blues-2025

Proudly Funded by One Door Mental Health and Wave FM 96.5

12/05/2025

🎶 Let the Music Lift You 🎶
At Beats for the Blues, music isn’t just background — it’s the heartbeat of the day.
We’re bringing together a beautiful mix of local talent to soundtrack this day of connection, community, and care. ✨
🎸 El Capitano BC
🎙️ Ross Knight
🌀 CMYK
💙 Michigan Waters
These artists aren’t just performing — they’re part of the why behind this event. Music has the power to bring us together, lift our spirits, and remind us we’re not alone.
📍 Servo Food Truck Bar, Port Kembla
📅 Sunday May 18th from 11:30am
🎟️ Tickets on Humanitix – https://events.humanitix.com/beats-for-the-blues-2025