Lift the Lid on Mental Illness is Australian Rotary Health’s National annual fundraising day for mental health research.
The campaign, founded by ARH Vice Chairman Greg Ross, started in 2016 in partnership with Rotary Clubs of Victoria. The event was such a success that it has now been extended to all Rotary Clubs across Australia.
Each year approximately 1-in-5 Australians will experience a mental illness and in order to help future generations of young Australians, we need to look ahead through research and find out how we can prevent this type of illness occurring. Given the additional stresses caused by bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020, there is a growing concern that even more Australians may be at risk of mental illness during 2021.
Raffle-master Rob Hines presided over the club's raffle which raised a total of $950. The winners were as follows: the $100 prizes today went to Herb Greenwood (Bunnings voucher) and Alan Seale (gift voucher), with Doug Robertson who normally wins any raffle only scored $50 (gift voucher).