Community
28 November, 2024
Charity workshop set to support farmers
MORTLAKE will play host to an upcoming workshop which aims to encourage farmers to get off the farm for a few hours and consider their wellbeing.
The Take a Well-Being Break workshop will visit Mortlake next month, bringing a fun, practical session designed to bring together farmers, farming families, couples, and service providers in the community.
This workshop aims to provide well-being tools and information, foster connections, share ideas, and identify practical strategies you can implement immediately to positively impact your well-being and improve your performance.
Among the more than 100 farmers attending a previous session in Casterton was beef farmer Lucinda Jenkins, who said it was a worthwhile investment of time.
“You’ll be a better farm manager and business manager if you look after your own wellbeing,” she said.
“Go, just go, you’ll be pleasantly surprised.”
Her colleague Paula Layley-Doyle, a local sheep farmer, said praised the event.
“When we farmers prioritise our well-being, everyone benefits, not just from a well-being perspective, but also from a monetary point of view,” she said.
“If your well-being is tracking well, you run your business and your farm a lot more efficiently.
“Attending this workshop is a really smart decision whether you're looking at it from a well-being perspective or whether it's from a business perspective.
“It pays dividends and is a great way to spend four hours.”
David Jochinke, the National Farmers Federation president, stresses the importance of this type of workshop for farmers.
“You have to look after yourself, if you’re not physically fit, mentally fit and have some grounding it makes it difficult to cope with stress and even just enjoy yourself,” he said.
“When you look after yourself you become more resilient, and you can support others around you.”
The event will arrive in Mortlake on Tuesday, December 10 from 10am to 2pm at the Soldiers Memorial Hall.
The workshop will be led by facilitator Cynthia Mahoney, an agricultural scientist in leadership, people development, sustainable high performance, and well-being.
With more than 30 years of experience working with various rural industries, teams, and communities, she is an experienced facilitator and coach.
Her sessions are creative, dynamic, fun, and engaging, ensuring participants leave with actionable changes to apply back in their communities, workplaces, and lives.
“The workshop just gave us a real opportunity to learn from each other,” Ms Layley-Doyle said.
“Cynthia’s an absolute wealth of knowledge. She was amazing.
“She just had so much energy, but she was really in the real world. She wasn’t just talking the talk, she was walking the walk and giving a lot of great real-life examples from other workshops of advice that could help people. So, it was really valuable.”
Morning tea and a light lunch is provided, tickets are $20, with all proceeds going to a local charity. Places are limited.
For more details or to register for the workshop, visit our website https://cynthiamahoney.com.au/events.