Somewhere in Australia, there is a new call to Lifeline every 30 seconds.
Currently our skilled and dedicated crisis supporters are responding to over 3,000 calls a day from someone in crisis.
We Need Your Help. Will You Be the Answer?
Ways to Be The Answer in 2024:
The Push-Up Challenge
June 5 - June 28, 2024
Take on 3,249 push-ups in June putting the spotlight on the tragic number of lives lost to suicide in Australia in 2022. Every push up counts, every push up remembers a life lost to suicide. We will not rest, it is vital we continue to ensure critical crisis support and suicide prevention services are accessible to anyone who needs them - anytime, anywhere and in the way those who need our support feel most comfortable approaching us.
City2Surf
Sunday August 11, 2024
The world's largest Fun Run is back on Sunday August 13, 2024. Bringing 80,000+ people together from all walks of life to tackle the iconic 14km course from Sydney CBD to Bondi Beach.
By registering to support Lifeline Australia, every dollar raised through your City2Surf will help save lives by funding Lifeline's suicide prevention programs. Let's run Sydney!!
How will you Be The Answer?
active
Run, cycle, swim or walk to help keep the phones running.
the host
Be it a morning tea or a BBQ, a movie night or disco - gather all of your favourite people together to have a lots of fun to support a serious cause.
the light
Join us on World Suicide Prevention Day for our Out of The Shadows Walk.
without
What will you go without to help others? Coffee or beer, social media or smoking – what will you give up to stop calls going unanswered?
selfless
When it comes to celebrating your big day (birthday, wedding, anniversary) ask your loved ones to make a donation to save others instead of buying a gift.
yourself
You don’t have to follow our suggestions if you have your own fantastic idea for a fundraiser – go for it!
a team
Gather your friends and unleash individual superpowers for a shared cause. You'll go further with more of you.
How others did it
Jim A Barker
Who
Jim Barker ,a Sydney photographer saw his work dry up overnight due to COVID-19. A tale of resilience and community he put devoted his time to creating and capturing a heartfelt project to connect with the community and save lives.
What
Doortraits is a colourful time capsule of pictures capturing the hearts of a community in lockdown, made whilst observing social distancing measures. The first COVID-19 exhibit of its kind will go live online at Twelvepoints.Photography/Doortraits to raise funds for Lifeline. Drawing parallels with ‘Humans of New York’ the project is the brainchild of photographer Jim A. Barker. Forty Doortraits have been collected across Sydney as part of the online exhibition, each offering intimate insights into the joys and struggles faced during the pandemic
Why
Doortraits is raising vital funds for Lifeline which is experiencing an unprecedented number of calls during COVID
Funds raised to date
$639,948
It’s not how you choose to fundraise; what really counts is that you have chosen to Be The Answer. Thank you.
We’re Here for You Too
At Lifeline it’s in our nature to provide help and support when people need us most.
We’re here to help you with your fundraiser too. You’ll get your very own, personalised fundraising page, phone and email support from our fundraising team and a digital fundraising pack to help you promote your fundraiser.
