BATYR Visit

BATYR Visit Years 9 and 10

On Monday 29 July, BATYR in partnership with NSW Rugby visited McCarthy Catholic College to conduct workshops and a rugby skills clinic with Year 9 and 10. 

The BATYR workshop aimed to remove the stigma around mental health and engage, educate and empower young people to reach out for support. 

'We know there are greater challenges for Australians living in regional and remote areas due to stigma, access to services, isolation and pressures from the drought. We know regional communities need our support, so we are packing up a bus and bringing the "Get Talking" tour to communities to Northern NSW' a BATYR spokesperson said. One in five Australians will experience a mental health condition in any given year, according to statistics from BATYR. 

Garry Walsh from NSW Rugby and his team also knew that to have a healthy mind you need a healthy body and they promoted this through participation in Rugby skills and non-contact games. The students thoroughly enjoyed this experience and took on board many important messages from the day. A big thank you to all the class teachers, BATYR and NSW Rugby for conducting and supporting these sessions.

Mr Brad Mitchell - Sport Coordinator