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MATES hosts events year-round – from the Big Lap and Kokoda Challenge to Annual Lunches and breakfast BBQ toolbox talks – to raise awareness and bring workers together in support of suicide prevention in construction.

Fly the Flag

10 September 2025

MATES Fly the Flag Day is when we celebrate our Connectors, ASIST workers and volunteers in our industry.

MATES Big Lap

1 April 2026

This April, we're bringing mates together to raise awareness for mental health and suicide prevention across the construction, mining, energy and manufacturing industries, while honouring the 9 Australians lost to suicide every day.

Kokoda Challenge

8 May 2026

The Kokoda Track stretches 96 kilometres through what is arguably some of the most rugged and wild jungle in the world. This track holds an extremely important place in Australia’s history.

NSW

MATES NSW Annual Lunch

Randwick

22 May 2026

We’re bringing the industry together for the MATES NSW Lunch – a day to catch up with your mates, share stories, and back each other in the fight for better suicide prevention and mental health in the construction industry.