For the teenage boys, the tradies who love a good ice coffee and those wanting to know more about standard drink sizes, Bunnings is the place to be on August 2, from 10am to 12pm.
The Cancer Council, headspace and the South West Aboriginal Medical Service are partnering for an event focusing on mens health and wellbeing.
The three organisations have worked together in the past on educating young men on mental health, physical activity and nutrition.
There will be information and activities running about sugary drinks, mental health and standard measurements for alcoholic drinks.
headspace community engagement officer Penny McCall said she would be talking about the organisation’s new campaign headcoach and getting young men to increase their mental health literacy and become more aware of the statistics around it.
“We want young men to feel comfortable accessing our services, they are a huge target group for us,” she said.
“We’ll have a short quiz on a ball that you twist for question and answers just to see what the current awareness is around mental health in young men.
“Our target audience at headspace is 12 to 25 but obviously when we go somewhere like Bunnings the whole community is there, there are people from all walks of life.
“We’re encouraging everyone to come along even if you’re not going to Bunnings, grab some resources, do an activity, have some fun.”
Cancer Council regional education officer Shenae Norris said hosting an event at Bunnings was a great way to reach out to men in the community who aren’t always inclined to go to a health specific event.
“We will also be doing a bit of work on sugary drinks and the idea of going to service stations for quick drinks and fast food, which tradies can be susceptible too," she said.
“We just want to raise awareness of how much sugar is in sugary drinks.
“Men, women and children consider soft drinks as the only sugary drinks but it’s about breaking down barriers and teaching people that it’s also the iced coffees and iced teas and all those sorts of drinks are sugary drinks too.”