Carpentaria Golf Club is no stranger to teeing off for a good cause, and it will be the boys’ turn this weekend in Weipa when teams go head to head in a men’s mental health fundraiser on 14 June. Photo: Cape York Weekly.
Carpentaria Golf Club is no stranger to hosting rounds for a good cause, and it will be men’s mental health on the tee block when teams battle for bragging rights on Saturday.
The club will host two key events over two days to raise awareness about the mental health of men in Weipa and western Cape York, and organiser Melanie Turner said the third year of the social golf fundraiser was shaping up as the biggest to date.
“This is our third year running, and donations are coming in from the public, and I think we’ve got all but four teams to fill,” she said.
Mary O’Brien from Are You Bogged Mate? will host a free forum at the club from 6pm on 13 June aimed at starting conversations about men’s mental health before teams tee off the following morning.
On Saturday, a buggy auction will be held at 8am before golfers scatter in a shotgun start from 9am.
Ms Turner said the competition was being capped at 20 teams, adding golf had proven an effective way to get local men putting mental health on the table.
“I think it brings people together on an equal platform, because it’s Ambrose rules, so, it’s raising money, but through a fun way,” she said.
“The aim of Are you Bogged Mate? is to start conversations about health and mental health; it’s also Men’s Health Week next week (9-15 June) all across the country, so the timing is perfect.”
To be one of the last teams of four to register to play a fundraising round, call the club on 4069 7332 or email [email protected].
