Suicide prevention workshops coming to Woorabinda and Rockhampton Nov/Dec 2022

Information on upcoming courses from LivingWorks, I-ASIST & safeYARN (Link)


Indigenous Suicide Intervention Skills Training


Based on the world’s leading suicide intervention training ASIST, I-ASIST was co-designed with Indigenous leadership and consultation to develop suicide intervention training specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Participants in this 2 day face-to-face workshop learn an evidence-based suicide intervention model to intervene and help prevent the immediate risk of suicide. SafeYARN is a 4 hour training based on the SafeTALK model, to provide skills in Suicide Alertness to Indigenous Communities.


I-ASIST is for Indigenous workforces, people who work with Indigenous communities, as well as schools, community groups, and sports clubs. Virtually anyone age 16 or older, regardless of prior experience or training, can become an I-ASIST trained helper. Launched in 2021 by the Federal Minister for Indigenous Australians, The Hon Ken Wyatt, I-ASIST has been led and robustly evaluated by the University of Queensland under the leadership of proud Euralie and Kooma woman, Professor Maree Toombs.

During the two-day interactive workshop, participants learn a 6-task suicide first-aid model through powerful audio visual learning aids, group yarns, skills practice and development through trainer-facilitated workgroups.

Participants in I-ASIST:

  • Learn the skills to provide a suicide first-aid intervention
  • Work to develop a personalised safety plan for someone with thoughts of suicide to keep “safe-for-now”
  • Connect the person with thoughts of suicide to further help
  • Acquire skills in a evidence-based intervention model, with the assistance of two LivingWorks registered I-ASIST trainers

Rockhampton – SafeYARN 02 December 2022 10am – 3pm (PDF – with further information)

Woorabinda – I-ASSIST 29 & 30 November 2022 9am – 5pm (PDF – with further information)

Woorabinda – SafeYARN 01 December 2022 10am – 3pm (PDF – with further information)

Tidda Girls Cocktails and Trivia Nite – 2022

This year I hosted our 2nd Tidda Girls Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser for the National Breast Cancer Foundation. It was a great pink themed night of Cocktails and Trivia.

I would like to start with a big thank you to Yoombooda gNujeena CJG, Nghally Ghungalu, PATCOL, and Helem Yumba CQ Healing Centre for their kind donations. It was very much appreciated. Also a big thank you to my beautiful nieces Cyesha Tull Jelisah Tull, Kaliah Bob, Sadie for their help with either preparations before the event or on the night walking around selling raffle tickets. I love you all. Thank you to Verqelle Ursula Fisher at Ghungalu Creations for the kind donation of 2 sets of earrings and the pink weaved basket. Thank you to Melissa Mills Studio for kindly donating her time and taking beautiful pics on the night. Thank you to Robin and his staff at CocoBrew for the Whisky Lounge Room & of course the delicious food and cocktails. A big thank you to Laurel Mason for being MC again. I would like to give a massive THANK YOU to Juwarki Kapu-Lug Ltd Sharona Kemp for their support and donation for this very worthy cause. And lucky last a massive THANK YOU to all the beautiful ladies family, friends and to new friends who attend and looked pretty in Pink with your support and kind donations from purchasing raffle tickets.

I am happy to say we made a TOTAL OF $3242.28. We did it! THANK YOU

Please Tiddas, I encourage you all to self check your Susus(breasts)and to go and have a breast screen.

See you all next year. Much Love

Kylie Bob

Image courtesy of Melissa Mills Studio