About 120 people from the Barossa Valley and right across SA converged on Pindarie Wines on Saturday night, getting together to hear presentations from an impressive line-up of mental health advocates.
Named "A Night With the Tractor", the event signified the (near) conclusion of the Highway to Health Tractor trek, which involved Alice Springs local Shane Muldoon driving from Alice Springs to Walker Flat - on a 1951 TEA20 Massey Ferguson tractor.
The 1700km trip finished up in Walker Flat on Sunday, the end of a trip which started on June 9.
All money raised along the way is going towards rural men's health awareness, support and improved mental health services, in particular men's mental health and prostate cancer.
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Also presenting on the night where Mary O'Brien, a spray drift specialist turned mental health advocate, following her inadvertent rise to the limelight following the published of an opinion piece 'Are You Bogged Mate' - the namesake of her rural men's health initiative.
2020 Australian of the Year James Muecke also presented, gave attendees an insight into Australia sugar intake crisis, while Mental Health Partners founder David Moran spoke about the work of his charity, which delivers mental health first aid courses to those living in rural areas.
Barossa Psychology psychologist Jodi Marshall, Angaston, who is part of Barossa-based group "The Kindness Collective", and Cottages 4 Country Care founder Dianne Farrell joined the speakers for a panel session, run by Herd of Hope founder Megan McLoughlin, who was MC on the night.
Further coverage of the event will be in next week's Stock Journal.
Stock Journal's CLAIRE HARRIS went along to the event.
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Claire Harris
Journalist at Stock Journal. Hailing from South East Queensland, Claire moved to SA at the start of 2019. She is passionate about agriculture, cooking, sport, and line dancing, and loves a good long road trip.
Journalist at Stock Journal. Hailing from South East Queensland, Claire moved to SA at the start of 2019. She is passionate about agriculture, cooking, sport, and line dancing, and loves a good long road trip.
