Our Story

WP Connect began in 2016 as The Hope Challenge, after we lost a friend in our community to suicide. What started as a group of mates responding to one loss grew quickly. Too many others had been through something similar and felt the same need to do something about mental health close to home.

Today WP Connect runs The Hope Challenge alongside an annual golf day and other events, all aimed at getting mental health talked about openly in our community. Since 2016, we've raised more than $100,000 for the Black Dog Institute, no small thing for a community our size.

Black Dog Institute puts that money into research, education, clinical services and digital tools: the work of finding new solutions and creating real change.

So get behind Black Dog Institute with us and be part of the change we so badly need to see.

If you're struggling, Lifeline is available 24/7 on 13 11 14, and the Black Dog Institute has free resources at blackdoginstitute.org.au.