Nothing brings out the social chatter like a barbecue and it's often a place where people will reach out for help or advice.
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It's that aspect of Australian life that Lifeline Central West are now utilising to reach into rural communities, rather than waiting for people to reach out for support.
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Crisis Support person Greg Jeffree said it's common for people to withdraw when they're not at their best, particularly in rural areas.
"People living in the bush are twice as likely to commit suicide than those living in urban areas," he said.
"Central West Lifeline are now going out to those areas to let people know that we're here to help."
With an area that spans from Lithgow to Lightning Ridge, the service has a large paddock to look after, but the team of financial and gambling counsellors will be on hand on a regular basis now that the new mobile barbecue has had its debut.
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"Blayney is its first outing," Mr Jeffree said, "Everyone really likes to come over and have a chat when they smell the snags and onions."
Lifeline: 13 11 14.
Mark Logan
Started working in newspapers in the 1990's in the darkroom of the Pastoral Times in Deniliquin before moving to Millthorpe in 2003. Soon after arriving I started as a photographer at the CWD. Now a journalist at the Blayney Chronicle.
Started working in newspapers in the 1990's in the darkroom of the Pastoral Times in Deniliquin before moving to Millthorpe in 2003. Soon after arriving I started as a photographer at the CWD. Now a journalist at the Blayney Chronicle.
