IPPA – Presentation from Pauline Carrigan

WTAW founder Pauline Carrigan was invited to speak at the International Positive Psychology Association’s conference in Melbourne last night. She was joined by Samantha Fragar from Muswellbrook High School and Shelby Lewis from Aberdeen Public School who WTAW is...

Teen Mental Health First Aid

So here we are, chipping away again! This time conducting Teen Mental Health First Aid training for every Year 8 student at Scone High School and Scone Grammar School. Just over 105 kids learning how to identify the signs and symptoms of mental illness, how to help...

WTAW in Emerald

The town of Emerald has an unfortunate reputation as the ‘suicide capital’ of Queensland and understandably they are desperate to lose that title. Last night WTAW founder Pauline Carrigan addressed a group of health professionals, teachers, community influencers and...

Leadership Summit

“If you require change, engage those who have the power to do so.” Not quite sure who said this, but that’s exactly what we’re aiming for at WTAW! We’re not about surviving ‘ill health’ – we’re about prevention of ill health; we’re about thriving and flourishing and...

Albies vs Robb

We hope everyone at St Albert’s College at the University of New England is getting a good nights sleep tonight. Big day tomorrow!! For those who don’t know, Albies have nominated WTAW as their charity of choice for 2019. Tomorrow is their major fundraising day with a...

Horse Week Parade

We were looking for some inspiration to describe today’s Scone Horse Festival and found this quote from Judy Harris that we feel captures the essence of the day perfectly! Getting involved in community events is so important to wellbeing, so well done to Scone for...