If you’re feeling bogged

Or you’re trying to pull out a mate who’s stuck in the mud, we can get you connected with the right help.

This is what we are on about - The Article

Who We Are

Are you bogged mate? is all about helping country blokes talk about mental health and suicide while spreading awareness about depression in the bush.

Depression in the bush is a lot like getting bogged in the mud. It might have been just a sticky patch of the road or paddock where the vehicle stopped moving, maybe you needed low range or to winch yourself out. But what happens when you get properly bogged? When it’s down to the running boards, sitting on the chassis, you are not getting out of this one easily – that’s the kind of bogged we mean.

Country blokes are facing challenges like never before but it doesn’t mean you need to get stuck in the mud. There are plenty places to go to get a tow and it takes guts to admit you’re bogged. We’re making sure you’re connected with the right hands to pull you out.

Get involved — help us un-bog some folks
Need a break? — Bogged Brakes

 

A bit bogged?

We know how hard you fellas work and often don't take any downtime to empty your bucket.

Run by Are You Bogged Mate?, Bogged Brakes is a short getaway specifically designed for rural blokes to take a load off and unwind.

Bogged Brakes

Meet some of our Ambassadors

Duncan Armstrong

Olympic Gold Medalist

Craig Zonca

ABC Radio Brisbane Presenter

Bogged Blog

We're gathering some great yarns to share, watch this space

28Jul 2023

AYBM Named 2023 Qantas Regional Grants Recipient

AYBM Named 2023 Qantas Regional Grants Recipient

The Story Continues

31Oct 2022

100 Years of CWA

Country Women's Association going strong for 100 years.

The Story Continues

12Jan 2022

Associative vs Causative – My two cents worth

My opinion on an article published by ABC in December 2021 on a study into farmer suicide.

The Story Continues

24Apr 2021

As We Gather In The Dark

A poem I wrote for ANZAC Day

The Story Continues

31Mar 2021

Where does all the money go?

Government Funding for Mental Health Service Helping Rural and Remote Australians Ends Today

The Story Continues

22Aug 2020

Waiting For The Boss

The impact of losing someone is felt deeply and by many, even the dog.

The Story Continues

Gallery Bogged Gallery

Need a good laugh? Check out the muddy situations these blokes managed to get themselves in!

Photograph by Adam Dellwo NSW
Photograph by Martin Colbert VIC
Photograph by Airlie Kelly NSW
Photograph by Duncan Hill NSW
Photograph by Tristan Baldock SA
Photograph by Andrew Sargent SA
Photograph by Ryan Milgate VIC
Photograph by Andrew Hearne VIC
Photograph by Ryan Milgate VIC
Photograph by Brett Shearwood NSW

Partners Meet our Partners

Alliance Partners

Rabobank
Nufarm Australian Through and Through
RDO Equipment Australia

Supporting Partners

Ski for Life
CoBright Ag Marketing

Fuel Sponsors

Frasers Livestock Transport
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