June 1, 2014
It’s not great having a mental illness, but it’s awesome to know there’s help available and that you can get better.
This was the positive message shared at “Awesome In The Forecourt” in Kingaroy on Sunday.
Billed as a “community event promoting health and well-being”, the afternoon in the Glendon Street Forecourt featured live music, free snags and plenty of information about local health services.
Guest speaker was ABC Grandstand broadcaster Craig Hamilton who told how he was literally on his way to the cover the Sydney Olympic Games when he had a psychotic episode at a railway station and ended up handcuffed in the back of a paddy wagon.
Craig described how being diagnosed with bipolar disorder was the start of his recovery.
Local singer Lloyd Back warmed up the crowd before the main act, John Schumann and Hugh McDonald with The Vagabond Crew, came on stage.
This is the third time the group has visited Kingaroy to help promote mental health.
John and Hugh sang some of their old Redgum hits before performing – for only the second time publicly – their new single “Awesome Day”, based on a children’s book character, Danny Allen, who’s growing up on a farm.
“Awesome In The Forecourt” was brought to Kingaroy by Rural and Remote Mental Health.
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