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Bookings for the free buses must be made of March For Mental Health Facebook page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

UPDATE March 34: Because only a few people requested to use the bus, the organisers have decided to car pool instead.<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n

March 23, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

A “March For Mental Health” will link the north and south of the region on Saturday (March 28), but don’t worry if you don’t like walking, this march also uses buses.<\/p>\n

The event, organised by Kaye Hibbs (Pathway 2 Hope Ltd) and Sandy Towell (Boots’n Bulldust Ltd), is scheduled to begin at northern and southern points in the region at 9:00am.<\/p>\n

In the south, marchers will assemble in Errol Munt Park near the Blackbutt Visitor Information Centre while the northern team will gather at the Murgon RSL Club car park.<\/p>\n

The Blackbutt marchers will then listen to speeches before marching around the park. They will board a bus at 9:45am to head to Nanango. <\/p>\n

They will assemble again at Reg McCallum Park in Henry Street at 10:15am before marching around the block. Then it’s on the bus again to Kingaroy where they are due to arrive at 11:40am.<\/p>\n

The Murgon marchers will trek to the Murgon IGA and back before boarding a bus to Wondai. At Wondai, they will march around the park near the Timber Museum about 10:15am, before they head off to Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

The two groups will then join up in Kingaroy to deliver a petition seeking support for better mental health services to local politicians (if available).<\/strong><\/p>\n

There will be a free concert in the Kingaroy Town Hall forecourt from noon with performances by Amber Goldsmith, Tori Somers, Cruise’n’Groove and Ausphonic.<\/p>\n

There’ll also be food available, stalls and jumping castle.<\/p>\n

The march is part of a campaign by Kay and Sandy called “Step Up – A Call To Action” which is designed to gauge interest in the establishment of “The Village”, a place “of hope and healing”.<\/p>\n