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Louise Judge, from Centacare South Burnett; Jason Frecklington, from Gloria Jean’s Coffees; and cakemaker Kathy Cope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

October 11, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

The South Burnett’s first Depressed Cake Shop may have had some ‘sad” bikkies, cake that was feeling “blue” and quite a few “black dog” lollies, but it has had a happy ending … it was so successful there’s a good chance there’ll be more popping up next year.<\/p>\n

\u201cDepressed Cakes\u201d have become a worldwide phenomenon. Despite looking black, grey and gloomy, they’re actually delicious and they’re for a good cause, providing an opportunity for workers to have that all-important discussion about mental health.<\/p>\n

The idea began in the United Kingdom as a PR stunt for raising mental health awareness. “Pop up” shops soon started appearing around Europe and the United States.<\/p>\n

When Kingaroy cake maker extraordinaire Kathy Copy, from Cake and Whimsy, heard about the idea, she took it to the local South Burnett Suicide Prevention group who endorsed it as a Mental Health Week initiative.<\/p>\n

The cakes were baked and decorated by volunteers at Centacare South Burnett while Kathy made all the biscuits.<\/p>\n

The shop “popped up” at\u00a0Gloria Jean\u2019s Coffees in Kingaroy Shoppingworld on Thursday morning after owner Jason Frecklington volunteered to help with the project.<\/p>\n

As well as free cakes and biscuits, there were brochures on various mental health topics available as well as information about where to go to get help.<\/p>\n

Louise Judge, from Centacare South Burnett, said more than 250 people had stopped for a chat.<\/p>\n

“It was such a success that you can expect something like this to pop up again next year, maybe even in your town,” she said.<\/p>\n

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