batyr is back with The Blue Tie Long Lunch

Hosted at the iconic Queensland Cricketers’ Club at ‘The Gabba’, we invite you to join us to show your support for youth mental health.

Key Details

Date: Friday 17th May 2024, 12:00 pm

Venue: Queensland Cricketers’ Club Towers, 411 Vulture St, East Brisbane, QLD 4169

Dress Code: Business Formal

What to expect at the Blue Tie lunch?
Enjoy an afternoon of storytelling, entertainment, raffles, a delicious meal, premium beverages, and more. It’s an opportunity to hear more about batyr’s work, whilst dining with other like-minded people who are motivated to positively impact the lives of young people across the country. With former AFL athlete Richard Champion as Master of Ceremonies, and 4x Olympian Emily Seebohm making a special appearance, the afternoon promises to be exciting and inspirational.

Why the Blue Tie?
batyr’s signature event, The Blue Tie Ball, has now been running for 12 years in Sydney, and in 2023, we held the inaugural Blue Tie Long lunch in Brisbane, raising an incredible $40,794, allowing 1,359 young people to experience a batyr program. We are thrilled to be bringing this event back to Brisbane in 2024 and hope to see you there.

Why attend the Fundraising Lunch?
Now more than ever, our programs are critical; 2 in 5 young Australians experience mental ill-health, and suicide is the leading cause of death for young people.

Every dollar raised at the Blue Tie Long lunch supports batyr’s school and university programs, which empower young Australians with mental health literacy, reduce stigma surrounding mental illness, and increase help-seeking behaviour.

We’ve reached and supported more than 400,000 young people ensuring they have the tools, knowledge and support systems in place to look after their mental health and support one another. But there are still so many young lives at risk.

With your support, we’re excited to make an even bigger impact and empower more young Australians to get through tough times and look out for their mates. This is an 18 years and older event.

Who is batyr?
A for-purpose preventative mental health organisation, driven by young people for young people. Through their work in schools, universities and communities across Australia batyr are improving mental health outcomes for young people and their communities and saving lives. batyr is a recognised leader in stigma reduction, lived experience storytelling, and preventative peer-to-peer education. Their vision is for a world where all young people lead mentally healthy and fulfilling lives.

Special thanks to all of our sponsors:

Special thanks to all of our prize sponsors: