Mental Fitness: How resilient minds build thriving communities

Join Auspire - Australia Day Council WA for a FREE online event recognising WA Mental Health Week with the inspiring story of Nick Hudson.

As founder of The Push-Up Challenge, Nick has created a community to empower millions of people to take control of their mental health while fundraising for mental health charities - and it all started with his own experiences with depression.

Tune in to hear Nick's personal journey, how he overcame his struggles and turned something small between mates into a campaign with global positive impact.

WA Mental Health Week is 5-12 October 2024, scheduled around World Mental Health Day on 10 October.

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Nick Hudson

Nick Hudson and his friends had started a push-up challenge in 2017 to get fit and motivate each other. In 2018, Nick extended the challenge to more friends to raise awareness and funds for mental health.  

Then Nick experienced depression himself following open heart surgery. While recovering, he focused on making The Push-Up Challenge a public event. 

Fast forward to 2023 and The Push-Up Challenge was now an annual event. Individuals and teams across Australia aim to meet set push-up targets, learn facts about mental health and, if they choose, raise funds for mental health charities. The event has raised over $40 million. 

In June 2024 alone, 218,000 Australians completed 317 million push-ups, making them fitter, raising $12.3 million for mental health and getting people talking and thinking about mental health. 

Now an inspiring public speaker, ‘Chief of Push-ups’ Nick was awarded Mental Health Advocate of the Year WA 2021 and 2024 WA Local Hero in the Australian of the Year Awards.