Seaford Rotary Seaside Walk 2023

Thank you to our participants and stall holders for the 2023 Seaford Rotary Seaside Walk. Once we have details about the 2024 event, we will post them here.

The Seaford Rotary Seaside Walk (formerly the Onkaparinga Seaside Walk for Suicide Prevention) was first conducted by the Rotary Club of Seaford on World Suicide Prevention Day in 2017 raising $7,000 for suicide prevention initiatives. With the exception of 2020 when the event was cancelled due to COVID, it has been run every year since, raising in excess of $20,000 suicide prevention and mental health initiatives. 

Proceeds from the inaugural event were used to fund a study by Dr. Angela Nicholas into Suicide Prevention through Australian Rotary Health. A presentation by Angela of her findings was given to the club in 2019, and the recording is available here. Proceeds from successive events have supported Mental Health First Aid training courses, GROW SA's program of in school mental health conversations and a local mental health resource website, in addition to more funding for mental health research by Australian Rotary Health.

Coolock House

Supporting Victims of Domestic Violence

The Rotary Club of Seaford is collecting donations of goods for Coolock House which is a homelessness service for young women and their children.
Many of the young families that they work with are homeless as a result of Family and Domestic Violence, but as they work with quite young women, their support extends beyond housing and safety to include learning parenting skills, independent living skills, etc., Coolock House is quite different to most DV services and often receives referrals from other DV services. They also work with young women and children who have become homeless for reasons other than Family and Domestic Violence.  

Donations can be dropped in to Coles on Beach Road at Christies Beach or Harcourts Real Estate South Coast, or call Denise on 0449 040 254. Please refer to the "Wish List" below.