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Distance
164 km
135,000 km Goal
Big Lappers
99
Move for your mates this April!
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Sign up as an individual, team or corporate/pre-paid team entry.
Get set up
Set up your profile and fundraising target, and then share it far and wide
Make your moves
Run, ride, swim, walk or wheel your way to legend status. Every little bit counts.
Tell the world
Share your progress with your crew and watch those donations mosey on in.
This April, we're bringing mates together to raise awareness for mental health and suicide prevention across the construction, mining, energy and manufacturing industries, while honouring the
9 Australians lost to suicide every day.
Sign up to run, ride, swim, walk or wheel and every kilometre you track contributes to our goal of lapping Australia 9 times.
- Register as an individual for $35 per person – cost includes a MATES Big Lap T Shirt delivered to you.
- Register as a Pre-Paid team with 5 or more members and each team member will receive a MATES Big Lap T-shirt AND a free Body Armour water bottle with hydration samples from TRuBrands! - team delivery to one address.
Help MATES raise awareness about
mental health and suicide prevention in our
industries and fundraise while we’re at it.
What is MATES Big Lap?
- MATES Big Lap is and event held during the full month of April to raise awareness about mental health and suicide in our industry.
- It is a virtual event so all our mates across Australia can join in - Walk, run, ride, swim or wheel.Â
- Set your own goal of how many kilometres you hope to achieve.
- Track your distance using Fitbit or Strava or manually entering your kms via the tracker app.Â
- No obstacles – for the serious athletes and the getting-started-athletes.
- Create a team and make the time to check-in on your mates.
- Improve not only your physical health but mental health as well.
- Share your progress journey and why your doing it with friends & family.
The Challenge
- The distance by road around Australia is 15,000kms.
- MATES Big Lap 2024 saw over 1000 people reach an amazing 8 laps of Australia!
- This year we are aiming for 9 laps in memory of the number of Australians who lose their lives to suicide every day.
- 1,000 people walking 5kms every day through April should see us reach our target (with the help of a few cyclists and runners in the mix).
Fundraising
- 100% of funds raised (including the registration fee) will go to your selected industry or state.Â
- Fundraising is an essential part of funding MATES so we can put more boots on the ground, improving mental health and preventing suicide in our industry.
How it works
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Connect your Strava or Fitbit device or the Big Lap Tracker App to the platform – it’s ok if you don’t have these as you can track your distance through the health app on your smart phone and manually enter (km per day or per week).
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Work out your goals: distance and fundraising target. eg target km for the month.
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01 April – Start moving for your MATES!
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Share your page to help find sponsors and let your friends know what you’re doing.
- Watch your distance and funds raised grow both on your page and the overall totals/lap distance on this event page.
- As we virtually travel around Australia, 15,000kms per lap, the progress bar above will show our progress working toward 9 laps.
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Share your journey – videos, reels, stories, photos using #matesbiglap
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30 April, 2025 is the last day of tracking distance.
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Fundraising will close May 14, 2025.
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The Problem
Suicide is a workplace safety issue that demands the attention of everyone in our industry: the same as putting on hard hats and work boots, checking in with our mates should be just as routine.
The statistics are tough – Construction workers are 8X more likely to die by suicide than a workplace accident, and 2X more likely to die by suicide than other employed men. Women attempt more often, while our young workers are at even higher risk.
However, research has found the work we are all doing is making a difference.
Mates
Established in 2008 to address high levels of suicide among construction workers, MATES serves the Construction, Mining, Energy and Manufacturing industries nationally, providing evidence-based training to worksites, and 24/7 support to workers and their families.
