Take One Step At A Time For Better Mental Health This October!
Now in its 16th year, the Walk for Awareness by the Mental Awareness Foundation brings together thousands of people to honour the 9 lives lost to suicide every day and to walk together for better mental health in Australia.
🗓 Sunday 18 October 2026
📍 Captain Burke Park, Kangaroo Point (Under the Story Bridge) OR Walk From Anywhere
⏰ Activities and entertainment from 7:30am with the walk beginning at 8:30am
🚶 9km or 5km walk through beautiful Brisbane. The route is family, wheelchair and pet friendly!
👕 All participants receive their very own Walk for Awareness T-Shirt with an option to buy a shirt for any children who are also walking
🎫 Early Bird Registration (April 9th – 30th)
Early Bird registration is just $29 per person using the past walkers and waitlist discount code or $35 without discount code. Kids 14 and under are free!
Every step on the Walk for Awareness is an opportunity to remember, reflect, and to help us achieve a fundraising goal of $150,000 for mental health programs.
So get your friends, family, work colleagues together and join us for a morning of connection, purpose and community as we walk towards Better Mental Health – One Step At A Time.
How It Works
Register
Gather your friends and register for this years Walk for Awareness! There are 2 ways to register – Physical & Virtual. Come down and join the Physical event on the day or register to participate in the Virtual event from anywhere you want!
Fundraise
Once you have registered, update and share your Fundraising page.
Share it with your social networks, friends, family & work mates. Get active and start spreading the word about Mental Health Awareness and why you are walking.
Walk
On the day, gather your team and join us either physically or virtually.
There will be a Live Stream online so you can watch and feel a part of the event on the day from your local area. Or join us in person in the heart of Brisbane!
About the Event
Get ready to be part of something truly powerful.
The Walk for Awareness is more than just a walk — it’s a movement. A movement where thousands come together to celebrate life, come together as a team, and shine a light on mental health. Whether you're walking virtually through your own neighbourhood/gym or joining the electric atmosphere at Captain Burke Park in Brisbane, you're making a real difference.
Brisbane: We kick things off with an inspiring, electrifying opening ceremony where we jump, dance and honour those we've lost to depression and mental illness, while standing in solidarity with those still fighting. After a quick warm-up and stretch, we hit the ground walking — a 9km journey filled with energy, purpose, and community spirit.
Two ways to join our national walk. One powerful cause.
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Join the national walk: Walk virtually, wherever you are — solo, with friends, or family, your community from your gym or workplace. It’s your walk, your way.
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Join us in person - Register to attend the Opening Ceremony in Brisbane at Captain Burke Park with thousands of others for an unforgettable experience along the Brisbane River.
Together, we’re creating a safe, welcoming space were talking about mental health isn’t taboo — it’s celebrated. Let’s walk side by side, showing the world that hope, support, and BETTER MENTAL HEALTH is just ONE STEP AT A TIME.