Stay Afloat Australia is the national mental health program for the Australian seafood industry, run by Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) and supported with funding from the Australian Government Department of Health’s Mental Health Emergency Response.

As part of the Stay Afloat Pilot Program 25 Community Resilience Grants are available to support events that encourage commercial seafood communities nationwide to come together in a supportive setting to raise awareness of mental health and the benefits of overall wellbeing.

The grants form an important part of the Stay Afloat program and are designed to support and improve the mental health and wellness of our national, commercial seafood industry. Members of commercial seafood communities both small and large are encouraged to apply.

The objectives of the grants are:

• To encourage seafood community members to come together in a supportive setting;
• To raise awareness of the benefits of positive mental health and overall wellbeing towards a quality of life; and
• To provide support and tools to improve the mental health and wellbeing of our commercial fishers.

For further information visit Community Resilience Grants | Stay A Float