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Rockin' the Black Dog 2008

Re-capping Rockin’ the Black Dog 2008

In 2008, the Rockin' the Black Dog featured a stellar line-up of Hunter talent including The Seabellies, The Retro Rockets, Vaudeville, Amy Vee & The Virtues, Daniel March, Rubix Cuba and Mark Wells, along with visiting artists The Boat People and Jenny Morris.

The event was a great success, with many people from the community eager to pick up information on the day to increase their understanding and awareness of mental health issues. The day also raised over $30,000 in sponsorships and donations and helped to establish networks for future community partnerships between the mental health sector and local businesses... not to mention that it was a fantastic day of music!

Thanks to all the sponsors, supporters, organisers and volunteers and anyone else who participated in
Rockin' the Black Dog 2008.

Photos and press from and leading up to the 2008 event.

Information about the bands, sponsors and supporters in 2008.

Summary of funds raised in 2008

The 2008 event and other donations raised $30,000 to be spent on local mental health initiatives.

Where did the money go?

$10,000 is being spent on producing wallet-size ‘help-seeking’ cards for high school students in the Hunter, advertising mental health and other support services for young people.
$7,500 is being spent on assisting local Hunter libraries to increase their holdings of mental health resources (books, DVDs etc). For more information on this project, click HERE.
$10,000 is being spent on planning a future event to raise community awareness of mental health.