Trev's 600km barrow push to tackle tradie suicide epidemic

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Trevor Renison is on a mission to raise awareness for mental health issues in the construction industry, by pushing a wheelbarrow from north-east Melbourne to Parliament House, Canberra. He began walking with his wheelbarrow on September 28, 2025, and he plans to arrive at Parliament House on October 21. This video includes ACM-produced voiceover powered by AI.

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00:00Trev here from Trev Story. 47 years ago, I slapped on a nail bag and started my life in the building industry.

00:09Trevor Rennison is on a mission to push a wheelbarrow from northeast Melbourne to Parliament House, Canberra.

00:15The 600 kilometre journey is aimed at building mental health awareness in the construction industry.

00:21In Australia, male construction workers have nearly a double rate of suicide than of men in other occupations.

00:27It's an issue Mr Rennison has come to see first hand as a fourth generation carpenter.

00:32After his own battle with his mental health 25 years ago, he devoted his life to raising awareness and saving lives.

00:40He began walking with his wheelbarrow on September 28th, 2025, and he plans to arrive at Parliament House on October 21st.

00:50We lose a tradie every four hours to suicide.

00:53Now, there's a lot of things we need to be doing about this, and this is actually what we do.

00:59We get out onto sites, we have discussions, we catch up with all of you guys and girls, we listen to your problems.

01:07We give you little tools on how to look after each other, look after yourselves.

01:12We get out and have a chat with the employers.

01:15We get out there and we make a difference.

01:18And this is what we're asking you to do too.

01:20Get out there with us and make a difference.

01:22We get out there with us.

01:25You can get out there with us and hear you.

01:27Get out there with us and let's get out there with us and we get out there with us.

01:28This is what we're asking you to do too.

01:29We're asking you what if we're asking you to do with us.

01:31We don't even know you.

01:38What if we can do.

01:39We're asking you to do.

01:44Let's take the time and ask you my husband and I'll do with you.

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