Stick with it: GI leads mental health push for mob

Rabbitohs legend Greg Inglis has launched the Stick With It campaign to raise mental health awareness in First Nations communities.

The campaign encourages people to share messages of support on sports tape, with funds going toward education and outreach.

Launched through his mental health organisation, the Goanna Academy, the Stick With It campaign invites people to write messages of strength, remembrance or hope on sports tape – a small gesture aimed at sparking big conversations.

“No matter what you’re going through – even if it feels tough or you’re not sure about the process – we want people to stay with it,” Inglis said.

“There’s always a light at the end of the tunnel.”

The campaign comes as new figures show more than one in three Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults report having a current mental health condition, a rate significantly higher than for non-Indigenous Australians.

The Stick With It initiative is part of a broader movement by the Goanna Academy to break down stigma in First Nations communities and to support young people through targeted education and cultural connection.

“I used to say I was okay, but I wasn’t,” Inglis said.

“Sharing my story helps others realise they’re not alone.

“We have to look after ourselves, so we can look after the next generation.”