Residents of the Whitsunday Shire are warmly invited to come together later this month for a heartfelt Memorial Service marking International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. The event, designed to support those bereaved by suicide and honour the memories of loved ones lost, will be held at Queens Beach this Sunday, the 23rd of November.
Hosted by the Whitsunday Suicide Prevention Network, Kevla and Stackelroth Farms, the gathering aims to create a safe, compassionate space for reflection, connection and healing. All community members are welcome to attend.
The service will begin at 9am at 33 Murroona Street, before attendees walk together down to the shoreline. There, a moving casting of sunflowers will take place as a symbolic gesture of remembrance and hope. The morning will also feature live music, stories of lived experience and messages of encouragement for those who continue to feel the impacts of suicide loss.
Organisers say the event offers an important opportunity for people to feel understood and supported, whether their loss is recent or many years past. International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day is recognised around the world as a day for communities to stand beside those grieving and reinforce that they are not alone.
The Bowen Memorial Service will run from 9am to 11am, with all residents encouraged to attend, reflect and unite in support of local families touched by suicide.
Sunflowers have long been considered a symbol of hope, strength and resilience, and will be part of this weekend's heartfelt Memorial Service (Photo Source: Unsplash)
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