Organisers of Ulladulla's Walk 'n' Talk event are confident it will only grow in stature as time goes on.
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The second Walk 'n' Talk, on Sunday at Narrawallee, had a strong core of participants and hopefully, more people will attend the group's next walk in June.
Walk 'n' Talk is an ongoing event that brings like-minded caring people together to help prevent suicide.
Dave Rutherford with support from partner Jennie, moved to bring Walk 'n' Talk to the Ulladulla region.
Dave believes the event will become widely accepted and well supported in the future.
If it ends up helping one person, which in-turns helps one family, then Dave will be happy.
He is planning another walk next month but is still formalising the date and the venue.
The walk is an easy one and only takes around 45 minutes.
After Sunday's walk everyone tucked into some sausage sandwiches and had a chat with each other, which built up some connections.
Dave approached Walk 'n' Talk For Life founder and former star rugby league player Shannon Nevin about bringing the event to the region.
Shannon is a former Manly and Balmain rugby league player and about six years ago, he set up a group called Walk 'n' Talk For Life.
"It was a suicide prevention walk I set up in Manly and I now have more than 20 different locations around NSW, the ACT and Queensland," he explained.
Shannon said lives can be saved from events like Walk 'n' Talk For Life.
"It's amazing what happens when you get like-minded people that want to come together and join in your community with each other to walk and talk your worries away," he said.
Anyone can attend the event.
"You don't necessarily have to be struggling - you don't have to be going through depression, suffer from anxiety, or are suicidal - the walk is for everybody," Shannon said.
For more information search for Walk 'n' Talk Ulladulla on Facebook.
Numbers to call if you or anyone you know needs help:
Lifeline 13 11 14
Kids Helpline 1800 551 800
MensLine Australia 1300 789 978
Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467
Beyond Blue 1300 22 46 36
Headspace 1800 650 890
QLife 1800 184 527