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Fortem Australia is a not-for-profit organisation that supports the mental fitness and wellbeing of first responder families.
Every day, more than 300,000 first responders keep our communities safe. They are backed up by their families: partners, children and parents. All of them hold vital and challenging roles. We help them to be well, and stay well, through mental fitness and wellbeing activities and support services.

Kayaking Experience on the Towamba River | Bega Valley Region Activity Wrap Up
Another beautiful sunny morning ā perfect for a family kayaking tour. A chance for a Bega Valley region first responder family to connect away from daily distractions and to do

Kayaking Adventure on the Towamba River | Bega Valley Region Activity Wrap Up
Kayaking on a peaceful river with the sun shining down and the sound of laughter or conversation drifting around you. Recently Fortem held a wellbeing activity for first responder families

Surfing and Mindfulness for first responder families | Illawarra Region Activity Wrap Up
Recently Fortem held a āLearn to Surf and Mindfulnessā wellbeing activity for first responder families from the Illawarra region, with Rusty of Gerringong Surf School. Our participants got to try

An adventure at the theme park for first responder families | West Gippsland Region Activity Wrap Up
Recently Fortem held an exciting wellbeing activity for West Gippsland first responder families at Gumbuya World in Victoria. We had a great turn out on a beautiful sunny day. The

Family Story: āHereās what I do to help with the social isolation that comes with shift workā
My partnerās shifts are all over the place, and itās very difficult to manage from a social perspective. It can feel quite isolating. You find that the close network that

Surf lesson and pizza for first responder families | Gold Coast Region Activity Wrap Up
On a sunny day in January, local first responder families bravely attended their first surfing lesson at Currumbin Alley on the Gold Coast. It was a great wellbeing activity that


