Gus Worland is on a Mission to Save Aussie Men

He is kick starting a national conversation about Aussie male suicide.

September 23, 2016 by ManUp 1 Comment

In October, ABC kick starts a national conversation about Aussie male suicide. The ABC series Man Up joins the ManUp.org.au website to form a wider social campaign that aims to encourage conversation and awareness across the wider community. The campaign starts with the launch of the official trailer.

Man Up premieres October 11 at 8.30pm on ABC TV & iview #ABCManUp

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SYNOPSIS

The stereotypical Aussie man is strong, stoic and tough as nails. He laughs in the face of fear; and if life ever gets him down he drinks a cup of concrete and hardens the fuck up. But with male suicide rates three times that of women, it appears the pressure to harden up may be making some men crack. Enter Gus Worland, co-host of the Sydney Triple M Grill team and unofficial bloke expert. He’s not a shrink, but he talks, and listens, to men everyday for a living; and he genuinely cares about their welfare. A few years back Gus’ was devastated by the loss of a close mate to suicide. Now Gus in on a mission to find out what it really means to be a man today and how the average Aussie bloke is actually faring.