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Black dog blues go walkabout

A MISSION to raise awareness of mental illness in the mining industry has seen Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines worker Todd Belcher walk 630km from Kalgoorlie to Perth with his partner Charlotte McCully and their two dogs to spread the message and raise funds for the Black Dog Institute.

 Sally and Pearl

Sally and Pearl

The Black Dog Blue Dog Walk was supported by local companies KCGM, Saracen Minerals and Ausdrill. Battling depression for most of his life, Belcher said the walk came about when he decided earlier in...

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