LOOK AFTER YOURSELF

Every now and then I write about the subject of suicide. At times I’ve brought someone in, like Phil Jamieson from the band Grinspoon, to have a say. The reason I do this in a dirtbike magazine is because our demographic is particularly prone to suicide and as we reach a pretty wide rural audience and the suicide rate in the country is frightening, it just can’t be swept under the carpet like it seems to be in the mainstream media. It’s a topic that’s touched my home too close, too many times and if we can make a difference to any one person in even the smallest way, it’s worth taking a break from the dirt for just