Amend Movement presents
The 24-Hour Row
To raise awareness, money, and help create real change for men's mental health.
10am, Saturday 5 December to 10am, Sunday 6 December
Hybrid Lab Gym, Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast
How it started
It started with one woman who refused to look away.
In early 2024, an initiative to bring men together was born.
The idea was simple: do something hard, together.
The physical challenge of rowing for 24 hours became a symbol of what can happen when we choose community over isolation, connection over silence, and support over standing alone.
Because no one should have to face hard times alone.
The 24-Hour Row was created to bring men together, create a space for connection and belonging, raise vital funds for men's mental health, and open the conversations that so often go unspoken.
That idea became the 24-Hour Row.
And it all started with a woman who simply didn't want to look away from one of the most prominent issues facing our community.
She wanted to do something hard.
Not because it was easy.
But because some things are too important to look away from.
Why we said yes without hesitating.
At Amend, men's mental health isn't a side project. It's the heart of everything we do.
We've seen it again and again. When a man truly understands himself, everything around him starts to change. He shows up differently for his partner. His partner grows too. And together, two whole, healthy adults build the kind of home where children can thrive.
One man doing the work can change a whole family.
Alice's idea was a chance to reach more of those men. We were in from day one.
Why this matters
This is why we keep rowing.
3 in 4
people who die by suicide in Australia and New Zealand are men.
2,500+
Australian men died by suicide in 2024.
474
men in Aotearoa New Zealand died by suspected suicide in the year to June 2025.
3x
In both countries, the suicide rate for men is around three times the rate for women.
Australia: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Intentional self-harm (suicide) deaths, 2024 (released November 2025, preliminary revision May 2026). 2,529 of 3,307 people who died by suicide in 2024 were male (76.5%, preliminary). Age-standardised rate 18.4 per 100,000 males compared with 5.6 per 100,000 females (preliminary revised).
New Zealand: Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and the Office of the Chief Coroner, suspected self-inflicted deaths, 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025 (provisional). 474 of 630 deaths were male (75%). Rate 16.2 per 100,000 males compared with 5.8 per 100,000 females.
Behind every number is a man.
A father.
A son.
A brother.
A partner.
A mate.
The 24-Hour Row isn’t going to solve men’s suicide.
But it can start conversations.
It can raise money.
It can bring people together.
And it can remind men that they don’t have to carry everything alone.
So for 24 hours, we row.
Register for the 2026 RowThe day itself
It's tough. It's also super fun.
24 hours is a long time on a rower. You'll dig deep, and you won't be doing it alone.
"The highlight of my year."
In the first two years, every single person who took part told us the same thing.
The title
Who takes the crown in 2026?
Every year, one team rows further than anyone else and claims the title of 24-Hour Row Champions.
Year one champions
Amend Movement
313,035 METRES
Year two champions
Heart Led Warriors
348,000 METRES
2026
Title defence
Heart Led Warriors are back to defend their crown. And some strong teams have already told us they're coming for it.
It's friendly fun, and it makes the whole day even more special.
Think your crew can take them?
Register Your TeamWhere the money goes.
Each year, the money raised goes to a small organisation or charity that supports men's mental health.
Year one
Amend Movement
$11,000 raised
Free workshops across four Australian states, reaching close to 500 men at no cost.
Year two
ESuarve, Ormeau
$13,500 raised
Supporting young men in the justice system to make better choices.
2026 BENEFICIARY
ESUARVE
We’re proud to support ESUARVE again in 2026, continuing to back the work they do with young people in our community.
$20,000 fundraising target
2026 BENEFICIARY • ESUARVE
You don’t have to wait until row day to make an impact.
ESUARVE walks beside young people aged 16–24 who have often experienced trauma, homelessness, disconnection or involvement with the youth justice system. Through lived-experience mentoring, mental wellbeing support, practical training and pathways into education, employment and stable housing, they give young people something many have gone far too long without: someone who sees them, believes in them and refuses to write them off.
That is why this matters. Behind every donation is the opportunity to put the right people around a young person at a time when they may feel forgotten, disconnected or unsure of what their future can look like. What has happened to them does not have to become the rest of their story.
Every dollar raised helps ESUARVE keep walking beside young people and gives more of them the opportunity to build a different future.
The 2026 fundraising campaign is open now. Donate today, share the link with your family, friends, workplace and community, and help us build momentum before the first metre is rowed.
Help us reach our $20,000 target for ESUARVE.
If this brings anything up for you, you don't have to carry it alone.
Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14 · MensLine Australia 1300 78 99 78 · Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467
Aotearoa New Zealand: Call or text 1737 · Lifeline Aotearoa 0800 543 354
In an emergency, call 000 in Australia or 111 in New Zealand.