On Sunday night the connection, care and community spirit of this incredible gathering to support those affected by suicide and mental illness will be catapulted beyond the space of QEII Square to a global audience as the longest night of the year closes in.

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The online event is being powered by people - familiar and well-known faces through to those reaching out to us from across the world.

The event is being streamed via the Winter Solstice Facebook page from 6pm which will be shared here.

Please allow a moment for the stream to load below.

Or connect to the event by following the link on the website via http://www.wintersolstice.org.au/

The Northern Folk - Pre-event music

David Astle - Host

Scots School Pipe Band - Musicians

Darren Wighton - Welcome to Country

Father Peter Mcleod-Miller - Prayer

Professor Patrick McGorry AO - Speaker

Angie McMahon - Musician

Shaun Tan - Artist

Jonny Benjamin MBE - Speaker

Liv Cartledge - Musician

MP Helen Haines - Poem Reading - Bruce Dawes, 'Presences'

Lauren Jackson AO - Speaker

The Northern Folk - Musicians

Shane Fitzsimmons - Speaker

Jess Hitchcock - Musician - Closing Song