OREANDA-NEWS. November 20, 2015. Rio Tinto is helping to create positive change for men’s health and wellbeing with more than 270 mo bros and mo sistas, four haul trucks and a Pilbara train monument taking part in Movember this year.

Technology & Innovation group executive Greg Lilleyman is leading the way for Rio Tinto and is transforming into a mo bro to support men’s health. “This year I’m hoping to not only raise funds but also raise awareness of issues affecting men such as mental health.

“The unique project to improve fatherhood participation in parenting, Like Father Like Son: Fathers Against Violence and Aggression, is an excellent initiative supported by the Movember Foundation and I’d encourage people to find out more about it.

“The aim of the project is to address early signs of antisocial behavior and violence as well as the development of other adult mental health issues through healthy parenting and encouraging greater father participation within the family.

“For Rio Tinto, focusing on zero harm and a safety culture also means that we have to focus on family and domestic violence,” Mr Lilleyman said.

Movember Foundation’s executive director Paul Villanti said he hoped the regional and remote communities get behind the mining mo’s for Movember. “The mo’s on different modes of transport across the country offer a great visual reminder for Aussies that it’s time to get hairy for men’s health.

“The Movember moustache acts like a walking, talking billboard for men’s health – it sparks conversations which lead to men talking about and taking action when it comes to their physical and mental wellbeing.”

Rio Tinto’s Tom Price team captain Brad Malingre said is eager to spread the Movember vision in the Pilbara and to improve on last year’s success. “This year my motivation has evolved after seeing what our community can achieve. We can raise awareness by bringing people together and this year we will be proving that.”

Notes to editors

The Movember Foundation is a global men’s health charity that delivers innovative, breakthrough programs that allow men to live happier, healthier and longer lives.

Since starting in Melbourne in 2003, more than five million people have joined Movember, raising \\$680 million to fund over 1,000 men’s health projects globally in the areas of prostate cancer, testicular cancer, poor mental health and physical inactivity.

  • Poor mental health affects men more than women: three quarters of suicides are by men
  • The World Health Organisation estimates that 510,000 men die from suicide globally each year. That’s one every minute
  • The impact of prostate and testicular cancer on lives is substantial, with prostate cancer being the second most common cancer in men worldwide and the number of cases expected to almost double to 1.7 million cases by 2030.

For more information and to support Movember, visit movember.com