March, last year, MATES IN CONSTRUCTION announced they would be the sole recipient of the Australian Government's $6 million grant to boost mental heath and wellbeing services for remote workers in mining, energy, construction, and manufacturing industries. Previous Minister for Health and Aged Care, Greg Hunt, said MATES in Construction would work with the mining industry to drive better health and suicide prevention in the fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) and the drive-in, drive-out