![Blue painted tree in Birdsville, part of the Blue Tree Project. [9602]](aussiePlaces/birdsvilleQLD/fulls/birdsville/20-_F3A9602.jpg "Blue Tree Project")
The Blue Tree Project began in Western Australia in 2014, when a farmer painted a dead tree blue as a tribute to a friend who had died by suicide. The idea resonated deeply, and soon others began painting dead trees blue to spark conversations about mental health awareness, particularly in rural and remote communities. [9602]