One project participating in the Great Regional City Challenge is out to prove men talk about more than just sports.
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The project, titled 'We Don't Just Talk about Footy and Sh*t', is aimed at establishing men's tables in Northern Tasmania.
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Men's Tables are groups of men that gather once a month, have dinner and socialise.
Project member Rowland Hanekroot was part of the first Men's Table that started in Sydney in 2011.
He said the table's were about building trust and sharing life experiences.
"There's more and more evidence coming up that men can be quite lonely ... it hooks into the masculine toxicity experience," Mr Hanekroot said.
"It's trying to find different, more constructive and happier ways men can talk to each other."
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Table members are known only on a first name basis, and what's discussed at a table is confidential. Mr Hanekroot has overseen the establishment of one Men's Table in Launceston over the last six months.
The project aims to secure $10,000 from the GRCC so entree events can be held to teach people about Men's Tables to either encourage men to join or create their own.
"It's important to understand the table's are all self-managed, there's no organisational structure that sets rules," Mr Hanekroot said.
"We supply and create guidelines, help videos and tell stories about what other tables have done that has worked."
You can vote for GRCC projects until May 31 at launcestontogether.com.au.
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