Two years ago the first Bag o’ Chips walks around Perth for improved mental health began - now hundreds of people have been regularly going out with the group.
It all started in January 2021 and, at the time, there was a law about people gathering as strict lockdown rules were being enforced by police.
Many people were feeling isolated, frustrated and unhappy – prompting Craigie takeaway owner Pete Chan to call on Alex McClintock, organiser of Andys Man Club Perth, to suggest this was the perfect time to get people out in the open air and distancing so they would not feel alone.