The rugby league club will welcome former Canberra Raiders legend Alan Tongue to Molong Central School for the session, which the Bulls are hosting in place of their regular Wednesday pre-season training run.

Bulls president Jenny Barrow said the club has been looking for opportunities to support the cause since re-forming in 2018, jumping at the chance to do so in the lead-up to this year's Woodbridge Cup season.

"We have been looking at it since the club re-formed because, even back then, there were times we knew members of our club and our community were struggling and we wanted to provide a way to help," she said.

"Mental illness and suicide, it's become a bit of an epidemic. It's happening too much and it really hits home when you know someone or are connected to someone who is impacted by it or is suffering.

"There's still this stereotype that male footballers are these big, tough men and that it's weak to speak up about this kind of thing so we're trying to help make sure people know that it isn't weak, at all.

"As a mother of four, this is something I'm particularly supportive of.

"There's probably a lot of people who don't realise there are resources out there or who weren't sure and it became too overwhelming for them, so we want to do anything we can and regardless of whether it helps one person or 20, that's still a good step."

Along with Mr Tongue, a veteran of 220 NRL games with Canberra, Member for Orange Phil Donato will also attend the session and will also represent men's mental health charity Mr Perfect after recently beginning monthly barbecues in Orange in support of the cause.

Bruno Efoti, founder of well-being organisation Tradies in Sight, will also be there as will Molong Community Health's Cheryn Johnson.

"We reached out to Phil after seeing what he's been doing with Mr Perfect and it's great to have Bruno and Cheryn so interested in coming along as well," Ms Barrow said.

"They'll mingle with the players and we're also having a low-key barbecue after the Education Session which they'll stay for, so hopefully that helps to provide people with some more connections to help.

"We're making sure there's information available for everyone to take home, so that if anyone isn't comfortable speaking up during the session they'll at least know what they can do privately."

All of the club's players, coaches and managers are expected to attend but Ms Barrow made a point of saying the session is still open to the rest of the community as well.

"We put the information out to the club first because we wanted to gauge how many people we might have interested in coming and there are protocols we need to follow obviously, but we'd welcome anyone who wants to come along," she said.

The session is being advertised as an over 18 event and kicks off at 6pm at Molong Central School on Wednesday, March 3, with the barbecue to follow at around 7.30pm.

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