A SEA of smiling faces proudly showed off new skills and the friendships developed over the past few weeks at a Drum Beat program session on Tuesday.

The five-week program was run as a collaboration between Mildura Base Public Hospital (MBPH) - FaPMI (Families where a Parent has a Mental Illness), Mildura City Heart and Catholic Care.

FaPMI co-ordinator Melissa Kennelly said since the program wa...