A ROBINVALE almond grower's dream of opening a free, walk-in mental health clinic in his hometown came to life this week.

Luke Benham pledged in February to to run '42k for 42k' — 42 kilometres to raise $42,000 for Robinvale District Health Service (RDHS), after identifying a need for change and better access to mental health resources.

And although Benham is $2000 shy of the fundraising goal,...