It is that time again when our club wants to run a well being education event. The purpose is to stimulate our families to ‘think bigger’ than just sport. We aim to get people thinking of balancing sport & life. The message this year, to follow on from the success of the Michael Carr Greg appearance in 2008, is to focus on the highs and lows of self-management.

We intend to have a police welfare officer, 1 high profile Australian Football League player and possibly a current or ex AFL coach. We intend to use our speakers in conjunction with video footage to inspire young people to drive safely & make more effective life-decisions. We will also use some highlights packages of our guest sports personalities prior to them speaking to our families to add to the ‘wow’ factor.   The speakers will focus on aspects of their lives including what made them successful and what challenged them the most. In particular we would like the speakers to convey something of how they overcame various life and sports hurdles.

The message, delivered during this informal evening event, is a ‘hard sell’ on what we can all achieve if we manage ourselves well. This includes setting ourselves realistic and stretch goals in life and leisure/sport. The “soft sell” is delivered via the various brochures on health, managing depression etc which we will place on tables at the back of our hall. We will encourage, for example, familes to take a Beyond Blue poster and post it up in their workplace or on a community noticeboard.

Will keep updating as the event planning unfolds.

Regards Dan Riddle