Give While You Live

Tue 21st May

21-MAY The 4 Way Test of the things we think, say or do embodies the guiding principles underlying all of Rotary’s endeavours and to which all Rotarians subscribe. Public speaking is also very important in today's world, particularly in our young people, our future leaders. Combining the principles of the Rotary 4 Way Test within the opportunity this competition provides our youth to enhance their public speaking skills, may further assist our youth in developing and encouraging an appreciation of and benefits arising from an ethical approach to the way they live their lives. In this competition students can speak on any subject that they feel is current, interesting or important. Their speech must be based on the application of Rotary’s 4 Way Test, with the principles of the 4 Way Test running either expressly or impliedly through the entire speech. Visitors are welcome to attend, just send an email to attendance@balwynrotary.org.au

Tue 14th May

14-MAY Peter Bruckner is a medical doctor and specialist sports and exercise medicine physician. Peter has had two passions during this medical career. The first was sports medicine. Peter is a world renowned sports medicine clinician and researcher. He was the founding partner at the Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre in Melbourne, has served two terms as president of the Australasian College of Sports Physicians, is the co-author of the ‘bible’ of sports medicine Brukner & Khan’s Clinical Sports Medicine, and has been team doctor to amateur and professional sporting teams such as Melbourne and Collingwood (AFL), National swimming, hockey, athletics, soccer and cricket teams as well as Liverpool Football Club in the English Premier league. Peter is Professor of Sports Medicine at La Trobe University in Melbourne. Peter’s second passion, which has developed over the last few years, is nutrition. He believes that most of what we have been told about what to eat over the last 40 years has been wrong, and as a result we have epidemics of obesity and chronic diseases such as Type 2 diabetes. Peter is the Founder and Chair of the SugarByHalf campaign and has authored the popular book A Fat Lot of Good Peter Bruckner Visitors are welcome to attend, just send an email to attendance@balwynrotary.org.au