A special breakfast panel discussion – 14 March 2024

The Men of John XXIII College invites all parents, guardians, alumni, and others in our community to an engaging event. Hosted by Glenn Mitchell, this breakfast will feature a one-on-one interview with the founder of The Fathering Project and previous John XXIII College dad, Dr Bruce Robinson, together with a panel of other remarkable guests.

• Thursday, 14 March 2024
• 7:00am for 7:15am start. Event to conclude by 9:00 am
• Banquet Hall, The University Club of Western Australia
  Entrance 1, Hackett Drive, Crawley
• Tickets
  • $45 per person
  • $360 Table of 8

RSVP by 7 March to secure your spot.

Be part of a meaningful conversation about the role of the father, which has shifted and changed over the years. For many of us, we are raising our kids very differently to how our fathers did when we were growing up, and we are faced with very different challenges.

Our panel will discuss how they, as fathers, are adapting to the current challenges around technology and building individual character, wellbeing, confidence, and resilience in this constantly changing world.

Gain valuable insights, connect with fellow fathers, and discover the importance of strong, supportive fathering.

Don’t miss this opportunity to make a positive impact on your journey as a father figure!

OUR SPECIAL GUESTS

Dr Bruce Robinson
Doctor, lecturer, speaker, scientist, and bestselling author, Bruce has published over 200 professional papers and received numerous awards. For 20 years, Bruce has been researching, lecturing, and speaking about fathering and how to be a better dad. In 2013, he won the prestigious Western Australian of the Year award for medical research and charity work, including his establishment of The Fathering Project and advocacy for the benefits of good fathering. As a cancer specialist, Dr. Robinson has had to tell hundreds of men that they only had a short time left to live. Regret was a common reaction: “I wish I had spent more time with my family”. He realized there was a need for fathers to “learn to live richly at the front end so you don’t have regrets at the back end”.

Jon Haines
Jon Haines is fast becoming Australia’s number-one thought leader in character development. He is highly sought after for his modern approach to supporting organizations’ people, culture, and decision-making. Luckily, he is currently also a dad at John XXIII College. For the past 20 years, Jon has been leading cultural regeneration, building leadership capability, and driving the execution of high-performance behaviours in AFL football. He has complemented his impressive senior leadership career in elite sports with extensive tertiary study in education, business, and organizational leadership. Jon is the only person in Australia to be awarded a rare Churchill Fellowship on the topic of character development.

Liam Casson
Liam is highly regarded in the field of adolescent wellbeing. He is currently the CEO of Reset Moves, providing an app-based intervention to improve the physical activity, health, and wellbeing of neurodivergent students in less than ten minutes. He was the Director of the Centre for Boys’ Health and Wellbeing at Christchurch Grammar School from 2015 to 2018.

Daniel Mahon, Principal
Daniel is passionate about learning and is an inspiring leader who has extensive leadership experience developed over 20 years in a range of independent co-educational and all-girls’ schools in NSW and Victoria. Daniel has a strong commitment to Catholic education along with a drive to promote students’ love of learning, and intellectual, personal and spiritual growth.  Daniel is the Principal of John XXIII College, where his vision is for graduates to dream big, be enthusiastic and courageous about learning and develop into faith-filled, passionate contributors.

Glenn Mitchell - Compere
For more than two decades from early 1990, Glenn Mitchell lived a life that many envied. As a sports commentator for the ABC, and married to fellow sports broadcaster, Karen Tighe, he traveled the world covering elite-level sport. He is an ambassador for the Institute for Respiratory Health, Lifeline, and OneLife.

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