F E AT U R E
TOMMY HERSCHELL
BREATHING LIFE INTO THE SUMMIT YOUTH MALE SUMMIT 11
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MARCH
ANNAND AUDITORIUM
Tommy Herschell is an educator (B.Ed) with 14 years experience in Australia, India, and the United Kingdom. He is a journalist who has worked in print, television, and radio over the last 21 years. For the past five years his interest has moved into the role of facilitation: running workshops that support the emotional and mental health of men and women across the country. His role is to assist people to challenge the stereotypes that hold us back when it comes to reaching our full potential. He is a proud ambassador for Raise Foundation, a mentoring organisation working with 1500 students annually Australia wide. MATT HAYDEN
Mr Karel Bos Deputy Headmaster - Head of Senior School
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he Southport School hosted students and teachers from 26 public and private schools across Brisbane and the Gold Coast at a Youth Male Summit ‘Men of the Moment’. The Summit provided workshops, and explored current programs and ideas in various schools.
The saying, ‘You can take the boy out of the country but you can never take the country out of the boy’, is certainly applicable to Matt. Matt loved growing up in Kingaroy, country Queensland and to this day is still enjoying getting outside to adventure in Australia’s countryside or going home to his family property which is full of rich, wonderful memories. He is extremely proud of what he has personally achieved as a professional cricketer, but at the centre of his life is family. He is passionate about building a legacy beyond the famous sporting grounds of the world and replace his 20 year mantra of ‘watch the ball’ with ‘doing, sharing, being’. Focusing on projects which continue to inspire him as much as cricket but on different fields; thought leadership, media businesses, public speaking and humanitarian endeavours.
CURTIS MCGRATH Curtis McGrath OAM served in the Australian Army as a combat engineer for six years where he fought with honour in East Timor, Indonesia and Afghanistan. On 23 August 2012 Curtis stepped on an improvised explosive device which detonated, taking both his legs and severely injuring his hand. Since losing his legs Curtis has not looked back. Eighteen months after this fateful day, Curtis was crowned World Champion at the 2014 Paracanoe World Championships in Russia. In 2016 he made history in becoming the first Australian to win a Paralympic Gold medal in the Paracanoe event in Brazil. Curtis continues to strive for excellence in his pursuit to win gold and is equally as passionate about the healing power of sport. DARREN LEHMANN Darren Lehmann is a former Australian cricketer and former Australia Cricket Team Head Coach. He played 27 Tests for Australia and 117 One Day internationals. He rose to prominence in the ODI team in the year 1999. He even got the honour to hit the winning runs in the World Cup Final at Lord’s. He was the highest run scorer in Sheffield Shield/ Pura Cup history, with 13,635 runs at an average of 54.97. Lehmann declared his retirement from international cricket in 2007. Post retirement Lehmann commenced a successful coaching career. After coaching the Deccan Chargers to an IPL win in 2009, he then coached the Queensland Bulls to a Sheffield Shield title, One Day Championship and the Brisbane Heat won BBL 2. Lehmann then became the Australian Cricket team Head Coach in 2013 taking the team to a World Cup win in 2015, Ashes 5-0 series win, number one ranked Test team and number one ODI team in the world. Lehmann stepped down from the Australian team in 2018 and is now the Head Coach of the Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League.
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