Hobsons Bay community members are encouraged to tee off and check their blood pressure as part of the Hobsons Bay Community Fund’s (HBCF) eighth annual charity golf day.
The ambrose event will involve teams of four driving up to the green at Altona’s Kooringal Golf Club on Wednesday, March 29 from 11.30am to 7pm.
Altona North GP and 2021 Hobsons Bay Citizen of the Year Dr Mukesh Haikerwal will be the guest speaker at the event.
The former World Medical Association chair and Australian Medical Association president and the Companion of the Order of Australia medal recipient will speak to the audience about his experience as a global medical expert and a local family doctor.
HBCF chair Adrian Butera said the fund committee is thrilled to welcome Dr Haikerwal to speak at the event.
He said the funds raised from the event will directly benefit local community groups across Hobsons Bay.
“Since we started in 2006, our philanthropic fund has grown our corpus to $1 million,” Mr Butera said.
“Each year, we provide grants of around five per cent to grassroots groups and organisations.
“The fund has contributed over $300,000 to 150 grassroots groups and clubs supporting the community of Hobsons Bay.”
He said the theme of this year’s event is increasing health and wellbeing awareness.
“Guests will have the opportunity to roll up their sleeves for a blood pressure test before teeing off for charity,” Mr Butera said.
“It’s a fun day out, with an important focus on looking after our health, and it’s for a great cause.”
People can register for the ambrose event as a single player or as a team.
Details: events.humanitix.com/hbcfgolf2023
Matthew Sims
