LifeChanger golf day tees off in Torquay

GOLFERS took to the fairways at The Sands Torquay on Friday last week to raise funds to improve the wellbeing of young Australians.

About 50 people from across the Surf Coast participated in the inaugural LifeChanger Foundation Surf Coast Region Golf Day.

Together, they raised about $4,500 for the LifeChanger Foundation.

The event was co-run by ANZ and Yellow Brick Road (YBR) Torquay.

YBR principal and LifeChanger Foundation mentor Isaac Baker said he was delighted with how the day went.

“It was a really good day. We managed to raise some money and raise awareness for the program in general. The Sands put on a really good well-organised day for us.”

Baker said he first heard about the program when he heard Surf Coast local Sean Purcell speaking as an ambassador for the foundation.

Soon afterwards he got in touch with Purcell and LifeChanger Foundation chief executive officer Scott Watters to see how he and YBR could contribute.

The LifeChanger Foundation works with teenagers to create safe and resilient communities. It does this through working with schools to run programs that look to promote mental health.

McCartney Real Estate Torquay team were the winners on the day. They will likely have a chance to defend their title next year, as the organisers seek to make the golf day event an annual event.

People looking to learn more about the LifeChanger program can head to lifechanger.org.au.