The annual Werribee Rotary Golf Day will be held again on Friday March 8 at the Werribee Park Golf Course.
Originally the brainchild of the late John Flynn who was a past
president of the Rotary club and captain of the golf club, the fund-raising event has been running for more than 40 years.
In that time more than $400,000 has been raised, with all of it distributed to many worthwhile local community groups and organisations.
As was the case last year, the 2024 event will again aim to raise $25,000 for cancer research at Victoria University – Werribee campus.
Last year the funds were used by the medical research team, led by Professor Vasso Apostolopoulos, to test
for the presence of “biomarkers” in the body which are potential precursors to the formation of
cancer cells. A paper of their findings was published in a recent edition of an international medical journal which included a reference to Werribee Rotary in the acknowledgements.
Professor Apostolopoulos says it is always challenging to obtain funding for medical research and praised Werribee Rotary for their significant contribution.
Other research undertaken by Professor Apostolopoulos and her team in the past 30 years includes the creation of various vaccines to tackle many health issues including breast, ovarian, prostate and pancreatic cancer.
The Ambrose Competition gets underway at 8.15am, with lunch and presentations scheduled for 12.45pm.
There are prizes for first, second and third place, nearest the pin, longest drive and straightest drive.
Registrations close on Friday March 1 and those interested should contact Ross Conley at:
