The Whole School Father’s Dinner is back for 2024!

This will be a great opportunity for our Dads to reconnect, meet new people and enjoy each other’s company over a quality meal at this fantastic venue. Hear from our entertaining guest speaker, Martin Heppell - Carey alumni, AFL footballer and now a partner/facilitator for The Resilience Project. Expect storytelling, humour and evidence-based principles to help you support your children to become more resilient.

Date: Thursday 29 August, 2024
Time: 7pm – 11pm
Venue:   Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club
Dress:    Smart casual (no denim)
Cost:   $180 (including canapes, 2 course dinner and drinks package)
Guest Speaker: Martin Heppell (1992)

Limited tickets are available so book early!

Martin Heppell (Bio)

Martin’s background is unique. He spent a considerable amount of time growing up in Borneo living with a Dayak headhunting tribe. He was also educated in different parts of South East Asia and has been heavily inﬂuenced by the morals and values that he and his family were immersed in whilst living with the Dayaks.

After ﬁnishing high school at Carey in 1992, Martin spent 6 years in the AFL and SANFL systems playing for the St Kilda, Melbourne and Norwood Football Clubs. Following this, he travelled the world backpacking for nearly 3 years. Upon return to Australia, Martin studied primary teaching at Melbourne University. After completing his degree, he taught 1/2 and 5/6 year levels for 4 years before being promoted to Assistant Principal at Auburn Primary, where he focused on Student Wellbeing, Educational Leadership and Change Management.

After 4 years as Assistant Principal, he joined The Resilience Project. Since 2016, he has conducted over 1,700 presentations across Australia to key stakeholders at schools and their communities, corporations and elite sporting organisations including the AFL, NRL and the A-League.

He is passionate about children being raised in a supportive and encouraging environment that evokes self-conﬁdence and a zest for life.