Gareth Andrews...The Life Again Foundation

 The Venue, Gareth today, and Gareth in the 1960's.

Maintaining the recent football theme in the wonderful interim venue of the Kooyong Room, chairman and Geelong football tragic Bill Troedel introduced guest speaker Gareth Andrews ex Geelong player from 1965-1973 and now director of that club.   Those expecting a journey through football history were raised to a different height.

In the course of his address Gareth did tell of the events as an example of how taking a planned risk in life lead to him joining Richmond in 1974 and so enjoy the ultimate fulfilment of a premiership player,  but that was by the way.   Rather he gave us an inspiring address on the Life Again Foundation and in that shared his life story, his personal vulnerabilities, problems and downsides.  

Gareth openly described those factors and steps by which he renewed his energy/life and the various probing questions and challenges which were presented to him and how they helped.

Now he embraces these same concepts in helping other men in his role as Director of the Life Again Foundation.   This foundation states its intent to be at “inspiring and Connecting Men during times of change”, and really projects a wonderful set of messages for self -development of mental health and life renewal. 

Highlighting the self-imposed cultural shackles of non-communication which many men in our society bear, to the detriment of their mental health, one thought resounds. Namely  “Most important is a preparedness to open up, to start talking    It doesn’t matter where you start, it matters that you start.”

Thank you Gareth.