Contributed by Sally Everett

After having to postpone the original golf day due to wet weather, we teed off at ‘Royal Narromine’ under beautiful skies on Saturday, Nov 5.

There were 76 registered golfers who made the most of lush fairways and tricky sand greens in a three person Ambrose. They were supported by a number of enthusiasts who came to the club to support the cause, participate in the auction and raffle and enjoy the live music provided by DJ Scott Edwards (Lionel’s younger brother).

Golfers travelled from Nyngan, Sydney, Central Coast and Dubbo to Narromine, the home of the NSW Sand Greens Veterans Championships.

The purpose of the day was to create awareness of Melanoma and the importance of regular skin checks as well as to raise vital funds for the Australian Skin Cancer Foundation (ASCF). Funds raised are still being counted but we anticipate the final tally to be in excess of $11,000 for the Foundation.

The ASCF has four pillars:

  • Advocacy - to make skin checks more accessible;
  • Education - raising awareness of the importance of early detection of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers;
  • Research - we fund melanoma clinical trials;
  • Support - monthly support meetings, online content & one on one support.

Founder of the Foundation Jay Allen (OAM) and Directors Ash Piek and Eve Brown travelled to Narromine for the event and to make a special announcement. I am very humbled and proud to have been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Foundation.

We look forward to making this an annual event in October each year.

Our Maguire family thank each and every person who participated in our special day and have supported us on our journey. The Golf Day was the first anniversary of dad Lionel’s passing so it was a very emotional time for all of us.

Special thanks to the Narromine Golf Club, Dugald Saunders MP and Mayor Craig Davies, Harry Thuaux for conducting the auction and Katie Havercroft Photography for capturing the day for us.

To those that approached us and committed to getting a skin check, thank you! This may just save a life.