Category Archives: Men

Absent Fathers

Challenge 7 – Being a Role Model Absent Fathers On the last Fathers Day I started to think of my own father.  On the day after Christmas in 1977, my father died suddenly at the young age of 57.  I … Continue reading

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Real Men Challenge – Introduction

Now that I have officially “launched” this project, I wrote this introduction to the Real Men Challenge Manual. Comments please Why the Real Men Challenge? Why me? The Stats Family violence continues to be one of the most serious social … Continue reading

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Real Men Challenge – The Manual

The Real Men Challenge writing team  are committed to preventing Family violence. A key to achieving that is to help men find a model for “Positive Masculinity” and a model for “Positive Partnerships”, one built around a solid set of … Continue reading

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Life Church supporting White Ribbon

Very proud of my local Church, Life Church who is holding a fund raiser directly after the Sunday morning service. Well done to Pastor Matt and the team for “Standing Up, Speaking Out and Acting” to do something about men’s … Continue reading

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Who is your “Magic 5”?

I went to community discussion in Benalla in 2017 about a particular “at risk” group within our community and first saw the “Magic 5” concept which was both profound in concept and simple to understand. Everyone one of us need … Continue reading

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