14 Nov 2026

Website: sammydfoundation.org.au
Phone: (08) 8374 1678
Email: info@sammyd.org.au

This week on Leisure Link with Peter Greco:

Neil Davis (Sammy D Foundation): Named South Australia’s Local Hero for the Australian of the Year Awards. He discusses losing his 17-year-old son Sam to a coward punch in 2008, channeling grief into founding the Sammy D Foundation, and educating students, sporting clubs, and parents on youth violence, safe partying, sideline behavior, and countering negative online influences like the "manosphere."
Laura Hester: Wrapping up and discussing the Special Olympics National Games.
Lose (Rose) Fonua (First Nations Eye Health Alliance): Introducing the organization and sharing the work they do in First Nations eye health.
Chelsea Marchetti (Flipper Academy/Phiskids): Discussing the Flipper Academy and her work setting up Phiskids.
Jamie Crosby (CEO, Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare): Discussing the upcoming Victorian election, the key priorities his organization has presented to the major political parties, and the responses they have received.
Brooke Edwards (Resthaven): Discussing programs and approaches around well-being and active aging.
Jonathan Day: Discussing medical research and how people can get involved by participating in clinical trials.

Leisure Link Extra: Tegan Allen (Blind Sports & Recreation Victoria): Discussing the adaptive sport of Swish and upcoming opportunities to play in Wangaratta and other parts of the country.

Resources:

Sammy D Foundation