Women in sport networking evening

Next date: Wednesday, 23 July 2025 | 06:00 PM to 09:00 PM

Join us for an empowering evening celebrating women in sport, where networking meets inspiration. Guest Speaker Dr Lauren Burns OAM delivers powerful, engaging and life-changing presentations.

About the guest speaker

Dr Lauren Burns OAM delivers powerful, engaging, and life-changing presentations. Her passion for inspiring and empowering participants shines through with her unique blend of humor, down-to-earth storytelling and tips for achieving optimal well-being and high-performance living.

Lauren created sporting history by winning the first Olympic gold medal for Taekwondo when the sport debuted at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. She was one of only 3 Australian women to win an individual Olympic Gold Medal, along with Cathy Freeman and Susie O’Neill. Her amazing triumph at the Sydney Games was achieved against the odds – requiring enormous discipline, commitment, perseverance and teamwork.

Lauren’s presentations are powerful and engaging. Her genuine passion for inspiring and empowering participants shines through with her down-to-earth storytelling and evidence-based tips for achieving optimal well-being and high-performance living. Her ability to captivate audiences with relatable anecdotes and practical strategies is what sets her apart.

She has a PhD in Athlete Lifestyle and Mindset and works closely with the Australian Institute of Sport, both with the Gold Medal Ready program and their research institute. Her doctoral work won the prestigious RMIT Vice Chancellor’s Prize and Deputy Vice Chancellor’s Prize for Research Impact and is published in high-impact peer-reviewed journals.

Fundraising

Tickets are $15 (price includes hot finger food and $10 from every ticket goes towards ovarian cancer research).

When

Location

This venue has ramps to entrance and accessible toilets are available. There is parking at the venue as well as on-street available.

You can also take the 514 Bus from Greensborough Plaza to Nepean St/ Delta Rd then walk 7 minutes.

Greensborough Bowling Club, 18 Liat Way, Greensborough, 3088, View Map