Wed 11 Feb 2026 5:15pm for 5:30pm start, 7:00pm finish
WACA Ground (entry via Gate 8) - cnr Braithwaite & Hay Streets, Perth
Paul Litwin is the CEO of Mens Talk
Paul LitwinPaul Litwin is the CEO of Mens Talk, a Western Australian not-for-profit dedicated to improving men’s mental health, wellbeing, and social connection. With a strong background in community leadership and advocacy, Paul is passionate about breaking down stigma and creating spaces where men feel safe to talk, connect, and seek support. Under his leadership, Mens Talk has grown its network of safe hubs and mobile outreach services, reaching men who are often isolated or underserved. Paul is driven by a belief that stronger, healthier men create stronger families and communities.
This presentation introduces Mens Talk and the work we do to support men’s mental health and wellbeing across Western Australia. We share insights into the challenges many men face, including isolation, stigma, and barriers to accessing support. The presentation highlights how Mens Talk provides practical, grassroots solutions through our safe hubs—regular, welcoming spaces for men to connect—and our mobile outreach program, which takes support directly into communities. Rotary members will learn how these initiatives create meaningful connection, early intervention, and pathways to help, strengthening men, families, and the wider community.
$30 each
Wed 18 Mar 2026 7:15am to 7:30am start, 8:30am finish
WACA Ground (entry via Gate 8) - cnr Braithwaite & Hay Streets, Perth
Professor Lyn Beazley AO – Transforming education for autistic high school students
Professor Lyn BeazleyOne in thirty children are now diagnosed as autistic, an average of one in every classroom. The Lyn Beazley Academy seeks to transform education for autistic high school students in Western Australia by establishing a specialised STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) Academy.
By unlocking the potential of these students, the Academy is already transforming individual lives, and those of their families, but will also address Australia’s acute skills shortages in STEAM fields, driving innovation and enhancing economic productivity.
After graduating from Oxford and Edinburgh Universities, Lyn built an internationally renowned research team that focused on recovery from brain damage, much of her investigations undertaken at The University of Western Australia.
As Chief Scientist of Western Australia from 2006 to 2013, Lyn advised the Western Australian Government on science, innovation and technology. Currently Lyn is part of a team that has opened the Lyn Beazley Academy, especially for the education of autistic young people.
Lyn was awarded Officer of the Order of Australia in 2009, was delighted and honoured to be named the WA Australian of the Year for 2015, as well as to have become a Paul Harris Fellow and to have had three species named after her.
$30 each