The 2019 Millennium Cup was held on Sunday, March 31st with 54 golfers playing 18 holes. Through playing fees, generous donations from members and friends, prizes including a signed Eagles jersey, WA Museum tickets to the Kylie Minogue exhibition, Pierro Wines and golf bags, $3500 was raised for the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research.
It was a chance meeting that connected us with the Harry Perkins Institute and we were invited to tour the labs and hear about their research. The facilities are amazing and the professor who talked about hunting for disease genes to reduce the chance of kids being born with fatal and debilitating diseases was fascinating.
The Professor was Nigel Laing AO a world-leading geneticist with a disease gene in his name, the Laing distal myopathy. His laboratory has found more than 30 disease genes and is currently running a pilot program offering pre pregnancy carrier screening for couples in the Busselton area planning to have a baby. The program screens for more than 450 disease genes that cause death or severe disability before aged four.
The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research also has laboratories researching cancer, heart disease and diabetes. It has more than 250 researchers on three hospital campuses in Perth, focused on fast-tracking the development of new discoveries and treatments.
Congratulations to the winners of the day Joan Brown and Gavin Furness with a fine core of +12.
Thank you to all who participated in the day with a special mention to Luke Dwyer, Mara Pritchard, Bevan Lawrence, Gary Hing and David Fear for all their generosity and support.
Also a big thank you to Wilfred, Melissa, Emma, Marco and our Committee for making the day possible.
