Attack on Albert

By Andrew Stackpool

Football and television personality Sam Newman shows Defence personnel the way as they prepare for the annual Defence Lake Attack around Albert Park in Melbourne.

Photo by Peter Meehan

THE Defence community in Victoria is challenging all Defence members who will be in Melbourne on August 28, or who are prepared to come on down, to join them and thousands of fun runners from around Australia in the annual Defence Lake Attack.

The annual Defence event is staged around Albert Park Lake to raise money for charities that support children and families in need.

The event is the major charity find raiser run by the Defence community in Victoria and aims to raise more than $100,000 for Legacy, the Malcolm Sargeant Cancer Fund for Children, the Compassionate Friends, and Kidsafe, the Child Accident Prevention Foundation.

Entrants can elect to run or walk, either individually or by forming a relay team with family, friends or work place colleagues. The relay team format is intended to encourage participation by all-age entrants, from school children to more senior citizens.

The origins of the Lake Attack come from the annual Army road relay race from Puckapunyal to Melbourne, which was first held in 1982.

Over the years, the relay evolved into a series of charity-focused events, finally becoming the Lake Attack charity run/walk. The event is open to the public and attracts entrants from all over Australia. One of the primary objectives of the Defence community in Victoria has been to raise funds for charity organisations.

National television personality and Geelong Football Club legend Sam Newman is just one person getting behind the charity event. The Footy Show star is urging fun runners from around Australia to join Defence members for the annual fundraising drive.

Further information and entry forms are available on www.lakeattack.com.

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