John van Bockxmeer

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John van Bockxmeer is a rural emergency department doctor dedicated to improving the health of all Australians. For over ten years he has led voluntary local, national and international initiatives representing excellence in the fields of medicine and community development. John is an emerging health leader and helps mentor and foster positive change in remote communities through his charity Fair Game Australia. In 2015 John was named in the ‘Top 10 Outstanding Young Persons in the World’.

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Breaking the cycle

GR OnlineONE OF OUR family treasures, kept on my parents’ mantelpiece, is a photo of me as a baby being held by my grandfather in the dappled light of a lemon tree in his North Adelaide backyard. As he held...

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