Club Patrons
Swan Districts Football Club has two Co-Patrons,
Dr Bruce Robinson and The Hon Tania Lawrence MP.
Dr Bruce Robinson is a physician, Professor of Medicine and multi-award-winning cancer researcher. He’s also a Respiratory Physician at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and founding member of The Fathering Project which helps fathers and father figures, including sports coaches, do a better job of helping kids across Australia navigate the future.
He also regularly volunteers as a doctor after disasters in our region, such as earthquakes and tsunamis and was Western Australian of the Year in 2013.
Bruce grew up Bassendean and followed Swans as a kid, He later played a year in the Reserves grade in the mid 1970’s. He says he initially agreed to the role of Patron at Swans out of obligation to a club he loves but now continues because he’s enormously proud of the outstanding things it does in the community.
Tania Lawrence has been the Federal Member for Hasluck since 2022. She’s been a Swan Districts supporter since childhood and fondly remembers sitting on the grass bank at Bassendean Oval with her father and grandfather cheering on the mighty Swans.
Tania is a very keen and active motorcyclist, going on to serve as the first female president of Motorcycling Australia.
She takes over the Co-Patron position from the previous Member for Hasluck Ken Wyatt, who has since become a highly valued member of the club’s Board.