{"id":56,"date":"2018-06-19T14:32:54","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T05:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stepbeyondcourage.com.au\/?p=56"},"modified":"2025-09-27T00:19:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T14:49:37","slug":"bill-lowther-sc-public-speaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stepbeyondcourage.com\/?p=56","title":{"rendered":"Bill Lowther SC &#8211; Public Speaking Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Australia beckoned and it became Bill\u2019s new home<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\">He became a National fitness counsel diving Instructor for SA. Training 42 divers to a professional standard including the ship surveyors in Adelaide and Port Pirie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Working in the plumbing Industry<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\">He set up Adelaide Hot Water Service and became one of the highest sales person and installer, pioneering advocates for solar hot water, saving thousands of tons of Co2 going into the atmosphere. He became a Master Plumbers Association board member.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Bill continues to be a student of health and wellness strategies, keeping himself in tune with the environment.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\">He\u2019s a story teller with plenty of stories to tell.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\">Sharing his life\u2019s experiences he encourages and promotes listeners to be motivated to help others and to become achievers, despite any negativity that comes their way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>The presentations that Bill has conducted are described as: Informative, Entertaining, Inspiring,<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>B<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">ill shared <\/span><\/span>a true story about a white rainbow whilst addressing a large group of aboriginal people with their children. Within two days an amazing thing happened! They enjoyed the very same experience themselves. When they came to Gillian and Bill they had the greatest laughter and excitement they have ever seen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>They have written three books!<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Mr. Bill. \u2018<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Step Beyond Courage\u2019<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Gillian\u2019s. \u2018<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Novice in the Outback!\u2019<\/b><\/span><\/span><b> <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Recounting many of their experiences. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>The sunset for the cover of the book<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Planned by God By Bill and Gillian.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_57\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stepbeyondcourage.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Planned-by-God_s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"468\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-57\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">-credit Bill Lowther<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Was taken to represent a cross made by God.<\/p>\n<p>For all bookings image licensing or purchase and further information<br \/>\nplease e-mail: wglowther@yahoo.com.au<\/p>\n<p>Photographic gallery available including &#8220;the white rainbow&#8221; and \u201cRaining on the Rock (Uluru).\u201d On a clear day Bill and Gillian prayed for rain, to see waterfalls on the rock\u2026and it did, and they did.<br \/>\nW.P. Lowther SC.<br \/>\nMEET<br \/>\nMr. Bill Lowther.SC.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-51\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stepbeyondcourage.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/bill_avatar_s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"346\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Keynote speaker, motivator and presenter.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing lessons and stories from a compelling life of adventure, danger and success.<br \/>\nTo take the first step is the start of any Journey.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stepbeyondcourage.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Raining-on-the-Rock-Uluru.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Indigenous children taking steps and Playing in the rain. Raining on the Rock (Uluru).<\/p>\n<p>Bill is known by many people simply as \u201cMr. Bill\u201d.<br \/>\nMr. Bill is a man with a life time of exciting adventurers with experiences to share.<br \/>\nGrowing up in war ravaged Britain being bombed in an area that was bombed 67 times Bill played truant for a whole term and was not missed! He became a midwife runner, child porter, sack maker, cinema operator and soft drink salesperson, rising to the position of manager in two companies.<br \/>\nHe became a keen observer of human conditions and so learned that success would be achieved only by personal effort and excellence.<br \/>\nAs a military marksman Bill started his Middle East adventures during the Suez crisis.<br \/>\nIn civilian life as a refrigeration mechanic he headed into the atomic research establishment looking after the military in North Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the things Bill talks about are:<\/p>\n<p>English wartime history.<br \/>\nAn unexploded torpedo landing in a neighbour\u2019s garden.<br \/>\nA large bomb that rocked his boat.<br \/>\nRare coincidence with a fighter pilot.<br \/>\nA large rat that caught his pal.<br \/>\nHistory written in advance<br \/>\nThe demise of the Mediterranean Sea and the Egyptian turmoil at the loss of their fishing industry and sickness that ravaged their country.<br \/>\nPollution of the air land and sea and its effects on the health of you and me.<br \/>\nOvercoming adversity and negativity.<br \/>\nHidden dimensions in your own spiritual well being.<br \/>\nThe hidden numbers in every single word of Hebrew and Greek scriptures given in a power point presentation, called<br \/>\n\u201cYour number is up\u201d<br \/>\nCreating your own opportunity.<br \/>\nBill has been happily married to Gillian for nearly fifty years; they have three children, seven grandchildren. Both Bill and Gillian have in these later years served in the outback communities in South Australia, Northern Territories, and Western Australia, mentoring\u00a0the community, running the store along with essential services, servicing the air strips and supporting the Royal Flying Doctor. In the capacity of their pastors Bill and Gillian cared for the elderly attending to their well being, health, teaching and assisting with their culture.<\/p>\n<p>A highlight of his career included three more years in Africa. As a friend to many locals he observed their culture and fishing and then he and Gillian trained 90 children and 150 adults in the art of fishing.<br \/>\nResearching with the Mediterranean Sea for the Smithsonian Museum of America.<br \/>\nStudying the ecological impact of the Aswan Dam of Egypt.<br \/>\nDiving and making an exciting discovery of an ancient wreck site ,over a thousand years old.<br \/>\nSetting up a large fishing club recognized in England Malta, Cyprus and America.<br \/>\nSome of the Rescues include;<br \/>\nA twelve bore shot gun knocked up blowing a hole in the wall just above the heads of a group of officers<br \/>\nA man swept into the sea by a raging river.<br \/>\nTwo men thrown out of their boat and disappeared under huge waves in the ocean.<br \/>\nTwo men in a boat are going to crash into the horseshoe reef; they did.<br \/>\nWhilst refueling a station wagon full of women and children; a man reached forward with a lit news paper to blow them up.<br \/>\nA man swinging a shovel the third time at his mother\u2019s head as she fell into the side of the tractor.<br \/>\nA man standing over a large group of elderly men women and children, his arms\u00a0outstretched; in one hand he had an open can of petrol in the other a lit lighter.<br \/>\nFollowing these exciting, dangerous adventures Bill was awarded medals for bravery by; Queen Elizabeth ll.<br \/>\n\u201cSTAR OF COURAGE<br \/>\nROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY MEDAL.<\/p>\n<p>My best compliment came from a young girl from Reynella Primary School. I was informed that the children\u2019s attention span was only twenty minutes. At the end of a one and a half hour presentation, a young student said, \u201cI love your accent heaps. We all enjoyed it and it was more fun than going to the pizza Hut\u201d.<br \/>\nI guess that tells it own story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia beckoned and it became Bill\u2019s new home He became a National fitness counsel diving Instructor for SA. Training 42 divers to a professional standard including the ship surveyors in Adelaide and Port Pirie. Working in the plumbing Industry He set up Adelaide Hot Water Service and became one of the highest sales person and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stepbeyondcourage.com\/?p=56\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Bill Lowther SC &#8211; Public Speaking Profile&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepbeyondcourage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepbeyondcourage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepbeyondcourage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepbeyondcourage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepbeyondcourage.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=56"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepbeyondcourage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepbeyondcourage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56\/revisions\/90"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepbeyondcourage.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=56"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepbeyondcourage.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=56"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepbeyondcourage.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=56"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}