Full steam ahead for 2016 Blokes Barbeque
Planning is well underway for the 2016 Baw Baw Big Blokes Barbeque to be held at Lardner Park on Friday, October 14.
The Blokes Barbeque is an annual luncheon started in 2012 by a group of passionate local businessmen.
The aim of the event is to give men a day out – with lunch, entertainment, raffles, auctions and an opportunity to catch up with other local men.
The event seeks to raise awareness of prostate cancer in the community and raises vital funds for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and many local initiatives. 2016 will mark the event’s fifth anniversary – in the four years to date over 2500 men have attended the event and over $500,000 has been raised.
The 2016 line up will be the best ever with Corporal Mark Donaldson VC, our first Victoria Cross recipient in 40 years, headlining the day. Other entertainers confirmed are funny-men Des Dowling and Lawrence Mooney.
Over the past few years the Baw Baw Big Blokes Barbeque committee have directed funds to the worthy local initiative of first aid training for all year nine students in Baw Baw Shire.
The program is set to continue in 2016 with the locally based Community College Gippsland recently being awarded the contract to deliver the training. Community College Gippsland has generously donated a 20 person first aid training course to be auctioned at the event.
Demand for patron level sponsorships has been hotter than ever with Harcourts Warragul, Viatek, Malady Electrical, Bendigo Bank Warragul, Warragul & Drouin Gazette, Blackwoods Ready Mixed & Garden Supplies and Robertson Wouters all committing to patron level sponsorships of the event.
A variety of sponsorship packages are available for this year’s event and tables of ten are available at $1300 per table.
Please visit bawbawbigblokes. com for further details on table sales and sponsorships or keep your eye on the Gazette over the coming weeks.