Hastings Cancer Trust join country music fundraiser at Kew

HASTINGS Cancer Trust (HCT) was formed in 2005 with a goal to mobilise funding and volunteers to assist cancer patients in the region.

Administration Co-ordinator Sue Ryan told News Of The Area, “We aim to fund and provide a full spectrum of equipment so that patients can be treated locally instead of travelling long distances for lifesaving treatment.”

Each year the group raises tens of thousands of dollars for essential medical equipment.

Their next event is on 16 November at Kew Country Club from 11am-4pm, as a part of the Camden Haven Country Music Day.

HCT are running raffles and a silent auction.

Items on offer include an Angus Gill pack featuring a vinyl record, his latest CD, and his newly released book Departure and Arrival.

All were personally autographed by the singer/songwriter from Wauchope on a recent trip home from his new base in Nashville.

Additionally, there is a TC Cassidy pack, an unopened four pack of Slim Dusty records, a sheet of 2020 Slim Dusty stamps, and a signed Kylie Minogue print.

One of the more interesting items is a print signed by the cast of “Collateral Damage,” a 2002 American thriller.

HCT is already planning another large fundraiser on 20 June 2026, at the Glasshouse in Port Macquarie.

For more information and volunteering opportunities visit hastingscancertrust.org.au.

By Rachael THORPE