OUR EVENTS
A brief look at some of the ongoing events we undertake at Bayside Community Emergency Relief.
Music Bingo Fundraiser Success!
We are thrilled to announce that our Music Bingo fundraiser in March 2025 at Black Rock Yacht Club was a huge success! A big thank you to over 160 people who attended and made the night so much fun.
A special shoutout to Yuri Peress from PY-PHOTO for his ongoing support and for capturing these sensational photos! Also to Tasman Talent & TimeWarp Events for the sensational entertainment & the Black Rock Yacht Club.
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SPECIAL THANKS to the donors below:
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@pilates 24/7
ATADS: Alana’s Dance Studio
AT Dance
Bang Bang Hampton, Mordialloc & St Kilda
Brad Rosewell MP
Endota Brighton
Exquisite Hampers
Finance Mentors
Flavourista
Free Yourself Holistic Healing
Gliko Cakes
Gumbayah World
Healing for You
Kerry Evitts Art
Lilydale Skate Centre
Liza Clements Photography
Magic Brothers Pizza
Parkers Pavillion
Picasso’s
Relaxed 1
Ring Us Drive School
Rustica
Sara Fleiss Fitness
Sonder Bentleigh
Superstar Nails
Sustainable Soul
Swaad India’s Zest
Take the wheel Drive School
The Hamptons Bakery
Xmas in July 2024
Thank you to all who donated to & attended our Xmas in July at Brighton Town Hall. It was truly an electric night!
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A huge thank you goes out to our community for their generosity in donating prizes, decorations, and time. It really does take a village!
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Special thanks to Yuri Peress from Py Photo for generously donating his photography services and capturing amazing images from the night. A shoutout also goes to Visual Statements for their fantastic job decorating our community donated Christmas trees.
We couldn't have had such a rocking night without Tim & the team from Purple Soup, our trivia hosts who kept the energy high! Our steering committee did an amazing job. Thanks to Patricia, Steph, Tracy, Sam, Bo & Tomicka. And thanks to Peta for help on the day & night!
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Heartfelt thanks to Bayside City Council for their events grant, and to Ryan Batchelor MP for his generous donation and attendance, all of which were instrumental in making the event possible.
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We also extend our gratitude to Deputy Mayor Alex Del Porto and his wife Donna, Zoe Daniel MP, David Southwick MP and his wife Hayley, Brad Rowswell MP, and the Hon Tim Wilson for their support and presence.
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The money raised from this event will go towards emergency aid in our community, primarily focused on food relief. Thank you all once again for your incredible support and making this event a huge success!
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SPECIAL THANKS to the donors below:
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St Finbars Primary School
3 Bright Monkeys
Advantage Pharmacy, Chesterville Pharmacy
Amazing Co
Anther Distillery
Artist Photographer
Bayside City Council
Brad Rowswell MP
Community First Responders
Doeys Pizza
Donovans
Free Yourself Holistic Wellness
Great Ocean Road
Hidden Gem
JG Nail Spa & Beauty
Kando Highett
Krav Maga
Kryal Castle
Lancemore Lindenberry Red Hill
Luna Park
Mask Co
Mulled Beverages
Naked Life
Pancake Parlor
Pantry
Penny Stansfield Travel Managers
Russo Estate
Ryan Batchelor MP
Sabuki Salon
Santa Melbourne/ Bayside
Sara Fleiss Fitness
Scienceworks
Stack-n-Pots
Swaad's Indian
Taco Bills
TG Fridays
The Cottage at Soho Estate
The Local Framing Studio
Tina’s Teepe’s
Verve Photography
Visual Statements
Yuri Peress Py Photo
Zone Bowling
National Volunteer Week - Morning Tea 2023
Our 3rd annual Thank You Morning Tea for volunteers during National Volunteer Week was a huge success.
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We thank #BaysideCityCouncil for their generous grant to fund this event. Also thanks to Yuri Peress at PY-PHOTO for once more taking sensational photos of the morning. And to the sublimely talented Jenny Ellison Entertainment for providing the music & the amazing volunteers at Black Rock House for joining forces on this years event. What a fabulous setting! Also to our special helpers on the day too!
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Thanks also to Councillor Laurie Evans OEM, Brad Rowswell MP & Zoe Daniel for joining us to celebrate volunteers and share some insights & kind words.
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Our the goodie bags & raffle were a huge hit thanks to generous donations from: Vesna Devcic /Kaluco, Brad Rowswell MP, Sara Fliess Fitness, Ella_Bache_Hampton, Acumen Chinese Medicine and Friends of Black Rock House. Your items were all met with widespread delight.
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Photos courtesy of the exceedingly talented PY-PHOTO
Johnny Vegas Event
The sensational Johnny Vegas & Onyx Cafe Cheltenham, held a sell out fundraiser for us in October 2022. Around 100 people enjoyed a huge night filled with great food, friendly faces and epic entertainment. Many happy people left with prizes won through the raffles & auction. All up $1,984 was raised which is a significant help with our ongoing aid relief. Many thanks to all involved!
National Volunteer Week - Morning Tea 2022
Our 2nd annual National Volunteer week Thank You Morning Tea was held on 20th May 2022 and it was a huge success!
This is our way to thank our amazing volunteer community & was made possible this year thanks to a Federal government grant that will also go towards 3 other community initiatives we will be holding.
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Our 2022 event was held in conjunction with Highett Neighbourhood Community House & The Chatty Cafe Scheme Australia. We would like to thank them for their support & participation.
Special thanks to Tim Wilson-Federal Liberal Member for Goldstein, Brad Rowswell MP & Deputy Mayor, Cr Hanna El Mouallem from Bayside City Council.
Also the very talented Jenny Gee Ellison for providing entertainment with her music.
Donors: Brad Rowswell MP, Kalu Co, Ella_Bache_Hampton, Hop It, Cadbury Chocolates, Daylesford Picnic Boxes, Sara Fliess Fitness, So Succulent Melbourne, Hairhouse Warehouse Brighton, First National Pharmacies Brighton, Chocolate Box, The Pantry Brighton & Kristi Badgery - Breakwater Financial Planning.
Photo credit: Yuri Peress from PY-PHOTO
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We held our annual auction fundraiser on 30 October. A record 142 people bid this year and we raised $11,086. This equates to thousands of items for people in need.
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A heartfelt thank you to our superhero donors both from our sensational community and businesses below for supporting our annual fundraiser. Also to the amazing Jane Morison & Chris P for help with prizes & special thanks to donors:
Annual Auction Fundraiser 2022
SPECIAL THANKS to the donors below:​
​​Kristi Badgery Breakwater Financial
Sabuki Hair
My Little Tribe Photography
Sarah Fleiss Fitness
Keiser Sandringham
Ella Bache
National Pharmacies Middle Brighton
HairHouse Warehouse Brighton
Petit Bateau
The Sneaker Store
Sportsconscious
Pantry
Thesaurus Books
Aromi
Aspirations
Grill’d Hampton
Church St Butchers
Botticelli Ristorante & Bar
Jane Morison
Hardie Grant Books
Keiths Cakes
Kalu Co
Neighbours Cellar
Embody Healing Reiki
Wrapt
Cadbury Chocolates
Brad Rosewell MP
Foto First
Olie & Ari
Warburton Weekend Stay
Quest St Kilda Rd
RVISE
National Volunteer Week -
Morning Tea 2021
A huge Thank you to so many people who've pitched in to help with Bayside Community Emergency Relief's initiatives from the bushfires, through covid & into the future.
​On Friday we hosted a Thank You morning tea with Highett Neighbourhood Community House & Community Bank Highett for the community that coincided with National Volunteer Week. We announced our Community Partnership with Community Bank Highett & also our Goodwill Ambassador Mark Santomartino , a journalist on 9 News.
Thank you to our local traders for donations of goodies for our amazing hampers & goodie bags:
Ella_Bache_Hampton The Hot Bird Sara Fliess Fitness Life.Organised Kalu Co, Brad Rowswell MP - Member for Sandringham Sweet Caroline Gingerbread & Biscuits Highett Neighbourhood Community House Community Bank Highett.
Special thanks also to Luca Kocent & Jenny Ellison Gee who gave amazing performances on the day.
Also to Yuri Peress from PY-PHOTO & David Lounds for photography.
Our helpers for the day also deserve our thanks for keeping the wheels in motion: Erica Wearne Denise DoddLisa Oertle Tomicka Brook, Rosalind ChamberlainVesna Devcic Katrina Krongold , Nikki Anthony & the helpers from Highett Neighbourhood Community House.
Our speakers Natalie Driessen-Gerdan from Community Bank Highett ( our community partners!), our lovely Deputy Mayor Sonia Castelli from Bayside City Council, Victoria , our almost as lovely Brad Rowswell ( who donated the calorific chocolate hamper!!) & Kate Knight from Highett Neighbourhood Community House.
Congratulations to our very deserving hamper winners: Margaret Malloch Walker Rosalind Chamberlain & Bec L Mclean. Donated items for our hampers & goodie bags were worth approx $800-$1,000!! A sensational community effort!
Without the help of community volunteers
Bayside Community Emergency Relief would not have been able to come to the aid of so many in dire need & we thank you all.
Please spread the word about our community charity as the more members we have the more we can help.
It takes a community...#Volunteering Victoria
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Photography: PY-PHOTO , David Lounds