15/10/2026
💚🧙♂️ THE COUNTDOWN IS ON! BARE FOR RARE – THE GREAT WIZARD SHAVE IS THIS SATURDAY! 🧙♂️💚
📅 Saturday 17 October 2026
📍 Tahmoor Inn
🎗️ Supporting Rare Cancers Australia
🎯 Fundraising goal: $30,000!
The countdown is officially on! ⏰ We’re putting the final touches on a huge afternoon of family fun, entertainment, auctions and fundraising — all for an incredibly important cause. 💚
We’ve got seven brave blokes ready to lose their beards, and we need the community to get behind them!
🎉 WHAT’S HAPPENING ON THE DAY?
🐐 Paws & Reins Petting Zoo – 1 pm–5 pm
🐴 Patty the Pony
* 1 pm–2 pm – Pony Grooming
* 2:30 pm–3:30 pm – Carrot Feeding
* 4 pm–5 pm – Patty’s Party Tricks
* 5:30 pm–6:30 pm – Paint-a-Pony
💰 A gold coin donation applies to all Patty the Pony activities.
🕷️ Spider-Man appearance – 1:30 pm–3:30 pm
🖌️ Face Painting with Clair Malone – 2 pm–6 pm
💇♀️ Hair Braiding & Plaiting with Rose Lane Hair Studio and The Braiding Co. – 2 pm–6 pm
🎶 Live music with Missy Lancaster – 5 pm–6 pm
🎟️ RAFFLES & AUCTIONS
🛍️ Afternoon Silent Auction – Get your bids in throughout the afternoon! Bidding closes at 6:15 pm, with winners announced at approximately 6:30 pm.
💈 AUCTION YOUR CHANCE TO SHAVE A WIZARD – Bid for the opportunity to shave one of our seven Wizards before the main event!
🔥 THE GREAT WIZARD SHAVE – 7 PM
Seven beards. Seven brave blokes. One incredible cause.
Come along and cheer on our original seven as they finally say goodbye to their beards!
💚 COMMUNITY SHAVE – 7:30 PM
The shaving doesn’t stop with our seven Wizards! The Community Shave opens at 7:30 pm, giving anyone who wants to get up and have their beard shaved the chance to join in and support the cause.
🔨 MAJOR LIVE AUCTION – 8 PM
We’ve got another big fundraising moment planned for the evening! Join us for our major live auction, featuring fantastic items up for grabs. Get ready to bid, have some fun and help us raise even more money for Rare Cancers Australia.
❤️ WHY WE’RE DOING IT
Cancer touches so many families, and rare cancers deserve greater awareness and support. Every donation, bid, raffle ticket and show of support helps us work towards our $30,000 fundraising goal.
Bring the family, invite your mates, support our sponsors, grab something to eat and drink, and help us make this an afternoon and evening to remember.
🙏 A massive thank you to all our sponsors, prize donors, entertainers, volunteers and everyone who has helped make Bare for Rare possible.
📍 Tahmoor Inn
📅 THIS SATURDAY – 17 OCTOBER
💚🧙♂️ SEVEN BEARDS. ONE CAUSE. BARE FOR RARE. 🧙♂️💚
Please share this post, tag your mates and help spread the word. Let’s get behind our seven Wizards and make this a massive day for Rare Cancers Australia! 💚
