Baw Baw Community Event of the year 2024 a key Live4Life supporter.

Congratulations to Baw Baw Big Blokes BBQ on being announced Community Event of the Year at the 2024 Baw Baw Shire Council Australia Day Awards! The ceremony was held at the West Gippsland Arts Centre on Wednesday 24 January. Award winners were each nominated by fellow community members and selected by an official panel, including Baw Baw Shire Mayor Cr Annemarie McCabe, and Deputy Mayor Cr Tricia Jones. The night also included a keynote speech by local, Beau Miles, author of the 2023 book The Backyard Adventurer.

Live4Life extends a massive thank you to the amazing group of volunteers at aw Baw Big Blokes BBQ. Their support of Live4Life Baw Baw is incredibly important, making a hugely positive impact on the lives of young people in the community.

Established in 2012, Biggest Blokes BBQ has now raised more than $1.7 million, making it the largest fundraiser in the Baw Baw region, heightening awareness of prostate cancer and other health initiatives. Raising much needed funds to reduce prostate cancer-related deaths in West Gippsland, the Big Blokes BBQ also supports the provision of first aid and mental health education to local schools and community groups, including Live4Life Baw Baw.

Live4Life Baw Baw was launched in 2020 and includes Drouin, Warragul, Trafalgar and Neerim South in Gippsland.

The BBQ is an enormously popular annual event, attracting hundreds of attendees, featuring celebrity guests and a fantastic program of entertainment. For more information, check out their website bawbawbigblokes.com

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Big Blokes BBQ volunteers pose with Baw Baw Shire councillors at the Australia Day Awards. L to R: Cr Keith Cook, Mayor Annemarie McCabe, Michael Blackwood, Craig Debnam, Andrew Schreyer, Jamie Power, Rachael Newton, Michael Grogan, Dean Addison, Deputy Mayor Tricia Jones.