15/02/2026
💗 🌺 What a day! 🌺 💗
Yesterday’s Pink Stumps Event was everything our community is about, connection, generosity and a whole lot of heart. We’re so proud of what we created together. Whilst it wasn’t our day on the field we congratulate Apollo Bay Cricket Club on a great win to take home the Coastal Cup.
A massive thank you to the businesses and legends who backed the day and helped us raise vital funds:
Lorne Op Shop
The Lorne Independent
Saltair Spa
Mantra Lorne
The Grand Pacific
Salonika Social
Lorne Central
The Little Swim Store
St Cuthberts Uniting Church
Blooming Betty Micro Flower Farm
Jane Maatman
The Lorne Hotel
Apollo Bay Cricket Club
Lisa Bliss
Check Point Stainless Steel
Kira Hollmer
Verve Portraits
Thank you also to Sage & Clare our gorgeous new homewares store in Lorne, who donated a generous prize for our best dressed of the day. Thank you to Bianca Holmer, Sue Balderas & Janet Gould for judging and presenting the prize & congratulations to our stylish winner Emma Carey, her beautifully curated outfit caught the eye of our judges!
A very special and heartfelt thank you to Cam Nugent, our MC and guest speaker. Your incredible story and the beautiful way you honoured Skye touched everyone at the event 💕
Special love to our incredible volunteers and organisers, the Lorne Cricket Club committee & events crew, Nick Sherlock for the slickest bar operation around, Lisa for the beautiful food, Bianca Hollmer, Rachael Cash, Emma Carey & Brett Carey. Our team spent countless hours making it all happen. A big shoutout also to our superstar service team Marty Heathcote, Ally Reynolds, Tanner Forsyth & Viv Carey.
It truly takes a village, and ours is pretty special. We’re already excited about making it even bigger and better next year.
Stay tuned we’ll be announcing the final fundraising tally later this week!
Thank you to to all of our community who came, donated, dressed in pink and supported the day. 💕
Beautiful photos attached thanks to Janet Boland and Rachael Cash 🌺
