August 1, 2014
Today is the very last chance to book a ticket to have dinner tomorrow night (August 2) with Aussie sporting legends Allan Border (yes, THE Allan Border), Tommy Raudonikis and Libby Trickett.
The annual Relay For Life Dinner With The Captains – to raise funds for the Cancer Council – will be held at the Kingaroy Town Hall from 6:00pm.
Tickets are $80 each – and there’s just 10 left!
They can be booked through CROW-FM on (07) 4169-0700 and must be pre-purchased. There will be no tickets available at the door.
Dinner organiser Carl Rackemann confirmed today that Tommy Raudonikis would still be coming, despite the announcement last month that he is facing his own battle with cancer.
Tommy was diagnosed with throat cancer in June “but nothing can keep him away” from the dinner, Carl said.
- Allan Border is one of Australia’s leading run scorers in Test cricket, amassing 11,174 Test runs and 6524 runs in One Day Internationals. “A.B.” captained Australia in 93 Tests and played in a record-breaking 153 consecutive Tests. For many years he was Australia’s leading run scorer for all time in Tests and ODIs. He also held the record for the most Test catches by a non-wicketkeeper. Border has been inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
- Tommy Raudonikis is possibly the toughest halfback to have donned a rugby league jersey. “Tommy Terrific” played for Western Suburbs and Newtown in the old NSWRL, captained the Kangaroos, played 20 Tests, and was the inaugural State of Origin captain for the Blues. He later coached Brothers, Brisbane Norths and Ipswich Jets in Queensland before returning to Sydney to coach Western Suburbs. He also coached the Blues in the 1997 and 1998 Origin campaigns. He has been named in the list of the 100 Greatest Players.
- Libby Trickett is a four-times Olympic gold medallist swimmer. She won gold at the 2004 Athens Games as part of the 4x100m freestyle relay and went on to win gold at the 2005 and 2007 World Championships and the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she won gold in the 100m butterfly and in the 4x100m medley relay. Her final Olympic gold was at the 2012 London games in the 4x100m freestyle relay team. She also won gold medals at Australian, European and World Championships, and at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. She retired from swimming in 2013.
- For more information about the Dinner With The Captains, click here
