Annual Gala Ball, Brighter Together. Saturday 24 October 2026, Elysium Manly. Platinum sponsor Belle Property Northern Beaches.
Annual Gala Ball 2026

Brighter Together

An evening of connection, celebration and hope. Join our Northern Beaches community for dinner, entertainment and auctions, with every ticket helping fund Australian cancer research.

Molly Croft during treatment, 2019

Molly Croft, pictured during treatment in 2019. Seven years on, Molly has helped raise millions for cancer research — and she is speaking at this year’s Ball.

Date
Saturday 24 October 2026
Time
6:30pm to 11:30pm
Venue
Elysium Manly
55 N Steyne, Manly NSW 2095
Dress code
Black tie
Your evening includes
Three-course dinner and premium beverages
Live entertainment and dancing
Guest speaker Molly Croft, with MCs Karen Ledbury and Lizzy Lovette
Auctions, prizes and raffles

On the night

Your guest speaker

Molly Croft speaking on stage

Speaker spotlight

Molly Croft

Cancer advocate. Co-founder. Fundraiser.

Molly Croft is a 20-year-old speaker, cancer advocate and co-founder of The Tie Dye Project, originally from Dubbo in regional NSW.

After her own experience with cancer as a young person, Molly became passionate about creating greater awareness of sarcoma and improving outcomes for those diagnosed in the future. Through The Tie Dye Project, she has helped raise millions of dollars for cancer research, treatment and support, with funds contributing to research projects and initiatives across Australia.

Alongside her work with The Tie Dye Project, Molly is a passionate volunteer and advocate for young people, regional communities and the importance of giving back. Her work has been recognised through a number of awards, including being named the 2026 Australian Young Bush Champion and the 2025 NSW Volunteer of the Year.

Now living in Sydney while studying at university, Molly continues to use her platform to raise awareness, support cancer research and encourage young people to recognise the difference they can make in their own communities.

Hosting the evening

Your MCs for the night

Lizzy Lovette

Your MC

Lizzy Lovette

TV presenter. Radio host. Northern Beaches local.

Lizzy Lovette is an award-winning radio host, television presenter, journalist and MC with more than 25 years in the media. For the past 12 years she has been a much-loved face on Channel 7's travel and lifestyle show Sydney Weekender, sharing her warmth, wit and love of a great story with audiences.

Having hosted a broad range of shows spanning entertainment and music to live events and red carpets, Lizzy is also a much-loved radio voice, having worked across Sydney's leading radio networks, including 2DayFM, KIIS 106.5, Triple M and Nova 96.9.

Known for her energy, humour and genuine ability to connect with people, Lizzy is thrilled to be co-hosting this year's Fight for a Cure Gala Ball.

Karen Ledbury, MC and Fight for a Cure ambassador

Your MC

Karen Ledbury

TV presenter. Broadcaster. FFAC ambassador.

Karen Ledbury has spent more than 30 years on Australian television and is one of daytime TV’s most familiar and trusted faces. For over 19 years she was a daily contributor on Channel Seven’s The Morning Show and The Daily Edition, and she remains a presenter on Seven’s long-running Sydney Weekender.

Beyond the studio, Karen is a sought-after host and MC, a voice-over artist and a respected media trainer who has tutored presenting at NIDA and AFTRS. She is a devoted charity ambassador, lending her platform to Variety the Children’s Charity, Save Our Sons and Fight on the Beaches.

Tickets

Choose your tickets

Come as a guest, bring a table of friends or host your team at a corporate table. Tickets are sold through Humanitix, which gives 100% of booking-fee profits to charity.

Payment plans are available at checkout. All sales are final. Questions about tables? info@fightforacure.com.au

Individual ticket

One seat at the Ball, with dinner, drinks and entertainment included.

$275

per person + $7.38 fee

BUY TICKETS

Table of 10

Ten seats together for friends, family or colleagues. Includes 10 tickets.

$2,750

per table + $73.80 fee

BOOK A TABLE

Corporate table Includes branding

A table of 10 plus your brand in front of every guest, before, during and after the Ball.

$4,500

per table + $117.50 fee

BOOK CORPORATE

Hospitality

One table of 10 guests at the Ball

Branding

Logo and company name on your table

Logo in the pre-Ball e-newsletter to all guests

Logo in the post-event newsletter to guests and donors

Publicity

Logo in the Event Program

Logo on the AV presentation on the night

Promotion on our social media channels

Our sponsors

The partners who make the night possible

Platinum sponsor

Belle Property Northern Beaches

Belle Property Northern Beaches is an award-winning real estate agency with five local offices across Sydney's Northern Beaches. They've been part of our extended family, showing up with heart and purpose to help us fight cancer together.

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Gold sponsor · Official auction partner

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Corporate table partners

Belle Property Head Office logoCommunity Bank Freshwater Bendigo Bank logoIMEI Intelligent Connectivity logoPK Property logoSan Foundation logoVision Personal Training logoGenesisCare logo

Want your business in the room? Talk to us about sponsorship

Secure your seats

Saturday 24 October 2026 · Elysium Manly

Our ambassadors

BBThe Hon. Bronwyn Bishop OAMPatronJulie RandallJulie RandallAmbassadorKaren LedburyKaren LedburyAmbassadorMRMichael Regan MPAmbassadorSean MaloneySean MaloneyAmbassador