EVENTS

Come join the Tweed community and kick off your shoes and roll up for a fun afternoon on the green at Bowls for Our Kids, a barefoot bowls fundraising event supporting paediatric wards at Tweed Valley Hospital.

Hosted by the Tweed Community Clubs, the event will take place on Thursday 23 April 2026 at Club Tweed, bringing all together to enjoy bowls, live music, entertainment and a BBQ lunch, all while raising funds for local children and families.

Event details:

Bowls for Our Kids

• Date: Thursday 23 April 2026

• Venue: Club Tweed

• BBQ lunch: 12:00 pm

• Bowls begin: 1:00 pm

• Teams: 4 people per team

• Entry: $100 per team

Head to https://bowl-for-our-kids.raiselysite.com/ to register your team or contact the Our Kids team on 66202705

Our Kids Day Out is always a great family day out for all. The event is held in Ballina at the amphitheatre and, like previous years will be focused on children, especially those who have been in Children's Ward and Special Care Nursery over the years. Clowns, children's shows, and food will be there as well as the emergency services for the children. This event is free and is a wonderful family day out.

Our Kids is excited to announce Clarence Property as the Naming Partner for the Our Kids Day Out.

Entertainment on the main stage is sponsored by:

O'Brien Electrical and Plumbing Lismore is partnering with Our Kids and the Lismore Turf Club to host this black-tie event to raise money for Our Kids.

For more information about the Winter Ball, please contact the Our Kids Office.

The aim of the Our Kids Community Grants is to assist and improve the health of children in the Northern Rivers. Grants are available to children's health services within hospitals and community health services, parents and guardians, special groups for chronically ill children and health professionals who live within the Northern Rivers. 

Our Kids annually allocates $20,000 to these grants.

The Fun Run is in memory of Darrel Chapman and is sponsored by NAB. Choose your distance - a 4km, 10km, half marathon or full marathon. This is an inclusive community sporting event organized in conjunction with Lord's Taverners NNSW.

Keep up to date with what is going on with the Darrel Chapman Fun Run by heading to the Darrel Chapman Facebook page.

To register please head to http://www.darrelchapman.com/

Westlawn is partnering with Our Kids, an organisation that raises funds to purchase life-saving equipment for the Children’s Ward and Special Care Nursery at Grafton Base Hospital.

The format of the day is the usual four-person ambrose, with golfers and non-golfers most welcome.

The cost is $400 per team, including golf, course drinks, and a BBQ lunch. A tax deduction is available if required.

Tee-off will be at 10 am (shotgun start), with registrations from 9:30 am.

To book a team, please email Our Kids if you are interested in playing.

Each year for our Golfing enthusiasts Our Kids holds a Golf Day in Lismore. It is a great day out for all. Organised by our local golfing talent, Peter Warren, Ray Lindwall and David Seymour.

The Key Facts...

• • Donation of $400.00 per team (teams of 4) 
  • 11 am start for a noon (shot-gun) tee-off
  • BBQ lunch provided before tee-off
  • Drink vouchers provided for all groups
  • Snacks provided prior to presentation
  • Great prizes, with complimentary tickets for the Sponsor in our Golfing Getaway Raffle
  • Limited numbers.....please get in quick to ensure you are part of this great event
  • As always the game will be a four person Ambrose, with golfers and non golfers most welcome.

 To enquire about booking a team please email the Lismore Golf Day Team 

Any questions email the Our Kids Office or call the Our Kids Office on 6620 2705.

Inaugural Casino Charity Golf Day proudly presented by The M.J. Smith Group and Casino Engineering & Industry Supplies was a great success!

Thank you to all who sponsored and played on the day!

The Samson Challenge is a four-person team event with each team put through nine gruelling challenges, which include a farmers walk with jerry cans, a prowler push, a 130kg truck tyre flip, a burpee challenge, a 2x2km run, a 1km swim, the sled pull and a crazy obstacle course to complete.

The quickest team to complete all the challenges wins the coveted Samson Title and bragging rights for the next twelve months.

The Samson is a major fundraiser for Our Kids, the charity that raises money to purchase paediatric equipment for the Children's Ward and Special Care Nursery at Lismore Base Hospital.

The Samson has grown from strength to strength, increasing teams each year and raising over....$250,000 to purchase paediatric equipment for children in our local hospitals!

Keep up to date with what is going on with Samson by heading to the Samson Website , or the Lismore Samson Facebook page