From that loss was born Dine & Dance for a Cure, a biennial fundraising event supporting the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA). Over time, it has become a well-established and increasingly attended fixture in the New South Wales charity calendar.
What began as a personal gesture has evolved into a structured initiative. Across the last five editions alone, more than $225,000 has been raised and directed toward scientific research, early detection programs and support services for men and families affected by the disease.
It’s a significant contribution, especially considering that 72 men in Australia are diagnosed with prostate cancer every day. Behind each statistic lies a story, a family and a community.
This year, the aim is to raise over $100,000 in a single evening, with the event scheduled for Saturday, May 23 at the Canada Bay Club in Five Dock. The night will combine dinner, music and fundraising, but the impact of the initiative will extend well beyond the venue itself.
The Dine & Dance for a Cure evening will once again serve as the central moment of fundraising for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. Yet Bastone’s commitment has expanded further this year.
“This year I managed to connect one of our sponsors—and now a friend—Barry Robertson from J. & J. Robertson and Sons Transport with the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia,” Bastone explains.
“Together we’ve created something extraordinary: a real travelling billboard on one of his large prime mover trucks.”
The truck, which will be unveiled in the coming days, takes the message of prostate cancer awareness on the road—literally.
Anyone wishing to support the campaign can do so by making a tax-deductible donation to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia.
