1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:04,120 Speaker 1: Three sixty with Katie Wolf thanks to Joyce Main Darwin 2 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:06,120 Speaker 1: Homes own Stuart Highway Beerrima. 3 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:08,640 Speaker 2: You are listening to Mix one O four point nine's 4 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 2: three sixty. It is just ten minutes or nine minutes 5 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:14,239 Speaker 2: away from eleven o'clock and we know it's such a 6 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 2: busy weekend, so many wonderful events happening this weekend, and 7 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:20,239 Speaker 2: you'd have to say, one of the highlights on that 8 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 2: calendar is the Starlight Ball and joining us in the 9 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 2: studio right now to talk more about what we can 10 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 2: expect and also more about this wonderful cause. It is 11 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:33,519 Speaker 2: the Starlight Foundation CEO Louise Baxter. Good morning to you, Louise. 12 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 3: Morning Katie. 13 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 2: Lovely to have you in the studio. And Justin Coleman, 14 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 2: who is indeed part of the wonderful committee that organizes 15 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 2: this great event. 16 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 1: Good morning morning Katie. 17 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 2: Great to have you both here. Firstly, Louise, can you 18 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:48,239 Speaker 2: tell us a little bit more about the Starlight Foundation 19 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:50,519 Speaker 2: for those out there listening who maybe don't know a 20 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 2: huge amount about it. 21 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 3: Absolutely, the Starlight Children's Foundation brightens the lives of seriously 22 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 3: or children. For a family who has a really serious diagnosis, 23 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 3: there life, life, and the kid's life is just changed forever. 24 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:05,040 Speaker 3: And so what we do at Starlight is we transform 25 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 3: that pain, fear, and stress into fun, laughter, and joy, 26 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 3: and this improves health outcomes. And this is because happiness matters, 27 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 3: especially happiness in childhood. And so from our perspective, every 28 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 3: child deserves to be happy, even those children who are 29 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 3: in hospital facing really challenging situations and in a lot 30 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 3: of pain. 31 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 2: And for a lot of us as parents, we actually 32 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 2: can't even imagine that, you know, if you have if 33 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 2: you're fortunate enough to have very healthy children, you cannot 34 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 2: even imagine what it would be like to live through 35 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 2: a diagnosis or live through a really tough health condition 36 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 2: where your children are in and out of hospital, and 37 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 2: then trying to, you know, to make their lives a 38 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 2: little bit more enjoyable and bring a smile to their 39 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 2: faces is such an important thing to do. 40 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 3: You're absolutely right, And often the parents will say to 41 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 3: us that for the first time in months, their child 42 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 3: smiles when they're when they engage with Captains Starlight, and 43 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 3: for some of these children, they become the illness and 44 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 3: for the parents, they know their child is still there 45 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 3: within this and what Starlight is about We're about that 46 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 3: child within the illness. We never ask about the illness, 47 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 3: about the diagnosis, the surgery. We're just about the child, 48 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 3: and that's incredibly important. So it maintains that sense of 49 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,519 Speaker 3: self and confidence and fun for the child. 50 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 2: Now, I would imagine that this kind of local fundraising 51 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 2: is such an important aspect of being able to ensure 52 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 2: that you've got the Captain Starlight's in there, able to 53 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 2: put a smile on the kids' faces, justin what can 54 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 2: we expect tonight at this tremendous ball, which is a 55 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 2: real highlight I think of everyone's social calendar. 56 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, look, there's a lot of fun to be expected, 57 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: I think, you know. We the concept of the ball 58 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:52,080 Speaker 1: is to raise money for a serious topic but in 59 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: a fun way, which is kind of how Starlight runs 60 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 1: as well. So look, we've we've got six hundred and 61 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: fifty people there tonight. This is our excellent thirteenth year. 62 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: We had a break here last year with COVID raised. 63 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: This ball was raised nearly two point six million dollars 64 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:09,920 Speaker 1: over that period for Stala and all that money has 65 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 1: stayed in the territory in that time. So the captains 66 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: obviously do a really important job. They're outreach programs, so 67 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:20,239 Speaker 1: they're not just based in the hospital. And so look, 68 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 1: we've got a really motivated, fantastic committee and we have 69 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 1: some you know, a lot of really good sponsors who 70 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: have been with us from the start. So basically it's 71 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 1: a bit of fun, but there's some serious sight to it. 72 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: We do. Our main fundraising is through our raffles with 73 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: the Passapali Raffle and the Hoskins Raffle, major auction items 74 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: soil on oction items and another fundraising events during the 75 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: during the evening, we've got our entertainment tonight, We've got 76 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: some really special guests, Laser Man who've been trying to 77 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 1: get up for about ten years, so the planets have 78 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: a line this year to get him here. Hot Dub 79 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 1: time machines a little bit different with the entertainment, so 80 00:03:56,440 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 1: she should get everyone up dancing and Sarastora is singing 81 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: to the Starlight video this year, and she's just done 82 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 1: an amazing piece of artwork that'll also be auctioned off 83 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: during the nights. 84 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 2: That's so cool. And then Louise, when it comes to 85 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 2: this kind of fundraising, how important is it that events 86 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 2: like this happen in the Northern Territory in terms of 87 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:19,480 Speaker 2: being able to continue the great work that the Starlight 88 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:20,720 Speaker 2: Foundation does. 89 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 3: Katie, it is incredibly important. Starlight would not be here 90 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 3: for the kids of the Northern Territory if it wasn't 91 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 3: for Starbucks. So their support enabled us to actually bring 92 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 3: our Starlight programs in a consistent way into the NT. 93 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:37,720 Speaker 3: And you know, since then, we've actually built our Starlight 94 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:41,039 Speaker 3: Express Room in the hospital. We're quite right, We're in 95 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 3: over one hundred and forty remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait 96 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 3: Islander communities. We go fly and fly out with the 97 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 3: clinicians and they see enormous impact from that because they 98 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 3: see three times as many children. The children are more relaxed. 99 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 3: It reframes that interaction and healthcare and if we're going 100 00:04:57,279 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 3: to change the health outcomes for these kids, we really 101 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:04,720 Speaker 3: need that. So fundraising like Starbull this evening is incredibly 102 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:07,160 Speaker 3: important for Starlight. We would not be able to do 103 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 3: what we do without it. 104 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 2: It is so important and it's so wonderful the work 105 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 2: that the local committee does in terms of making that happen. 106 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 2: Tell you what, everybody, get ready, get your wallets, ready, 107 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 2: high and be ready to bid tonight. 108 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:21,599 Speaker 1: Absolutely, there'll be something for everyone, don't so you know, 109 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: whatever level of support you can give, there's something for everyone. 110 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: And I'd really like to thank the Dual Convention Center 111 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 1: for the work they've done. I like to thank MITXE 112 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: fan as well for all support you give us throughout 113 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:36,720 Speaker 1: the year. And look there there's a heapous once I want, 114 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 1: I want to go and list them all, but so 115 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:41,720 Speaker 1: much support from the community. Look forward to tonight and 116 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: see every one there. 117 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 2: Oh wonderful stuff. Well, I hope it's a fantastic evening. 118 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 2: Thank you both so much for taking the time to 119 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:49,239 Speaker 2: come in and have a chat to us this morning. 120 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 2: Thanks so much, Katie, thank you you are listening to 121 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:54,279 Speaker 2: mix one O four point nine's three sixty and that 122 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:58,360 Speaker 2: was a Starlight Foundation CEO there, Luise Baxter and Justin Coleman, 123 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 2: who is the chair of the Life Local Committee here 124 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 2: in the Northern Territory.