1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: It's now a fishing competition organized by a wonderful local 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 1: family in honor of their son who lost his battle 3 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: with brain cancer, is happening in just over a week. 4 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: Max's Cast for a Cure. It raises money for brain 5 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:18,480 Speaker 1: cancer research and it also helps Northern Territory families grappling 6 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: with a diagnosis. The man behind the event, Lincoln Kirby, 7 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: joins me on the line. Good morning, Lincoln, morning Katie 8 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: here you going? Yeah, really good mate, wonderful to have 9 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 1: you on the show. Link to those listening this morning 10 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 1: who don't know about you know, Max's Cast for a 11 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:41,199 Speaker 1: Cure and why it all started? How many years has 12 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 1: it been running for? Now? 13 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 2: Our fourth year we're doing it, so yeah, we started 14 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 2: up in twenty twenty two, basically a year after we 15 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:51,840 Speaker 2: lost Max. So yes, the fourth year. It's just getting 16 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 2: bigger and better every year so far. Mate. 17 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: I went on the website yesterday and it looked like, 18 00:00:57,040 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: you know, you guys, you've gone full Profe's just about Lincoln, 19 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: you know, from there, from when it all started. 20 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, we've had the awesome Tony Wood on board. You know, 21 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 2: he's help and he's definitely brought us up a level 22 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 2: or two. So you know it's been great. Everyone else 23 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 2: has chucked in and you know everyone's got behind us 24 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:15,960 Speaker 2: and massively for the last year or two, well. 25 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: They've gotten behind you guys, because it is you know, 26 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: it's it's such a wonderful thing to do for the community. 27 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: And it started, i know, for your family through such 28 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: a hard, hard situation, which was the loss of your 29 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:35,480 Speaker 1: little boy, and you've been like, you've helped so many others. 30 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: You've done so much great work in the community since 31 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: starting Max's Cars for a Cure. 32 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, I guess that's what it's all about. You know, 33 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 2: we had a big focus on, you know, trying to 34 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 2: raise fund for research, but we really wanted to help 35 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 2: you know, families in need life for what we went 36 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 2: through you know, five years ago as well. So we've 37 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 2: definitely had a fair few cases pop up in the 38 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 2: last year. You know, it's not as rare as what 39 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 2: everyone thinks it is. So it's good to be able 40 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 2: to hear be here and be able to help out 41 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 2: where we can. 42 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 1: Now, Lincoln, in terms of you know, what exactly is 43 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: planned for the competition, talk us through it to those 44 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:12,919 Speaker 1: who've never taken part, but they're listening this morning, thinking, oh, 45 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 1: this sounds like fun. How does it all work? 46 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:19,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, it's really easy fishing competition. It's not the 47 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 2: biggest or the most You basically just have to catch 48 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:24,239 Speaker 2: one of the five species to go in the drawer 49 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 2: to win some awesome prizes finally donated by our fantastic sponsors. 50 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 2: It's down at Freespirt Resort this year in Pineland, so 51 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 2: it's actually kicking off yeh Friday the eighth till August. 52 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 2: You can come down and pick up some brag mats 53 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 2: from there, and then we're having the big presentation down 54 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 2: there on Sunday afternoon from about one o'clock onwards. 55 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 1: How have the numbers grown and how has it sort 56 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: of evolved over the last few years. 57 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 2: Oh, like, you know, we amount of sponsors that have 58 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 2: jumped on board and snowboard and you know we've sort 59 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 2: of averaged around four or five hundred people jumping on 60 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 2: board every year, which is huge. Yeah, you know, I 61 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 2: think totally we've raised in the next three hundred and 62 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 2: fifty four hundred thousand dollars over the last few years 63 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:06,399 Speaker 2: just to family to need. 64 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 1: So yeah, it's incredible. It truly has like when you 65 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: talk about, you know, those families in need and people 66 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: that you have helped over the years. I mean, you know, 67 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 1: name names if you're happy to, but tell us about 68 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 1: some of the people and some of the situations that 69 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 1: you know that you guys have helped out with over 70 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:29,679 Speaker 1: the years as a result of the fundraising. 71 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, I mean last year was little Kiali. We 72 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 2: sort of you know, he had to go to America 73 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 2: for treatment, so we were lucky we're in the position 74 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 2: to help him, you know, raise the funds to get 75 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 2: over there. And he's doing quite well by all sounds, 76 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 2: so you know, that's fantastic. And there's been three or 77 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 2: four other you know, young kids that have been diagnosed 78 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 2: and the families have had the you know pull up 79 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 2: roots and head into state for months on end of 80 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 2: treatment and that. So you know, we've tried to help 81 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 2: them out financially where we can, because as we know, 82 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 2: the bills keep coming and everything. So you know, we've 83 00:03:57,480 --> 00:03:59,119 Speaker 2: just tried to be there to support where we can. 84 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 1: Well, this is a thing, you know, it's like you 85 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: know better than anybody, but it's so hard. It must 86 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: be so hard for a family. And as I said, 87 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: you know, better than anyone else. When you have a 88 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: diagnosis like that of your your beautiful child, and you're 89 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: you're battling through as best you can with that, but 90 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:20,359 Speaker 1: then like you're touched on, you know, the bills are 91 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:22,919 Speaker 1: still coming through and you're still having to deal with 92 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 1: your life responsibilities. So then being able to turn to 93 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 1: you guys. 94 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:32,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I mean by just having to travel into state, 95 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 2: you know, you lose all your network or your support. 96 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 2: There's no family, you don't mean to say a lot 97 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,479 Speaker 2: of the time. And you know, we can just do 98 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 2: some little things, you know, like food vouchers or organize something, 99 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 2: you know, fuel vouchers, a bit of money you ever spend, 100 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 2: so you know, it all helps. 101 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, it does. And look, I think it's a wonderful 102 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 1: thing that you guys are continuing to help the community 103 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:54,480 Speaker 1: and you're doing so much in little Max's name, which 104 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:59,720 Speaker 1: is such you know, it's so admirable from my perspective. Mate, 105 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 1: Tell me, how are the registration's coming along so far 106 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: for this year? 107 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's looking really great. We did I think it 108 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 2: was nearly two hundred and fifty three hundred registrations on 109 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:10,719 Speaker 2: registration day, which is one of our biggest FUS yet 110 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 2: and just in the last week of entries have flooded in. 111 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:17,040 Speaker 2: So we've got an amazing boat to give away this year. 112 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:18,279 Speaker 2: You know, it's looking like it's going to be about 113 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 2: a sixty thousand dollar boat fitted out by the legends 114 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,280 Speaker 2: that a wire my boat and be LA's put it 115 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 2: out with all the latest hummingbird year. So it's going 116 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 2: to be a huge draw cards. I hoping we're going 117 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:29,919 Speaker 2: to crack five hundred this year for the registration. 118 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:31,920 Speaker 1: So how do you have to win the boat? You've 119 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 1: got to register? Is that all you've got to do? 120 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 2: That's all you got to do, so you don't even 121 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 2: have to fish. You know, people into state anywhere can 122 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 2: just sign up and register. Only cost ninety dollars for 123 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:42,479 Speaker 2: an adult or you know, two hundred dollars for a 124 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 2: family of four and you go in the drawer to 125 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:46,479 Speaker 2: win a sixty thousand dollar boat just by registering. 126 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:50,280 Speaker 1: So mate, that is fantastic. I reckon my son would 127 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: love to win that. Maybe I'm going to have to 128 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 1: get my husband to jump online and register. Worth it 129 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:01,600 Speaker 1: is now in terms of the prizes, can you tell 130 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:03,679 Speaker 1: us about some of the prizes this time round? 131 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, Look, we've got awesome rainwater tank from top End storage. Again, 132 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 2: that's amazing. Our heaps of cool rods and reels, We've 133 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:16,839 Speaker 2: got a big carved barreer, some awesome Luis sets. The 134 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 2: boat itself is going to be huge, Like this year, 135 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,359 Speaker 2: the team from Wama Boat's really gone all out on 136 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 2: that one. So that's the massive one that we're really 137 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:25,159 Speaker 2: looking forward to giving away. 138 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:28,919 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, it is unbelievable, you know, to be giving 139 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:32,039 Speaker 1: that boat away is going to be fantastic. Now, if 140 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:34,920 Speaker 1: anybody's listening this morning, they're keen to get involved, they're 141 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:36,919 Speaker 1: keen to find out more. Where's the best spot for 142 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:37,279 Speaker 1: them to go? 143 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, look, jump on the web page Maxis Cars Forcure webpage. 144 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 2: As you said, it's had a bit of a revamp, 145 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 2: so jump on there. All the registration links are there. Otherwise, 146 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 2: our Facebook page has got heaps of info, so don't 147 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 2: jump on the Facebook page. Otherwise, if you don't do 148 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:54,480 Speaker 2: Facebook or Internet, just reach out and give us a 149 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 2: call and we happy to help out wherever we can. Later. 150 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:59,040 Speaker 1: I jumped on yesterday. I was like, whoa, you guys, 151 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 1: look at this, it's all happening. 152 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, big takes the Neil for that one. He's done 153 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 2: a great job with the website. If you're listening to things, mate, 154 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:06,839 Speaker 2: appreciate it. 155 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:08,479 Speaker 1: No, I love it. Do you know what I love? 156 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: And I've said this to you before. You know what 157 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 1: you guys have done, and you know the way in 158 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 1: which makes his cars for a cure continues to help 159 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 1: families around the territory is incredible. But the support that 160 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: you get from the community, I'm not even surprised by 161 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 1: it because you and Naomi beautiful people and you're you're 162 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: out there, you're helping others, and that's what people want 163 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 1: to be involved in, that real territory spirit. So I 164 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: think it's incredible what you guys do. 165 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, territories are definitely generous. Are the people don't even 166 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 2: have to ask him, They just step up and said 167 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 2: what can we do this year? You know a lot 168 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 2: of the time, and they back it up year after year, 169 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 2: you know. So it's beautiful business is out there. 170 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 1: Absolutely No, it's so good to see well link. I 171 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 1: hope it's going to go off. I know it'll go off. 172 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 1: You'll probably get more registrations than you've ever had before, 173 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 1: but will be keen to talk to you again to 174 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: find out just how well it goes. Thank you as 175 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 1: always for joining us on the show. 176 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 2: Yeah amazing, Thanks Eves, Katie appreciate it. 177 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 1: No worries, thank you.