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Gee it was hot! The third annual golf tournament for the Louise Davie Charitable Trust was played in scorching heat on the St Clair course in early-March.
Thanks to an exceptional donation from Sarah and Hunter Stevenson, the tournament was a guaranteed financial success prior to tee off. With that generosity backed by support from the St Clair Golf Club, Justin and Claire Vaudrey from PAK’nSAVE Dunedin, our hole sponsors and team entries, those who donated prizes for the team list and raffles, the on- course promotions, a number of spontaneous donations, and the efforts of our on-course crew of Jenny McMahon, Lyn Joseph and Helen Schreuder, $30,000 was raised on the day.
Those funds will be invested in the second year of the Trust’s initial research project, which was launched in July 2025.
The winning team, representing Mind Muscle, shot an impressive 15 under and with a team handicap of 4.125, finished with the day with a net score of 51.875.
The tournament’s hole sponsors were Andrew Simms Dunedin, Craigs Investment Partners, Dunedin City Motors, PAK’nSAVE Dunedin, Hunter Stevenson OFS Insurance Brokers, Josh Cuttance SHARE NZ, Knox & Anderson, Palmers Mechanical, Ray White Dunedin, Vero Liability Insurance and Aotea Electric Southern.
Our team entries comprised Mark & Carmel Cadzow, Richard Joseph, Warren Alcock, Whatsoever Ltd, ANZ Private, Forsyth Barr, Gallaway Cook Allan, Dunedin Venues, Bayley’s Dunedin, the Dunedin City Council, Kevin Anderson, Mind Muscle, Mal Dermody, Shawn Coombe, Keith Ellwood, Craigs Investment Partners and Cutlers.
And our prize and promotion supporters along with donors on the day were Jenny McMahon, Garth & Lisa Gallaway, Bayley’s Dunedin (Chris Maclean), Chemist Warehouse Meridian Mall (Rachel Lee), Grand Casino (Jamie Angus), Meenan’s & Andersons Bay Liquorland (Donna Hogg), Noisy Brewing Co (Chris Noye), Stewart Construction (Jodie Peters), Dunedin Venues (Paul Doorn), St Clair Pro Shop (Patrick Moore), Augustines of Portobello (Gus & Jana Hayden) No 8 Distillery (Julien Delavoie), Otago Daily Times (Matthew Holdridge), Stewart Construction (Jodie Peters), Whittakers NZ, Shoe Clinic Dunedin (Stacey Pearson & Robbie Johnston), Night ’n Day (Matt Lane), the Grange Lifecare Village café (Mandy Hudson), Otago Daily Times (Matthew Holdridge), Craigs Investment Partners (Chris Timms), Andrew Simms Dunedin (Kevin Schreuder), Warbirds over Wanaka (Ed Taylor), John Marsh and Gordon Tucker.
It was a terrific day, and the Trust is extremely grateful to everyone involved for their generosity and enthusiasm.
Southern Southland rural hospitality and generosity were once again at their finest with the Tokanui Golf Club hosting its second fundraising tournament for the Trust in late-November.
In blustery but sunny conditions, the full field worked its way around the world’s southern-most nine-hole courseat Fortrose with stops at the food tent (serving the biggest paua patties imaginable) and the par 3s (where wallets were significantly lightened) before filling the clubhouse for more magnificent food, hospitality and fundraising activity.
More than $20,000 was raised for the Trust for the second year running.
Our thanks to Mal Dermodyand the club’s committee for bringing the tournament together, to all sponsors, auction and raffle donors, to those who supplied food and worked tirelessly in the clubhouse, to the players and to everyone who bought raffle tickets and bid in the auction.
It was another fabulous day.
The Trust’s first foray into fashion was a spectacular success with Fashion @ the Grange hitting the mark. Featuring local designers, renowned fashion houses, Poppy McConville realising a dream in being on the catwalk for the first time through to our delightful drag queens, the sell-out crowd was enthralled throughout.
Many of our models were at their first show and the men grew in confidence with the crowd in behind them. Also on the runway was Paralympics champion Holly Robinson, the high-class raffle prizes were eagerly sought after and the heads & tails coin tosses generated joy and despair in equal proportion.
Thanks to Mandy and Lauren at the Grange Lifecare Village for their enthusiasm and generosity, to Andrew Simms from Andrew Simms Dunedin as the night’s major sponsor, our compere P from The Hits, to the fashion houses, models, Strawberry Sound and Southern Lighting, the businesses who donated prizes, our musicians Portia and Ozan, florist Christopher and photographer Jonathan.
And special acknowledgement of producer, the tireless Lois Scott-Muir, and choreographer Pippa Hamilton, who together brought together the most of wonderful of nights. Fashion @ the Grange 2026 will feature Miss Universe 1983 Lorraine Downes as a special guest on the catwalk.
Photos: Jonathan Adlem
Emotion, resilience, love, inspiration and power were to the fore at the Trust’s second annual dinner in the Dunedin Town Hall. After a spectacular opening by the O-Taiko drums, all three speakers captured the crowd of 414 with their individual stories.
Deborah Manning ONZM established Food Share in the city more than a decade ago and now heads the nationally acknowledged Kiwi Harvest food rescue entity. Deborah’s story is one of vision, grit and determination, and the fact she is New Zealand’s Sustainability leader of the Year speaks volumes for her drive over the past decade and more.
Champion rower, cyclist and cyclor Hamish Bond CNZM, took the guests on a journey through his storied sporting career – the highs and lows (not many of those) of his Olympic rowing triumphs, Commonwealth Games cyclist success and the slog of powering Team New Zealand as a cyclor in last year’s America’s Cup victory. Hamish is undoubtedly New Zealand’s finest sportsman across a variety of disciplines.
Nigel Latta ONZM, personified bravery and tenacity as he gave an insight of his personal battle with stomach cancer. His practical, pragmatic and emotional messages left the crowd spellbound. A doctor/patient interview with Prof Chris Jackson was raw, confronting and humorous all in one.
Caricaturist Gary Bottger drew the speakers from close by and long-time pancreatic cancer survivor Robyn Stalker’s appearance on stage was an indication of what the future will look like when an early diagnostic marker for the disease is found.
It was a spectacular night.
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