Mackay Mayor’s Charity Ball

Tickets are now on sale for the 2023 Mayor's Charity Ball!  

The 2023 Ball will be bigger than ever, with a Havana Nights theme, live music, an exciting gala auction and more! Back by popular demand, Channel 7's fishing personality Scotty Hillier will emcee the event again this year.

The 2022 Ball smashed all records, with 434 people attending and raising a record amount of $135,121 (including GST), which was split equally between two beneficiaries.

HeartKids Mackay and Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), which is building a Ronald McDonald Family Room at Mackay Base Hospital, each received $60,804.

Funds raised from the 2023 event will be donated to two amazing local charities this year - Ronald McDonald House Charities (for the Mackay family room) and Australian Street Aid Project Mackay.

If your business would like to come on board as a sponsor in the future, or if you're interested in donating an item for the 2023 auction to help raise funds for our local charities, please email communications@mackay.qld.gov.au.

How to buy your tickets:

Tickets can be purchased online at themecc.com.au or by calling the MECC Box Office on 07 4961 9777. Please note a small phone administration fee applies for all phone bookings.

History of the Mayor’s Charity Ball

The Mackay Mayor’s Charity Ball raised more than $600,000 for charity during 15 years when Sunrise Rotary Club of Mackay was at the helm.

Council and the MECC played a greater role in organisation since the 2019 ball, joining Sunrise Rotary Club representatives on an organising committee.

That year’s ball was the most successful to that time, including record corporate sponsorship of $50,000, record attendance and a record amount raised for charity.

More than $121,000, including a donation of $50,000 on the night by the Mackay Foundation, was raised to assist Mackay kids experiencing trauma through domestic and family violence and sexual abuse. The funds were donated to the Domestic Violence Resource Service (DVRS) to reach more children in need through additional counselling services.

That year’s ball also marked the 10th year of involvement of one of its major sponsors DGH Engineering.

Sunrise Rotary Club then decided the time was right to hand over the baton to council, the MECC and a community organising committee for future balls.

The 2020 Mayor’s Ball was postponed due to COVID.

Held in 2021, it was again a huge success, attracting a record attendance of 422, and raising nearly $100,000 for charity.

These proceeds were split 50-50 between DVRS and HeartKids Mackay.

The 2022 Mayor’s Charity Ball, which had a disco theme, was held at the MECC on Saturday, May 14 and once again smashed records.

The Ball raised a record amount of $135,121 (including GST), which was split equally between this year's two beneficiaries.

HeartKids Mackay and Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), which is building a Ronald McDonald Family Room at Mackay Base Hospital, each received $60,804.

Funds raised to date

Thanks to our sponsors!