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Winter Warmer
Dinner, Comedy, Art, Magic, Cabaret – in support of our homeless community.
📅 Thursday 2nd July 2026
🕕 6:00pm – 10pm
📍 Salt, Kingscliff NSW
🎟 LIMITED TICKETS
A Spectacular Night Out with Serious Purpose
Join us for the Northern Rivers’ most-loved charity cabaret evening — a night of extraordinary entertainment, warm company, and direct impact for the people in our community who need it most this winter.
On Stage
• MC Mandy Nolan — comedian, writer, and one of Australia’s most beloved live performers
• The Space Cowboy — internationally renowned performer and world record holder
• Kinship Doobai Dancers — bringing energy, colour, and movement to the night
• Welcome to Country by Aunty Jackie – a respected local Elder and Aboriginal Cultural Heritage stakeholder
Your Ticket Includes
• Winter warming canapés x 8 varieties
• The full cabaret show
• A small donation to Winter Warmer 2026 – Homelessness Relief
Full drinks bar available on the night (not included in ticket price), plus raffle and auction of art and prizes.
All Proceeds Support people experiencing homelessness in Byron and Tweed Shires.
Funds raised are shared equally with partners working on the front line to help alleviate suffering and helping many people get their lives back on track.
• Fletcher Street Cottage — Byron Bay
• Pottsville Beach Neighbourhood Centre
• Fred’s Place / Vinnies — Tweed Heads
• The Shift Project — Byron Bay
Mandy Nolan · MC & Comedian
Award-winning comedian, author, journalist and activist. Mandy brings sharp wit and genuine warmth to every room, with a gift for making audiences laugh, think, and act.
She’s raised close to $1M for community causes and donates up to 70% of her work to charity. Your host for the evening — expect to be entertained, moved, and sent home inspired.
The Space Cowboy · World Record Holder & Sideshow Artist
Holder of 56 Guinness World Records and Australia’s most prolific record breaker. From swallowing 17 swords to catching arrows blindfolded to conducting one million volts through his body, Space Cowboy has performed across 40+ countries and three seasons at the Sydney Opera House.
He now also exhibits as a gallery artist from his Byron Bay studio — and brings both performance and art to Winter Warmer.
Kinship Doobai Dancers · Contemporary First Nations Dance
A Murwillumbah-based women’s dance group drawing from Minyungbal, Bundjulung, Wiradjuri, Gamilleroi and Wakka Wakka traditions. Led by local Elders, they share traditional and contemporary stories of culture through song and dance — kinship and Country in action.
Meet the Panel
MC Mandy Nolan will lead a candid conversation with frontline workers from each of our four charity partners — sharing the real stories behind the work.
Bec Robinson — Relationship Manager, Fletcher Street Cottage
Bec works across the Byron Community Centre with a strong focus on Fletcher Street Cottage, sharing stories of transformation and hope from the frontline with supporters and the wider community. A Byron Shire resident for nine years, she is passionate about telling the real stories of resilience from our region.
Jade Ross — Case Worker, Fred’s Place / Vinnies
Jade was born and raised in the Tweed and has spent her career supporting vulnerable people — from young people facing homelessness to her current role at Fred’s Place, where the service supports up to 130 people each day. She brings her own lived experience of homelessness and family violence to this work, and speaks with rare authenticity about what it takes to help people rebuild.
Letechia Lucas — Community Capacity Worker, Pottsville Beach Neighbourhood Centre
Letechia has worked at PBNC for over four years, beginning as a volunteer before moving into a paid role while studying her Bachelor of Social Work. She works with PBNC’s ARMA service using a trauma-informed, person-centred approach — prioritising those sleeping rough and those most at risk of losing their housing.
Anne Goslett — Founder & Clinical Lead, The Shift Project
Anne brings more than 30 years of experience across psychotherapy, domestic violence, addiction recovery, and community services. She founded The Shift Project after recognising the gaps that remain after crisis support ends — and has spent a decade building a model grounded in long-term, relationship-based support that walks alongside women until they’re truly ready to stand independently.
Why This Night Matters
Byron and Tweed Shires account for 27% of all rough sleepers in NSW. Every day, 59 people are turned away from homelessness services in the state because there simply aren’t enough resources to reach them.
The charities your ticket supports are on the ground every single day — but they need our community behind them.
Key Facts About Homelessness in Byron & Tweed
- Byron Shire remains one of the worst homelessness hotspots in NSW, recording the second-highest number of rough sleepers in the state in 2026.
- Tweed Shire recorded 529 people experiencing homelessness in the 2021 Census, with hundreds more living in insecure or marginal housing.
- Byron and Tweed together accounted for 27% of all rough sleepers in NSW in 2023, despite representing only a small fraction of the state’s population.
- Rough sleeping across NSW has increased by 51% since 2020, with regional communities experiencing the sharpest rise.
- 59 people every day are turned away from homelessness services in NSW because demand exceeds available resources.
- More people with jobs are becoming homeless, with the proportion of employed people seeking homelessness assistance rising from 10.9% to 15.3% over five years.
- Social housing represents just 1.8% of housing stock in Byron Shire, far below community need.
- Women and children escaping domestic and family violence remain one of the largest groups at risk of homelessness.
- Older Australians are the fastest-growing group experiencing homelessness, with homelessness among people aged 65+ increasing by 31% over six years.
- First Nations people make up 6% of the North Coast population but 15% of people experiencing homelessness.
