Ta'ameya$500 gift voucherLAST TICKETSSAT 14 NOV · 6PMWATERS EDGE, PORTSIDE WHARF
Mates Gala 2026.
You asked, we heard. A handful of extra tickets have been released and once they're gone, they're gone. 266 mates already going.
THE COUNTDOWN IS ON
Saturday 14 November, doors 5:30pm, Gala from 6pm.
MATES GALA 2026 · CHAPTER FIVE
The night.
Canapes on arrival, a two course seated dinner, a beer, wines and soft drinks package, and live music all night with the Alter Boys and Omar Fikrat. Real stories from real mates, with mental health leading the conversation. Proceeds support Movember and men's mental health.
5:30PMDOORS
6PMGALA STARTS
$185FINAL RELEASE
Waters Edge Weddings & Events, Portside Wharf, Hamilton. 6pm to 11:30pm. Final release $185, only a handful left.
THE GALA RAFFLE
Prizes worth showing up for.
Every prize donated by a business that backs its mates. Tickets on the night: 2 for $20, 4 for $30, 5 for $35, 10 for $60 or 20 for $100. All raffle profits go to Movember. Can't make it? Buy tickets online.
Ta'ameya$500 gift voucher
Story Bridge Adventure Climb$300 gift voucher
SpinePass ChiropracticConsultation and 3 month membership
Suit Society$250 gift voucher
All About MeatMeat tray
Stone & Wood, Byron BayTasting experience for two
Power Moves10 class package
LSKD$100 gift voucher
Bunnings Warehouse$100 gift voucher
Escape ManorEscape room experience
X Golf SouthbankSimulator voucher
X Golf MackayClassic booth voucher
Grill'd Townsville$150 gift voucher
West End SOAKBathhouse gift voucher
TH7Gift voucher
MATES PINS
Wear the handshake.
Black or white. $7 a pin, any two for $10. Pick them up at the Gala or we'll post them to you.
WEAR IT ON THE NIGHT
Get yours before the Gala.
Tick "At the Gala" and we'll have it waiting for you at the door. No postage, no fuss.
Order nowLoading the pin shop. If it doesn't appear, email hello@matesassociation.com and we'll sort you out.
CAN'T MAKE THE NIGHT?
Back the room anyway.
Every dollar goes to running Mates events and supporting Movember and men's mental health. No ticket needed, no account, done in a tap with Apple Pay or Google Pay.
Mates Association is a not-for-profit community. Want to sponsor a table instead? See the sponsor levels.
To donate, email hello@matesassociation.com.
SPONSORS
Become a sponsor
Backed by good businesses.
RendrPlatinum sponsorrendrweb.com
Emerald TaxisGold sponsor
Central Queensland ExplorationSilver sponsor
Vivid LecSilver sponsor
ADHD DetailingSilver sponsor
XPELSilver sponsor
BCTSilver sponsor
GoldingSilver sponsor
Onpoint MaintenanceSilver sponsor
Thank you to every raffle donor: Ta'ameya, Story Bridge Adventure Climb, SpinePass Chiropractic, Suit Society, All About Meat, Stone & Wood, Power Moves, LSKD, Bunnings Warehouse, Escape Manor, X Golf Southbank, X Golf Mackay, Grill'd Townsville, West End SOAK and TH7.
Platinum$2,000Your own branded table, two tickets, stage shout out
Gold$1,500Logo on the website, signage and emails
Silver$500Logo on the website and event signage
Product donationRaffle prizeNamed on signage and the website, tagged in posts
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WHAT'S ON
All events on Luma
Next up
14NOV
Mates Gala 2026
Dinner, beer, wines and soft drinks package, live music and the raffle. Almost sold out.
Last tickets, $185
EVERYMONTH
Walk & Talk
Shoulder to shoulder is where the real conversations happen. Next walk announced in the newsletter.
Get the next date4YEARS RUNNING
2,000+MATES IN THE ROOM
$50kRAISED FOR MOVEMBER
Every event raises funds for men's mental health. The easiest way to help: bring a mate.
WHY WE EXIST
Good men, in the same room.
Mates started in 2023 as the Harry Hooper Ball, after one mate noticed too many of his mates weren't checking in with each other.
It became the Mates Ball in 2024 and the Mates Gala in 2026. Today it's a community: monthly Walk & Talks, brewery catch ups and the annual Gala, with every event raising funds for men's mental health and suicide prevention.
Most blokes are better than the noise. We give them a place to be heard and to back each other. Men-led, with women alongside us.
FIND YOUR WAY IN
Pick one. Bring a mate.
Walk & Talk
Monthly, free, along the river. All paces, all ages.
Catch ups
Brewery and pub nights with local businesses. Walk in, find a familiar face.
The Gala
Our biggest night of the year. Mental health leads the conversation.
START ONE NEAR YOU
Start a Walk & Talk in your town
No Walk & Talk near you yet? Tell us where you are and we'll be in touch to help you host your first one.
WORRIED ABOUT A MATE?
Reach out with ALEC.
A
Ask
Trust your instinct. Mention the changes you've noticed.
L
Listen
Give your full attention, without judgement.
E
Encourage action
Help him focus on one thing that might help.
C
Check in
Follow up with a call or a catch up.
ALEC is Movember's conversation guide. You don't have to go through it alone, and neither does he.
Hear about the next one first.
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