Barham Local Health Medical Trust

19/10/2026

🔥 COMMUNITY COOK-OFF SPONSOR SHOUT OUT! 🥩✨

On behalf of the Local Health Medical Trust (LHMT), we want to give a massive thank you to the wonderful team at Wagstaff for generously donating all the quality meat for our upcoming Annual Cook-Off!

Community initiatives thrive when generous local partners step forward. Thanks to Wagstaff’s incredible support, our competitors have premium cuts ready for the grill, and our community has a fantastic feast to look forward to in support of local health initiatives.

Please join us in thanking Wagstaff for their community spirit and ongoing generosity!

18/10/2026

WE ARE ONE WEEK OUT!

After a tally of the donations on the site so far our top 3 teams for the Fundraising & Team Spirit Champions are:

#1: Wired & Grilled
#2: Serial Grillers
#3: The Sous Chefs

There's still plenty of tie to donate. Jump on your desktop (we are still having trouble with the mobile phone link) at the link below and select your favourite team to donate to.

https://local-cook-off-2026.raiselysite.com/

17/10/2026

The teams are in, the aprons are ready, and the competition is heating up! Now all we need is YOU!

Following the huge success of last year's event, the Local Health Medical Trust Local Cook Off is back for 2026, promising another fantastic day of cooking chaos, friendly rivalry, plenty of laughs and community spirit.

www.thebridgenews.com.au/local-cook-off-is-back-come-along-cheer-on-your-favourite-team-and-support-a-great-cause

15/10/2026

DONATIONS UPDATE:

We are working through an issue with the Raisely App use on the mobile phones. For those who donate via the app on their computers there is no issue, however when using the phone version the donations are not aligning with the preferred teams.

While we work through and hopefully we sort this out we ask that anyone wanting to donate to a team do so using a computer.

In the meantime we will also do a tally from our end and share you an accurate leaderboard status with you all soon.

We have just over a week to go, your teams are prepping and we look forward to seeing you all at Barham Recreation Reserve Sunday 25th Oct form 11:30am.

15/10/2026

Be sure you are clicking on your team of choice when you donate!

13/10/2026

🏥 Why We’re Cooking: Supporting Local Medical Services ❤️

Behind all the fun, friendly rivalry, and delicious food at this year's Local Cook Off, there is an essential purpose: keeping doctors and healthcare close to home.

Access to reliable healthcare is the heartbeat of our rural communities. The Local Health Medical Trust works tirelessly to ensure that our towns retain the medical services, facilities, and professionals our families, neighbours, and community members rely on every single day.

Running and maintaining these vital services takes ongoing community backing. That is why 10 local teams are putting on their aprons, stepping up to the grill, and rallying donations. Every dollar raised through team fundraising and on the day goes directly toward helping keep medical care right here where it belongs.

Whether you donate to support your favourite team online or join us on the day to sample the dishes, grab a coffee, and cheer from the sidelines, your support makes a lasting difference.

Come out, enjoy great food, and stand behind our community’s health!

📅 Sunday 25 October 2026
⏰ 11:30 am – 4:30 pm
📍 Barham Recreation Reserve
🎟️ Food · Coffee Van · Kids Activities · Bar Open

To donate go to: https://local-cook-off-2026.raiselysite.com/
(Please leave a message to show which team you are supporting)

All proceeds help keep medical services in our towns.

13/10/2026

FOOD TRUCK REQUIRED!

We are seeking a food truck to attend our Annual Cook Off Fundraiser in Barham on the 25th Oct.

If you and your truck are free that weekend please reach out to us through Facebook message.

11/10/2026

MEET OUR JUDGES 👨🏽‍⚖️👨🏽‍⚖️

Nick & Brian

Unfortunately last years celebrity judge Matt Preston is unable to attend this year so he has passed the baton & all its prestige, responsibility & o flair to last years competitors Nick & Brian who feel they have some improvements they can make!

Come along to Barham Recreation Reserve on 25th October from 11:30am to see them put their judging skills & fashion knowledge to the test.

All proceeds go to keeping medical facilities in our town.

11/10/2026

We are still looking for a food can for our Annual Cook Off event. Any suggestions are welcome.

FOOD TRUCK REQUIRED!

We are seeking a food truck to attend our Annual Cook Off Fundraiser in Barham on the 25th Oct.

If you and your truck are free that weekend please reach out to us through Facebook message.

09/10/2026

Meet the Teams:

💙🍳 The Gordon Bleu's!

Get behind Katie, Hannah & Amanda as The Gordon Bleu's at the Local Health Medical Trust Cook Off 2026, raising funds to help keep medical services in our towns.

To donate to the girls and help them tale out the Fundraising & Team Spirit Award for 2026 go to the link to donate (& leave a message telling us who you are donating to): https://local-cook-off-2026.raiselysite.com/t/the-gordon-bleus

Come along, cheer them on and enjoy a day of cooking, community spirit and friendly competition!