The Child Protection Foundation

01/06/2026

Photo's from The CPF Black Tie Masquerade Ball can be found here

Photo collection by Jason Kirk Photography

01/06/2026

Another Black Tie Masquerade Ball done and dusted and what a sensational night had by all.
Our thanks to our major sponsor for the night, Testapower and its GM Mr Jeff Testa. They create a great range of quality mobile accessories, and were generous enough to provide goodie bags for all our attendees.
Highlights of the night were many, our keynote speaker Steve “The Pa******le Hunter” Barrett had us captivated with the tale of the his “60 Minutes” tale of the capture of Australia’s most notorious pa******le Robert “Dolly” Dunn, of which Steve was one of the producers.
The big announcement of the night was the foundations new initiative “The Childhood Protection Initiative” with $63,000 in cash incentives on offer for students in Kindergarten to Year 12 as well as school incentives and is open to every school in Australia, both public and private. This is rolling out as a national initiative over the next few weeks. More information will be available on our website shortly.
Rita Barbagallo, in her usual flamboyant way, wowed them with her unique auction skills and attire for the live auction and sold everything she had on auction.
Tori Rose sang the house down and then her live performance was auctioned off to two lucky attendees, who will both have her perform at their future functions.
Crash Avenue helped us dance the night away with the help of a couple of guest artist, foundation director Kerry Fozzard, Leysah Aldous, sales manager from Testapower and Tori Rose.
The night was a tremendous success and we raised over $22,000.
A huge thank you to all who attended, for your support and your loyalty, which has helped us to achieve the milestone of “The Childhood Protection Initiative”.

15/05/2026

We're two weeks out from the Black Tie Masquerade Ball and tickets have been selling well. If you plan on supporting this fabulous cause and help us eradicate the scourge of paedophelia and child abuse in general, please hurry along to Trybooking to secure your tickets and your FREE gift bag. Get your tickets here - We're two weeks out from the Black Tie Masquerade Ball and tickets have been selling well. If you plan on supporting this fabulous cause and help us eradicate the scourge of paedophelia and child abuse in general, please hurry along to Trybooking to secure your tickets and your FREE gift bag. Get your tickets here -

The Child Protection Foundations Annual Black Tie Masquerade Ball is the pinnacle fund raising event for the CPF. Now in it's 12th year it is this...

04/05/2026

PA******LE HUNTER JOINS THE FIGHT AGAINST CHILD ABUSE

Veteran investigative journalist Steve Barrett will deliver the keynote address at a gala fundraiser for a charity at the forefront of the fight against child abuse this month.

Barrett will speak at the annual Black Tie Masquerade Ball in support of the Child Protection Foundation on Friday, May 29, 2026, at the Doltone House Function Centre in Sylvania Waters.

In his distinguished media career, Barrett took a special interest in exposing child s*x offenders. His greatest success was his pivotal role in the hunt and capture of Robert “Dolly” Dunn, a monster regarded as the worst pa******le in Australia’s history.

Barrett was there when 60 Minutes trapped Dunn in Honduras for the famous Liz Hayes report which The Sydney Morning Herald praised as “one of the great scoops of journalism”.

The Black Tie Masquerade Ball is the major fundraiser for the Child Protection Foundation, a charity set up by Sydney couple Kerry and Bruce Fozzard that punches above its weight to expose and reduce the scourge of child abuse.

The Foundation has won the endorsement of politicians of all stripes, including four Prime Ministers: Ms Julia Gillard, Mr Tony Abbott, Mr Malcolm Turnbull and Mr Scott Morrison, who delivered the keynote address at the Ball on his way to The Lodge.

More recently, firebrand Senator Jacqui Lambie has thrown her support behind the Foundation in its new mission to take the child protection message into schools around the nation – an initiative that will benefit greatly from money raised at this year’s Black Tie Ball.

The Ball includes entertainment from one of Sydney’s top party bands, prizes for the best masks, silent auctions of memorabilia and other prized items, and raffles.

NOTE: The most recent data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows that more than 500,000 reports of suspected child abuse are made each year in Australia, involving over 300,000 children. Of those cases that are substantiated, emotional abuse accounts for around 56%, neglect around 21%, physical abuse around 13% and s*xual abuse around 10%.

These horrific numbers are why the Child Protection Foundation is dedicated to the eradication of s*xual and physical abuse, the most heinous crimes against children.

29/04/2026

Well folks, we are a month out from The Black Tie Masquerade Ball. We have a question for you - where can you go for a night out in Sydney, have a delicious 3 course meal, all the beer wine and soft drink you can consume, see live entertainment, be enthralled by our key note speaker and dance the night away, for the most precious cause we have, OUR CHILDREN!
All this for just $150.00 per person.
There are still a few tables left for the night click here to book your tickets

The Child Protection Foundations Annual Black Tie Masquerade Ball is the pinnacle fund raising event for the CPF. Now in it's 12th year it is this...

21/01/2026

Ladies and Gentlemen we are pleased to announce tickets for our 2026 Black Tie Masquerade Ball go on sale at 10am tomorrow. This is one not to be missed, our keynote speaker will be SENATOR JACQUI LAMBIE which will be something special.

Get Tickets Here - https://www.trybooking.com/DIYUJ

See you there!

28/09/2025

🎉 What a day! 🎉
Our “Bowl Barefeet for Child Protection Week” event at Padstow Bowling Club was a huge success! With sunshine, community spirit and plenty of fun, we raised just under $6,000 to support our upcoming 2026 Educational Initiative. 🌟
💛 A massive thank you to:
👉 The Padstow, Panania, Revesby & Riverwood business communities for donating over $5,000 in prizes for our chocolate wheel 🎁
👉 Dough Boss, Hajazi Halal Butcher Revesby & Padstow Food Services for keeping the BBQ sizzling
👉 Bouncing Giggles for the beaut jumping castle 🎈
👉 The wonderful patrons and team at Padstow Bowling Club 🙌
👉 And of course, our very special guest Humphrey B. Bear 🐻 for all the hugs and smiles!
👏 None of this would have been possible without our incredible volunteers and the amazing community who came along to support the cause.
📸 Keep an eye on www.cpf.org.au for the full event photo gallery!
Together, we’re making a difference for children’s safety and wellbeing. 💙
And let's not forget our sensational legendary photographer Jason Kirk.

See all the photos from the day here

https://jasonkirkphotography.pixieset.com/cpfbarefootbowls2025/
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20/09/2025

It's on tomorrow folks the 2025 "Bowl Barefeet for Child Protection Week". A fantastic community fund-raising event for the CPF. Bring the kids, bring the grandparents for a great day of fun and meet our ambassabear Humphrey B Bear. See ya'll tomorrow.

27/05/2025

A fantastic night was had by all at our annual Black Tie Masquerade Ball last Friday night. To everyone that came, thank you for your support. More to come very soon.