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It's A Bloke Thing Foundation raises funds and awareness to improve care for men affected by prostate cancer.

We're breaking down the stigma around Prostate Cancer, encouraging open conversations, and saving lives — one bloke at a time. It’s A Bloke Thing is a not-for-profit (NFP) foundation that hosts annual fundraising and awareness-raising events for Prostate Cancer Research. The events include the highly anticipated, annual Wagners It’s A Bloke Thing Prostate Cancer Luncheon – now the largest day-time fundraising event in Queensland. The inaugural It’s A Bloke Thing Prostate Cancer Luncheon was held in Toowoomba in 2011, and has since become a significant fundraising event, benefiting various men’s health and research programs, including the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and Toowoomba Base Hospital Foundation. An education program has been funded to continue its important work of delivering practical, life-saving health education across Queensland as part of our It’s A Bloke Thing roadshow. In addition, the funds raised from the event also enable a prostate cancer nurse to be employed full-time in South West Queensland (based in Toowoomba). This means that patients from this region no longer need to travel to Brisbane for specialist care and treatment. Excitingly, the It’s A Bloke Thing Luncheon has now also expanded to Darwin, with the inaugural Darwin It’s A Bloke Thing Prostate Cancer Luncheon to take place in February 2018.

05/11/2026

Our educator Jane joined the Hutchinson Builders - Toowoomba team at their Movember BBQ to talk about something every bloke needs to hear: get a regular PSA test.

Start by knowing your number and knowing your family history. A quick chat with your GP is all it takes to get started, and it could save your life.

We were also grateful to have Wayne join us. As a prostate cancer survivor, Wayne shared his story and journey, and his willingness to speak openly is helping other men take their health seriously. Thank you, Wayne.

A huge thank you to Hutchies Toowoomba for inviting us along to your Movember BBQ.

04/11/2026

It all started with a chat.

In 2010, four mates were chatting over a glass of w**e when they realised just how many men around them were being affected by prostate cancer. The bigger problem was that nobody was talking about it.

So they decided to change that. In 2011, the first It's a Bloke Thing Luncheon was held in Toowoomba. Since then, the foundation has raised more than $21 million for prostate cancer nurses, education and awareness, and PSA testing for men in regional Queensland.

Fifteen years on, our message is the same: start the conversation, talk to your mates, and know your number.

This Movember, do what those four mates did and start a conversation. Check in on a mate, and if you're due, book in with your GP for a PSA test. 💙

03/11/2026

Our General Manager Mick and Roadshow Educator Lynne visited Arrow Energy's Brisbane office this Movember for a men's health Lunch & Learn. The session ran alongside the Heart of Australia Healthy Hearts Program, which offered staff health checks and PSA testing on site.

Lynne shared our key message: early prostate cancer often has no symptoms. A simple PSA blood test is the best way to catch it early, when it's most treatable, and that matters even more if you're older or have a family history.

A big thank you to Arrow Energy for putting men's health on the agenda and making it easy for your team to get checked.

Want our Education Roadshow at your workplace? Get in touch with our team - https://tinyurl.com/2nse9vs7

29/10/2026

Thank you to St Ursula's College Toowoomba, whose Father’s Day Breakfast and raffle raised $1,254.75 for It’s a Bloke Thing Foundation.

The school’s Service Captain said the girls were proud to donate the funds as a gift of support for their dads.

These funds will help dads just like theirs, keeping fathers and grandfathers educated about early detection and bringing mobile PSA testing to them across regional Queensland.

Thank you, St Ursula’s. Your dads are lucky to have you.

26/10/2026

Thank you to our partners at Heart of Australia for inviting It’s A Bloke Thing Foundation to their Annual Gala Dinner over the weekend.

It was great to be part of the evening and to recognise the work Heart of Australia does for regional and remote healthcare.

We’re proud to have been working alongside Heart of Australia to deliver PSA testing in regional Queensland, with more than 700 men tested over the past eight months.

20/10/2026

Meet Lynne and Jane, our new Roadshow Educators!

Both bring a wealth of knowledge and a passion for men’s health – and they’ve hit the ground running. Here they are already out and about talking to the blokes in our regional communities: Jane with the Dalby Men’s Shed, and Lynne chatting with the crowd at the Caravan Rally in Chinchilla.

The Wagners Education Roadshow is all about open, practical conversations that inform and inspire men to take ownership of their health. Our goal is simple: get more men to make a date with their local doctor for a “Health Chat and Check their Prostate”, know their PSA number, and build their own Personal Prostate Plan.

Want Lynne or Jane at your next toolbox meeting, workplace or community group? Get in touch – https://tinyurl.com/2nse9vs7

17/10/2026

If you haven't had your PSA test yet and you're in Dalby this weekend, come down and see us!

We’re here with our partners, Heart of Australia on the corner of Edward and Jimbour Streets in Dalby. Just look for the sunflower Heart of Australia van.

Next stop: Miles
📍 Miles Showgrounds, Bourne Street
📅 Monday 19 October | 7:30am – 5:00pm
📅 Tuesday 20 October | 7:30am – 2:00pm

Find out more- https://www.itsablokething.com.au/mobile-testing

Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia Queensland Government

15/10/2026

If you’ve been putting it off, here’s your sign, Dalby.

Next stop for mobile PSA testing: Dalby.
📍 Jimbour Street, Dalby (across from Goondir Health Services)
🚐 Look out for the Heart of Australia Sunflower Van
📅 Saturday 17 October | 7:30am – 5:00pm
📅 Sunday 18 October | 7:30am – 3:00pm

If you’re a man over 50, or younger with a family history of prostate cancer, grab your mates, your dad, your brother or the bloke next door, and come down for your test. It takes a few minutes and it could save your life.

Ladies, don't forget to give the blokes in your life a nudge. They’ll thank you later.

The Mobile PSA Testing Service is delivered in partnership with Heart of Australia and supported by the Queensland Government and Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia.

13/10/2026

“My brother-in-law pushed me to do the test.”

Sometimes that’s all it takes. A nudge from someone who cares.

That’s how one bloke ended up at our mobile testing unit at a field day this year. His verdict?

“The program is a terrific idea. The testing is an easy process.”

And for some men, that nudge matters more than they expected:

“I had a high reading and am now going through further tests. I probably would not have had a reason to get tested.”

Be like this brother-in-law. Tag a bloke who’s been putting it off, and keep an eye out for the van when it’s in your town.

One bloke at a time.

Heart of Australia Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia Queensland Government

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Toowoomba, QLD

Telephone

+61499628576

Website

http://www.itsablokething.com.au/

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