A MOUNTED yak’s head was among a huge range of items auctioned off on Curtis Island last night as part of a group fundraiser for the Leukaemia Foundation organised by Bechtel and managed by resource auctioneers Hassalls.
The Leukaemia Foundation will be the sole beneficiary from the sale which had everything from large flat screen televisions to sporting memorabilia, iPhones, iPads, sports equipment to the far more unique and even surprising items used after hours by workers. For the record, the fake yak’s head pulled in over $3000.
The event was community driven with a range of people and groups putting in. Workers were the only validated buyers, Bechtel donated all 140 items and Hassalls wound up enthusiasm donating auctioneers, support staff and waiving auction fees.
The event was closed to the public with only the team working on the project able to bid. Just how much money was raised is still unknown with the official count under way.
Bechtel QCLNG Senior Project Manager Paul Marsden said the money donated to the Leukaemia Foundation would be invested in blood cancer research while also helping to provide a free home-away-from-home for families who need to travel to Brisbane for blood cancer treatment.
“What this means is that those people impacted by Leukaemia can get better treatment in the future and those from Gladstone and this entire region will have a place to call home when they must travel away from home for treatment,” Mr Marsden said.
“This auction was specifically open to the people who work on the site which gave it great sense of community and it was a lot of fun,” Hassalls’ General Manager Steve Wall said.
“We pushed them hard and the bids just kept on coming. We knew that these guys would dig deep but they went way over and above. The final total will be very interesting. Watch this space.”
