OMK Cricket Club – Pink Stumps Day

The OMK Cricket Club held its first Pink Stumps Day in 2016. Based in the small town of Outtrim, Victoria, it all started out with 80 people brought together in a local hall by Jake Cochrane, to honour his late mum, Katrina. It was a modest start, but one that would spark a decade of community-led impact.

Every year, the event has grown. From auctioning Olympic bricks to fundraising by selling cows, the creativity and passion behind OMK’s Pink Stump Day always delivers.

“We’ve weathered floods, fires, even Covid,” current event organiser Andrea Curtis says. “One year during COVID lockdowns, we livestreamed from lounge rooms with dodgy Outtrim reception. Another year, we had to cancel for safety due to severe storms, but the spirit never left. This community shows up – always.”

The event has raised over $360,000 for the McGrath Foundation over the years, driven by a community that’s made Pink Stumps Day a fixture on their calendar.

This year marks their 10th Pink Stumps Day, and for Andrea, it’s a full-circle moment. “The impact is so much bigger than us now. We’ve wrapped our arms around people who’ve needed it, and the McGrath Foundation has done the same for us."