Surf 'n Turf Benefit a Success

Hundreds of supporters rocked out November 11 at Surf n’ Turf, a benefit performance for well loved music scene stalwart Wayne Goodwin.

The rallying cry was heard at the Mona Vale Hotel as talented friends and supporters came together for a unique evening of inspiring music and camraderie in a heartfelt showing for Wayne, an accomplished composer and multi-instrumentalist.

The night featured a range of musical acts rarely found in the same place on the same night. Friends and well wishers danced to the cool tunes of Wayne's band mates, Ebb Tide & The Shorebreakers (including members from Midnight Oil - Jim Moginie, Rob Hirst & Martin Rotsey in their alter ego surf band), members of The Atlantics (Peter Hood, Martin Cilia and Michael Smith), and a host of other guest bands and musicians. A silent auction saw the sale of a 1971 Fender P-Bass and a Fender acoustic guitar, both donated by Wayne's stellar mates. Also, t-shits and CD's were donated by area record companies.

All services for the evening were donated.

While Wayne was a little under the weather, he managed to arrive for a short time- carried in by his friends, no less!

Wayne was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins lymphoma in June of this year but after three months of chemotherapy is currently in remission. With a little help from his friends, this fund raising event will provide some relief for Wayne's mounting financial obligations, and a portion of the proceeds went towards The Leukaemia Foundation.

Jim Moginie and his manager Arlene Brookes organized the event with invaluable help with publicity from Christine Taylor of Christine Taylor Publicity. Mandy Hall of Pixels & Bandwidth snapped a great array of photos, viewable on her excellent blog .