The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are calling on Members and supporters to donate and help raise funds to tackle homelessness in the third annual Lights Out Sleepout on Friday, August 8.
Canterbury-Bankstown Mayor Bilal El-Hayek is challenging business CEOs, community organisations, local schools, community leaders and members of our community to brave the cold and help raise funds to tackle homelessness by supporting his third annual Lights Out Sleepout.
Mayor's Lights Out Sleepout 2025
The Bulldogs have thrown their support behind the Sleepout again with Belmore Sports Ground to be the host venue, with all funds donated to go to three charities tackling homelessness in our City.
Members and supporters can support this event in a number of ways:
Register for the Sleepout
Ready to tackle the cold?
Join Mayor Bilal El-Hayek to sleep out overnight at Belmore Sports Ground from 6pm Friday 8 August to 8am Saturday 9 August.
Make sure you tell your friends and family so they can support your efforts and donate to one of our three charity partners.
Register here to take part in the sleepout. Once you have registered, you can pick one of our charity partners to support and fundraise for.
Note: If you are a student or school wanting to take part in the sleepout, please contact us directly to register at RSVP@cbcity.nsw.gov.au.
If you have any questions about accessibility at this event, please don't hesitate to email us at events@cbcity.nsw.gov.au.
Create a Fundraising Team
After you've registered to sleep out, you can create a team to fundraise for the Mayor’s Sleepout. Rally together with your workplace, sporting team, school, family or any group to raise money for homelessness in Canterbury-Bankstown.
To create a team so you can share your fundraising page with family and friends, go to the Mission Australia website here. Make sure you use this link so that your efforts are included in the Mayor’s Sleepout donation tally.
Donate to the Cause
The sleepout is supporting three charity partners: Mission Australia, Maronites on Mission Australia and Brothers in Need. You can donate to any of these charities, using their Mayor’s Sleepout donation page, to help support this fundraising event.
Read more about our charity partners and donate below:
Donate to Mission Australia
Donate to Brothers In Need
Donate to Maronites on Mission Australia
Spread the Word
Share this page with your friends and family to help raise awareness and funds to help end homelessness in our City! By sharing this event and encouraging your networks to donate, we can work together to help reach our goal fundraising target of $30,000.
