In 2022 Mix 104.9 in Darwin started a relationship with the Humpty Dumpty Foundation which provides essential medical equipment for 88% of all public hospitals and health services across the Northern Territory. The NT has an infant mortality rate 3 times higher than the Australian average with Humpty Dumpty so far raising more than $7.5 million towards the cause.
12 months ago, ahead of the Great Humpty Ball in Darwin, the organisation’s major fundraising event, the Mix 104.9 Team had an idea.
What if they could get as many signatures as possible of Aussie Artists that travelled to the top end in that year on a guitar, and then put it up for auction?
Great idea! Now for a guitar.
When Mix interviewed Troy Cassar-Daley for the upcoming (at the time) Red Hot Summer Tour, alongside Missy Higgins, Bernard Fanning, Ian Moss, he was asked if he had a spare guitar he might be willing to donate. When told about the Foundation, Cassar-Daley happily offered a Takamine guitar with a couple of tour mates popping their autographs on alongside Troy’s.
Troy Cassar-Daley middle with Mix 104.9’s Daniel Hilliard right and the first couple of signatures on Troy’s donated Takamine guitar
