Mitchell Waugh’s Public House Management Group has produced another big cheque for charity with $135,000 raised over a Ladies’ Lunch at Bistro Moncur in the Woollahra Hotel.
The lunch last Friday raised money for The Royal Women’s Hospital Newborn Care Centre.
![L-R: Harriet Waugh, Kellie Hush, Catherine Oates-Smith](http://pubtic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Harriet-Waugh-Kellie-Hush-Catherine-Oates-Smith_crp_LR_sml.jpg?x11008)
The event was MC’d by Karl Stefanovic and hosted by Waugh’s wife Harriet, with guest speakers the Group’s internationally renowned chef Guillaume Brahimi, and Kellie Hush – Editor of Harper’s Bazaar Australia, and director of the Royal Women’s Hospital.
Fundraising focused on a raffle and charity auction. Major prizes included a private dinner party for 10 people to be cooked by Guillaume Brahimi himself in the winning bidder’s home, and a trip to Aspen, Colorado including business-class return flights, accommodation, lift passes, lessons and ski hire.
PHMG report a big house graced the Woollahra pub, drawing proceeds from the $350 tickets for the Hospital. Guests in attendance included Catherine Oates-Smith, CEO of The Royal Women’s Hospital, and Martin Berry from Louis Vuitton.
Culinary ambassador Guillaume Brahimi created a three course Bistro Moncur dining experience for the event, and beverages featured Moet & Chandon Grand Vintage and a selection of Tyrell’s Wines, plus house speciality cocktails.
![L-R: Guillaume Brahimi, Karl Stefanovic, Mitchell Waugh](http://pubtic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Guillaume-Brahimi-Karl-Stefanovic-Mitchell-Waugh_crpsq_LR.jpg?x11008)
The Bistro Moncur facility was donated for use by PHMG and the dining space was adorned with “an abundance of soft florals”, musical ambience by renowned harpist Jake Meadows, and a heart motif stemming from the venue’s name; mon cur being French for ‘my heart’. Major donors received an exclusive custom-made Moncur heart brooch.
“It is the vision of The Royal Hospital for Women Foundation to put The Royal at the centre thought-leadership collaboration on women’s health and wellness education in the community, and Public House Management Group are very generously playing a role in this by supporting The Royal with their fundraising lunch at Bistro Moncur,” pronounced Oates-Smith.
The Royal Hospital for Women is a teaching and research hospital and the only dedicated women’s hospital in NSW. It is this year celebrating 150 years dedicated to women, and treats over 10,000 women each year.
![L-R: Sophie Falkiner, Harriet Waugh](http://pubtic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Sophie-Falkiner-Harriet-Waugh_crp_adj_LR_sml.jpg?x11008)