For the life she loved.
Jacinda was thirty when cancer took her life. She had the loudest laugh in every room and never sat out a party, so we are throwing the night she would have thrown.
You do not need to have known her. Just come.
The Jacinda Royale
The hand is complete.
The posterPDF · 4.2 MB, opens in a new tabYour night includes
- Queen of Hearts, Jacinda’s signature cocktail, on arrival
- Prize-free charity poker tournament, heats to final tablePoker tournament presented by Dankav
- Live and silent auctions, mystery wine wall, and dancing on four levelsLive auction presented by Alder Fine JewellerySilent auction presented by Antiwrinkle Hair
- Canapés from The Pillars kitchen
A standing cocktail night across four levels of The Pillars, from 6pm until late.
The poker is played for bragging rights and a place on the perpetual trophy, engraved with each winner’s name. Entry to play is by separate donation and is not included in the ticket price.
The Jacinda Royale · Christmas party package
Your Christmas party, already wrapped.
Bring six or more. We handle everything else.
Christmas party · Team ticket
The Jacinda Royale
Saturday 7 November 2026 · 6pm until late
The Pillars, 11 Barrack St, Sydney · Cocktail dress
Supporting ovarian cancer research at Peter Mac
Team rate
$150
A head
Admit six or more
Public ticket $250
Book by 30 October
Everything included.
- Queen of Hearts, Jacinda’s signature cocktail, on arrival
- Canapés from The Pillars kitchen
- Dancing until late on four levels of a private members’ club
- Auctions and a mystery wine wall. Nobody has to bid or buy.
- Charity poker, entry by separate donation
Nothing to organise.
- One booking, one invoice for the whole team
- The staff invite, written and ready to forward
- Names and dietaries by 3 November, with free swaps until then
- Checked in as a team, with one contact all night
- A team photo on the media wall, sent to you
A tab you control.
- Set a cap, per head or one total
- Company wristbands at the door
- Show the band and the drink goes on your tab
- It stops at your cap. After that, drinks are on them.
- One bill. No cards, receipts or reimbursements.
Where the money goes
Funds raised go to 
directed to Professor Kylie Gorringe’s research into mucinous ovarian cancer.
It is the rare cancer Jacinda faced, and it receives almost no dedicated funding.
Can’t make it?
Choose the Absent friends option on the booking page to give to the research without coming on the night.
Lot invitationPDF · 308 KB, opens in a new tabDonate an auction lot
An experience, a signed piece or a night away. Every lot is credited to its donor on the night. Lots close Friday 30 October.
Andrew Manettas, Organising committee
andymanettas@gmail.com · 0420 989 115
Organising Committee
Thank you to the friends and family who gave their time to bring The Jacinda Royale to life in Jacinda’s memory.
Joel Di Chiara · Melina Di Chiara · Jana Harvey · Verity Karadimos · Harry Klimis · Andrew Manettas · Rafael Niesten · Ivan Rados