October 2027 · Neptune Islands · South Australia

Bite
Against
Cancer.

After surviving melanoma and kidney cancer, I'm taking my fight to the ocean — cage diving with Great White Sharks to raise £20,000 for four cancer charities.

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Fundraising progress

£9,045 raised

45.2% of £20,000

AUSTRALIA 2027

The countdown is on.

Counting down to the start of October 2027 — the month the challenge reaches the Neptune Islands.

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Why I'm doing this

From cancer to courage.

I was diagnosed with melanoma at 35, at the same time my wife and I discovered we were expecting our first child. Surgery showed the melanoma hadn't spread, but scans also uncovered a kidney cyst. After years of monitoring, a biopsy confirmed kidney cancer and I underwent a partial nephrectomy.

My latest results have brought huge relief: no cancer-related genetic mutations and no sign of recurrence or metastasis. The journey doesn't disappear because of good news. It has made me determined to turn something frightening into something powerful for other people facing cancer.

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Luke completing the Macmillan Mighty Hike dressed as a shark

The main challenge

Four days on a boat.
Four charities.
One bite against cancer.

In October 2027 I'll travel to the Neptune Islands in South Australia for a Great White Shark cage-diving expedition — including ocean-floor cage diving. I'm training now through my PADI Open Water journey.

🦈 Great Whites

The challenge at the heart of the campaign: meeting one of the ocean's most extraordinary predators in its own world.

🤿 Dive training

Follow the PADI training, confined-water sessions and the journey from first breaths underwater to Australia.

🇦🇺 October 2027

Neptune Islands, South Australia. The destination that turns a childhood fascination with sharks into a fundraising mission.

Great White shark approaching an ocean-floor cage at the Neptune Islands

The view I’m training forNeptune Islands. Great Whites. Ocean-floor cage diving.

These are the actual waters and sharks at the heart of the 2027 challenge.

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Great White shark swimming beside a cage

The Great Shark Draw

50+ prizes. One huge raffle.

The Great Shark Draw brings together brilliant local businesses, major experiences and community support to raise even more for the four charities.

Tickets: £5 = 1 strip (5 tickets) · £10 = 3 strips (15 tickets) · £20 = 8 strips (40 tickets — best value).

Donate through the fundraising page and write RAFFLE in the comments to receive your ticket numbers. Cash and contactless entries are also available at in-person events.

EXPLORE THE SHARK DRAW ENTER VIA GIVESTAR

Live draw

December 2026

Shark dive experience, Wolves prizes, meals, beauty, shopping, family days out and much more.

GIVESTAR · ADVENTURE FOR GOOD

Backing the adventure.

This challenge took another huge step forward when my application to GiveStar’s Adventure for Good grant was successful.

The grant helps cover some of the considerable cost of making the Australia challenge possible. That backing is separate from the fundraising itself: donations made through the campaign support the four cancer charities — not my travel costs.

From recording the original application video to receiving the news that the adventure had been funded, GiveStar has become an important part of the road to Australia.

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Adventure for GoodSuccessful grant applicationHelping make the challenge possible while donations go to the four charities.

Who your support helps

Four incredible charities.

WHY THESE FOUR CHARITIES

A glimpse of 2027

Into their world.

The Great White footage in this campaign comes from the Neptune Islands — the same destination I’m working towards. This is what the challenge is really about.

Real Great White footage • North Neptune Island, South Australia

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