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Could you stay silent for 6 or even 12 hours while sitting in a 2 metre x 2 metre square?Put your communication skills to the ultimate test while helping rescued greyhounds find the loving homes they deserve.
Join Greyhound Adoptions WA for a day unlike any other, where silence speaks volumes.
📅 Saturday, 24 October 2026
🕰️9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
📍Applecross RSL Club – 98 Kintail Road Applecross
Register Now
Registrations close on 17 October 2026 – register online at https://greyhoundadoptionswa.com.au/gawa-no-talk-challenge/
To take part, simply commit to raising a minimum of $300 in sponsorship.
Choose your Challenge
* 6 Hour Challenge: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
* 6 Hour Challenge: 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM
* 12 Hour Challenge: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Whether you choose six hours or the full twelve, you’ll be making a real difference to greyhounds waiting for their forever homes.
What to Bring:
Bring along anything that will help keep you entertained in complete silence, such as:
💺 A comfortable chair or beanbag
📚 Books or magazines
🧶 Knitting or crochet
✏️ Colouring books or puzzles
🎨 Scrapbooking or craft projects
✒️ Journals or sketchbooks
🧁 Your favourite snacks
The Challenge
For the duration of your chosen challenge, participants must not:
💬 Talk
🤚 Text
📱 Use mobile phones or electronic devices
All devices will be safely stored during the event, leaving you free to disconnect from technology and enjoy a rare opportunity to simply be present.
Your registration includes:
* Morning tea
* Afternoon tea
* Tea and coffee and cold refreshments served all day
* Pizza dinner served at 6:00 PM
* Plenty of fun surprises throughout the day
* Lots of beautiful greyhounds to cuddle!
* Door prizes and raffles running throughout the day
* Every participant has the chance to win the $500 raffle prize or 2nd prize, both drawn at the end of the event
On the day: All participants need to arrive at least 15 before the start time to confirm and set up for their day.
Register today and accept the challenge… if you think you can keep quiet!
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Applecross RSL Club - 98 Kintail Road, Applecross, 98 Kintail Rd, Applecross WA 6153, Australia, Alfred Cove
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