Shannon Noll knocks back shots of Fireball at Mick Fanning's golf day (2024)

Shannon Noll took a swig of Fireball to take the edge off as he took to the green for Mick Fanning's charity golf day on Friday.

Several stars stepped out to attend the function, which was held at Coolangatta-Tweed Heads Golf Course, to raise money for those impacted by the devastating Northern Rivers floods.

The Australian Idol runner up,48, wished his fellow putters good luck before knocking back the mini cinnamon-flavoured whiskey drink.

Nollsie wore a black, bright orange and pink shirt, as well as a black Rip Curl cap and blue-tinted sunglasses.

Shannon has been a passionate golfer for years and put his golfing skills to the test among the celebrity-filled event.

He wasn't the only star to be having a few beverages, comedian Andy Lee enjoyed a can of Balter beer alongside his radio and podcast co-host Hamish Blake.

Andy, who recently announced his engagement to longtime girlfriend Rebecca Harding, chose to be the designated golf buggy driver.

Meanwhile, Hamish gave a positive thumbs up after an impressive swing on the course.

Also sinking beers was fellow comedian Tommy Little, who later got a special tattoo to remember the fundraiser.

The Carrie & Tommy co-host,39, showed off his new ink on Instagram, which read, 'Putt King' just above his elbow.

Ellidy Pullin, the widowof late Olympic snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin, appeared to be having the time of her life in the golf buggy with her group of girlfriends.

The influencer looked very animated as she zipped around the gold course with her friend in the passenger seat.

She was also seen getting close with a mystery man before the event kicked off.

Pro surfer Mick Fanning,43, proved he was the man of the moment when he showed off his skills on the course.

His partnerBreeana Randall also attended in full support of thethree-time surfing world champion.

The mother-of-two stepped out with their second child, daughterLyla, who was born in April.

Mick and Breeana also share a son,Xander, who they welcomed back in August 2020.

Other sports stars included tennis legend Pat Rafter, fellow surfing champion Owen Wright, retired tennis star Ash Barty, beach volleyball starNatalie Cook andformer wheelchair tennis champion Dylan Alcott.

Among the television stars were A Current Affair presenter Leila McKinnon and Masterchef judge Andy Allen.

Mick Fanning'sthird annual charity golf day was held on Friday, June 14, with all funds raised going towards the Northern Rivers flood-affected communities.

At least 22 people died, hundreds were injured, and thousands of families and communities were displaced when catastrophic floods hit large parts of northern New South Wales and south east Queensland in February and March 2022.

In NSW alone, the record-breaking floods damaged about 15,000 homes, with more than 5000 uninhabitable, and caused more than $500m in agricultural losses and $2.7 billion worth of infrastructure damage.

The disaster was the most expensive insurance event in Australian history with losses estimated to be more than $6 billion, according to a 2023 Deloitte report.

More than two years on, the Australian surfing legend says communities and families are still suffering from the trail of destruction the floods left behind, and he is determined to bring their ordeal back into the light.

'I've got a young family myself, and to see people, where their kids don't have a home, it's so devastating,' Mick said.

Mick, who was born in Penrith, has a long-held connection to the Northern Rivers, having moved to Ballina at age seven, where he learned to surf and lived until he was 12.

He has fond memories of the time and described his family's house as 'an unofficial clubhouse where my brothers and all their mates would come over and just hang out, it was good fun.'

Mick, who now lives in Tugan, said he often heads down the Northern Rivers way to surf and still has 'strong connections' to the area, with friends and family there, including his mother who still lives in Tweed.

So when the floods hit in February 2022 and he received a message from fellow surfing champion Joel Parkinson about the 'really dire' situation hitting Northern Rivers communities, Mick, along with a group of friends, jumped on their jetskis and shot down the Tweed River to see how they could help.

A large scale group effort quickly emerged, comprised of friends, surfing and local Gold Coast community members, with about 40 to 50 people on jet-skis and boats handing out essential supplies and taking people to safe ground, and another 20 to 30 people back at a 'hub' in Currumbin helping co-ordinate the efforts.

Mick described the scenes he saw as a first responder as 'horrific', with people with young children and their animals in boats seeking safe ground, homes destroyed, some completely underwater, and cows stuck on roofs and in trees and getting swept down the river.

'It was just a disaster zone,' he said.

Mick's role evolved throughout the week, from jet-ski rescues, to calling in friends to get helicopters loaded with supplies to people who were cut off, to doing media to get more funds and attention from the government, to speaking directly with the Premier of NSW and the rescue disaster squad about the rescue effort.

He even threw out a plea for help in a tweet to Elon Musk after hearing that Musk's Starlinks, which provide internet coverage from satellites, would give people in rural areas who were cut off coverage so they could let authorities and their families know if they were safe or if they needed help.

'And then, next minute, Chris Hemsworth rings me and he's like, hey, one of my good friends is actually the CEO of Starlink,' Mick said.

'Thankfully through Chris we were able to get a bunch of Starlinks out to those rural areas.

'I was actually really surprised that the government didn't already have that in place.'

Members of the public can get involved by entering a raffle to win Balter beer for a year, or by taking part in the online auction, which includes items and experiences such as a Daniel Ricciardo racing suit, fishing with Cam Smith and the Mad Hueys, a stay at Mick's private estate and the chance to play golf on the day alongside the stars.

The event has raised more than $1m since its inception in 2022.