Dame Edna and The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA) are asking you to keep your sausage sizzling by hosting a Big Aussie Barbie this September – to help raise awareness and funds for the most common cancer in Australian men.

Along with hosting your BBQ do, you’re invited to set up your own fundraising page, which you can personalise and use to help spread the message to your friends and family. At time of writing, close to $50,000 had been raised!

We are expecting September to feature a calendar full of BBQs as we officially enter the Aussie BBQ season, and look forward to the fun of the AFL Grand Finals, the World Cup Rugby matches and the Spring Racing Carnival. And if you’re short of menu ideas, try these party favourite BBQ Recipes…

Stickiest Tastiest Ribs Marinade BBQ Recipe

Barbecued Bacon Wrapped Prawns BBQ Recipe

Baked Golden Delicious Apples stuffed with Mars Bars BBQ Recipe

Let’s all fire up the barbie for a good cause this spring!

Here are a few facts* that you need to know:

– Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of male cancer deaths.
– In 2011 alone, almost 20,000 men will be diagnosed and 3,300 men will die from this disease.
– 1 in 9 men in Australia will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime.
– Males as young as 40 can be diagnosed with prostate cancer.

*As reported by the PCFA.