Inking for a cause

IF you’ve been mulling over getting a tattoo, this could be the push you need – a local tattoo parlour is donating all proceeds from an upcoming Flash Day to the Good Friday Appeal.

On Friday 29 March, the tender feeling of getting some inkwork done will come with a fuzzy feeling too, at Bacchus Marsh’s Disciples of Ink.

For the third year running, the local tattoo parlour will donate all proceeds from any flash designs done to the Appeal, and raised close to $10,000 last year.

Though the crew is a bit smaller this year, Disciples of Ink owner Kieran Tyrrell said they’d do their best to break five figures for the cause.

“We’re hopeful, we’ll give it a good hard crack. We had a full suite of four artists last year, we’ve got three this time around,” Mr Tyrrell said.

“I’m surprised by the amount of people that turn up on the day, and the feedback I get from people is that they’re really keen to do it and give to the Royal Children’s Hospital at the same time.”

The set flash designs range from $100 to $200, and a raffle will also run on the day for $5 a ticket.

Prizes include a day sit with Mr Tyrrell valued at $1200, a meat tray from Ballan and Bacchus Marsh Local Butcher, and a Foodworks voucher.

“We’re working on a few other places to donate some raffle prizes as well, so we’ll hopefully have some more prizes on the day,” Mr Tyrrell said.

“We’ll be drawing the raffle at 5pm on the Friday.

“We’re hoping the community will dig deep. We’re limiting tickets again this year, we’ll know more about quotas soon but I’m guessing there’ll be 40 to 60 spots available.”

Mr Tyrrell suggests those eager for some inkwork should get in early, with doors opening at 9am.

The flash designs will be revealed on Disciples of Ink’s social media pages, so keep an eye out if interested.