Register For The Dungeon of Darkness

Dark days, dark headlines, dark hearts. Together, we carry a brighter light. Will you help us push back the darkness across Darwin, Palmerston and the Top End by turning yourself in to be locked up in the Dungeon of Darkness?

Set your ransom target

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Fight Against The Darkness

STEP 1

Sign up today

Join the team of people participating in the Dungeon of Darkness lock-up as a part of Darwin's 97 Seven Shine the Light Appeal.

STEP 2

SET YOUR RANSOM

Set your ransom amount and text, email, social media post, call, beg and make bargains to raise your set amount.

STEP 3

SHINE THE LIGHT

Every dollar you give helps thousands of Territorians encounter the light of Jesus every day of the week.

GET LOCKED UP

You volunteer to be locked inside Darwin's 97 Seven studios with a ransom on your head. To earn your release from the Dungeon of Darkness into the comfortable, well catered Haven of Hope, you’ll text, post on social media, and rally friends and colleagues to donate towards your ransom total.

Set your ransom target

$

WE ARE THE LIGHT

Two verses for dark days.

For weeks, the headlines have warned of "dark days ahead" for everyday Australians. Follow the news long enough and it's hard to disagree — the cost of living, loneliness, conflict overseas, division at home. Even within the Christian community, the shadows feel longer than they used to.

But two verses keep coming back to me. In John 8:12, Jesus declares, "I am the light of the world." And in Matthew 5:14-16, He turns to you and me and says, we are the light of the world. Everyone deserves a source of light — and across the Top End, you and I are the ones called to carry it.

MULTIPLIED LIGHT

One candle pushes back the darkness. Thousands make it flee.

Light a single candle and the darkness retreats a little. But stand shoulder to shoulder with hundreds — even thousands — of other light-bearers, and the darkness flees altogether.

That's the picture I'm praying for this June. God, you, and Darwin's 97 Seven, in partnership — strengthening the beacon that already reaches into homes, cars and hearts across Darwin, Palmerston and beyond. Whatever the size of your gift, it joins with thousands of others to shine a light that simply cannot be ignored.

GO DEEPER

Are you brave enough for the Dungeon of Darkness?

Beyond your one-off gift, we're inviting a smaller group of light-bearers to take on a bold challenge we're calling The Dungeon of Darkness — a call to go further, give more, and help mobilise others to shine alongside us.

Full details are coming soon. If you'd like to be the first to hear about it, simply select "Tell me about the Dungeon" when you give, or write Dungeon in the comments box.

During the good times and the dark times — no matter what.

That's the promise we make to every listener: a beacon of hope on the air, every hour of every day. Your gift today helps us keep that promise — for the family driving home after a hard day, the parent grieving alone at the kitchen sink, the tradie listening on a Monday morning who hasn't been to church in twenty years.

Your gift doesn't just keep a station running. It carries the light of Jesus into a life that needs it.

A small step can change lots of lives

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Will you stand with us this June?

Friends, EVERYONE deserves a source of light — and across the Top End, you and I are the ones called to carry it.

Your gift today, whatever its size, helps keep this beacon of hope on the air, bringing the light of Jesus into ordinary lives, every day of the week.

On behalf of every person who will hear the Gospel and find that light because of you — thank you.

Your fellow light-bearer,

Phil Galvin

General Manager, Darwin's 97 Seven

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