Gerard Montafia bears the pain of waxing in the name of charity at the 2024 Rio Tinto Great Northern Flavour Savers Movember event. Photo: Supplied.
It’s time for Weipa’s best moustaches to again step into the spotlight at the Albatross Bay Resort to raise money for men’s health.
The Rio Tinto Great Northern Flavour Savers group is calling on the community to come together on 28 November at 6pm for a hairy and meaningful Movember fundraising event.
Team captain Fiona Langsdorf, leading the fundraiser for the eighth year, said this year’s goal was to raise $15,000.
“We ended up raising a bit over $14,000 last year; we’ve pushed our target up to $15,000 this year, and we’ve currently got $9912 already raised (as of 21 November),” she said.
“I’m passionate about men’s health and mental health for our region and people in our community, considering we’re such a remote community and mental health being such an important issue.
“I’m [also] very passionate about the men in my life – my husband, my brothers-in-law, my stepson – so being able to contribute towards mental health in this way is some way I can do it.”
Ms Langsdorf said the Great Northern Flavour Savers had also welcomed several new team members, bringing the total to 22.
In the lead-up to Friday’s Movember event, she said team members had also been individually fundraising to contribute to the final figure.
“I’ve set myself a target of walking 200 kilometres for the month of November, and I’ve already walked 157 kilometres,” Ms Langsdorf said.
“I’ve raised $790 personally to date, but that goes towards the team.”
Attendees are encouraged to bring their A-game for the Best Mo Competition and trivia, as well as an open wallet for the raffles, auction and gold coin donation mechanical bull ride, all accompanied by live entertainment.
Albatross Bay Resort publican Tim Broderick said Movember was a great cause to support and this year marked the venue’s second time hosting the event.
“Everyone gets involved and it’s great to see all the moustaches around town at the moment,” he said.
“It’s great for the community and it gets everyone talking about mental health.”
