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More than 100k for FightMND

Big Freeze 10 made an icy splash for another year up in the hills with over $100,000 raised for Fight MND.

Paradise Valley Hotel in Clematis hosted Hills MND’s Big Freeze with hundreds gathering to support the cause and see many members of the community take the plunge.

The day was joined by Matt Strickland and his family, who have been leading locally for Fight MND since his diagnosis with motor neurone disease almost a decade ago.

Pakenham MP Emma Vulin also joined the event with her family, congratulating the work of Hills MND Big Freeze and the Stickland family for their work she said inspires her after her own recent diagnosis.

Many took the slide from Hawthorn Football Club player Dylan Moore, North Melbourne Football Club player Jaidyn Stephenson to Emerald SES Unit Controller Ben Owen and Emerald RSL president Peter Maloney.

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