20 staff members from the City of Launceston have taken an icy plunge for motor neurone disease research. Video by Aaron Smith (20/6/2024)
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00:00So here today we've got 20 sliders that will be going down in support for FightMND.
00:06It's something that directly aligns with our values at the City of Launcest, you know.
00:10Our people matter in our community, they really do matter to us.
00:13And this is just a way, a small way for a small period of time,
00:16for us to express and to show the support that we have,
00:19that we obviously see at this time of year,
00:21of year with the Beanies and being the 10th year with the Danaher,
00:24and the amount of work that's been happening in that space as well.
00:27So this is just a way for the Launceston Council to get behind it
00:32and to really be an active and supportive player in this space.
00:36We've been directly impacted by MND.
00:38We've had workers that have suffered and have passed away
00:42from the beast that is the disease.
00:44So for us to come out in support of that is really quite personal.
00:48We all, if not directly or indirectly, have somebody that we do know
00:54that has experienced or passed away,
00:56or a family that has experienced it themselves.
00:59So yeah, this is a really strong message that we're sending
01:02to the fightMND community that, you know, we are behind you
01:05and this is just that small token of thanks and support
01:08that we can show out here today in Churchill Park.
01:11This is an absolute direct challenge to any of the other mayors around the state,
01:15whether it's in the north, northwest, down into the south.
01:19It'd be great to see some southern mayors doing some stuff out in the community,
01:23just like we do a lot here in the north.
01:25So yeah, absolutely, the challenge is there.