Making a splash

By Lachlan Ellis

It was as pleasant a day as it could’ve been to plunge into some icy water in the middle of winter, when fourteen locals made the plunge on Saturday, and in doing so, helped raise around $60,000 for FightMND.

Though the sunshine wouldn’t have dulled the shock of landing in the freezing pool, this year’s sliders at the Big Freeze in the Marsh no doubt got a warm, fuzzy feeling from being a part of the big day.

Close to $45,000 has been raised on the Big Freeze in the Marsh’s page, with beanie sales estimated at around $15,000 on the day, putting the total amount close to a whopping $60,000, though the tally is still being counted at the time of writing.

The sun was shining at Maddingley Park as the sliders went one after another following Bacchus Marsh’s match against