THE FINAL fundraiser for Syrian refugees will be at the Soldiers Memorial Hall at Natimuk on October 8 from 7pm.
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The event raises money for refugees left without homes due to the Syrian civil war and two world famous climbers will present their stories.
One of Australia’s best rock climbers, Wimmera’s Malcolm Matheson will talk about what continues to motivate him when he is in his 50s.
One of the leading British climbers in the 1980s and 1990s, Paul Pitchard, will present his new film that follows his return to Tasmania’s Totem Pole, 18 years after a near fatal accident that left him disabled.
Mr Pritchard has won the Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature for his books Deep Play and Totem Pole. He also won the 1999 Banff Mountain Book Festival grand prize for Totem Pole.
Organiser Steve Findlay said food and drink would be available at the venue for free and donations were welcome.
