Busselton Coles team members take the plunge for Big Freeze raising funds to fight motor neurone disease

Bright red polo shirts and beanies aren’t the typical dress for people diving off the Busselton Jetty, but if you were on the shores looking out on Tuesday morning, you may have seen just that.

The team from Busselton Coles leaped off the historic Jetty as part of the Big Freeze 10 campaign, raising money to help the fight to cure motor neurone disease.

The spectacle gathered family, friends and onlookers to watch the team of eight take the plunge.

Coles Busselton customer service manager Brianna Baillie said the team have been able to raise close to $2000 going towards the charity FightMND.

Since taking part in the fundraiser in 2020, the Busselton store has raised $11,000, she said, with the Busselton, Vasse and Dunsborough stores raising $100,000 collectively.

Ms Baillie was full of enthusiasm after making her dive saying it was warmer than she thought it would be.

“This is the biggest fundraising thing the cause has got going at the moment,” she said.

“But the fact so many people are afflicted with it, and there is no cure, it’s good to raise money.”

It was Ms Baillie’s idea to take the team off the side of the jetty, with the regional manager, store manager and team members all putting their hands up for the challenge.

“We could have done a sausage sizzle, or the ice bucket challenge, but why do that if you can jump off the jetty?,” she said.

Ms Baillie thanked her team for taking the plunge with her, and all of the community members who have supported them in the fundraiser.

“Thank you for joining me and trusting that it was a good idea,” she said.

“Let’s make it bigger and better next year.”