Sebas pub takes a haircut for kids ward

SOME people pay a lot for a haircut, but Keith Bunney has raised over $1000 just by getting one.

Mr Bunney raised the money by shaving his much-loved moustache, along with his head at the X on Albert in Sebastopol recently

He’s also president of the pub’s social club and the money he raised will go into a larger pot of about $5000 generated throughout the year for the children’s ward at the Ballarat Hospital.

On the head shave Mr Bunney said, “I started it last year and I was looking at ways to raise money, I raised $600, I was hoping for $300. This year I decided to make it an annual thing and raised $1035.”

It wasn’t just the X on Albert getting into the spirit with the Red Lion Hotel and Robin Hood Hotel both holding raffles in support of the shave, and the local Coles contributing to the overall fundraising.

Publican John Camilleri said the support from the other bars was great.

“It’s fantastic,” he said. “It’s all for one cause.”

Both Mr Bunney and Mr Camilleri said the desire to help the children’s ward at the Ballarat Hospital came from their personal experiences.

Mr Camilleri also said it was because the hospital was a local facility.

“We’re very passionate about the children’s ward, so we do everything all year long for them,” he said.

“We found the Royal Children’s Hospital got a lot of money, so we decided to do it for our local kids.”