Calling all Aussie icons. Big Freeze 11 is here!
Today’s the day. Big Freeze 11 is here. You know what that means! Celebs in iconic costumes, ice-cold plunges, footy at the ‘G and a nation coming together to take on the Beast that is motor neurone disease (MND).
This year’s Big Freeze theme is iconic Australians, with a legendary slider lineup to match! Watch Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus, AFL greats Peter Daicos and Aaron Davey, cricket stars Alyssa Healy and Mark Taylor, motorsport hero Craig Lowndes, cycling legend Cadel Evans, sporting legend and creative force Matt Nable, netball star Liz Watson and all-round Aussie icon Matt Shirvington don outrageous costumes and plunge into freezing water. All in the name of funding vital research and support for people living with MND.
These sliders are here to celebrate the icons who’ve shaped Australia, while becoming icons of a different kind. Those who fight for a world free from MND.
Honouring your Australian of the year
At the heart of it all is Neale Daniher. The man who started this movement with the late Dr Ian Davis and Patrick Cunningham back in 2014. A man who’s faced MND head-on with humour, guts and grit and who continues to inspire us all. This year, he’s not just an AFL and MND advocate. He’s your 2025 Australian of the Year.
Donate by grabbing a Digital Beanie
This Big Freeze, we’ve called on Australians to Live it Forward. To do something bold to help shape a better future for people living with MND.
One way to show your support is to get behind your Australian of the Year and donate by grabbing a Digital Beanie. The Digital Beanie is a fun new way to show your support for Australians living with MND, their families and their carers.
Grab your Digital Beanie and customise it with a name of your choice. Want to add some flair? Throw in special edition pins to make it uniquely yours! Once you’re done, download it and share it with your mates on social media.
Your Digital Beanie is more than just virtual tile. It’s a way to rally your crew and help grow the FightMND Army like never before.
And this year, we’ve set a massive goal. We want to put a Digital Beanie on EVERY seat in the MCG!
But we can’t do it without YOU!
Get behind your Australian of the Year. Donate by grabbing your Digital Beanie at bigfreeze.com.au
It’s fun and it funds game-changing research. Plus, it shows you’re in the fight and living it forward for those who can’t.
Life might only be understood looking back, but today, we live it forward. Let’s write the future one Digital Beanie at a time.