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Whyalla Mayor Lyn Breuer didn’t get much sleep on Saturday night … but it was all for a good cause.
Mayor Breuer officially opened the 2017 Whyalla Zombie Walk on the weekend and was blown away by the costumes and the spooky spirit of the night.
“There was a lot of ‘strange’ people out there who made it an amazing night out …. I couldn’t sleep that night, worrying something might come through my door,” Mayor Breuer laughed after being photo bombed by a clown (pictured).
“It was a great night and the costumes were terrifying, very realistic and very scary.
“Lots of thought went into them.”
This year’s zombie walk attracted 80 ghouls and ghosties of all ages as they met at the Middleback Arts Centre and marched to the Westland Hotel where there was a family-orientated disco and lots of prizes for all the creepies and crawlies.
It was the fourth Zombie Walk and Kaz Harrison, who heads up the organising committee, said it was the best one she had seen. She said the support from the community had been remarkable and the generosity of the Whyalla business community in providing prizes had been tremendous.
Money raised went to Whyalla kids Riley Nixon and Noah Hallam who have been battling devastating illnesses in recent times. Riley lost most of his arms and legs from a bout of meningococcal B while Noah has had seven major surgeries as he fights to overcome craniosynostosis (fusion of the skull).
“The costumes were unbelievable,” Kaz said.
“I’ve never seen the kids have so much fun, they were up dancing all night at the disco.
“Little Riley (Nixon) was bouncing around all over the disco and Noah (Hallam) got into the spirit with his brother in their spooky costumes.
“I think the mayor enjoyed the night too, she not only opened the event she stayed on at the disco for most of the night.”
Kaz said the idea of the event was to raise money for local causes and to keep that money in the local community.
“We don’t raise a lot of money but the money we do raise, stays in Whyalla and does help in some way,” Kaz said.
Mayor Breuer commended the organisers of the Zombie Walk and said council was proud to be one of the sponsors of the event.
“This is a novel event to have in our community that raises money for some very good causes,” Mayor Breuer said.
“It was a real family affair with lots of children having a great time, I certainly hope it continues and we'll continue to support it.”
