The Essendon 82-gamer and FightMND co-founder received the honour at a ceremony at the Melbourne Arts Centre on Friday night.
Australian rules football great Neale Daniher turned motor neurone disease cure campaigner is Victoria’s 2025 Australian of the Year.
The insidious killer, which he calls “the Beast”, gradually takes away a person’s use of their arms and legs, ability to eat and swallow, speech and finally their ability to breathe, in an average time frame of 27 months.Daniher helped set up the charity in 2014 and has raised millions to find effective treatments and ultimately a cure for MND, including through the annual Big Freeze at The G clash between Melbourne and Collingwood.
After his own health issues, the former Australian cricket team and Liverpool Football Club team doctor turned his focus towards obesity and chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes.
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