Albany Creek Shavers Take The Plunge!

On the 17th of March, the Albany Creek Tavern was awash with bald heads, crazy hair colours and shaved eyebrows. Before you ask—no, this tavern has not converted into a bonkers hairdressing salon! However, it was the location for the annual Albany Creek Community’s World’s Greatest Shave! And what a success the event was.

Team ‘Albany Creek Community’ cranked up the heat with ten shavers braving the clippers to sport new bald heads. Another seven individuals coloured their hair on the night to raise money for vital research and patient support services for those Australians living with a blood cancer or related blood disease. Notable individuals such as Chris Gilding, Eileen Schofield, Jonah Robinson, Lois Shinners, Pete O'Donoghue, and Arren Heeley managed to collectively raise a whopping $7,216, with local Chris G. surpassing his goal of $2,000 by $1— enough to commit to the additional eyebrow shave!

The Albany Creek Leukaemia Branch has been hosting the World’s Greatest Shave locally since 2001, bringing together community groups to raise money and awareness for blood cancer, including Apex, Albany Creek Tavern Social Club, Lions Club, Leukaemia Foundation Branch, local hairdressers, and retailers. It is a testament to the community spirit of the region, the way people have rallied to support a cause so dear to them.

Although the event was full of fun and laughter, the evening also bore the weight of significant reminiscing. Shae Kennedy, an Albany Creek Tavern regular and a man whose history as a World’s Greatest Shaver extends back 25 years, recently passed. Shae always enjoyed being part of the Tavern community at the shave and will be dearly missed. The whole community passes on their condolences to his family and friends.

Special thanks go to the members of the Albany Creek Tavern Social Club, the Albany Creek Apex Club, and our hairdressers – Arren and Jane from Hairologists and Rachael from Albany Creek Hair Directions, all of whom helped make the Shave event a resounding success.