{"id":86687,"date":"2014-11-01T13:07:09","date_gmt":"2014-11-01T03:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=86687"},"modified":"2020-11-06T16:45:48","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T06:45:48","slug":"close-shave-launches-movember","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/11\/01\/close-shave-launches-movember\/","title":{"rendered":"Close Shave Launches Movember"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Thea Applebee, from SG’s Hair Designs, used modern clippers while former barber (and now Kingaroy RSL barman) Andrew O’Toole used a more traditional cut-throat razor at the shave-off launch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 1, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

There’s a few more clean-shaven faces on the streets of Kingaroy today following Friday night’s Movember “shave-off” launch at the Kingaroy RSL Club.<\/p>\n

Thea Applebee, from SG’s Hair Designs in Shoppingworld, joined former barber Andrew O’Toole in the Tobruk Room to remove a collection of beards and moustaches so their owners could start growing them again for Movember.<\/p>\n

Movember is an annual event across Australia designed to raise awareness about men’s health issues.<\/p>\n

Staff members at Kingaroy RSL Club have been eager participants for the past few years.<\/p>\n

Friday’s shave-off \u00a0was an opportunity to have fun, but there was also a serious message.<\/p>\n

Jill and Brian Costello, co-founders of the men’s health support group ManUp!, spoke to the crowd.<\/p>\n

Both have had their fights with cancer: Jill with \u00a0breast cancer, while Brian had prostate cancer.<\/p>\n

Their experience has given them a unique insight into the different supports available for women and men who are travelling on a cancer journey.<\/p>\n

This led them to starting ManUp! in a bid to raise awareness of prostate cancer, and raise funds for prostate cancer care nurses.<\/p>\n

Some prostate cancer facts from ManUp!<\/strong><\/p>\n