Darwin businessman raises $50,000 for Movember, top fundraiser in Australia

DARWIN businessman Nick Halkitis is finishing off Movember with an impressive o-mo and the top spot on the Australian individual fundraiser leaderboard.

Nick Halkitis so far has been ranked Australias number 1 in fundraising for Movember.

TERRITORY mos are the most lucrative in Australia with one Darwin moustache raking in more than $50,000 in donations for Movember.

The platinum mo belongs to Darwin businessman Nick Halkitis, who is finishing off Movember with the top spot on the Australian individual fundraiser leaderboard.

The HB Group director raised more than $50,800 for the cause so far this year and he was hoping to crack the $58,000 mark in the final days of fundraising.

According to the Movember Foundation, Mr Halkitis’s hard work helped push the average donation of a Territory hairy lip to $198, the highest in the country.

Mr Halkitis said he started participating in Movember five years ago, raising $7000 in his first year, and has raised more than $165,000 for the charity.

Anyone wanting to donate to Mr Halkitis can go to his fundraising page, mobro.co/nickhalkitis, until December 10. For information on men’s health visit au.movember.com/mens-health.