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THESE blokes are bringing the beef to the St Kilda Hotel in a fortnight’s time, but the only fight they’re interested in is the fight against cancer. They’re behind The Great Armidale Jerk Off, which will pit the city’s best beef jerky makers against one another in a bid to raise money for cancer research. Helping to organise the event are Troy Johnson and Jon Galletly, who are supporting city rider David Munday in the Tour de Cure. “We came up with the idea of the St Kilda Hotel, there are a few guys there who make beef jerky so we thought we’d have a bit of a beef jerky competition,” Mr Johnson said. The Great Armidale Jerk Off will kick off from 2pm on Friday, February 12 at the St Kilda Hotel. Mr Galletly said while details were not set in concrete, patrons could expect the event to pack a serious flavour punch. Tickets are available at Carrs Newsagency, the St Kilda Hotel and online at tix.yt/armidalejerkoff etails aren’t set in concrete yet, but Mr Galletly said patrons can expect the event to pack a serious flavour punch. “Everyone who goes in it is going have three kilos each so everyone can try it,” he said. “Plus we’re going to have nominated judges ... there might be the people’s pick. “We’ll wrangle money out of them somehow.” Mr Munday is thrilled to have the support of his mates, and said the event would help him supersede his goal of raising $12,000 for cancer research. “The money we raised goes into research and development of the research and that is strategically distributed around regional centres,” he said. “My motivation is pretty clear, my father-in-law passed away with lung cancer and my brother’s been battling lung cancer for the last three years. “He’s still on a very long journey of recovery. “Awareness is something we’re big on in Tour De Cure, making children aware of their health as well as adults. “It doesn’t discriminate this disease.” The Great Armidale Jerk Off will kick off form 2pm on Friday, February 12 at the St Kilda Hotel. Tickets are available at Carrs Newsagency, the St Kilda Hotel and online at tix.yt/armidalejerkoff.

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