FUNDRAISING legend and emergency services leader Tony Pearce is preparing to solo paddle 2400 kilometres of the Murray River to raise awareness for the mental health impacts on emergency service workers.

Mr Pearce’s fundraising work with Tony’s Trek began in 2023 where he took a solo trek through areas affected by the 2019-20 Victorian Bushfires.

In the 2023 trek he raised $240,000 for emerg...