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A FORMER Torquay resident and passionate mother is hoping to unite the Surf Coast community to raise vital awareness of a rare genetic disorder with no current cure.

Registrations are now open for the 2025 Lions Walk, an annual campaign aimed at raising funds and awareness of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).

The Lions Walk will be held on November 8 and see more than 100 people walk from Bells to Aireys Inlet in a display of strength and hope for a future without DMD.

The event is named after brave five-year-old local Leo ‘Lion’ Balzer, who only two years ago was diagnosed with the condition.

DMD affects 1 in 5,000 male births worldwide and is characterised by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness due to the alterations of a protein called dystrophin.

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