Will the mullet stay or will it go?
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Milton lawyer Anthony Fondacaro is leaving that up to you to decide.
The married father of two has been growing his 'business in the front, party in the back' hairstyle for the past eight months in preparation for the inaugural mullet competition, to be held at the 151st Milton Show on Saturday, March 7.
What started as a joke between friends morphed into a fundraising idea for local environmental group 'Treading Lightly Inc' who have been working with bushfire-affected residents and wildlife over the past few months.
Mr Fondacaro says his wife and a few local business owners aren't wedded to the idea, but he wants the Milton-Ulladulla district to vote on whether it should stay or go, while donating to the 'Mullet Fund'.
"Over the past couple of months when our community has been devasted by the bushfires Treading Lightly has been there - from supplying sunblock to the many different services on the ground to care parcels to people that have been displaced - Monica and her team have worked tirelessly," he said.
"And we would love to support them even more."
For the past few months, Mr Fondacaro and staff have quizzed business owners and residents on whether it should be trimmed, to his usual "short back and sides" or remain.
On social media the general consensus was it should quite clearly "go", he said. However, he has found people willing to donate to the cause were more open to the idea of it remaining.
Some colleagues , who see it every day, think it should go, while clients were "probably to polite" to comment until Mr Fondacaro disclosed the reason for his 'soccer rocker'.
"For me it's been about having fun and you should be to express yourself. No matter how silly your hairstyle is, you can still do what you do."
The principal lawyer at Legacy Wills and Estates has drawn on inspiration from celebrities such as Bono, Kyle MacLachlan, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Billy Ray Cyrus, George Clooney and John Travolta and expects some locals with exceptional manes similar to those celebrities to rival him at the show.
"There are some serious [mullet] aficionados around town," he said.
To donate to the 'Mullet Fund' visit: Should it stay or should it go.
Last call for entries
Competition steward Jane Quinn is expecting some fantastic mullets to enter Saturday's competition.
Five categories - minis (10 and under), junior (11-14), young guns (15-17), open men's and ladies' manes - are up for grabs. More than $600 in prizes are to be won.
Entrants are required to submit their details by 3.30pm on March 7 at the show bar. Judging will begin at 4pm when entrants take the stage inside the bar.
