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Food for Good Award: Combat MSA

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Food for Good Award: Combat MSA. (2026, October 12). The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/vic-good-food-guide/food-for-good-award-combat-msa-20261012-p6141a.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-10-12

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Teage Ezard, a renowned chef from Victoria, has been recognized for founding Combat MSA after being diagnosed with Multiple System Atrophy in 2024. The charity aims to raise awareness, fund research, and provide support for those suffering from the rare neurological disease that led to Ezard's death at age 59 in March 2026. Now run by his widow Tina Ezard, Combat MSA helps newly diagnosed individuals with MSA through community building and advocacy efforts.
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Story summary

Teage Ezard, a renowned chef in Victoria recognized by the Good Food Guide for his culinary expertise at Guernica, Ezard, Gingerboy, and Levantine Hill, has been honored posthumously for founding Combat MSA. Teage established this charity after being diagnosed with Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) in 2024, following years of undiagnosed symptoms that began in 2019. The disease, which caused his death at the age of 59 in March 2026, has received significant support from Teage’s widow Tina Ezard, who continues to lead Combat MSA. This charity focuses on raising awareness about MSA, driving advocacy efforts, funding research, and providing dignity for those diagnosed with this rare neurological condition.

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Topics

Combat MSA Gingerboy Guernica Victoria the Good Food Guide

Subjects

Teage PERSON · 3× Combat MSA ORG · 2× Teage Ezard PERSON · 2× Australia GPE · 1× Ezard PERSON · 1× Gingerboy ORG · 1× Guernica ORG · 1× Tina Ezard PERSON · 1× Victoria GPE · 1× the Good Food Guide ORG · 1×

Narrative

A tireless worker behind the scenes in the family’s restaurants, she’s now putting her skills, energy and creativity to work in a charity that creates awareness, drives advocacy, funds research and offers dignity to those diagnosed with MSA in Australia.
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2026-10-12 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Food for Good Award: Combat MSA · assertive framing

Claims (9 extracted, 0 hedged)

For decades, the Good Food Guide recognised Teage Ezard as one of Victoria’s finest chefs, first at Guernica, then at his three-hatter Ezard, then at laneway restaurant Gingerboy and the Yarra Valley’s grand Levantine Hill. asserted
Guide → recognise → Gingerboy
Now, we also honour Teage Ezard for his legacy as founder of Combat MSA, a movement seeking to support those suffering from Multiple System Atrophy, the disease that ended Teage’s life in March 2026 when he was just 59 years of age. asserted
he → honour → age
Even among medical specialists, there was little awareness of MSA when Teage developed symptoms such as vertigo and a lack of energy in 2019. asserted
Teage → be → 2019
By the time he was finally diagnosed in 2024, he was well in the grips of an aggressive neurological disease with no cure. asserted
he → diagnose → cure
“My body was speaking long before anyone knew how to listen,” he said. asserted
he → speak → ?
The system just wasn’t built to see them.” asserted
system → build → them
The charity is now led by Teage’s widow Tina Ezard. asserted
charity → lead → widow
A tireless worker behind the scenes in the family’s restaurants, she’s now putting her skills, energy and creativity to work in a charity that creates awareness, drives advocacy, funds research and offers dignity to those diagnosed with MSA in Australia. asserted
that → put → Australia
Thanks to the work of Combat MSA, those who face the disease today are met with hope, strategy and community. asserted
who → face → hope
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