--- description: A GoFundMe campaign for the Melbourne teen who threw an egg at Australian Senator Fraser Anning has had over 2,300 donations. title: Fundraiser for Australian Teen Who Egged Senator Raises $30,000 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e3ba14877c3dfd3/698946da457a525db6d60b64/will-connolly-fraser-anning-egg.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Australia](/tag/australia/) ## Australia Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 'You Are a Good Egg.' Fundraiser for Australian Teen Who Egged Senator Raises Over $30,000 by [Amy Gunia](/author/amy-gunia/) ## Amy Gunia Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gunia was a reporter for TIME based in Hong Kong. Mar 18, 2019 10:58 AM CUT  Australian Senator Fraser Anning has an egg smashed on his head while talking to the media in Victoria, Australia on March 16, 2019. Australian Senator Fraser Anning has an egg smashed on his head while talking to the media in Victoria, Australia on March 16, 2019.The Unshackled/Reuters by [Amy Gunia](/author/amy-gunia/) ## Amy Gunia Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gunia was a reporter for TIME based in Hong Kong. Mar 18, 2019 10:58 AM CUT A fundraiser for the Melbourne teenager who [egged](http://time.com/5553049/senator-fraser-anning-egged/ "undefined") a controversial Queensland senator over the weekend has raised over $30,000. [Will Connolly](https://au.news.yahoo.com/get-tackled-bogans-teen-egged-senator-speaks-063016609.html "undefined"), 17, rose to fame when a video of him throwing an egg at the back of Queensland Senator Fraser Anning’s head while talking to reporters Saturday went viral. Anning sparked outrage when he blamed shootings in two New Zealand mosques on Friday that left [50 people dead and 36 people hospitalized ](http://time.com/5553154/death-toll-new-zealand-shooting-50/ "undefined")on immigration. “The real cause of bloodshed on New Zealand streets today is the immigration program which allowed Muslim fanatics to migrate to New Zealand in the first place,” Anning said in a [statement](https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1106516923922239489 "undefined") following the shootings. In a recording of the incident, Connolly can be seen walking up behind the senator before raising his phone to take a video as he throws an egg at the back of the senator’s head. Anning reacts by turning around and punching the teen. Support for the teen, who the internet dubbed “Egg Boy,” flooded social media sites like Twitter and Facebook. As of Monday, the [GoFundMe](https://www.gofundme.com/money-for-eggboi "undefined") campaign page titled “Money for EggBoi” had over 2,400 donations from people sending messages of support to Connolly, like “you are a good egg” and “omletting you know I think you’re eggcellent.” According to the platform’s website, “EggBoi (Will) plans to send a majority of the money to the victims of the Christchurch terrorist attack.” The fundraiser is not the only attention the teen has received. A mural depicting the egging incident popped up overnight in a Melbourne alleyway known for street art, and it is reported that several local Australian bands have offered Connolly free concert [tickets for life](https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/egg-boy-honoured-with-a-mural-in-melbournes-hosier-lane/news-story/ded6efac64083f026f862f47c05f2702 "undefined"). The teen was initially taken into custody, but has since been released. Police are still investigating the incident, reports 7 News Melbourne. The 17-year-old has been released. Police are still investigating the incident, reports 7 News Melbourne. > [](https://twitter.com/7NewsMelbourne/status/1106821696126746624) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5553381/australia-egg-boy-fundraiser/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5553381/australia-egg-boy-fundraiser/"},"headline":"'You Are a Good Egg.' 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