Leah Stewart, 35, was mauled by a great white shark while swimming at Coogee Beach, in Sydney's eastern suburbs, on June 13.

Sunday’s fundraiser for Leah Stewart helped ease the psychological tussle between the lure of the ocean and a fear of its most dangerous predators.

Leah Stewart remains in a critical but stable condition at St Vincent’s Hospital.

The beloved mum has been woken from a coma after the Sydney attack.