WALK, RUN or RIDE
this October to keep the
Flying Doctor flying!
18,286
Participants
485,722
Total kms
$2,957,445
Total raised
Oceans to Outback is a month-long fitness and fundraising challenge held every October. Sign up solo, join a team, or take part with your workplace.
Get active, raise funds, and help the Royal Flying Doctor Service deliver life-saving care across Australia.
Five years. $13.9M raised. Here's the impact:
108,013
patients transported
2,370
medical chests around Australia
179,998
remote telehealth consultations
36x
the moon and back KMs travelled
Help Deliver Care Where It’s Needed Most
Access to reliable healthcare is something many of us take for granted. But for people in remote, rural and regional areas, it’s not always within reach. In an emergency, time is critical. It can mean the difference between life and death.
This October, you can help change that.
Take on Oceans to Outback and walk, run or ride, while raising funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Every kilometre and every dollar helps the RFDS travel further, respond faster, and deliver essential care, no matter where it’s needed.
Sign up for free and start your journey.
How it works
Sign up
Registration is FREE. Join solo or as a team with friends or colleagues.
Share & raise funds
Invite friends and family to support you by donating to your fundraising page.
Track your kilometres
Log your activity and follow your virtual journey to RFDS locations throughout October.
See why over 66,000 people have taken on the challenge since 2022!
Ian
Cycled 315km in 2025
Raised $1,135
Katherine
Walked 112km in 2025
Raised $1,367
David
Walked 132km in 2025
Raised $257
Robert and Pinot
Walked 204km in 2024-25
Raised $859
Sarah
Walked 42km in 2025
Raised $845
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How far will you go to keep the Flying Doctor flying?
Walk or Run
Cycle
42 km
1km for every 1,000 Australians who have difficulty accessing basic healthcare.
87 km
1km for every Flying Doctor aircraft across Australia.
98 km
1km for every
year RFDS has provided life-saving healthcare.
Content - Cycle
Content - Walk or Run
Got something else in mind? You can nominate any distance during registration.
Oceans to Outback is a month-long adventure. Choose a distance that can be done in short bursts daily, or on a weekly or fortnightly basis.
Go further with the Oceans to Outback community
In 2017, Brett had a life-threatening accident. With his injuries, he urgently needed to be transported from Berri to Adelaide. He was flown 238 kilometres by the Flying Doctor to receive critical care.
Oceans to Outback was the perfect excuse to maintain his walking habit and provide emergency care to more people like him. Brett set himself an ambitious goal of 242km — the total distance of his life-saving journey via air and road. He smashed it with a distance of 281km.
“Oceans to Outback truly restored a little faith in humanity for me, the amount of help and support from friends, family, RFDS and the O2O Facebook community was amazing and something I will never forget.”
Leaderboards
Be inspired by those who are flying high with their fundraising!
The Doers
Raised
$37
RFDS
Raised
$37
L Deck
Raised
$37
Cranfield
Raised
$37
Coasties
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