Why I'm walking

In the past 4-years we've become familiar with remote areas of Australia (there's a lot of them). More than once I've told my kids, "It's a 5-hour drive to the nearest hospital - watch where you're going." We think about the people who live out here, the communities we've fallin in love with that rely heavily on the RFDS if anything goes wrong. I think about the Flying Docs as one of the many ways Australia stays alive. Because of them, not only does it add a tiny bit of equity into the healthcare system, but it means that people CAN live out there in our big, wild, open country. People to run stations, to manage reserves, to live on country, to make art, dig for rocks, serve cold ones, cultivate, grow, gather and connect. I want Australians (and the people who make it their home) to be able to live all over this island and still have access to care.