I'm fundraising for the Royal Flying Doctor Service

Australia is a big country, and for those living in remote, rural and regional areas, access to immediate care isn’t a guarantee. For some communities, the nearest hospital is eight hours drive away.

This October, I’m taking on a month-long fitness challenge to help more people access the care they need. By going further, I hope to raise as much as possible for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS).

Every year, the RFDS reach more than 330,000 Australians with 24-hour emergency retrieval and primary healthcare services. That’s one person every two minutes!

Together, we can keep the Flying Doctor flying and continue their life-saving work. Please donate to my challenge today.

I’ve lived most of my life in rural Australia and have taken the work of the RFDsS for granted.  Now living in Renmark and knowing how much our community relies on the RFDS for equity of health care with approx two flights per day out of here, it’s time to step up.  With a daughter who is a paramedic and a granddaughter who had to be flown to Adelaide after complications from tonsil surgery, I figured it’s time to give a little bit back.  The added benefit is that I can get moving and a little bit fitter as I enter ‘old age’.