My progress

My target

663km

188km

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!

So far this year
I’ve helped provide...

41

Laryngoscopes – used to assist in intubating and ventilating a patient.

26

Life-saving medical chests for a remote, rural or regional community.

24

Defibrillator Pads – used with a machine to monitor a patient’s cardiac health.

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Thank you to my supporters

100% TOTAL LEGENDS

Lyn Begg

Such an awesome effort, Doris! 😃 Huge congratulations!

Beryl

Great job, Doris

Victa

Natalie Barnes

Well done on your great work for this fantastic charity

Kelsian & ANZ

Alison Umbers

Well done Doris! Your dedication to this cause, and the energy that you bring to everything you do, is inspiring!! x

Kelsian & ANZ

TOP FANS

Rob & Merryn Lawson

I certainly will try to join you for some of it

Kate Dullaghan

Great stuff, Doris!

Pauline Vandenberg

So proud of what you are doing. Well done.

Anonymous

Great work!

Kelsian & ANZ

kylie sapuppo

All the best Doris with the challenge

Paul Kennedy

Chris Hopkins

Great work Doris.

PROUD SUPPORTERS

Tonina Giramondo

Well done Doris!!

Andy & Ashy

Awesome effort Doris! 😁

Taka

Lovely work Doris

Liz, Mason & Della

Well done Doris!

Kirsten

Dear Doris. Congratulations on your unwavering dedication to this important cause. You have outdone yourself this year. Well done.

Anne

Well done, Doris!

Keith Stephens

Deb Denny

Amanda

Well done on your fundraising and your walking 😊👍🏼

Marita Schneider-Car

Go girl

Lorraine McConnell

Good work Doris and good luck with your walking and fundraising. I will follow your commitment online!

Jan

Go Doris, a great effort and cause

Judith Finch

Great effort Doris.

Luke

Great work Doris!

Anonymous

Keep the FLYING DOCTOR flying!

Our team members

Doris Glier

Raised so far

$1,657

Yolanda Luescher

Raised so far

$690

David Isaacs

Raised so far

$751

Sophia Lukas

Raised so far

$207

My Updates

Landed at 450km

Friday 31st Oct

I met for a last big 17km walk with one of my Iggsbee team mates this morning to help her achieve her amazing 500km goal. Looking at my progress I only had to add another 4km to finish with 450km. So I finished strong with 21km today.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to my walking challenge in any kind of way. It has been a pleasure to have you along following my RFDS Ocean to Outback Challenge journey over this month. I pushed myself to raise awareness for this fantastic cause. Thank you to everyone who walked part of my journey with me, followed my blog or/and Facebook giving me encouraging feedback and finally a big thank you again to all these incredible people out there who donated to my RFDS fundraising. I raised over $1,620!!!

A big shout out and THANK YOU to my most recent donators Pauline, Anne and Chris.

I feel very privileged to know so many generous people and, of course, I feel proud of my achievements as well. :-)

By the way: Did you know that across Australia, the RFDS interacts with a patient every 2 minutes?

Very Chilly Morning - Passing the 400km Mark

Tuesday 28th Oct

I dodged the rainy day by again walking very early, before the rain cloud stopped over our city for the rest of the day. I continued walking a lot, sometimes in the company of friends. Today I had a chilly 3°C start and can now proudly report that I walked more than 400km in the month of October. What an achievement!

I will keep walking to hopefully achieve my goal of $1,500 donations. Are any more generous supporters? Only a few more days to go - so now is the time.

A big shout out to the lastest supporters. THANK YOU!

And thank you again for everyone who walked with me and cheered me on.

Parkrun is such a great, caring community

Saturday 25th Oct

Thanks for three fellow parkrunners for their generous donations today. Parkrun is a great place to be for your body AND your soul. There is a real community spirit.

Again I started my day early to fit in a 6km walk before parkrun.

Meeting up with two of my fellow RDFS Ocean to Outback team members at parkrun was a wonderful, inspiring experience. All three of us already walked more than 300km each this month so far and are still going.

Highlights today (besides the donations) was the cheering we received and of course, the kangaroos. :-)

Donation from New Neighbours & More Walking

Thursday 23rd Oct

I come across so many generous people while doing the RFDS Outback to Ocean Challenge. Thank you to my new neighbours for their great donation that bumped me to the other side of $1,000 fundraised!

I continued with early morning walks getting quite wet yesterday, the afternoon walk had to be cut short because of dangerous winds.

Today I did an extensive walk with one of my Iggsbee team members and added another shorter one afterwards.

Puh, I deserve a short rest now.

Love all your encouragements - thank you!

Remember: Every little bit counts!

Early Morning Walks and Parkrun

Tuesday 21st Oct

I have been up before sunrise walking further distances before my day really started the last few days. Happy with my progress. Check out how far I went by now!

The parkrun weekends are always my favourite time.

I thought I share a picture of Mount Dare Hotel this time.

Mt Dare Hotel is situated on the Western edge of the Simpson Desert just 10km south of the Northern Territory border.

Family Donations - Extensive Walking

Saturday 18th Oct

I'm so grateful to my Australian family supporting me yet again this year. A big thank you to them!

The last few days I have been out before dawn to fit all my walking in. All the cheering and donations keep me going. Although I have to admit, I'm really pushing it.

(Picture of the salt and algae of Lake Eyre when the water came in)

In Appreciation of the Generosity of two further Donations

Thursday 16th Oct

From a chilly early morning walk in the darkness to a pleasant further one after sunrise to an unpleasant warm and windy one all in one day - AND receiving two very generous donations.

I thought the lyrebird would be an appropriate thank-you picture being a bird mimicking and adapting. What else can you think of?

Keep on Walking for Awareness and hopefully more Donations

Wednesday 15th Oct

While staying at Kilcowera Station, QLD, our host broke her arm requiring the RFDS.
This is one of the many reasons why I'm walking for RFDS. Every little bit counts - whether it is just raising awareness or donating to this cause.

Kilcowera Station is on the Dowling Track between Thargomindah and Hungerford in Queensland close to NSW border. One of their  landing strips is part of their driveway, approx. 10km away from the homestead. The shearers quarters (where we stayed) is approx. 1km from the homestead. The cattle farm is 120,00 acres (49,377 hectares).

Huge Shout Out and Big Thank you for another Donation

Monday 13th Oct

It is just wonderful to have such beautiful, generous friends! The one I'm talking about just finished a marathon last weekend and this afternoon I found such a generous donation from her. Thank you so much.

I have chosen a special kangaroo that I met on one of my walks for you - as everyone loves kangaroos, right?

Parkrun Day - Walking with an Iggsbee Team Member

Saturday 11th Oct

I love my parkrun days! This time I did a pre-park run 2km walk before I met with one of my team members to walk the busy parkrun. As that was not enough for us we added another good 8km walk afterwards. Finishing it off with another 2km in the evening. I think a rest now is well deserved.

(picture of somewhere in the impressive outback from the air - who would have thought that)

Two Donation in one Day

Thursday 9th Oct

Yes, yesterday was a special day for me. I'm blown away, to receive two generous donations. It has been a busy day, nevertheless I managed to get my walk in.

Thrilled to Know such Fantastic People

Monday 6th Oct

I'm thrilled to announce another generous donation! Thank you - you are wonderful.

I just returned from my second walk today, this time with one of my dear friends accompanying me and found another donation! How amazing!

Picture of where I feel to be at the moment.

Hurray - Another Generous Donation

Saturday 4th Oct

Another dear friend encouraged me by a generous donation for RFDS. Herzlichen Dank, Marita, for contributing again this year.

To honour your donation I got up early this morning to fit in a walk before parkrun. Have to admit that I can feel my whole body today. :-)

I have chosen a special photo for you - you might be able to guess where the bird decided to lie its eggs?

For everyone else who cannot work it out: This special nest is right at the end of the tie downs for an aeroplane at am airport in Tassie

Donation Number Three - Thank you

Friday 3rd Oct

Inspired by another very generous donation by good friends I started with a longer hilly walk this morning.

3x four-leaves clovers plus five-leaves clover - how lucky!

Friday 3rd Oct

Luckily I finished my walk before the downpour yesterday.

Can you believe it - I found some more lucky clovers!

Getting excited - starting to walk tomorrow for RFDS

Tuesday 30th Sep

Despite some set backs over the last few weeks, I’m excited to start my personal RFDS Ocean to Outback challenge tomorrow. Any kind of support, whether spreading the word, giving me a „like“, joining me for part of my walk or even helping out with a donation ( maybe instead of going out for a coffee) is greatly appreciated. Let the journey begin!

Getting ready for the Challenge

Tuesday 9th Sep

Although I haven’t been tracking my kilometres lately, I have been busy preparing for the RFDS Outback to Ocean challenge.

I conquered some last snowy uphill mountain challenge, dodged wildlife that decided to feed on the route I meant to walk on and enjoyed some more urban walks with friends.

I guess I should start looking into raising some more awareness and funds for Royal Flying Doctors as every little bit counts….

Here is an amazing artwork visible for everyone to enjoy on a garage wall. How suitable - a sugar glider (see the connection to flying?) :-)

Have a wonderful day, everyone !

Exploring while walking for RFDS

Monday 28th Jul

The Wishing Tree and some other treasures were found on my exploration this morning

First Donation - Keep the Flying Doctor Flying

Friday 25th Jul

It is so inspiring to have already received a generous donation early on during my preparation for my October Ocean to Outback RFDS challenge. Thank you. I feel very privileged.