My progress
My progress
My target
45km
96km
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...
94
Laryngoscopes – used to assist in intubating and ventilating a patient.
59
Life-saving medical chests for a remote, rural or regional community.
54
Defibrillator Pads – used with a machine to monitor a patient’s cardiac health.
Thank you to my supporters
100% TOTAL LEGENDS
Brisbane Airport Corporation and Bushranger Power Equipment
Anonymous
Brisbane Airport Corporation and Bushranger Power Equipment
Anonymous
KEEP FLYING
Brisbane Airport Corporation and Bushranger Power Equipment
Jodie Newton
Brisbane Airport Corporation and Bushranger Power Equipment
Brisbane Airport Corporation and Bushranger Power Equipment
LEE NEWTON
Brisbane Airport Corporation and Bushranger Power Equipment
Anonymous
Brisbane Airport Corporation and Bushranger Power Equipment
Anonymous
Go team
Vanessa Stewart
Anonymous
Thank you
Robin Hayward.
This is awesome Well done. Would you do it again?? I’d join you.
TOP FANS
Maddi Cross
Ben Johnson
Good job Captain
PROUD SUPPORTERS
LEISA Hughes
You go girl!!
Anonymous
Jennifer Simpson
Amber Pople
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Gabrielle Robson
Our team members
My Updates
Day 4
Friday 4th Oct17kms in now and I find myself in NT - Remote Barkly Region.
Barkly's story comes from Louis.
Thank you for supporting 24/7 aeromedical retrieval.
Louis Orr, a young city slicker-turned cattle ringer, was enjoying a day off from his job at a station in the remote Barkly Region in the Northern Territory when it took a life-threatening turn.
The then 21-year-old and his mates had set off waterskiing at the station’s local watering hole – a popular spot for workers wanting to cool off from the Territory’s extreme heat. On his fifth run for the day, Louis came off second best, falling into the water. When he swam back to his mates and tried pulling himself up onto the jet ski, he realised he couldn’t move his left leg.
“I knew something was wrong as soon as I picked my leg up out of the water – it was completely poking out, flopping around and I had no feeling in my ankle” Louis said.
“As much pain as I was in, I just thought it was broken or dislocated. I never imagined that it was a life-threatening situation.”
Louis was airlifted to the nearest major hospital, Alice Springs, where scans confirmed the worst. With a broken tibia, a severed nerve, three ruptured ligaments in his knee, and no blood flow to his lower leg due to a crushed artery, Louis had only a matter of hours to undergo emergency surgery at the Royal Darwin Hospital for a chance to save his limb.
Louis was again airlifted by the RFDS from Alice Springs to Darwin, where on arrival, he had one of the hardest conversations of his life. “In the pre-op room my surgeon told me, ‘Look I’ve seen plenty of people your age lose their leg from conditions like this and gone on to live long lives." Share
What's coming up!
Monday 19th AugStayed tuned for Money Boards and the Annual massive Tupperware raffle with some added extra's this year!
Calling out for any Businesses that would love to donate any prizes/gift vouchers for prizes!
Please sing out if you would like to donate any merchandise to go towards of Multi Draw raffle.
ShareThank you to my Sponsors
$250
Brisbane Airport Corporation And Bushranger Power Equipment
$250
Anonymous
$250
Brisbane Airport Corporation And Bushranger Power Equipment
$250
Anonymous
KEEP FLYING
$250
Brisbane Airport Corporation And Bushranger Power Equipment
$250
Jodie Newton
$250
Brisbane Airport Corporation And Bushranger Power Equipment
$250
Brisbane Airport Corporation And Bushranger Power Equipment
$250
Lee Newton
$250
Brisbane Airport Corporation And Bushranger Power Equipment
$250
Anonymous
$250
Brisbane Airport Corporation And Bushranger Power Equipment
$250
Anonymous
Go team
$105.50
Vanessa Stewart
$100
Anonymous
Thank you
$100
Robin Hayward.
This is awesome Well done. Would you do it again?? I’d join you.
$56.97
Maddi Cross
$56.97
Ben Johnson
Good job Captain
$33.76
Leisa Hughes
You go girl!!
$12
Anonymous
$10.55
Jennifer Simpson
$10.55
Amber Pople
$6
Anonymous
$4.22
Gabrielle Robson
Our Team
Jodie Newton (C)
$3,746.52
krystal brooks
$396.65
Skye Haks
$100.00
Danielle Hart
$86.51
Natasha Hansen
$311.25
Suzie Bone
$482.08
Brooke Johnson
$494.45
Teresa Keleher
$110.12
Alissa Hunter
Joel Kilsby
$124.89
Laura Reber
$516.22
Ashlea Veale
$88.62
Jade Osborne
