One of the region’s biggest fundraisers will smash its previous participation records as it celebrates 10 years.
The Surf Coast Trek community fundraising walk, taking place between Aireys Inlet and Torquay on Saturday, April 5, has already registered more than 1200 participants, already more than the previous peak of 1100 in 2024.
The event is a joint fundraiser for children and young adults service provider Kids+ and philanthropic community foundation Give Where You Live.
Over the past decade the Trek has raised $2.1 million for the two organisations, helping them in their core missions of supporting local families.
For Kids+, that means helping young people with disabilities with everything from paediatric physiotherapy and allied health assistance to social work and support coordination, while Give Where You Live focuses on homelessness assistance, food security and employment support.
Give Where You Live communications lead Kelly Suvoltos said the event was the biggest on the organisation’s calendar.
“It’s been an amazing event to collaborate with Kids+ on for the last 10 years,” Ms Suvoltos said.
“It really has gone from strength to strength, and each year the amount raised has got higher each time.
“At the moment we’ve already got more registrations than we had last year, so it’s certainly tracking to be a sell-out.”
The event features both a 40km walk from Aireys Inlet to Torquay and a 26km stroll from Anglesea to Torquay.
Registrations are open until 5pm on Wednesday, April 2 or until full. Visit surfcoasttrek.com.au to register, donate or find out more.
Matt Hewson
