Oxfam Trailwalker Sydney endurance runners finish 100km event in 12 and a half hours
Three Sydney men have finished the 100km Oxfam Trailwalker in just 12 hours and 29 minutes.
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Oxfam’s 15th Sydney Trailwalker starts with 2000 people taking on 100km charity challenge
Sydney’s 15th Oxfam Trailwalker will get underway this morning, with the first gutsy walkers set to tackle the 100km trail from Brooklyn on the Hawkesbury River to Mosman on Sydney Harbour.
Oxfam’s 15th Sydney Trailwalker starts tomorrow: 2000 people set to take on 100km charity challenge
In one of the most gruelling charity endurance challenges, 511 teams of four will walk or run 100km of rugged Sydney bush in the 15th annual Oxfam Trailwalker Sydney starting tomorrow.
Oxfam’s 3rd Trailwalker Brisbane 100km endurance event finishes
Oxfam Australia’s Trailwalker Brisbane finished this morning, with 72 per cent of walkers completing the 100km endurance event. While most of the teams finished yesterday afternoon, Brisbane team ‘RedManRunners’ were the first complete team to cross the finish line on Friday night, completing the walk in 14 hours and 10 minutes. The last walkers across […]
Fastest mixed team finish Oxfam’s 100km endurance event in record time
Oxfam Trailwalker Brisbane team “RedManRunners” finished the 100km trail in 14 hours tonight, a record time for a mixed team of two women and men to finish the Brisbane event. All-male team “Shane’s Holiday Xperience” crossed the finish line first, minus team member Shane Lawley who was forced to pull out early. “RedManRunners” were the […]
Oxfam urges regional schools in Australia to ditch uniforms for a day, and wear blue as part of charity Water Appeal
SCHOOL children across Australia are being urged by international aid agency Oxfam Australia to put away their school uniforms for a day and instead wear blue to fundraise for its June Appeal. This year’s appeal focuses on Oxfam’s life-saving water programs that help Cambodian communities have access to safe clean water. Oxfam Australia Associate Director […]
Launceston Mayor encourages Tasmanians to ‘Go Fair’
Launceston’s Mayor is calling on Tasmanians to Go Fair in 2013 by making the switch to fair trade products as part of Fair Trade Fortnight.
To help Tasmanians understand more about how buying fair trade benefits producers in developing countries, the mayor will be speaking at a World Fair Trade Day special event on Saturday 11 May at 12.00pm in the Launceston Mall.
Oxfam’s 11th Trailwalker 100km endurance event finishes
Oxfam’s 11th Trailwalker finished this morning, with 79 per cent of walkers completing the 100km endurance event. While most of the teams finished yesterday afternoon, Melbourne team ‘Dave’s Holiday Xperience’ stormed to the finish line in just 11 hours and 20 minutes, arriving at just after 6pm on Friday. The team – Mr Overend, 36, […]
Oxfam Chief Executive Helen Szoke statement on passing of a Trailwalker Melbourne participant
Oxfam Australia Chief Executive Helen Szoke has expressed her sadness at the passing of a participant in the Trailwalker Melbourne this weekend. Dr Szoke said the deceased man’s next of kin had been notified. “I am saddened by the news that one of our participants passed away on Friday night and my thoughts are with […]
Fatality at Oxfam Trailwalker Melbourne event
Oxfam Australia is deeply saddened and shocked at the passing of a participant this evening at the Oxfam Trailwalker Melbourne endurance walk. The Trailwalker participant’s next of kin has been notified. The Melbourne Trailwalker event is continuing. For enquiries contact Oxfam Australia Media Coordinator Anne Wright on 0411 035 695