UPDATE

The UNE Mad Med Runners team are nearing the finish line of their October fundraising challenge on behalf of the Flying Doctor Service.

The team is smashing their goals and are ranked 10th nationally for their fundraising effort!. 

You can show your support for the cause by donating at this link: https://www.oceanstooutback.org.au/fundraisers/UNEMedMadRunners 

School of Medicine student and staff have registered for the Oceans to Outback, a month-long challenge to raise vital funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Throughout October, the team will be either walking, running or riding many hundreds of kilometres (virtually) around Australia!

We are all familiar with the challenges of health care in our regional city. 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 an eight hours drive away.

This October, the Mad Med Runners took on a month-long fitness challenge to help more people access the care they need. By going further, they 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.