Cycling 160km IN A DAY for koalas!!

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My friend Shreyash and I are cycling 160 km IN A DAY on Sat 19 March to raise funds to plant more trees to save koalas in Victoria!! Are we crazy? Maybe...but read on... . In Feb 2022, the Federal Govt FINALLY listed koalas as endangered in Qld, NSW and the ACT, but they don't have a plan for what to do, and the experts reckon it's too little too late. So we want to do something to help protect them where they have the best chance of long term survival - right here in Victoria. I do volunteer work for a GREAT little not for profit org called Koala Clancy Foundation - they partner with kind and smart landholders to plant the right local species of gum trees for koalas. Since 2016 they've planted over 57,000 trees, but their goal this year is 30,000 trees!! They also do quality monitoring and educational stuff too. You can check out their great work here: https://www.koalaclancyfoundation.org.au/ Every dollar we raise will go straight towards supporting their projects. So...why 160 km?? Why not more...or less?? You'll have to read the updates to find out...! I'll be riding my super-awesome FELT road bike, which has been my beloved two-wheeled friend for some years now. It's nice to have a reliable friend when you're off on a big adventure... ;o) So please GIVE GENEROUSLY - help us to give our beautiful little furry dudes their best chance to continue to sleep for around 20 hours every day, while winning almost every "cutest ever critter" award!! :o) thanks, Les
Update
20 Mar 2022
Wow!! Wow wow!! We did it! 160 km in a day! It took us 13 hours and 33 mins, but we made it!! Some very sore legs (and butts - haha!!), but so proud of our effort!! If you'd like to see some pics and videos of the day, you can check our FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/545393353477013/?ref=share . Thank you SO MUCH to all our supporters - we are so grateful for your wonderful support. At this stage we've raising an amazing $2,729!! It's way more than we expected!! The koalas of Victoria thank you deeply!!
Update
18 Mar 2022
Well, the moment has nearly arrived!! We start tomorrow morning!! We are a bit nervous!! If you want to follow our progress, you can paste this link into your browser. It will update once we start riding in the morning: https://maps.findmespot.com/s/0XKR#history/assets
Update
13 Mar 2022
Shreyash says: "Thank you so much for your generous donations to Koala Clancy, we really do appreciate it. All you donations and support have given us additional motivation. Our training is going well and I did 120 km ride yesterday!! Hopefully onwards and upwards from here and we can do our big ride successfully next weekend!! Best regards."
Update
04 Mar 2022
OK, so why are we cycling 160km?? What's so significant about that number?? Well, AT LEAST THREE of the answers below are correct - you decide... ;o) - 160 is about the number of poos a healthy koala does in a day - 160 is the approx number of individual trees a koala visits in 3 months. - 160 km is about as far as Shreyash and I think we can last. - 160m is about the average a Koala walks each day to get to a new tree.
Update
04 Mar 2022
Here I am on the Eastlink trail, not sure what this artwork is about...think I'm doing child's pose...hahaha!!
Update
03 Mar 2022
My training is going pretty well! In the last three weeks, I've done rides of 80 km, 50, 100, 60, and today it was 120!! Crikey! ;o) As usual, today I went down the Eastlink bike path, which is a lovely run through the parklands alongside the freeway...there's not many traffic lights, so I can get a good rhythm going. And there's some pretty strange artwork along the way...as you can see in the photo!! ;o)
DONATIONS61
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Andrew Kuhlmann
Wed, 30 Mar 2022
$ 30
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Eadaoin
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
$ 25
Well done Les. All that pilates did the trick!!
Well done Les. All that pilates did the trick!!
$ 25
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Anonymous
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
$ 6
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Snezhana Nikitina
Mon, 28 Mar 2022
$ 50
Well done Shrey , great cause :)
Well done Shrey , great cause :)
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Mohan Gunatilake
Sun, 27 Mar 2022
$ 150
$ 150
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Amber Clarke
Wed, 23 Mar 2022
$ 50
Sorry this is late!! Fantastic cause and what an amazing effort!!
Sorry this is late!! Fantastic cause and what an amazing effort!!
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Anonymous
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
$ 15
Awesome job on the ride Les!
Awesome job on the ride Les!
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Nicole M
Sun, 20 Mar 2022
$ 25
Love this!
Love this!
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Rick Nehmy and Di Miley
Sun, 20 Mar 2022
$ 50
well done team ...hey hey ride ride ... great cause
well done team ...hey hey ride ride ... great cause
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Penny Hamilton
Sat, 19 Mar 2022
$ 50
Ride like the wind Les!!! x
Ride like the wind Les!!! x
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RAISING FUNDS FOR
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Koala Clancy FoundationKoala Clancy Foundation plants trees for koalas in Victoria, on farms and private land, creates new habitat and advocates for better protection of wild koalas.

About Fundraiser
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Les Tate
FAIRFIELD, VIC
Created Mar 2022

$3,055 raised

From 61 Donations
TARGET $3,000

Please support this cause

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RAISING FUNDS FOR
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Koala Clancy FoundationKoala Clancy Foundation plants trees for koalas in Victoria, on farms and private land, creates new habitat and advocates for better protection of wild koalas.
About Fundraiser
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Les Tate
FAIRFIELD, VIC
Created Mar 2022