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#ClimbForACure turned 1 today! It has been one year since I started fundraising for Cure Cancer Australia as part of my epic climb for a cure to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro!

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He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.

Confucius

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The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but in active charity and in willing service.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Cure Cancer Australia Success Story

Professor Roger Reddel

Professor Roger Reddel, has been Director of the Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI) for the past two decades and has lead his team towards significant breakthroughs in cancer molecular genetics. His research has been recognised at the recent Premier’s Awards where he was named Outstanding Researcher of the Year.

Roger’s work is laying the basis for development of drugs targeting the mechanisms upon which 98% of all human cancers depend for their continued growth.

Read more on Professor Reddel's achievements  

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Fundraising Update

Thank you to everyone who has sponsored my Climb for a Cure in the month of May! Last month I received a staggering $2,285 in donations for Cure Cancer Australia via my fundraising page!

One incredible person donated $1,200 and I received another $805 from the generous staff at AustralianSuper and $280 from anonymous donors!

I have now raised $3,815 for Cure Cancer Australia! This brings me nearly half way to my target of $8,300 which is enough to fund one month of vital cancer research!

Please visit my fundraising page to make a secure and tax deductible donation today.

All donations go toward finding a cure for cancer!

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Cure Cancer Australia Fast Fact #06

In 2012, grants have been awarded to 30 researchers working in diverse areas of cancer research such as lung cancer, leukaemia, breast cancer, melanoma, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, glioblastoma, DNA research and blood cancer patient care.

For more information on Cure Cancer Australia visit their web page.

Click here to visit my fundraising platform and make a secure online donation to Cure Cancer Australia today!

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If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.

Bob Hope

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Artist Photographer are sponsoring my Cure Cancer Masquerade Fundraising Ball by donating a full family Portrait Photography Session with a 30x40cm Wall Portrait valued at $1000 and redeemable at either of Artist Photographer’s studios in Richmond or Geelong!

The Ball is going to be a great night out! Purchase your tickets here.

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Ce Soir Elsternwick are sponsoring my Cure Cancer Masquerade Fundraising Ball by donating three $200 gift vouchers as raffle prizes and a $20 gift voucher for each lady at the Ball!

The Ball is going to be a great night out! Purchase your tickets here.

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iBare Giftware are sponsoring my Cure Cancer Masquerade Fundraising Ball by donating a beautiful piece of jewellery as a door prize for the ladies and more for silent auction!

The Ball is going to be a great night out! Purchase your tickets here.

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Snappy Pics are sponsoring my Cure Cancer Masquerade Fundraising Ball by taking obligation free photos for guests on the night and donating 20% of photo sales to Cure Cancer!

The Ball is going to be a great night out! Purchase your tickets here.

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Melbourne Indoor Paintball are sponsoring my Cure Cancer Masquerade Fundraising Ball by donating $1,000 worth of gift vouchers as door prizes for the gentleman and as raffle prizes!

The Ball is going to be a great night out! Purchase your tickets here.

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Cure Cancer Australia Success Story

Professor Carolyn Mountford

Professor Carolyn Mountford, now Director of the Centre for Clinical Spectroscopy and Visiting Professor of Radiology at the Harvard Medical School was known as “the crazy lady” during the 80’s when working with with histopathologist Professor Peter Russell on a new way of detecting cancer early. Carolyn, then a young Oxford-trained biophysicist at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, was undeterred by doubters. She was convinced she would detect changes in the chemistry of human cells as they became cancerous by studying them inside a strong magnetic field.

And she was proved right. The technique she was largely responsible for developing in Australia, known as magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), can identify cancer in the early stages. Receiving Cure Cancer Australia Grants – in 1988, 1992, 1993 and 1995 – set Carolyn and her colleagues up well to win subsequent funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council, the New South Wales Cancer Council and then, later, the US Army and Department of Defence.

Read more on Professor Mountford's achievements  

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Training for my Climb for a Cure in my AustralianSuper running singlet which they kindly donated. AustralianSuper staff have donated nearly $400 to Cure Cancer Australia this month! Onya AustralianSuper!

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Wilsons Promontory Hike

Two weeks ago I went on a four day hike around the beautiful Wilsons Prom. My hiking buddy and I departed Melbourne nice and early on Thursday Morning to be in Wilsons Prom in time for lunch, which we enjoyed after checking in and before heading off on our four day hiking adventure. 

We started our hike from Telegraph Saddle car park around 12pm and, carrying around 16 kilos each including 4 kilos each of food, we head off to Little Waterloo Bay. 

This image is taken from the walking track between Telegraph Junction and Little Waterloo Bay. 

We arrived at Little Waterloo Bay around 4pm which gave us enough time to set up camp and make a start on dinner before the sun went down. 

Our second day we departed Little Waterloo Bay at 9am and hiked around 15 kilometres to Sealers Cove. This took us mostly along a track less frequently travelled since the 2011 floods. Still carrying close to 16 kilos each and being sore from the first day, this was our most difficult day. 

We took a short detour along the way to check out Kersops Peak, below is an image of me at the junction to Kersops Peak. We had spectacular views of the Prom as we were fortunate to have gorgeous weather. 

Along the way we stopped at Refuge Cove for lunch and to refill our water bottles. Unable to find flowing water we refilled with brackish water which we treated before drinking. 

The hike from Little Waterloo Bay to Sealers Cove took us a little longer than we were expecting as the path was more difficult and we had some trouble finding our way. We arrived at camp around 5pm which gave us just enough time to set up camp before it was dark. 

Day three was a bit easier than day two as we had eaten over 2 kilos of food each! Recalling how much more time it took us then we had anticipated the previous day we headed off bright and early at 8am.

This image was taken on Refuge Cove North Beach about a 15 to 20 minute hike from Refuge Cove.

With an earlier start and no getting lost we made it back to Little Waterloo Bay nice and early at 3pm, plenty of time to set up camp and relax on the beach before the sun went down.

Our final day we were sad to be hiking back to our car and tired after having hiked nearly 50 kilometres already. Contrary to what may be expected though day four was our easiest as our muscles were well stretched and no longer sore and our packs weight was down to only 12 kilos each.

After our final breakfast at Wilsons Prom, we headed of at 9am and was back at the car in no time ready for lunch which we had ready waiting for our return.

Wilsons Prom was a great hike and I look forward to hiking here again, perhaps in summer next time. 

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Planned and went on a four day hike at Wilsons Prom the other weekend. We started at Telegraph Saddle car park and hiked return to Sealers Cove  with an overnight stop over each way at Little Waterloo Bay. Photos from the hike to follow.

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Poster kindly designed by Wendy Dobing for my fundraising ball. For more info and tickets go to www.stickytickets.com.au/10299