JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC Here we list forthcoming consumer and community events and activities.
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Whether you challenge yourself to a swim locally or would like to try swimming in overseas waters, you can register for an oceanswims event and have people sponsor you in support of the Black Dog Institute.
Help raise funds for the Black Dog Institute by creating your own Everyday Hero page.
Be part of something extra special in the 2012 City2Surf, Sunday August 12. Black Dog Institute have 50 highly valued 'Golden Charity Ticket' places for runners who would like to raise funds for the Institute.
Ticket holders have the advantage of starting behind the elites in the red start group and places are limited and allocated to runners based on the strength of their commitment to fundraising. These placements are red hot and with only 50 gold tickets they will go quickly.
Register and tells us A.why you should be one of the Golden Charity ticket entrants and B. how much you think you can fundraise to help us increase awareness and services for people suffering from a mood disorder.
To register for the 'Golden Charity Ticket' please send your email to Fleur: f.mortimer@blackdog.org.au
1 Million Kilo Challenge is a 10-week healthy lifestyle challenge that aims to equip all Australians with the resources, advice and motivation they need to achieve and maintain their healthy weight goal.
The challenge will run for 10 weeks (starting Monday 30th January) and promotes healthy eating, exercise and happier lifestyles for everyone that participates.
In partnership with Everyday Hero, 1 Million Kilo Challenge also offers participants the chance to raise funds for a charity close to their heart, upon completion of their registration.
In conjunction with the Cole Classic, organisers of the City2Surf are launching Sydney's new summer fun run, The Sydney Morning Herald Sun Run.
This exciting new run will be held the day prior the Cole Classic, on Saturday, February 4, 2012, creating the ultimate Swim/Run sporting weekend. Runners, joggers, wheelchairs, pushers and walkers are all encouraged to take up the challenge of the 2nd annual Sun Run.
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Dive into Australia's largest ocean swim and secure your spot for Sunday, February 5, 2012. Take up the challenge to battle the sea and join thousands of swimmers as they gather at Manly to compete in the 29th annual Sydney Morning Herald Cole Classic.
Both these events aim to raise much-needed funds for more than 600 charities, including the Manly Surf Life Saving Club.
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Come along to Victoria Park, Camperdown and visit the Black Dog Institute stand along with many other exhibitors to help celebrate the start of the Mardi Gras Festival.
Bring your friends or family and enjoy sunshine, entertainment, food and drinks!
Date: Sunday 12th February
The HBF Rottnest Channel Swim is a 19.7km swim from Cottesloe Beach to Thomson Bay, Rottnest Island in Western Australia. Participants can compete in teams of two or four, or for the extremely dedicated, tackle the crossing solo. The event has grown in popularity to become the world’s largest open water swimming event and is now a much-loved West Australian icon, capturing the imagination of the public and ocean swimmers alike. The HBF Rottnest Channel Swim is not reserved for the swimming elite, but provides an opportunity for anyone who shares the common goal of striving for the best to compete in an environment where sporting greats rub shoulders with the weekend warrior.
The challenge is now on to make 2012 the best swim ever - both in terms of crossing the ocean safely and successfully, and in making the fundraising effort count even more than ever before.
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The Zoo2Zoo bike ride will be held from Friday 9th March - Sunday 11th March 2012. Enjoy this opportunity to participate in a 3 day bike ride from Canberra's National Zoo to Dubbo's Taronga Western Plains Zoo whilst raising awareness and funds for the Black Dog Institute.
Entry is $450 per person.
To register click here
It's back again for its 11th year! The Ord Minnett Sydney Harbour Swim Classic provides an opportunity to compete in a community swim event on Sydney Harbour starting from the Man'O'War steps heading towards Fort Denison, around Farm Cove and returning to the western pontoon of the Man'O'War stepsalongside the Sydney Opera House.
There are two races open to the public, the 1km Mini Swim Classic and the 2km Swim Classic. Schools, businesses and organisations are encouraged to assemble a team, for more fun and chances to win prizes. This year sees the second running of the Ord Minnett Charity Sprint, an invitational swim that will bring stars of the past & present together to swim for charity.
Swim and raise funds for the Black Dog Institute by going to Everyday Hero and starting your own fundraising drive.
The Mooloolaba Triathlon Festival will celebrate its 20th year in 2012. Held from 23rd to 25th March 2012 along the picturesque Mooloolaba Esplanade, the Mooloolaba Triathlon Festival is recognised as the 2nd largest Triathlon event in Australia. The 2011 Festival welcomed over 8,000 participants and over 25,000 spectators – setting a new record in the events 19 year history.
The Mooloolaba Triathlon is the centrepiece of the three-day Mooloolaba Triathlon Festival that celebrates the best of the Australian summer lifestyle, at one of the world’s premier beachside resort locations.
Catering for competitors of all abilities and age groups, the Mooloolaba Triathlon has grown into one of the largest Olympic Distance (1.5km swim/40km cycle/10km run) triathlon events in Australia.
USM EVENTS hopes to raise memorable funds for charities through the Mooloolaba Triathlon Festival and we encourage you to build your own page and start fundraising!
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The 2nd annual Sun-Herald Surf Swim is set to return to picturesque Dee Why Beach on Sunday, March 18, 2012.
In 2011 the exciting new 1.5km ocean swim attracted a competitive field of more than 800, with entrants enjoying perfect conditions, warm water, sun and sand.
The event aims to raise much needed funds for more than 600 charities, including the Dee Why SLSC. The Sun-Herald and the Dee Why Surf Life Saving Club are pleased to bring to life Sydney's new ocean swim.
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Visit the Black Dog Information Stall at the Grassroots Rugby Festival to:
Entries for the Australian Running Festival are now open, with 2012 set to build on the inaugural event's success.
Incorporating The Canberra Times Canberra Marathon along with a Half Marathon and fun runs, the Australian Running Festival offers an event for all abilities, from serious runners to joggers, wheelchairs, pushers and walkers.
The following runs will be held in the Nation's Capital this April:
Australian Running Festival aims to raise much needed funds for more than 600 charities. Last year the event raised more than $80,000 for charities across the country and you can help us this year for the cause you most care about.
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Grab your camping gear and head for the Hunter!
The Gum Ball Music Festival is an all age camping, byo, music festival located at Belford in the Hunter Valley NSWIt is a boutique music experience, aweekend in secluded bushland, full of awesome live music & art, onsite camping, BYO, delicious food, market stalls, kiddies mega playground, heaps of games and prizes, some big warm fires and a classic vibe similar to your mates backyard party.
For more information, visit: http://www.thegumball.com.au
On Sunday 27 May 2012, more than 17,000 people will come together to take part in the HBF Run for a Reason, presented by The West Australian.
Now in its third year, the HBF Run for a Reason has become one of the fastest growing events on the WA sporting calendar, with 14,000 participants raising over $365,000 in 2011. And for the first time the HBF Run for a Reason team are proud to invite all local health related charities to join in the fun. The event aims to raise over $400,000 in 2012.
In partnership with Everyday Hero, HBF Run for a Reason will offer participants the chance to raise funds for a charity close to their heart. This presents a great opportunity for you to engage those participants and have them raise funds for you in the weeks leading to the event. There are no additional marketing levies to take advantage of this opportunity.
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The Age Run Melbourne is back again in 2012 with the event set to prove its rapidly growing reputation as Victoria's premier community fitness event. Encompassing elements of philanthropy, a fun vibrant course and iconic Melbourne landmarks, the 2012 event is one not to be missed.
The 2011 event was a resounding success with more than 20,500 participants enjoying the chance to get outdoors, challenge themselves and raise funds for their favourite charity - resulting in excess of $1.27 million much needed funds being raised for a wide variety of causes!
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Set to take place on Sunday, 15 July, 2012, the event offers people of all ages and abilities to participate. With the option of 5km run/walk, 10km run and half-marathon distances, 'anyone can' join in the challenge and enjoy walking or running their way through Melbourne, as they tackle this established, winter warming event.
Since Run Melbourne's inception in 2008, in excess of $3 million has been raised for charity with 2012 being no different as the fundraising target is set to $1.6 million!
Fundraisers were more engaged than ever in 2011, with the average amount raised per active fundraising page being more than $500! That means with only 30 supporters participating in Run Melbourne 2012, more than $15,000 could be raised for your charity.
Everyday Hero has once again partnered with Run Melbourne as the official fundraising partner giving all participants the opportunity to have a fundraising page created for them upon completion of their registration for the event.
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In August 2012, Sydney University student Edward Fernon will represent Australia at the London Olympics in the Modern Pentathlon, a competition consisting of horse riding, running, shooting, fencing & swimming. On his return this experienced horseman takes up his next challenge ‐to ride his horse from Braidwood NSW to Melbourne.
Legend has it that the inaugural Melbourne Cup winner Archer was ridden from Nowra to Melbourne back in 1861 although newspaper articles now suggest that this is highly unlikely. Ed’s course will take him from Archer’s birth place at Jembaicumbene just outside of Braidwood to meet up with the National Bicentennial Trail at Yarralumla and then on to Melbourne in time for the 2012 Melbourne Cup on 6th November.
This is a distance in excess of 1,000 kilometres.
WHY? He is driven to do this because a close family member has suffered from depression over the last ten years. Following the Legend of Archer will raise funds for the Black Dog Institute.
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Thank you for being involved in the 30th anniversary Noosa Triathlon!
Arising from very humble beginnings in 1983, USM EVENTS has developed the triathlon into a first class international multi sport and entertainment event. Every year national and international competitors and spectators flock to Queensland's shores to witness not only Noosa's most prominent annual festival, but also Australia's largest triathlon event and the largest Multi Sport Festival of its kind in the southern hemisphere.
The festival raised nearly $170,000 for charity in 2011 and hopes to exceed this amount through the 2012 event! Help break the record and raise memorable funds for official event charities or for one close to your heart.
As the world’s second largest Olympic Distance Triathlon, and the largest in Australia, the Noosa Triathlon has become an event stepped in rich history and uniqueness not matched anywhere in the world. The festival is brought together with an irresistible mix of sport and entertainment coupled with, sun and surf in one of Australia’s most popular destinations – Noosa. It has been Australia’s most popular triathlon for 29 years and sells out within hours of entries opening, drawing 8,500 competitors to the Olympic-distance (1.5km swim, 40km cycle, 10km run) challenge that also lures our top professionals.
If you think it’s all about triathlon, you’d be absolutely wrong. There’s a weeklong festival of swimming, cycling, running, triathlon events for everyone from 7 – 80+, golf tournament (celebrity and corporate), Queensland’s largest sport and lifestyle expo - the SEVEN Noosa Sport and Lifestyle Expo, corporate/VIP facilities, and serious after Party you’ll also need to train for.
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