The Walking Musketeers

A couple of cranky and crusty old Sergeants who regularly walk around Lake Burley Griffin, supporting each other in their own journeys, also throw in a few other close supporters - and you have The Walking Musketeers!

Through creating and being involved in the Heart2Heart Walk, we're hoping to make a difference in the welfare for all Australian First Responders, to:
1. Raise awareness around the impacts of first responder mental health and wellbeing of serving and retired, and families, of First Responders;

2. Seek commitment from the Federal Government to implement all of the 14 recommendations from the 2019 Senate Inquiry: ‘The people behind 000: mental health of our first responders’, and specifically into First Responder suicide, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and premature mortality;

3. Raise funds in order to;
(a) undertake academic research to obtain empirical evidence into the impacts upon serving and retired First Responder mental health and wellbeing to devise strategies to deal with same; and,
(b) Explore and provide meaningful and positive education opportunities for first responders, past and present, and their families, to better support them all;

4. Support the establishment of a National First Responder Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission, to provide greater command, communication, coordination and leadership of effort, to complement the Defence and Veteran’s Suicide Commission.

With your help, we can reach the Heart 2 Heart Walk fundraising goal of $100,000. Please support our cause by making an online donation. After donating, you may wish to leave a message of support on my page; it would be encouraging to read these before undertaking my challenge!

All donations over $2 are tax deductible and a receipt will be sent to you by email.

Thank you so much for your support!