I congratulate everyone involved in the charity bike ride Go for Broke. Raising awareness for depression and mental health issues, 70 riders rode the 180-kilometre trek from Berowra to Broke in the Hunter Valley.
They have raised an impressive $38,000 for Lifeline this year alone. The two outstanding individuals behind this race are Wayne Gretch and Ed Kirk, who worked tirelessly to organise this fantastic ride. This year the ride was started by Emma Bagley and Wendy Carver from Lifeline and last year's highest fundraiser, the great Kim Warwick. Some of the riders included Justin Berry, Richard Magson and Jo Magson. Principal Steven Dodd at Berowra Christian School and his son Angus were also involved in ensuring the success of this event.
The top individual fundraisers were Steve Kick, Barry Brummer and James Hickey, who is the chief executive of Main Com, one of the events major sponsors. The top fundraising team was Michael Parker and Andrew Gartner from the Berowra Postal Service.
With October being Mental Health Month, it is important that we recognise groups such as Go for Broke and the amazing men behind it, Wayne and Ed, who do so much amazing work for our community and the thousands of people who suffer with mental illness throughout Australia.
