Conquer the corrugations

Conquer The Corrugations event aims to support conquer the corrugations that have lost a loved one while raising awareness and striving for prevention. The goal of the event is to raise awareness and encourage people to come together as a community and to support one another. Some of our wonderful Lifeline volunteer Crisis Supporters will be joining in the walk, and we'd love you to join us too! Participants can choose to do just one day or both, conquer the corrugations.

Co-founder Emma Jackson says the goal is to have a walk in every state and territory, ideally from next year. Ms Jackson will make the trip to Victoria on Friday with her sister-in-law Debbie Jackson for the first Conquer to be staged outside of the Cape, on the outskirts of Geelong. The walk will go from Barwon River to Inverleigh and more than people are expected to take part — about the same amount that took part in the inaugural Cape York event. While the Cape York team has played a large hand in the Victoria event, the expansion was led by a group of southerners. Of course, we said yes.

Conquer the corrugations

In a corrugated station house near the tip of Australia, English-born Emma Jackson is busy serving bacon and eggs to her four hungry children. It's only 8am on a sweltering hot day in the Far North Queensland bush and already she's fed the horses down at the yards, rounded up a recalcitrant bull and completed a salt lick run for the 3, head of cattle on Wolverton Station, in Cape York Peninsula. Emma is no wilting English rose, but she admits swapping Manchester's city lights for a "gunyah in the gully" — the red, tin shack that inspired a John Williamson song — took some getting used to. Emma, her husband Neville and their four children live together in the home that was built by Neville's family more than five decades ago, along with their then-fledgling cattle operation. She ended up in the region after answering a job advertisement for the Archer River Roadhouse and it was there she met her future husband, grazier Neville Jackson, from the nearby Wolverton Station. The family has had to overcome many challenges over the years, like the time Cyclone Trevor tore through the area in or when their son Ryan was bitten hundreds of times by a three-metre scrub python. But all that paled when Emma's year-old nephew, Dillon Jackson, took his own life on the family property. Dillon's mum, Debbie Jackson, who also lives on Wolverton Station with her husband Kevin Jackson, was left devastated. Our lives all changed. In one split second he was gone. Shock, denial," Debbie said. Dillon had been receiving professional help at the time of his death in , but the family will always wonder if more could have been done.

But all that paled when Emma's year-old nephew, Dillon Jackson, took his own life on the family property.

A not-for-profit event where the goal is to raise awareness and encourage people to come together as a community and to support one another. Conquer the Corrugations is a family friendly event open to all ages. Through the generous support of businesses and organisations we are able to offer this as a free event to all participants. Commencing in in Cape York, participants walk on foot or horseback from the Coen Information Centre to the Archer River Roadhouse, totalling 42km completed over two days. This event remains our inaugural main event occurring in late September or early October each year.

Co-founder Emma Jackson says the goal is to have a walk in every state and territory, ideally from next year. Ms Jackson will make the trip to Victoria on Friday with her sister-in-law Debbie Jackson for the first Conquer to be staged outside of the Cape, on the outskirts of Geelong. The walk will go from Barwon River to Inverleigh and more than people are expected to take part — about the same amount that took part in the inaugural Cape York event. While the Cape York team has played a large hand in the Victoria event, the expansion was led by a group of southerners. Of course, we said yes.

Conquer the corrugations

When you register you will be asked which nights if any you plan to camp or whether you will transit daily. Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation have generously reduced the cost of camping for the event however camping spots are limited and we will still be paying a small fee for each person camping so if your circumstances change please email us so that we can update our register. Complete the form below to register for the event! As the event gets closer, additional information will be provided to the email address nominated the group leader will need to ensure this information is passed on to all other team members. The form can be completed as many times as needed for additional team members.

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Big dreams and beef cattle — the two things that drive these young women. Weipa participant Narelle Delay said while she struggled with the heat, it was an opportunity to reflect. It's only 8am on a sweltering hot day in the Far North Queensland bush and already she's fed the horses down at the yards, rounded up a recalcitrant bull and completed a salt lick run for the 3, head of cattle on Wolverton Station, in Cape York Peninsula. Conversations Stories. Her days are long and dirty, but she loves living in the gunyah by the gully, and the closeness that brings. Cody Sekac. Opinion 3. I'm unable to attend but would like to support Lifeline Geelong. Ben Carceller. For more information, and to register for the East Arnhem event click here. The family has had to overcome many challenges over the years, like the time Cyclone Trevor tore through the area in or when their son Ryan was bitten hundreds of times by a three-metre scrub python. Ms Jackson will make the trip to Victoria on Friday with her sister-in-law Debbie Jackson for the first Conquer to be staged outside of the Cape, on the outskirts of Geelong. Ellen Maugeri. Supplied: Emma Jackson. To register for the Cape York Peninsula event click here.

Conquer the Corrugations is a free event and not a fundraiser. Conquer also grew interstate this year, with walks staged outside of the Cape for the first time.

Emma Jackson started the Conquer the Corrugations charity walk in , a year after her nephew's death. Dillon had been receiving professional help at the time of his death in , but the family will always wonder if more could have been done. Weipa participant Narelle Delay said while she struggled with the heat, it was an opportunity to reflect. I am quite the cynic when it comes to our State Government and their agenda. Opinion 3. The Conquer the Corrugations walk aims to raise awareness about mental health issues. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Supplied: Debbie Jackson. Emma, her husband Neville and their four children live together in the home that was built by Neville's family more than five decades ago, along with their then-fledgling cattle operation. Cody Sekac. Saturday 27th May 8 am - 5 pm. Of course, we said yes. In , we are proud to say that the Conquer reach expanded with an event occurring in Victoria in May and East Arnhem, Northern Territory in September! News 2.