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THE THE DARWIN TO MELBOURNE DARWIN TO MELBOURNE
“THANK YOU” “THANK YOU” CAMEL EXPEDITION CAMEL EXPEDITION
2008-20092008-2009
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Catching wild camels to select the expedition
camels.
William Creek, South Australia.
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Training the selected camels.
This process
develops trust between camel
and human..
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The Training Walk. 700kms from William Creek to Alice Springs.
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One years food supplies.
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Eleven Years of planning. On our way.
Northern Highway. N.T.
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A Mental Milestone.
N.T. and W.A. Border
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Cross Country Trekking
Map and Compass Navigation.
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Canning Stock Route
WaterA Valuable Resource.
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Desert Country
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12Protection
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Protecting the herd from wild bull camels
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Community Kids
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Feral Camels. Australia has 1.4 million
wild camels.
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End of the first year of the expedition.
Arriving in Alice Springs.
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Leaving Alice Springs.
Second year.
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Alice Springs Residents walking with the camels.
Todd River, Alice Springs
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Simpson Desert
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Old Ghan Railway Line.
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Ghan Town.
Marree, S.A.
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Flinders Ranges.
S.A.
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Outback Border Crossing.
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Entering Victoria
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Meeting Moira Kelly
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Country Victoria
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Crossing the Great Dividing Range.
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28Through the Mountains
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Outer Suburbs
Melbourne.
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100 metres to go!
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13 years in the making. The completion of a 6500km
Transcontinental Camel Expedition across Australia’s harshest
environments.
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Senior Police Assistance getting through
Melbourne.
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Brighton Sea Scouts Melbourne
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Brighton Beach Huts
Melbourne
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Fitzroy Street, St Kilda Melbourne
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The Shrine of Remembrance
Melbourne
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Meeting the Governor of Victoria and his wife, Mr and
Mrs De Kretser
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The Dream....Walking into Melbourne CBD 22/11/09
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Collins Street Melbourne
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Saying Thank You to Moira Kelly
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JOB DONE!
Walking out of Melbourne
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This is what it was all about!
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‘To transform the lives of children who need us most, by giving hope, exceptional care and pathways to a brighter future'.
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Between the Gaps gECHO project (getting Every
Child’s Heart Okay) Miracle sMiles Program
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Children referred by youth and family services organisations, eg Orana Family Services
May include orthodontics, orthotics, speech pathology, ophthalmological and developmental aids
$3,000 - $5,000 assistance per child
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Conducted in conjunction with Menzies School of Health Research and other medical institutions
Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) project to screen 4,000 Indigenous children in Northern Australia.
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Identifies children from developing countries suffering from debilitating illness, injury or deformity, and brings them to Australia for profoundly life-changing surgery.
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To date the Program assisted over 200 children in Australia.
Also facilitated 200 in-country surgeries.
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On arrival 6 weeks later 6 months later in Vietnam
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Recovering from surgeryIn Tanzania 14 months after surgery
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Surgery costs are generally $20,000 - $35,000 depending on the type and severity of the child’s condition
Ancillary medical, travel costs and the provision of necessities are, on average, $8,000 per child
Doctors, surgeons, nurses, other medical specialists and organisations provide their time and expertise on a pro bono basis
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9 honorary Directors, inc Moira Kelly
CEO, Margaret Smith
3 full-time staff members
5 part-time staff members
30 regular volunteers
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