Friday 24 July to Sunday 26 July.
The Annual Walk to End the Wait is back for its sixth consecutive year, championed once again by passionate kidney donor Gordon Rutty. Over three weeks, Gordon will take to the streets, hills, and parks of the Gold Coast, raising awareness and support for living organ donation in Australia.
Gordon is passionate about promoting organ donation and in 2023 rode his motor cycle with three others from the Gold Coast to Perth to deliver the Gift of Life Baton to the World Transplant Games.
Why Gordon Walks:
All funds raised during the Walk will support Transplant Australia in promoting organ and tissue donation. It also provides support to transplant recipients, people waiting for a transplant, donor families, living donors, healthcare professionals, and everyone whose life has been touched by donation.
Support Transplant Australia
Want to go the extra step?
Join Gordon on the Gold Coast for the Walk to End the Wait from 24 – 26 July and be part of a community coming together to raise awareness for organ and tissue donation.
If you’re interested in joining for an hour, bringing your friends and family along or lending a hand as support crew, please get in touch.
Know someone making a difference?
Do you know someone who goes above and beyond in the community?
Each year Gordon recognises an everyday hero who makes a meaningful difference in our community with the much-prized Highlander Hero Award.
You’re invited to nominate a special someone who deserves to be recognised for the positive impact they have made.
Know a hero? Submit a nomination below and tell us why they deserve the Highlander Hero Award.
All donations are fully tax deductible. Transplant Australia is a national charity committed to improving the rates of organ donation in Australia and helping transplant recipients live life to the fullest.
“The aim of everything I do is to increase awareness of the need for those Australians who wish to donate their organs to register on the Australian Organ Donor Registry and ensure they have a conversation with their families about their wishes. Only one in three Australians are registered donors despite the majority(69%) believing that registering is important.
There are more than 1,800 Australians currently waitlisted for a transplant and more than 12,000 additional people on dialysis—many who may need a kidney transplant. Now more than ever, we need more Australians to say “yes” to organ donation.”
Gordon Rutty
