Morning Blue Trek
Welcome to the Morning Blue Trek, proudly supporting Trek2Health and Queensland Mental Health Week. Morning Blue is an 25km trek exclusively for QPS members and family, starting from Mt Nebo and ending at the Trek House, The Gap.
For full details about this event, read the Trek Handbook
Promo text - for trekkers
Copy and paste this text send to your friends, family or supporters via text message, email or social media. You can adjust this text as you like or add a personal message.
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On Sunday 8th October I am hiking 25km through the forest from Mt Nebo to The Gap, in Morning Blue Trek. All funds raised for this event support Trek2Health, an organisation founded to support the physical and mental health of our local frontline workers and veterans. Please make a donation to my fundraising page in support of my commitment to complete this trek and help us to create a stronger and more resilient community.
(Add your fundraising page link)
What's next & notifications
You will receive notifications when someone donates to your page. Team captains will be notified when a new person wants to join their team. You can adjust your notification preferences on your fundraising page.
We’ll be in touch from time-to-time via email with updates on this event.
Important event info will be sent via email and SMS, a few days before the trek day – weather forecast, what to bring, etc.
Thank you for supporting Trek2Health with your footsteps.
If you have any questions of feedback, please email: support@trek2health.org.au
Why we Trek
We trek to support our Australian frontline workers and veterans in recognition of their extraordinary contribution to our community.
Trek2Health’s mission is to provide support for the health and well-being of the Emergency Services and Veteran communities. We provide a supportive and stigma-free environment to boost the mental and physical resilience of our clients via Green Exercise Training – team-orientated wilderness treks, in order to create healthier individuals and more productive and compassionate communities.
First Responders are exposed to unimaginable experiences in their professional services.
We believe we should and can DO MORE to support the health and well being of these extraordinary individuals who risk their own safety to be there for us when we need help the most.
For every $1,000.00 raised by community trek fundraisers, Trek2Health will be able to assist one extraordinary Australian frontline worker or veteran achieve greater physical and mental resilience.
Registration FAQ
- To register: simply click “register” then input your email or phone, grab the verification code from your phone/email, input the code, then fill out the registration form and click “create my page”.
- Individuals: select one ticket. Please use a unique email and phone for each registration. You will receive an individual fundraising page and trek updates sent to your email and phone.
- Family groups (with the same contact details): you can select multiple tickets. Your group will share one fundraising page and updates will be sent to the ticket purchaser only. Please write all trekkers names in the field “Name/s of Trekker”. Only one fundraising page per family group will be created, you can change your fundraising page name where appropriate, eg to “Smith Family”. We may need to contact you to confirm some details if you register a 2nd person, such as your clothes sizes if you earn rewards (note: rewards targets are doubled if you buy 2 tickets, email us for special consideration).
- If you need help contact support@trek2health.org.au
- Supporterhub is Trek2Health’s official fundraising platform, you will see their logo on some emails. Registrations and fundraising pages are hosted securely on supporterhub; the URL for these pages starts with https://drct-trek2health.prod.supporterhub.net/
Can under 18s walk and will support crew be onsite?
Trek2Health’s experienced medics and support vehicles will support participants for the duration of the trek. Participants must be 16+ and 16-18 year-old participants must be accompanied by an adult. Friends and family of trekkers are welcome to join us at the Trek House for Coffee cart / all day BBQ courtesy of The Gap Lions Club.
How to update your pic or story
On your fundraising page while logged in:
- To update your display name, goal amount or profile pic click “Edit Profile”, make changes, then click “Save”
- To update your personal story click “My Story”, make changes, then click “Save” and you can add a photo to your story if you wish
- To join or create a team, click “Teams“. You will be added to the team when the captain approves your request.
If you need assistance, email support@trek2health.org.au
Send us the changes and we can update your page for you.
How to find your fundraising page link
We will email your fundraising page URL to you, after you register. We will also send you a welcome SMS message with your fundraising page URL.
You can also copy your link from your fundraising page – click “Share”.
Note: please do not bring cash donations on trek day, please ask your supporters to donate to your online fundraising page. Contact us if you need any help -> support@trek2health.org.au
help us to create a stronger and more resilient community
This trek is an opportunity to supercharge your mental and physical resilience while invoking the Australian spirit of service, endurance, mateship, courage and sacrifice. Please note: Morning Blue Trek is a QPS community event for QPS members and direct family members only.
The meeting place for this event will be at the Trek House at 1434 Waterworks Road, The Gap. Registrations opens at 0600 and the private bus charter will leave at 0630 for Mt. Nebo,
The route for Morning Blue Trek consists of a 25.0km walk via a stunning rainforest track and onto remote fire trails towards Scrub Creek Bush camp for our first of many 5.0km rest and water stops. We will then continue in a easterly direction along very steep descending and ascending fire trails down the southern side of Mt. Nebo Road, we are almost home along southerly tracks that will take us to the Trek House by 1230-1245 to meet family and friends for for Coffee cart and BBQ courtesy of The Gap Lions Club. The trek will have event crew support staff – who have operated in the area and ranges for over 15 years, should you need water or support.
This is a fundraising event in support of Trek2Health. Registration is $25 and numbers are limited. Online registration in advance is essential. Each participant will receive an online fundraising page to collect donations in support of your commitment to complete this trek.
For detailed information about the Trek click here to read the trek Handbook.
Your Commitment
I understand that I will be fully prepared physically and have the appropriate personal gear and rations to complete the Midnight Blue Trek.
I understand that my ticket price is $25 to support operating costs and the fundraising goal is $150. I will receive an online fundraising page to collect donations in support of Trek2Health.
Funds raised provide ongoing support to First Responders and Emergency Services personal such as police officers, firefighters, EMTs and veterans in our communities. Learn more about our services.
Fundraiser Rewards
Individual fundraisers earn rewards when they reach the following targets.
Fundraise $150 for a Trek2Health GET RESILIENCE endurance shirt
Fundraise $400 for an official Trek2Health Wilderness Jacket
Fundraise $900 for an official Trek2Health Wilderness Jacket, shirt and cap
David Esler, Trek2Health Chairman
But make no mistake that the impacts and the difference that Green Exercise Training has made to our clients, carries through their everyday life and across their life, and allows them to be better at what they do serving the community. We’re here helping those that help us. We serve those that serve us. So we're facilitating directly, it's not some wishy washy sort of third order effect, it’s directly benefitting the people who go out there and serve us every day. So I really want you to get present to the difference that you make, to the lives of the people that serve our community.
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