Pittwater Life July 2024 Issue

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Bike odyssey fundraiser update
Readers may recall Avalon couple Richard
and Judy Brierley-Jones’ ambitious
six-month motorbike trek to Wales, with a
plan to cover 35,000 kilometres across 25
countries, raising money for charity (Pit Life
Feb issue). The couple set off with another
couple in February and have checked in with
this update: “We crossed Australia to Perth
and shipped the bikes to Bali. Rode through
Indonesia, which was a crazy experience,
intense traffic, poor roads, floods, temps in
the 40s. Malaysia, Thailand with Songkran
water festival and elephants. Laos with
more poor roads and amazing scenery and
into China for our 8200km journey across
the country including Everest base camp
Indigo a proud Young Achiever
Terrey Hills-based tour group
On Course Tours and Travels
added a feather to its cap when
its Managing Director Indigo
Penn won the Travel, Tourism
and Hospitality gong at the
prestigious Channel Seven
Young Achievers Awards in May.
At just 24, Indigo (pictured
far left) oversees the local
business which specialises
in bespoke tours for mature
travellers, including single-day,
extended coach tours, cruises,
and overseas holidays.
Accepting the award Indigo
said: “I am honoured – thank
you to the esteemed panel of
judges for acknowledging my
vision and dedication. This
award is a testament to our
amazing team.”
On Course Tours and Travel
have offered diverse travel
experiences to mature-aged
travellers for more than 30
years. Their tours are built
with the intention of bringing
like-minded people together to
experience authentic cultural
encounters and enjoy the
warmth and hospitality of
regional Australia and beyond.
In February 2025, On Course
will be running a first of its
kind: a mature-aged volunteer
tourism trip to Cambodia to
help teach English and support
underprivileged Cambodian
school kids.”
*Info oncoursetours.com.au
in Tibet. Ancient cities of Dali, Lijiang,
Lhasa and Kashgar. High mountain passes
over 5000m with snow and sub-zero temps
making riding difficult. Now in Kyrgyzstan.”
Follow them at 2upfromdownunder.com
Continued from page 38
to find consensus on four
policy areas. Their proposals
were detailed and nuanced
and my team and I will be
analysing them deeply.” Dr
Scamps said the jury of 12
ranged in age from 18 to 91
and came from different
backgrounds and life experiences
of the housing market
– from owners to renters to
people in social housing or
still living at home. “I am
going to think deeply about
what the jury has suggested
to me and how I can advance
these ideas in Canberra.” Dr
Scamps said “deliberative
democracy” had been used
often in Europe as part of
formal decision making, with
citizens chosen randomly and
then whittled down to best
reflect the make-up of the
community. More info sophiescamps.com.au
A night with the
blokes of Avalon
What does it mean to be a
bloke today? And what do we
want it to look like tomorrow?
The team from Tomorrow Man
are heading to Avalon Beach
Surf Life Saving Club to run
a free workshop on Tuesday
2 July. Tomorrow Man runs
programs for boys, parents
and teachers in schools. They
believe outdated stereotypes
are leaving some of our
mates, dads, sons, uncles,
teammates, workmates or
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