Meredith Gawler
- National: 738th
- State: 148th in Qld
My Story
Oct 2025, my 6th GCC. 75y.o. 75km. $500 goal. Please support if you can.
Sept, 2023 - I am back again, 5th year of GCC, so hopefully it will not only benefit the fight against kids cancer, but also my ongoing fight against the flab!
Time to dust the cobwebs off the bike.
Who will ride with me? Who will dob in a few bucks?
Ride goal and fundraising goal will be lifted as I progress - small steps...
Please support me if you can, to raise funds to support the Children's Medical Research Institute to continue their work into the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and finding a cure for childhood cancer.
Better still, join me for some rides!
July 29, 2022
Ok, here I am again for my 4th GCC. This time with my good new hip, so it should be all systems go to get out there and crank out some KM on my power assisted bike for the hills around Cairns. Hopefully no more slippery vegetation on the road!
Please support me if you can, to raise funds to support the Children's Medical Research Institute to continue their work into the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and finding a cure for childhood cancer.
Better still, join me for some rides!
2021. I will be back again for my third year. Looking to knock out the km before the weather heats up too much. Your support will encourage me!
This October, I am taking part in the Great Cycle Challenge to fight kids' cancer!
Because right now, cancer is the largest single killer of children from disease in Australia – over 600 children are diagnosed with cancer every year and sadly, 3 die every week.
Kids should be living life, not fighting for it.
And so I am riding and raising funds to support the Children's Medical Research Institute to continue their work into the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and finding a cure for childhood cancer.
Please support my challenge by making a donation through my fundraising page to give these kids the brighter futures they deserve.
Together, we can save little lives.
Thanks for your support.
My Legacy
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101 km Ridden$305 Raised2016
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79 km Ridden$1,595 Raised2020
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55 km Ridden$1,152 Raised2021
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101 km Ridden$1,239 Raised2022
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157 km Ridden$282 Raised2023
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85 km Ridden$1,100 Raised2025
My Challenge
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11.8 km ride - 26 Oct 2025 - 11.8 km Around Yungaburra #3 - Sunday, October 26, 2025
Logged this ride 21 days ago -
13.1 km ride - 26 Oct 2025 - 13.2 km Around Yungaburra #2 - Sunday, October 26, 2025
Logged this ride 21 days ago -
$1,000 raised to fight kids' cancer!
I just raised $1,000 to fight kids' cancer and achieved WARRIOR LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.
Posted 21 days ago -
6.6 km ride - 26 Oct 2025 - 6.6 km Around Yungaburra #1 - Sunday, October 26, 2025
Logged this ride 21 days ago -
12.0 km ride - Yungaburra to lake and back - Saturday, October 25, 2025
From Yungaburra to Yungaburra
Logged this ride 22 days ago -
$500 raised to fight kids' cancer!
I just raised $500 to fight kids' cancer and achieved GUARDIAN LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.
Posted 26 days ago -
18.6 km ride - Coombes St Woree and back - Sunday, October 19, 2025
Logged this ride 28 days ago -
$250 raised to fight kids' cancer!
I just raised $250 to fight kids' cancer and achieved PROTECTOR LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.
Posted 33 days ago -
22.9 km ride - Barron Gorge - Saturday, October 11, 2025
Logged this ride 35 days ago -
$100 raised to fight kids' cancer!
I just raised $100 to fight kids' cancer and achieved DEFENDER LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.
Posted 91 days ago
My Sponsors
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volkan dedeoglu
“Go Meredith :)”
$100Received this donation 23 days ago
Meredith
“YOU are my hero Volkan! Thanks so much for your support!”
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Cathy Baily
“Very impressive effort Meri!!”
$77.63Received this donation 17 days ago
Meredith
“Cathy thanks so much for your support and generous contribution to my fundraising. It's interesting seeing the results of others in the challenge. Some ride much further than I do and they seem to focus on Km more than $, but you and my other mates have ensured that my much more modest Km have raised a wonderful $amount for the CMRI ongoing work addressing Childhood Cancer. You rock!”
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Cairns Real Estate Solutions
“Going great Meri, you’ve got this ..? X”
$72.45Received this donation 27 days ago
Meredith
“Wow! Many thanks Di and Cairns Real Estate Solutions for helping solve my "real" fundraising challenge, and provide real assistance to childhood cancer research. Also for your ongoing support to get out riding.”
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Nina Dodawec
“Thankyou for doing this ride for Cancer again this year Meredith. I'm happy to support you and this cause, xoxo”
$72.45Received this donation 25 days ago
Meredith
“Hi Nina, what a legend you are with your ongoing support of me and my challenges, such as the GCC. We all know victims of cancer, and the research done by CMRI will benefit not only children but the wider community, so your sponsorship is doubly valuable, thanks.”
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Pierre Sibilantl
“Keep those wheels turning for a wonderful cause.”
$72.45Received this donation 91 days ago
Meredith
“Hi Pierre, thanks so much for your support again this year. Do you still get out on your bike? M”
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Match Day Matching Donation
“Here's your matched donation from our generous supporters. THANK YOU so much for your awesome efforts to fight kids' cancer!”
$65.85Received this donation 23 days ago
Meredith
“Thanks very much anonymous matching donors. Helped propel me towards $1000 from my initial target of $500. Your initiative enabled me to bring out my biggest sponsor to date.”
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Kathleen Ager
“Great work, Meri! It must be tough going in this heat, and age makes it harder! The cancer kids are lucky to have you batting for them.”
$51.75Received this donation 33 days ago
Meredith
“Thanks very much for your kind support Kathleen. Lucky some riding mates knew the Barron Gorge road was quite shady and closed to most vehicle traffic so we did a few loops of it on Saturday.”
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Mark and Karen
“Well done Meredith”
$51.75Received this donation 25 days ago
Meredith
“Hi Mark and Karen, thanks so much for your support of this important CMRI research work, which will benefit not only children but the whole community, with their cancer research results. xx”
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Robert Elwin
“Great effort again Meri. Well done. On track for the 75kms.”
$51.75Received this donation 22 days ago
Meredith
“Hi Rob, received your donation now, thanks very much. I really appreciate your support. Knocked off another 12km this morning. Not far to go now.”
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Liz Linden
“Happy to support this worthy cause.”
$50Received this donation 58 days ago
Meredith
“Thanks Liz. If I have done this correctly and your email address is still @sil.org you should receive a tax receipt for $50. Let me know if you dont receive it and i will follow up. M”
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Anne Pyle
$36.23Received this donation 27 days ago
Meredith
“Just received your kind donation, thanks very much Anne. It will spur me on for sure, to help find effective ways to combat childhood cancer.”
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June Miller
“Go Meredith. and drink plenty of water! Well done”
$36.23Received this donation 31 days ago
Meredith
“Hey June, I really appreciate your support, thanks. Hoping this weekend isn't wet so I can get out again.”
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Ligita Bligzna
“Keep up the good work Meredith.”
$36.23Received this donation 23 days ago
Meredith
“Hey Ligita, many thanks for having my back and continuing to support my challenges, and for strategically choosing today, the double up day, to do so. You rock! Here's hoping the researchers can put your donation to effective use.”
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Linda
“Good Luck.”
$36.23Received this donation 30 days ago
Meredith
“Oh wow! Many thanks Linda. Looking forward to riding around Yungaburra and checking out your art”
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Anonymous
“Keep up the good work.”
$36.23Received this donation 24 days ago
Meredith
“Dear Anonymous, your support of my challenge is very much appreciated, thank you!”
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Merridee Jelovcan
“You are doing amazingly Meri, keep up the great work, and hope you reach your goal! 🚲 🤞 🩷”
$36.23Received this donation 28 days ago
Meredith
“Hi Merridee, I very much appreciate your continued support, thank you. One or two more rides will achieve my km goal, and your donation is a big help to reaching my $ goal.”
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Maria Donkers
$30Received this donation 21 days ago
Meredith
“Hi Maria and friend, thanks so much for your generous support of my challenge to raise funds to help research into treatment and causes of childhood cancers. With your kind assistance, I have raised over $1000 this October, and altogether over $5000 through my 6 year participation in this challenge.”
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Rick Marson
“Ride on, Girl. Love that e-bike, as I do mine.”
$25.88Received this donation 60 days ago
Meredith
“Rick Wow, thanks for following me from far away in USA, and for supporting my challenge with your kind donation to Childhood Cancer Research. It means a lot to me.”
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Annemarie Boettcher
“Go Meri, you are a champion of the cause. Well done to you...🥳🎉”
$23.29Received this donation 25 days ago
Meredith
“Thank you so much for your support Annemarie. Xx”
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Kate Gunn
“Keep going!”
$20.70Received this donation 26 days ago
Meredith
“Ha ha, I will, thanks very much Kate. I admire your energy so hope some of that will inspire me too. I plan to take my bike to Yungaburra this weekend and cycle up there in between enjoying the folk festival. Woohoo!”