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Beginning on April 1st, 2012 MPH supporter Matt Napier will embark on an epic bike ride from Perth to Canberra to raise awareness of the urgent need for action to halve global poverty by 2015.
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Posted on 22 May 2012 by Matt Napier
Reflecting on the ride – it was a fantastic experience for me and Wendy and really opened our eyes to how many Australians really want to see an end to world poverty. It was great to spend time in schools spreading the word on world poverty as many primary and secondary school kids really have [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 22 May 2012 by Matt Napier
We left Wagga on the Wednesday and headed for Yass. First time since leaving Port Augusta we had come across hills that were going to test us. After a long day of riding it was fantastic to roll into Yass knowing that there was only about 60km to go until Manuka Oval. At Yass we [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 11 May 2012 by Joelle Auffray
Canberra’s Matt Napier will return home to finish his epic ‘Long Ride to Stop the Poverty Cycle’ tomorrow (12 May), heading into Manuka Oval to the cheers of a half-time crowd. At the end of a week which has seen the Federal Government cut foreign aid, Mr Napier will be finishing his 3,809 km journey [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 09 May 2012 by Make Poverty History
Last night, the Government delivered its federal budget, and it wasn't good news for the world's poorest people. Continue Reading
Posted on 09 May 2012 by Joelle Auffray
The Make Poverty History Coalition is disappointed the Government has not delivered on its election promise in this year’s Budget to allocate 50 cents in every $100 of national income to overseas aid by 2015. Continue Reading
Posted on 09 May 2012 by Matt Napier
We have reached the lovely city of Wagga Wagga and are now about 250km from Manuka oval, our final destination. After 2500km of no flat tyres we have had 5 in the last few days (very frustrating) but all part and parcel of a ride like this I guess. After leaving Darlington point we stayed [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 02 May 2012 by Matt Napier
We made it to Mildura without any hiccups and had a couple of days to recharge the batteries before we tackle the last leg of the ride. I expect the road to be pretty flat until we hit Wagga Wagga but after that the terrain will become quite hilly as we pass over the Great [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 01 May 2012 by Matt Napier
Arrived in Renmark after 3 pretty tough days of riding, it was good to give the body a bit of a break from the wind and rain. Renmark put on some fantastic weather for us which enabled us to do some washing and get things ready for the final 1000km of our ride. On the [...] Continue Reading