Greetings for the Aussie Chapter, here in Sydney. We three (Trish, Maree, Monique) had the very good fortune of knowing Katie in the early 90’s during her 2 years in Sydney.  Since then, somehow across the miles and many, many years, we all managed to maintain a genuinely close and treasured friendship with Kate. At one time or another, in various parts of the world, each of us spent time with her on a bike, on ski’s, on a boat, on the beach and more often than not, on the sauce!

Like many people we were devastated by her death at 51 years. We couldn’t be more honoured to have been her friends and to be able to raise funds for her foundation. We’ll be walking 480km throughout the month of February - whilst talking. And as is right, once in a while we’ll get on the sauce in honour of our darling Kate.

The Kate Farrer Foundation supports grass root causes around the world with a focus on vulnerable women and children. It works with UK charities including Child Aid and projects for the homeless and further afield in Africa, Eastern Europe and Palestine where many small projects count on the KFF to deliver basic medical services to their communities. More information is available on www.katefarrer.org.