Walk Across Australia for Remote Health Access

Under the expedition name, Footsteps for Good - James McAlloon, sets out to finish his coast-to-coast trek Across Australia on foot, raising funds and awareness for remote indigenous community health access via Purple House. (WESTERN DESERT NGANAMPA WALYTJA PALYANTJAKU TJUTAKU ABORIGINAL CORPORATION,)

From June 2nd 2022, James McAlloon will set off to complete what he started when the global pandemic hit in 2020; to walk coast to coast across Australia.

McAlloon’s original quest to walk coast-to-coast was thwarted when Western Australia hard closed its border to non-residents amidst COVID-19 outbreaks. To accomplish his task, James made the decision to change course, walking the remaining 1,300km north to finish at the iconic Uluru.

Now that the borders are open again, McAlloon is determined to finish the journey and reach the idyllic shores of the Western Australian coast. Starting in Alice Springs, he and his partner Emma will head northwest across the Tanami Desert to Broome where he will finally feel the waters of the Indian Ocean under his feet, thus closing off his original pledge of Australia, coast to coast by foot.

Not one to adventure without purpose, on this journey, McAlloon will raise funds and awareness for Purple House. (https://www.purplehouse.org.au/)

Purple House provides tele dialysis, social support, aged care, and NDIS services and runs a bush medicine social enterprise called Bush Balm. Purple house opened its first dialysis clinic in Kintore in 2004, they now operate 18 remote clinics. In line with this, McAlloon latest trek has been labelled Footsteps for Good.

"On this journey I really wanted to give back to the communities that welcome me as I travel through their lands. It makes sense to work with an organisation that provides direct on the ground support and care to these communities."

This Trek will be a total of 1702 km, which McAlloon is planning on finishing in 6 weeks and this time will take along his partner, Emma. Since this journey is more remote than the previous one, McAlloon has had to update his wagon to be more robust, with travel essentials being notably more water and equipment, that will help him survive with no access to tanks or taps

Want to join me in making a difference? All funds raised will go directly to Purple House (WESTERN DESERT NGANAMPA WALYTJA PALYANTJAKU TJUTAKU ABORIGINAL CORPORATION) and any donation will help make an impact.

Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me!