The countdown has started for 42 rally cars to line up on Saturday, August 10 at 8am in Port Macquarie and start a challenging back roads route to Rockhampton via Tenterfield and back to Armidale, all to raise vital funds to help kids living with kidney disease.
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Chief Executive Officer of Kidney Health Australia, Chris Forbes, said the rally was all about 'big kids helping little kids' by raising vital funds for kids living with kidney disease.
Kidney Health Australia's Kidney Kar Rally's nine-day route will take in the beautiful and rugged NSW and Queensland countryside, stopping along the way at Port Macquarie, Walcha, Uralla, Goondiwindi, Dalby, Miles, Moura, Rockhampton, Monto, Gayndah, Jandowae, Toowoomba and finish in Armidale on Saturday, August 17.
Locals will get the chance to see the cars up close
Locals will get the chance to see the cars up close at the Armidale Bowling Club from 4.30pm and everyone's invited to catch up with the participants to hear about their adventures.
"We've had fantastic support from the rally drivers for the past 31 years, raising over $15m in total, and helping countless kids from all over the country deal with the daily challenges of living with this debilitating disease," Mr Forbes said..
"Alarmingly, 65 people die with kidney related diseases every day, and currently 1.5 million Australians are unaware they have early signs of the disease. So, the rally is a great platform to connect with and educate local communities about kidney disease and the importance of prevention, early detection and support."
For more details about the Kidney Kar Rally or to donate to teams taking part visit kidneykarrally.org.au
Kidney Health Facts
- Kidneys are essential to a person's health and wellbeing. They rid your body of waste (through urine), clean your blood of waste and toxins, regulate your blood pressure and manage the production of Vitamin D - essential to strong bones, muscles and overall health! If a person's kidneys stop functioning, they will die within a few days
- The biggest risk factors for kidney disease are diabetes, high blood pressure, established heart problems and/or stroke, family history of kidney failure, smoking, obesity, being 60 years or older, of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin, or a history of acute kidney injury. To check your risk visit www.kidney.org.au/kidneyrisktest
- 65 people die with kidney-related disease every day
- 1 in 3 people in Australia are at risk of developing chronic kidney disease
- A staggering 1.7 million people already have the early signs of the disease but 1.5 million of those are not aware of it
- Kidney-related disease kills more people than breast cancer, prostate cancer and road accidents combined.
- Kidney disease is a silent killer - sufferers can lose 90% of kidney function without experiencing any symptoms
- Tragically, one in five Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders have indicators of chronic kidney disease and are four times more likely to die from it than the non-Indigenous population
