Our BIG Challenge to help children in need!
We're taking on The Smith Family Challenge 2026 to help children in need to break the cycle of disadvantage through education.
Over 2 days our team will run, mountain bike and kayak over 100km through the course to reach the finish line.
It's going to be TOUGH! But the hard work will all be worth it so that we can help kids in need with their education.
In Australia, 1 in 6 children are growing up in disadvantaged homes, where even the basics in life are hard to come by.
But supporting their education is the key to breaking this cycle!
Your donation will give these kids the essentials they need like school books, bags, uniforms, shoes and extra help at school.
Thanks for your support!
So far this year, our team has helped provide:
168
School Essentials Packs
41
reading buddies and books
46
children with their education
Our Achievements
Thank you to our Sponsors
$10.04k
Anonymous
$2k
Nicholas Carlton
$2k
Anonymous
Great job Doug
$1.43k
Jerry Maycock
Good on ya Doug
$1.43k
Geoff Reidy
I’m there with you in spirit Doug
$1.04k
William Laukka
Lining up again, well done Nick
$1.04k
Oliver Ansted
Good on you Nick
$1.04k
David Southon
Well done Nick on stepping up again for this challenge - go hard for a great cause!
$1.04k
Allan Moss
Keep up the good work, Nick. Best regards, Allan
$1,000
Bruiser
Carve it up, Nick!
$734
Emanuela & Silvano
Go Nick!
$734
David Bennett
Nick, great to see you going again.
$696
No Brand
Go Ed!
$696
David Offer
Go Ed!
$528
Stuart Nash
Good luck & stay safe !
$528
Giles Borten
Go Carlto!
$528
Bruce Hogan
It's a grand contribution you are making Nick.
$528
Loftus Peak Pty Limited
Good luck Nick!
$528
Tom Punch
Go Nick GO!!!!
$528
Azza
Go Doug. I know how tough this is. Love your work and the Smith Family mission.
$516
Anchorage Capital Partners
Great cause Ed. Well done. Team Anchorage
$516
Buena Kulkarni
Great cause, good luck Ed!
$500
Michael Gregg
$500
Finlease (australia)
$500
Mark Cubit
Well done Ed!
$500
Peter And Yvette Mobbs
Well done Ed. Great leadership for an excellent cause - there's no better investment than education of our kids. Hope it's a huge success.
$500
The Vfff Team
Good luck Doug! Wishing you and the team all the best for the Challenge.
$358
Ned's Sister
So proud of you little brother to take on this challenge, for charity so close to our hearts.
$317
Steven Seymour
Top effort Nick
$270
Charles Stodart
Great effort, Nick!
$264
Associate Global Partners
Great cause, good luck. Next year!
$264
Geoffrey White
$264
Diane Liddelow
You have raised an amazing amount over four years. All the best for this year's 100km challenge Go well.
$264
Harrison Moot
$264
Edward Gilmartin
$264
Edward Caser
$264
Hugh Monaghan
Good luck!
$264
John Likos
Love it mate, go get it!
$264
David Gardiner
Ed, a great cause for a great cause! Enjoy the journey.
$264
Nick Fairfax
Good on you Nick.
$264
Tamara Pararajasingham
$264
Tom Pascarella
go son, make us proud!
$264
Jacob Bonnett
Good luck mate!
$264
Kieran
Light work
$264
Brian Gallagher
Well done Doug. Your enduring commitment to those of us with the least is inspiring.
$264
Graham Brooke
$264
Dan Ritchie
go get em mate
$264
Patrick Winter
Nick, Great effort. Go Well!
$264
Jono Abraham
Great effort once again mate. Good luck
$264
Christine And Charles Biscoe
$264
Andrew Curtis
$264
Peter Kirch
$264
Matt Dimattina
Amazing commitment you've shown, Nick, over so many years; an absolute no-brainer to support you again. Go hard!
$264
Adam Smith
$258
Simon Calleia
well done Nick
$250
Warwick Bryan
Good luck.
$250
Richard Grellman
Nice one Ed. Go well.
$250
Robert Van Aalst
All the best, Ed. Great cause!
$250
Caleb Brown
Good luck mate!
$250
Charlie Cropper
I'm making this donation in place of giving a gift to David Horwitz and Annie for their wedding.
$250
Dedominicis Foundation
Good luck !
$250
Seamus Pegum
Proud of you as always, Doug!
$250
Rob Cropper
Go well Carlto
$250
Aj
Good luck Nick, great effort.
$250
Mark Bradley
Great commitment.
$250
Aakriti
Good luck Nick!
$211
Anonymous
$211
Andrew Watts
$211
Justin Punch
Go Nick!
$211
Tim Mahony
$211
Andrew Muston
Good get em Carlto
$200
Pat Giddy
Great cause! Go get it Ed.
$200
Clinton Bonomelli
Go well Ed!!
$180
Joseph Miller
$158
Cowper
Good luck.. Great cause
$158
Clinton D'silva
Awesome effort Nick, good luck!
$158
Marc Page
Go well Nick!
$158
Jordan Harden
Good Lucky Nick!
$158
Amy Schultz
Good luck Ed, hope you don't slow the team down too much ;)
$158
Lisa Paul
go Doug!
$158
Stuart Bollom
Enjoy the day, Doug
$155
Metaxia Achele
$150
Bruce Plasto
Well done Carlto
$116
Daniel Walsh
Good on you Nick. Smash it!
$116
Cameron Forsyth
Go well Ed!
$116
Ben Mcalpine
Good luck, Doug!
$116
Mark Ryan
Best wishes to you and the team, Doug, on tackling Challenge in 2026.
$116
Lucia Carlton
Go Dad!! 👏👏
$116
Eleanor Legge
Slay, queen.
$116
Iain Falshaw
Enjoy!
$116
Tom Haigh
Go get 'em mate
$116
Alex Mcalister
Good luck Ed! Great cause!
$116
Nadia Jenkins
Go Uncle James! Love Michael, Nadia, Erik and Alyna x
$116
Spiros Deftereos
All the best Ed, great cause.
$116
Ian Feary
Enjoy buddy. Don't forget to hold hands, and embrace
$116
Simon Petris
Great stuff Ed
$116
Paul Andersen
Love your work mate
$116
Myriam
Amazing cause and effort. Good luck. Not that you will need it.
$116
Mia Carlton
$116
Grace
Yay! Runnnnnnn
$116
Carsten Prien
Dig Deep Doug
$116
Nathan Boroughs
Great work Nick, I hope you smash it!
$116
David & Yvonne Cooper
Great work Doug. Hope the calf survived!!
$116
Alison Sheppard
$116
Emma Maiden
Best of luck Doug!
$116
Jock Grant
$116
Wendy Field
Must be getting easier now...
$116
Peter Harper
Great work Nick!
$116
Emma Grimes
Great cause Nick - well done
$110
Raha
Good luck Nick! Hope you enjoy some of it.
$110
Anonymous
Well done NC. great effort and a worthy cause
$110
Joel Fayman
$110
Cam Duncan
Go Carlto! Keep the younger team members honest!
$110
Yannik Simkovics
Good on you, Ed!
$110
Jeffrey Harmer
Good luck Doug
$110
Allegra Carlton
Amazing job Dad! Goodluck in the challenge xx
$106
Rex Family
Well done Nick. Great cause.
$106
Mark Gross
Good luck Ed, sounds like a tough gig!
$106
Stephen Rabin
As Winston Churchill said "This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure."
$106
Tony
Great work buddy, hope the training is up to scratch
$106
Brendan Lyons
well done Nick - great cause and good luck!
$100
Andrew Harding
Good Luck to you and your team
$66
Angela Holley
Good luck James what a great cause Angela 😂
$66
Joshua O'rourke
I know you'll smash it, Doug - I hope the water level is higher this year!
$66
Campbell Ray
$66
Julian Hammond
$66
Jay P
$66
Rebecca Brown
Go James! You got this!
$66
Travis Hunter
Good luck Ed.
$66
Keri Kitay
Unreal effort for a great cause! Well done!
$66
Sarah Thompson
Proud of you dude!
$66
Louise Bryant
$66
Paul Capito
Great cause and huge effort! Well done mate
$66
Laura Henry
What a challenge! Go get em'
$66
Jade Simpson
$66
Anonymous
Well done Nick
$66
David Horwitz
Good luck mate - sad to not be by your side!
$66
Oliver Britton
Good luck Carlto - great effort!
$66
Deb East
Go James!
$66
Rodney Cheetham
Good luck James
$66
Geoff Duxfield
Leading from the front
$61
Sudipta Ghosh
Amazing work Nick on supporting such a great cause year in and year out!
$61
Screentime
Great work as always Doug.
$54
Karen Edgerton
Good luck James
$54
Rochelle And Luke
Can’t wait to hear about it and then Elenor’s version. Good luck!
$54
Max Von Appen
Well done Nick. It’s a great cause.
$54
Scott Baker
Good luck mate.
$50
Wick
Run like the wind Ed! Godspeed! :)
$50
Lou Mckechnie
Love this Ed, best of luck! Lou xx
$50
Jenni Vild
Go Doug
$23
Brielle Cavallaro
Go James!
$23
Danielle Doughty
$23
Pj Lane
Go get 'em Ed!
$23
Anonymous
$23
Anonymous
Good luck with the Challenge James From Robbie 🏃♂️😰
$23
Jenna Mitchell
Get a better hobby - and have fun lol
$18
Brielle Cavallaro
$17
