Perth to Sydney Thank You Camel Expedition: Camels In Sydney. by Russell Osborne, Transcontine...

Perth to Sydney Thank You Camel Expedition: Camels In Sydney. by Russell Osborne, Transcontine...: "Hello everyone and Happy New Year for 2011.What a year it's going to be. I'm at the beginning of the organizing for the Perth ..."

Camels In Sydney. by Russell Osborne, Transcontinental Camel Expeditioner.

Hello everyone and Happy New Year for 2011.What a year it's going to be.

I'm at the beginning of the organizing for the Perth to Sydney Thank You Camel Expedition 2013 and the task of finding those who will be able to help with the planning, the advertising, promotion and getting through the paperwork for such a task.

WHERE DO YOU START?

If anyone has contacts that may be able to assist with or is in an industry that may be interested, please don"t hesitate to get in contact with me.

Ros and I were in Sydney for the Christmas break. It was my first time to the centre of the city and I had no idea just how busy and big it was. I had driven through Sydney once before but never spent any time there. It's going to be a massive challenge to walk with the camels into Sydney through the mountains and then through the suburbs before reaching the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House for Trishna and Krishna's birthday on the 22/12/2013. Getting through Sydney is possibly the biggest challenge of the entire expedition. Sure there will be hurdles along the way and challenges as the camels and I walk across the deserts of Australia, but if you know me, I'm not a city boy.

This year I am going to start to lay down the ground work with the necessary authorities to be able to get the job done.

What I have in mind is a big birthday party for all kids. Especially those who have been ill or are undergoing medical care.

Camels For Kids Day. So close to Christmas, surely Santa would want to get involved as well.
I naturally took some photos of the area to assist me to get a mental picture of what the expeditions target is. I'll post them here so I can see the target when I read back through the blogs.

The walk towards the Sydney Harbour Bridge from the North Side towards the South.

The Sydney Opera House View from the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Entering Sydney From The Sydney Harbour Bridge.

The goal. To reach one of Australia's most recognized landmarks. The Sydney Opera House.

The Sydney Harbour Bridge, it's a magnificent bridge and it's my goal to walk the camels across it with supporters of Moira Kelly and the Children First Foundation.

Some of the goals of the project are:

•  To have as many people walk with the camels across the bridge to the opera house to say, Happy Birthday to Trishna and Krishna and to all of the kids under medical care.
• To gather as many people as possible to say thank you to Moira Kelly and the Children First Foundation for their work changing and saving children's lives.
• To create a fundraiser for the Children First Foundation.
• To celebrate those who help children in great need.
• To walk across Australia using camels as a means of carrying food, water and other necessities of life.

I will need assistance with the following:

1. The Authorities. Gaining permission to conduct such an event in both Perth and Sydney.
2. Advertising. Before, during and leading up to the target date and venue.
3. Places to stay when I'm in  the more populated areas along the route. Also in Perth and in Sydney. ie schools, churches, public areas.
4. Ground support when in Perth and in approaching Sydney.
5. Police and security support in Perth and Sydney. ie traffic control support.
6. Positive media coverage.
7. A documentary maker that has the objectives of the expedition in mind, to help with the awareness and fundraising for the Children First Foundation.
8. Transportation of camels to Perth from Beltana Station S.A. and from Sydney to Beltana Station.
9. and a whole variety of things that will come to light as the organization of the expedition unfolds.

One thing I learnt from the Darwin to Melbourne Thank You Camel Expedition 2008-2009 was that there are so many supportive people and organizations out there and so many are willing to assist if given the chance to. Much thanks to them all, that expedition was successful.

The other thing I learnt was to ask for help.

HELP! Please, if you can.

Contacts, enthusiasm, involvement are all helpful in so many different ways.

Together, we can create a fantastic programe that is of benefit to others, namely, children in need. That's what it's all about.

This year, the camels and I will be working with Beltana Station Camel Safaris so I will be able to see what is needed to complete this solo expedition across Australia from Perth and into Sydney in 2013.
To my knowledge, no-one has crossed the continent twice on foot. (I didn't ride the camels on the last expedition and I won't be riding them on this one). Walking all of the way. If anyone has other information to the contrary, I would love to hear from you.

Once again, for me it's a privelage and an honour to be able to help Moira Kelly and the Children First Foundation in such a manner and I hope many of you who read this blog will also find it an honour and a privelage as well and get involved with the planning and implimentation of the Perth To Sydney Thank You Camel Expedition 2013.
I can be contacted through the following means:
Mobile: 0428304005 (not all that effective as I am mostly out bush).
email: dundeecamels@hotmail.com (No spam please. It will be dumped immediately)
Beltana Station Camel Safari Website: http://www.australiancamels.com/
or by commenting on this blogsite.

That reminds me. If this project interests you in any shape or form and you want to become a follower of the project to receive blogs and journals as the project progresses and is implimented, please feel free to become a member of the site.

Have a great year in 2011 and I really look forward to hearing from you all in the future.
Sincerely and faithfully yours,

Russell Osborne

Beltana Station Camel Safaris
http://www.australiancamels.com/

Here is the picture of the goal for the Perth to sydney Thank You Camel Expedition once again.
If you can, please help me get there.

http://www.australiancamels.com/

Russell Osborne - Transcontinental Camel Expeditioner

Russell Osborne - Transcontinental Camel Expeditioner

Camel Tours, Flinders Ranges, historic find.

One of the joys of  camel trekking is that you can get to places where not even the latest and greatest of 4x4 can go.
Recently, as I was traversing across the country on Beltana Station, I came across an old boiler and pumping station. It's history is unknown but I will endeavour to find out more.

To see the blog of my find;

http://australiancamels.webs.com/waterboilerandpumpingsta.htm

As I start to prepare for the Perth to Sydney Thank You Camel Expedition, my mind often wanders off to some of the things of historical value I know I will see along the way. It will take two years to plan the expedition, but in the end, it's all worth it.
Next year, I will be trekking on Beltana Station , Flinders Ranges with the :
Beltana Camel Safaris and Expeditions. Camel Safaris on Historical Beltana Station. It will keep the camels in trekking mode and me fit as customers discover this incredible region of the Flinders Ranges with me.
For more details:
 http://australiancamels.webs.com/

I hope to see many of you there.
Cheers for now,

Russell Osborne

Transcontinental Camel Expeditioner
Ambassador, Children First Foundation

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Children First Foundation Ball 2010

Ros and I have just returned from Melbourne where the Children First Foundation had their major fund-raising ball titled Under the Crimson Sun.
It was an unbelievable night with one of the highlights being seeing the Children First Foundation children, including the twins, Trishna and Krishna.
All of the children have and some are still undergoing medical operations.
The twins are doing famously and to see these two little girls being just that, two happy little girls, after all they went through just over a year ago with their separation operation, brought tears to the four hundred plus people who enjoyed the evening.

The evening was a first class event and congratulations must go to Moira, Marg, all of the office staff and all of the volunteers for their efforts in making the night the success it was.

Congratulatulations to all..

Only the other day 22/11/2010 marked one year exactly since the Darwin to Melbourne Thank You Camel Expedition walked through Melbourne to say thank you to Moira Kelly and the Children First Foundation for their work of saving and changing children's lives. It seemed ironic that it just happened that I was with the camels on Beltana Station in the Flinders Ranges exactly one year since walking the camels through Melbourne to see Moira and her teams.

For Ros and myself, a lot has occurred since then. We have been married, moved to South Australia and slowly getting back onto our feet again after the camel expedition which took two years of our lives away from mainstream living.

Already, the plans for the solo camel expedition for the Children First Foundation from Perth to Sydney in 2013 are on the way and I will keep you up to date with these as progress continues.

Thank you to everyone who supported us and assisted us with the Darwin to Melbourne Thank You Camel Expedition and I hope I receive as much support on my solo attempt to walk across Australia on the Perth to Sydney Thank You Camel Expedition 2013 for the Children First Foundation.

Cheers For Now

Russell Osborne
Ambassador
Children First Foundation

Russell Osborne. An article I have found to be of great interest to support the Camel Industry and not a culling drop and rot programe.

Many of you would already know, I am an advocate for developing a camel industry to supply meat, leather, milk and other products rather than a culling programe which greatly hinders the development of the camel industry.

I have found an article which is a little bit dated but the facts mentioned within still remain the same.

As I prepare for the development of the Perth to Sydney Thank You Camel Expedition 2013, in support of Moira Kelly's Children First Foundation, this blog site will hopefully correctly inform the public of further issues and events which relate to Australian Camels.

There is a lot of media demonising the camel in Australia and many of the claims made by some very powerful lobby groups are simply not true or they are talking in half truths.

"A coin always has two sides."

At present, I am preparing a speech on this very topic including some wider topical issues related to the Feral Camels in Australia.
With some of the research material I have recently uncovered, the arguments for developing a camel industry in Australia are becoming stronger and irrefutable.

The two big questions that need to be asked are: "What will the world be like in fifty years time?' and "How will we be able to justify camel culling in 2010-2020 to future generations of world citizens in need of a source of protein when the world is already protein deprived?'

Enjoy the reading of the article on the link below:

http://www.paddymchugh.com/pdfs/Camel%20Cull%20a%20Blind%20Mans%20solution...pdf

Cheers,

Russell Osborne

Keynote Speaker
http://inspiration-motivation.webs.com/

Ambassador, Children First Foundation
http://www.childrenfirstfoundation.com/

Outback Australian Camels
http://www.australiancamels.com/

Changent
http://changents.com/russell-osborne