Due to an overwhelming response to our event t-shirts we will be placing another order on Monday next week. To order a t-shirt/s please email events@kingperformance.com.au by 12pm this Friday for an order form and payment information. Forms then need to be received by the end of the day this Sunday 20th November, and you can expect orders to be posted in the week commencing Monday 28th November.

All t-shirts are $30 plus P&H ($5 flat rate for 1-2 tees, and $10 flat rate for 3+ tees).

We’re excited to announce and congraulate our prizewinners as follows:

Fastest Male: Mark Bourne – 8:22
Fastest Female: Alice McNamara – 9:33

Highest Fundraising Teams…
1st: Northern Plastic Surgery (NPS) – $10,263.88 and still climbing! (Damien Grinsell, Annette Robson, Sugitha Seneviratne, Theo Kossart)
2nd: High Justice – $6,288 (Jessica Heyes, Celesti Harmse, Richard Murphy, Robert Heyes)
3rd: 3 PT’s and an Old Lady – $4,245 (Michelle Vanspall, Alana Hersant, Kristen Ireland, Michelle Hilbourne)

Highest Fundraising Individuals…
1st: Bruce Bramhill -$5,428
2nd: Paul Anastasi – $2,781
3rd: Bonita Chow – $2,232

Best Dressed Team
We awarded this prize to the “Super Women” from the teams Fernys (Wendy Morda, Danni Courts, Michelle Thompson, Sandra Butler) and Fernys2 (Deborah Tsotsos, Carol Gauci, Kailee Morda, Madison Stalker), who have split the prize between them.

Fastest Team: ETFITNESS – 41:11 (Eduardo Inostroza – 10:15, Dave De Lang – 10:08, James Wilson – 10:48, Nick Baker – 10:00)

Emergency Services Challenge Fastest Team: Rescue Me – 52:29 (Scott McGraw – 9:56, Kylie Evans – 17:02, Sandy Hearn – 13:17, Steve Axup – 12:12)

Age Category Winners…
Fastest Female (12-18 years): Tayla Dinuccio – 15:07
Fastest Male (12-18 years): Daniel Carbis – 11:14
Fastest Female (19-29 years): Alice McNamara – 9:33
Fastest Male (19-29 years): Mark Bourne – 8:22
Fastest Female (30-39 years): Pippa Savage – 11:21
Fastest Male (30-39 years): Scott McTaggart – 8:25
Fastest Female (40-49 years): Melissa Moon – 10:30
Fastest Male (40-49 years): Philip Weatherlake – 10:01
Fastest Female (50+ years): Jayne Posselt – 13:54
Fastest Male (50+ years): Peter Neyland – 11:32

Congratulations to all of our wonderful participants who made this morning’s climb such a successful event!

To date we have raised over $230,000 for our two wonderful charity partners, Interplast and Whitelion, and the figure is still rising.

Climbers, to view your provisional results please visit http://www.tomatoresults.com.au/default.aspx?CId=16&RId=207. Please note that on the day entries and changes are still being entered and will be updated soon.

Prizes will be confirmed and winner’s notified in the next few days, and will be posted on the event website.

Images will be available  at http://www.supersportimages.com/ 

We had a number of enquiries regarding event t-shirts and as such will be placing another order. If you are interested please contact events@kingperformance.com.au

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved including Eureka Tower staff and residents, our charity partners – Interplast and Whitelion, event sponsors, our amazing volunteers; and everyone else who makes this event possible – especially our participants.

Eureka Climb Road Closure
Riverside Quay will be closed from 5:00am (from Cook Street to Southgate Avenue).  No parking will be available in Cook Street

City2Sea Road Closures (below information is from the organisers of City2Sea)
Roads will be progressively re-opened by Vic Roads and Police after cleaning.

City2Sea Changes in Parking Conditions
To ensure the integrity of the event route and to avoid any potential runner and vehicle conflicts, event day parking restrictions will be enforced along the course. Restrictions will apply in the following areas:

• Southbank Boulevard

• St Kilda Road

Fines will apply.

We strongly advise that residents do not park on any roads along the event course overnight from Saturday, November 12.

Special note must be taken for the following roads:

• Fitzroy Street

• Pier Road

Police may restrict vehicle access to residents and businesses along closed roads

Please note that the information contained in this outline for City2Sea is correct at time of print on October 14, 2011.

Wave times for the climbing categories are almost full. We encourage entries in the 11:15am, 11:30am and 11:45am wave times as all other wave times in the climbing category are either full or very close to full. All walking wave times have availability.

Please note that online registrations close at 5pm this Thursday 10th November.

We’ve had an overwhelming response to the Emergency Services Challenge at 10:15am and this wave time is now full!

If you are still interested in putting forward a team please select Climbing, Normal when registering, and one of the remaining available wave times; then enter the promo code EMERGENCY11 on the Confirm Details page so we count your team’s time towards the Emergency Services Challenge. If you are wanting to participate in your full kit please email contact@eurekaclimb.com.au or call our office on (03) 9598 5621 so we can allocate you to an appropriate wave time later in the morning.

Eureka Climb is all about Climbing Higher to Rebuild Young Lives… By participating and fundraising, or by donating to a participant, you will help ensure that our amazing partner charities, Interplast Australia & New Zealand and Whitelion can continue to help disadvantaged young people at home and abroad. Read on to find out how…

Interplast Australia & New Zealand is a not-for-profit organisation who sends fully qualified volunteer surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses and allied therapists to developing countries in the Asia Pacific region to provide free medical treatment and training. Having conducted over 32,000 consultations and performed 20,000 life-changing operations since being founded in 1983, Interplast has sent nearly 600 volunteers, on over 500 programs to 25 countries.      Scroll down to read Siti’s Story… or Click Here to visit the Interplast website to read more.

Whitelion is a non-profit organisation that supports disadvantaged young people to live more positive and fulfilled lives. Each year thousands of young people are disconnected from our community due to abuse, neglect, drug addiction and poverty. These young people have often had horrific life experiences with few positive role models and are caught in a ‘cycle of discouragement’ that is very hard to break. Many end up in Out-of-Home Care and in some cases in the Youth Justice System. Scroll down to read Casey’s Story… or Click Here to visit the Whitelion website to read more.

Success Stories

Casey’s Story

Whitelion is thrilled to announce that Casey Tennyson, a participant of the Whitelion IEP program, has recently been the successful recipient of the Participant Encouragement Award. Casey was nominated in the DEEWR Victoria State Office NAIDOC Awards in early 2011 and accepted her award at the Koori Heritage Centre on July 6th.

Casey commenced her participation with the IEP program in May 2010 and is currently employed at the Office of Youth Affairs in a Business Administration role. Since starting the role, Casey has demonstrated a great amount of persistence and dedication to her work. She is a positive team member and has formed close working relationships with her colleagues.

Casey is proud of her achievements and hopes to continue to learn and develop in the area of administration. She also hopes to develop her skills as a role model to help other young people.

Casey’s younger brother has also recently been placed in a full time role with The Toll Group.

Each year, thousands of young people are disconnected from our community due to abuse and neglect, drug addiction and poverty. Many find themselves caught in a ‘cycle of discouragement’ that is very hard to break. Whitelion’s employment programs help disconnected young people to ‘break the cycle’ and make a positive transition back into the community.

Whitelion would like to congratulate Casey on her well-deserved award and will continue to support her with her professional development.

Siti’s Story

Siti Aisyah is an Interplast success story. A representation of our hopes and aspirations for all our patients, Siti’s journey serves as an inspirational and proud reminder of the impact Interplast has in our neighbouring countries.

When Siti was just 16 months old, her mother passed away, leaving her father to raise her with the help of her aunt. At the age of two, she became exceptionally ill with a fever and developed a blister rash on her face. Although treated with a traditional sandalwood medicine by the village medicine man, Siti’s condition did not improve. With very little money for treatment, her village rallied, over the period of a week, to raise enough funds to transport her to Sumbawa Besar hospital.

After travelling 150 kilometres over the mountains, Siti was finally diagnosed with a noma, an infection caused by bacteria which leads to destruction of the flesh. She was lucky to be alive.

Siti’s condition improved after receiving antibiotic treatment. However, she paid a significant price. She lost a substantial portion of her upper lip and cheek and, as a result, experienced extreme difficulties with drinking and eating. Her nutritional intake was restricted to soft food and she was forced to use a small spoon to feed herself.

Siti’s impoverished childhood, coupled with her early illness, meant she didn’t attend school until she was seven years of age. However, she worked exceptionally hard and excelled. Constantly teased for her deformity, Siti first met Interplast in 2005 as a 16-year-old girl hidden behind a face cloth to disguise her defect. Funded by Batu Hijau Doctors Children’s Fund, her first Interplast operation allowed Siti to eat normally for the first time in 14 years.

With an additional procedure in 2009, Siti is now a far cry from the shy, reclusive young girl we first met. She’s a confident, lipstick-wearing woman in pursuit of a successful nursing career. She’s completed her higher education and is currently sourcing the funds, alongside the Doctors Children’s Fund, to allow her to pursue her dream of being a nurse.

(adapted from text written by Jill Dickinson)

Due to an overwhelming response, registrations for the Active Melbourne Training Sessions are now closed.

To help you get into top shape for Eureka Climb, Active Melbourne, the official health / training partner, will hold stair-based pre-training sessions in October and November in the lead up to the event on Sunday 13 November.

Session dates
Tuesday 18 October
Tuesday 25 October
Thursday 3 November
Tuesday 8 November

There will also be a few surprise pop-up lunch time sessions closer to event. We will keep you posted!

Time
6-7pm

Location
Four sessions run for one hour at Council House 2, 240 Little Collins Street. Meet at City Square at 5.45pm for 6pm start.

Registration
Places are limited and you will need to register for all four sessions. REGISTER ONLINE NOW!

We hope all those that participated in the Melbourne Marathon achieved the results they were hoping for and that your training now has an upwards focus for Eureka Climb!

Thanks to everyone who has sent in their Elite Race applications to date and if you haven’t gotten around to it yet, you’re in luck – we have extended our application deadline to 5pm this Wednesday 12th October. Don’t miss out, complete your application now: Eureka Climb 2011 – Elite Race Details & Entry Form