RECENTLY local West Wyalong Royal Far West Branch Correspondence Secretary/ Publicity Officer Glenys Haworth (and husband Peter) travelled to Dubbo to attend the Royal Far West 100 Year Gala Ball.
It was a spectacular event with 250 attendees enjoying a delicious three-course dinner, drinks, fundraising auctions and raffle, guest speakers and dancing.
At the end of 2024 and into this year, Royal Far West has been celebrating 100 years since its early beginnings in Manly. This vital organisation is dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of country children and specialises in supporting children’s developmental, mental and behavioural health so they can reach their full potential.
Royal Far West provides multidisciplinary health, education and disability services for country children aged up to 12, to help them reach their full potential. These services are delivered at Royal Far West’s Centre for Country Kids in Manly, via virtual care and in-community outreach. The multidisciplinary team consists of 130+ paediatric clinicians, including psychiatrists, paediatricians, psychologists, speech pathologists, occupational therapists and other allied health professionals.
Each year, dozens of cyclists head out on a three-day ride across regional NSW as part of Royal Far West’s Ride for Country Kids (RFCK). The annual event raises vital funds and awareness for developmental, behavioural and mental health services, to help transform the lives of Australia’s country children. Since its inception over a decade ago the Ride has raised over $3.5 million.
This year’s Ride took place from May 15-17 and was the biggest Ride ever! 100 riders celebrated 100 years of Royal Far West, covered 380km across far west NSW. The event route took riders on an outback heritage journey through far west NSW, visiting key locations significant to both Royal Far West’s history and future.
The Ride started in Bourke, home to one of the first innovative Travelling and Aerial Baby Clinic, before journeying to Royal Far West founder Reverend Stanley Drummond’s hometown of Cobar, onwards to Nyngan a town in the heartlands that Royal Far West has supported and continues to support, before finishing in Narromine where we Royal Far West’s first Telehealth program was piloted.
The Ride brought together 100 riders to celebrate 100 years of Royal Far West’s commitment to rural and remote Australia, raising crucial funds to provide essential health services for country kids.
“The Ride is more than a journey – it’s a lifeline for country kids. By raising crucial funds, we ensure that children in rural and remote communities have access to the health services they so urgently need, that they can’t access because of where they live”, said Jacqui Emery, CEO of Royal Far West.
Thanks to incredible support from the 100 riders, sponsors and other donations, more than $800,000 was raised!
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