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| Welcome to the Website for the NAB Davidson Batfay Walk Against Cancer |
| WALK THE TALK & SUPPORT A CURE FOR CANCER |
What's it all about?
Geoff Davidson and Paul Batfay are cousins who share a family history of
cancer. Every year an estimated 106,000 Australians are diagnosed with cancer.
It is estimated that this leads to more than 39,000 deaths from cancer each year -
a leading cause of death in Australia.
Cancer Affects Everyone - Help Us Fight Back!
Inspired by the courageous battle of cancer sufferers, Geoff and Paul will walk
from Parliament House in Canberra to the National Rugby League (NRL) Grand
Final in Sydney. All sponsorship and donations will benefit the Cancer Council
Australia.
To make a donation, you can make an Internet transfer to the account below -
Bank: NAB
BSB: 082-140
Account Number: 822744957
Account Name: Davidson Batfay Walk Against Cancer
Read more...
Support Us to Help Find a Cure
The survival rate for many common cancers has increased by more than 30 per
cent in the past two decades. Support us and together, lets make a difference!!
Sponsor us...
Walking in Memory of all Those we Have Loved and Lost
It is a sad fact of life that cancer will affect many Australians, either directly or
indirectly.
Affected by their own story and touched by others, Geoff and Paul will be walking
in memory of all those we have loved and lost to cancer.
We invite you to add the name a loved one to our honour list. Click here...
References
1. Cancer Council Australia website (www.cancer.org.au).
2. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and Australasian Association of Cancer Registries, Cancer
in Australia: an overview, 2006, Canberra, 2007.
3. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and Australasian Association of Cancer Registries, Cancer
in Australia 2001, Canberra, 2004.
4. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and Australasian Association of Cancer Registries, Cancer
survival in Australia, 2001, Canberra, 2001.
5. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Cancer Incidence and Mortality Books, Canberra,
2007.
6. National Cancer Control Initiative, The 2002 National Non-melanoma Skin Cancer Survey, Melbourne,
2003.
Geoff Davidson and Paul Batfay are cousins who share a family history of
cancer. Every year an estimated 106,000 Australians are diagnosed with cancer.
It is estimated that this leads to more than 39,000 deaths from cancer each year -
a leading cause of death in Australia.
Cancer Affects Everyone - Help Us Fight Back!
Inspired by the courageous battle of cancer sufferers, Geoff and Paul will walk
from Parliament House in Canberra to the National Rugby League (NRL) Grand
Final in Sydney. All sponsorship and donations will benefit the Cancer Council
Australia.
To make a donation, you can make an Internet transfer to the account below -
Bank: NAB
BSB: 082-140
Account Number: 822744957
Account Name: Davidson Batfay Walk Against Cancer
Read more...
Support Us to Help Find a Cure
The survival rate for many common cancers has increased by more than 30 per
cent in the past two decades. Support us and together, lets make a difference!!
Sponsor us...
Walking in Memory of all Those we Have Loved and Lost
It is a sad fact of life that cancer will affect many Australians, either directly or
indirectly.
Affected by their own story and touched by others, Geoff and Paul will be walking
in memory of all those we have loved and lost to cancer.
We invite you to add the name a loved one to our honour list. Click here...
References
1. Cancer Council Australia website (www.cancer.org.au).
2. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and Australasian Association of Cancer Registries, Cancer
in Australia: an overview, 2006, Canberra, 2007.
3. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and Australasian Association of Cancer Registries, Cancer
in Australia 2001, Canberra, 2004.
4. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and Australasian Association of Cancer Registries, Cancer
survival in Australia, 2001, Canberra, 2001.
5. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Cancer Incidence and Mortality Books, Canberra,
2007.
6. National Cancer Control Initiative, The 2002 National Non-melanoma Skin Cancer Survey, Melbourne,
2003.
Paul (left) and Geoff (right) with the great Mario Fenech
What's New 24 September 2008: Goulburn Workers Club & Lyneham Meats help out. 20 September 2008: Brumbies' flanker, Julian Salvi joins the WAC team. 18 September 2008: Raiders' half, Marc Herbert to "Walk Against Cancer" 9 September 2008: NAB donate $10,000 in support of Walk Against Cancer 5 September 2008: ACTEW donate $5000 via Mike Zissler's Great Shave 5 September 2008: Territory & Municipal Services CEO, Mike Zissler raises over $8000 from his "Great Shave" 5 September 2008: Minister John Hargreaves & Minister Andrew Barr join WAC. Click here for more... Updated 24 September 2008 |
| The Starfish Story - Make a Difference Once a man was walking along a beach. Off in the distance he could see a person going back and forth between the surf's edge and the beach. As the man approached he could see that there were hundreds of starfish stranded on the sand. The man was stuck by the apparent futility of the task. Many of them were sure to perish. As he approached the person continued the task of picking up starfish one by one and throwing them into the surf. As he came up to the person he said, "You must be crazy. There are thousands of miles of beach covered with starfish. You can't possibly make a difference." The person looked at the man. He then stooped down and pick up one more starfish and threw it back into the ocean. He turned back to the man and said, "It sure made a difference to that one!" Adapted from The Star Thrower by Loren Eiseley (1907 - 1977) |
The Walk has now finished, but it's not too late to donate. Details are below. See the "Gallery" for the the complete photo archive of the Walk against Cancer. |
