Why we're walking, running & riding for water this October.
703 million people in the world – almost one in ten – do not have clean water close to home. Every day, women and children walk long distances to collect and carry water for their families. Girls and boys often begin collecting water as children and girls continue to collect and carry water throughout their lives. Many girls spend hours each day collecting water, which can cause them to miss time at school. And not only that, sometimes the water they are forced to collect is dirty, carrying water borne diseases and leading to sickness in their community.
This is why we need your help – we are asking you to walk for water, so that they don’t have to.
By walking, running or riding for five days, you can raise awareness and funds so people around the world can access clean water for the first time.
Please donate to my fundraising page to contribute to WaterAid's amazing work. For just $50, WaterAid could buy water system tools to provide a rural community with clean water.
The more people that know about WaterAid, the more we can achieve together.
Please spread the word by sharing my fundraising page with your friends and family. Thank you in advance for your generosity, it means a lot!
Yarra Valley Water 2024's wonderful sponsors
$710
Anonymous
$570
Fontaine Industries
Well done to the entire YVW team, with special recognition to Stephanie. Fontaine Industries is proud to stand behind this important cause.
$520
Stows Waste Management
Congratulations to the entire YVW team for your outstanding efforts in supporting such a meaningful cause. Your dedication truly makes a difference, and we're proud to stand alongside you!
$500
Anonymous
$500
Anonymous
Seeing Rob Fittock dancing in a unicorn suit made my day. I was mentally not prepared for that!
$250
Anonymous
$211
Tilda And Hen
$211
Joanne Fittock
Tremendous effort!!
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John Fittock
Great cause - we’ll done for the 2nd year 😃
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Adam Powick
A great cause - go well!
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Bridie Mee
$200
Rob Fittock
$175
Alex Dorrell
Love you my dear, you have done amazing this year.
$169
Judy R
Good on you Bridie, a great effort for a good cause. Well done to your team! Greetings, J 👏
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James Doyle
Walk on
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Anonymous
$106
Kate
Great initiative - happy walking.
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Zac
$106
Lisa Ehrenfried
$106
Kirsty Bortolin
You're amazing 🌟
$106
Anonymous
$106
Yat Lee
Keep it up. Well Done.
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Bridie
$106
Dominique Gibert
$106
Tiffany White
$106
Michael Ridgway
Good luck! You’ll blitz it with Mr P helping
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Phil Thornley
Good luck. Great cause
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Matt
Good luck with the event.
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Luca & Marco Hill
GO Mamma!!! We love you xxx
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Jared Mee
Great effort Rob for a great cause 👏
$106
Lisa D
$106
Adam Le Good
Happy walking. Its such a great cause
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R Balagtas
$106
Anonymous
$100
Joe
$100
Nick Testro
Good work Bridie!
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Anonymous
$100
Kim
Go Al :)
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Suzana Mouneimne
$100
Jaymz Hingert
$100
Ruth Mcdonnell
$100
Noel Brough
$100
Francis Pamminger
I love seeing people who not only believe in the need for change, but also get out there and do something about it.
$100
Aquatec Maxcon Pty Ltd
$100
Aquatec Maxcon Pty Ltd
$100
Aquatec Maxcon Pty Ltd
$100
Cam Smith
$94
Ralph Haller-trost
Well done Bridie !
$84
Natasya Wright
Go Alice!
$79
Emily & Paul
GO LAL
$63
Anonymous
$56
Steve Pepping
$54
Noni
Well done Jess and Teak!
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Surya
$53
Neil Conquest
Good luck!
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Ricky Strange
$53
Alana
Great work Rob
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Anonymous
$53
Ajit Shiwakoti
$53
Jennie Whelan
$53
Hannah Mcrae
Great job!
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Phil Arrowsmith
$53
Derheta Wagenaar
$53
Justin Zattelman
Epic dude!
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Emily Chim
$53
Chung Li
$53
Yola Armstrong
Can't wait to see the dance battle - I can already picture you in that unicorn outfit busting your moves :)
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Karin Vosmansky
Get walking from Karin and Mack Valves
$53
Thomas Anton
$53
Chris Mcrae
Well done and good walking!
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Carlina Doumtses
$53
Karli Reid
$53
Cris Lestino
All the best mate
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Kristen Knight
$53
Michael Gavin
Well done Dave. Great effort Good luck
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Victoria Stokes
Yay! Go Ange!
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David Owens
$53
Maryanne Tully
$53
Prezioso Gargaro
$53
Marnie Pugsley
$53
Katrina Salhioui
$53
Cait Doyle
$53
Scot Wheelhouse
Run Cait Run!!
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Simon Reid
$53
Neil And Linda
Good luck Alice from your mum and dad. You will blitz it and support a worthy cause
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Yarra Valley Water
$53
Sue Rogers
$53
Annmaree Campbell
$53
Sonya
$53
Lora Vinokurov
$53
Sid Ravi
$53
Blair Farley
Bigger steps will shorten the distance 🤣
$53
Steph Low
$53
Sue Cooper
$53
Grace Rose-miller
In anticipation of a colourful & creative dance-off!
$53
Anne & Gilles
May the wind be at your back!
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Ines
Let's Go, Leah!
$53
Eliza Fazackerley
$53
Paul Golsworthy
$53
Matt Morris
$53
Steve Bell
$53
Arthur Chim
$52
Sally Crook
$50
The Murrindal Group
Great Work Ajit - Cheers Andrew
$50
Eleni
Go Alice!
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Robert Fittock
$50
Robert Fittock
$50
Robert Fittock
$50
Anonymous
$50
Felix Edwards
$50
Anita
Good luck
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Kate Van Lieshout
$50
Cameron Preston
$45
Roberta Stacy
Love this Ange!!
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Airlie
<3
$42
Julie Mitchell
Well done!
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Melissa Reid
$42
Claire
Go lal! Love the Fraser’s
$42
Carla
Amazing work, keep it up Steph!
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Paris
Target 5 hours? you got this no worries! that's only 3 laps of Sugarlof res! :p
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Mum
Well done 🚶🏻♀️🚶🏻♀️🚶🏻♀️
$40
Ross
Go Steph
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Penny Reid
$34
Anonymous
$32
Liz Winship
Amazing work Steph xx
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Emma Harris
$32
Samantha Stayner
Go Cait! Great cause
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Husain N
All the Best Ajit.
$32
Alex Tarulli
$32
Anonymous
$32
Eddie B
Happy running old boy!
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Anonymous
Let's go!
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Michael
Well done Leah Such a wonderful cause
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Bron Morphett
$32
Tracy Wilks
Go Cait Doyle !!!
$30
Nechar Joshi
Well done for helping people in need
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Kelly
💦
$30
Anonymous
Good luck ! x
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Karen Siew
$26
Dave Gavin
$26
Dean Gava
$26
Sona Parashar
$26
Naki Khan
Love your motivation - take it easy with the hip!
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Kathy Kennedy
Good luck Arthur...You can do it 🙂
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Skye Handley
$26
Hans Riet
Succes Brenda!
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Marga Ansems
Wandel ze Brenda, veel plezier!
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Rajan Shrestha
Good work dai
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Suniti Ruparelia
$26
Megan Bugeja
$26
Corali
Good work Jes, great cause!
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Emily Chim
$26
Bronwyn Morphett
$26
Nicole
Go Eliza :)
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Nicole
Go Fin :)
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Ewen Mcrae
$26
Nicole
Go Ken :)
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Nicole
Go Ewen :)
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Nicole
Go Dani :)
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Nicole
Go Cait :)
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Debbie Stephens
$26
Kieran Mcleod
$26
Patricia Vaz
$26
James Box
$26
Nicole
Go Penny :)
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Nicole
Go Em :)
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Nicole
Go Rhi :)
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Scott Hubber
$26
Nicole
Go Yola :)
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Tony Wise
$26
Natalie Foeng
$25
Alison Miller
$25
Anonymous
Go team YVW!!!
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Ishara Fernando
A very important cause, go Meg!
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Yarra Valley Water Donation
$25
Jess Brooks
Awesome work Patricia. Go team!
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Swati
$25
Rene G
Well done Swati!
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Jesika Hayes
Good work Corali, great cause!
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Ken Liu
$25
Nikko Chan
$21
Rob
Well played sir.
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Me
$21
Nichola Tranter
$21
Jess Brooks
$21
Prue
Go Steph! 🏃🏼♀️💪🏼
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Vishan Amarathunga
$21
Nancy Flahive
This is a donation from a lovely lady Nancy Flahive
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Meg O'brien
$21
Sharon Brooks
You are are amazing Jess I am so proud of you ❤️
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Rebekah Beckwith
$21
Craig Rogers
$21
Marvin Lee
Nice work!
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Belinda Strickland
Good luck
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Roger K
Go Brenda!
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Bianca Mori
Go Alice 💪 💧 🏃🏻♀️
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Lydia Eastwell
$21
Nafisa Ayazi
$21
Anonymous
$21
Emma Shaw
All the best Bridie!
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Kerrie Fitzpatrick
Proud of you Moo! x
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Kerrie Clark
$21
Anonymous
$21
Veronica
$21
Marcus Cookson
$21
Jackie Stacy
Keep going!
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Anonymous
$21
Les And Mau
Good luck on the walk 😸
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Matt Waye
Great work Rob! All the best
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Rhiannon
Great stuff Paul, keep walking
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Matt Stacy
Go Ange & Nacho
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Paul Golsworthy
$21
Stephanie Salinas
$21
Paul Golsworthy
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Paul Golsworthy
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Paul Golsworthy
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Paul Golsworthy
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Paul Golsworthy
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Paul Golsworthy
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Paul Golsworthy
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Paul Golsworthy
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Paul Golsworthy
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Paul Golsworthy
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Paul Golsworthy
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Paul Golsworthy
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Paul Golsworthy
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Paul Golsworthy
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Paul Golsworthy
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Steph Holland
Well done Poc
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Jami K
Go girl! Wonderful cause to support
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Raghu Bharadwaj
$20
Jack Mcdonald
$20
Reza
$20
Romalyn Simplina
$20
Tracey
What a great cause :)
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Frank Spykers
$20
Abdullah Syed
$20
Carol Rutter
Good job Cat!
$20
Anonymous
$16
Gundeep Suri
$16
Jennifer Astoveza
Thank you for this initiative! Wishing you the very best.
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Kris Wernowsky
$11
Venkat Kandregula
$11
Cynthia
Hi Brenda, thanks for fundraising for this cause and enjoy the walking!
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Anonymous
$11
Ana Acosta
Go Chali!
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Michael Y
$11
Anonymous
$11
Paromita Sinha
$11
Ivana Tot
Go Catherine!!!
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Ludo
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Joshua!!
I hope you do enough steps to get enough money!
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Anonymous
$11
Leah Le Good
$11
Himmath Raj Joshi
$11
Venkat R
Good luck with Goal
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Anonymous
$10
Brendan O'brien
Good luvk
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Aragwave Legolake
To Charisse - Whisperine of the Waves and the brave Aquavengers: Fellowship of the Springs, As one who has walked many paths and crossed many streams, I know well the power of water and the responsibility we hold to protect it. It is not only a force of nature but a life-giving gift. You walk now not for yourselves, but for those who, like the villagers of Middle-earth, thirst for what is rightfully theirs—clean water. Your journey, though not to Mordor, is equally important. May your steps bring forth rivers of change and fountains of hope to those in need. Know that with every stride, you carry the strength of the tides and the swiftness of the rivers within you. Let this gift be a small token in your grand quest to restore the balance and bring water to all corners of the world. May the water flow freely where it is needed most. Onward, heroes of the Fellowship! – Aragwave Legolake
$10
Carlee B
Good luck!!
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Ollie :)
Go Mum!!
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Aaron Gray
$10
Hasinika Fernando
$5