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January 2018
Travel the world with an adventure challenge
Choose from 15 iconic travel adventures and help raise funds for people living in poverty. Dates are flexible and you will be travelling with passionate, like-minded individuals. Find out more.
Find out more »March 2018
Climb Mount Kilimanjaro with Oxfam
On this incredible trek with Inspired Adventures, you’ll discover the beauty of Tanzania and stand atop Mount Kilimanjaro, while raising vital funds for Oxfam to tackle poverty and injustice. You’ll trek from cultivated farmlands to lush rain forest, through alpine meadows and across the barren landscape to the summit of Kilimanjaro, the highest freestanding mountain in the world. You’ll also have the incredible opportunity to see firsthand how your fundraising for Oxfam Australia is changing lives by visiting Oxfam-funded projects in rural…
Find out more »May 2018
Walk Against Want 2018
In 1967, a group of compassionate Australians came together to stand in solidarity with women in developing countries who are forced to walk for miles every day to fetch water. Thus, the Walk Against Want was born. Now in its 52nd year, thousands of people around Australia have taken part in this event, raising millions of dollars for Oxfam Australia's work in around 30 countries worldwide, including Australia. Take steps against poverty and injustice. You can walk, run, jog or…
Find out more »March 2019
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Get your fill of both giggles AND goodness yet again when Oxfam teams up with Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) to present the Comedy Gala. Laugh, giggle and guffaw to your heart’s content as the cream of the comedy crop, from Australia and overseas, take to the stage, to support Oxfam’s life-changing work. This year, the festival runs from 27 March to 21 April, marking 24 sidesplitting, poverty-tackling years of partnership with Oxfam. Round up your ticket price to any…
Find out more »April 2019
Trek To Tackle Poverty in northern Vietnam
The response to our first trek through Vietnam’s gorgeous Sapa Valley has been overwhelming. Our first trip filled up in record time - and interest was so strong that we’ve decided to open up a second trek, departing on the 15th of April 2019. This is your chance to join us on an adventure in northern Vietnam. We’ll trek through gorgeous rice fields and lush rainforest, and explore the remote villages of Sapa Valley. Most importantly, you’ll have the chance to…
Find out more »May 2019
Walk against want
Thousands of people all over Australia have participated in Walk Against Want since it began 53 years ago, to symbolise the long walk undertaken daily by women in developing countries to fetch water. Organised by some of Oxfam’s incredible volunteers, the Walk Against Want routes along the Koonung Trail are diverse and can range from 6km to 36km in distance. You can choose to walk, run or even cycle, all in the name of tackling poverty around the world.
Find out more »June 2019
Eltham Winter Book Fair
Shop over 10,000 second hand books with all proceeds going to Oxfam Australia. Most books $2.50 (adults) and $1.50 (children).
Find out more »September 2019
Global Climate Strike
We are joining students from across the world in strike, to call on our leaders to stop climate damage. Let's raise our voices to show what real leadership on climate action can look like.
Find out more »March 2020
Oxfam Trailwalker Melbourne
Oxfam Trailwalker is the world’s greatest team challenge. Register your team of four to tackle 100kms of beautiful, bush trail from Endeavour Hills to Heidelberg in a 48 hour period. With every step you take, you'll change lives, including yours.
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Trek to Tackle Poverty in Sri Lanka
Join us from 18–29 March 2020, as we adventure through the vibrant, picturesque countryside while raising vital funds to help Sri Lankan women and men overcome poverty and build a brighter future for themselves.
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