Help us create a mentally healthier world
We're standing up to join Team Black Dog to turn ground breaking research into life saving action.
Mental illness affects 1 in 5 Australians every year, with the most common being depression and anxiety. Mental illness doesn’t discriminate. It affects people from all walks of life — individuals, families, workplaces and communities.
Please donate today!
Thank you to our Sponsors
$6.75k
Royal Mail Auction, Raffle And Trip Donations
$5.5k
Goolgowi Pub And Hales Cafe
$3.27k
Clint Robertson
$3.02k
Graeme Demamiel
Plane flight
$2.58k
Gerard Higgins
Great work Brenton
$2.22k
Debbie Smith
Rugby shirt
$1.54k
2pl A Coy 1 Rtb
$1.31k
1 Rtb Kapooka Front Gate Collection
$865
Leanne Demamiel
Rugby top and cherries
$515
Eric & Tracey
Great work mate
$515
Gerard Denise Higgins
In awe of your stamina, commitment and effort, Brenton. We all need to have the conversation, we all need to check on our mates! You make Goolgowi extremely proud!
$515
Yanco Hotel, Leeton Hotel & Yenda Hotel
All the best! Regards Middo
$515
Anonymous
$515
Kiel Family
Well Done Brenton
$515
Ethan Byrne
Congratulations completing the challenge you set yourself
$500
Lorraine Byrne
Certavi et Vici
$500
Rotary Club Of Griffin Avanti
$500
Riverina Poultry Services
$465
Geoffrey Hale
$465
Condon Family
Great work Brenton!!!
$435
Ryan Creece
Great work byrno Massive challenge and for a great cause. Let’s never stop taking about it.
$415
Kara Graham
For rugby top
$364
Jackie Little
So proud of you Brenton. Such a great way to raise awareness about mental health issues.
$364
Karl Sharon Chloe Sharni Tess & Millie
Inspirational Brenton
$333
Flavourtech Pty Ltd
The Flavourtech Team wish to thank you for courage and great spirit towards this cause Brenton!
$330
Luke Wiles
Auction for bbq Luke Wiles
$312
Andrew, Liz And Sarah
We're all so proud of you, brother.
$312
Heath Robertson
My old neighbour, what a bloody legend you are. So proud of you Brenton. 👏
$312
Ian Robertson
Great Effort Brenton to increase awareness on a hard topic
$312
Ang & Jay Saunders - Saunders Concrete
Great job!!
$302
Sarah Armstrong
$300
Troy & Bree Andreazza
$260
Anonymous
Excellent job legend. See you at the finish line
$260
Pat Hume
$260
Clint Roberson
Good on you Brenton. Hard yards for a hard topic. Well done.
$260
Kenny Parsons & Family
Well done for supporting such a great cause, close to all our hearts. Mental health impacts so many lives, the more we can talk and get rid of the stigma the more lives can be saved. Proud of you Brenton.
$250
Stevenson Concrete
Good thing you are doing here! Well done 👏🏻
$233
Trevor Robertson
Good job Brenton Byrne.
$233
Daryl And Margaret Moore
Great work go for it.
$224
The Walters Family
We lose too many people in the depths of the pervasive silence. No-one can tread water in quicksand. We all need to learn to reach out. Both to rescue and be rescued.
$224
Dave Rynne
224kms @ $1 per km. Good on you BDR Byrne, this is close to home for me too. We need to end the shame of mental illness and start talking more.
$208
Rhonda Robertson
Well done Brenton, what an amazing achievement! You're an inspiration to us all.
$208
Aaron Gooda
Good job Bud!!
$208
Craig&jess Eury
Amazing dedication and cause. It’s an honour to know you.
$208
Cindy Morris
Wishing you all the best.
$208
Anonymous
$208
Dave & Lisa Mckinnon
Thank you for taking the steps needed to help start the conversations that can save lives
$208
Carolyn And David
Well done Brenton! An awesome effort. Such a proud moment for your family and home town
$208
Lyell Family Coleambally
$208
Zach F
On ya byrnos 💪🏼
$208
Fiona Goldman
The black scratches at my door. Thank you.
$208
Leanne And Graeme Demamiel
$208
Peter Moore
Amazing stuff Brenton!
$208
Mal & Maree Brown
Great work mate. Dad would be proud of you, as we are 👏
$208
Leonie Hollands
Your amazing Brenton
$208
Tom Murphy
$190
Yenda Prods / Spencer Bennett / Rwe
Awesome work Brenton!
$187
Yenda Bootcamp
$177
Jake Murray
$162
Darcy Barzan
We'll done Brenton $50,000 so proud of you mate
$156
D Russell
Incredible effort mate good stuff.
$150
Ethan Byrne
Flash light from auction
$150
Anonymous
$120
Aled Francis
With you all the way champ
$114
Aaron Goodwin
Unreal mate! Proud to know you
$104
Braedan Heverin
Good on ya mate!!! Enjoy that cold beer at the end 😊🍺
$104
Bruce & Julie Armstrong
Amazing effort for such a worthy cause, Brenton. Your community is so proud of you.
$104
Scott And Monique Wright
We’re proud of you. Inspirational legend.
$104
Rod, Rita, Renee And Sonia Curphey
Well done big lad, we are all so proud of you.
$104
Bryton Noonan
Stubby holder
$104
Mark Harbour
Good on you mate a very worth cause.
$104
Kyara Beasley
Amazing work, well done!
$104
Tracey, Davo & Taneille Young
💙💙💙 such a great cause Well done Brenton you can do this Enjoy the rewards 🍻 on Saturday you deserve it.
$104
Padre Frank Langford
Huge blessings on the journey Brenton! We're all cheering you on mate! Padre Frank 👍😇
$104
Sandra & Marco Fanani
Thank you so much for doing this!
$104
Phil Burke
$104
Michael O'leary
$104
Josh Symes
Your a Champion
$104
Luke Wright
Great job Brother!
$104
Davies Family
Great job, raising awareness for Mental health, our community needs more people like you Brenton xox
$104
Darryl & Glynnes Clark
Your hometown is very proud of you Brenton
$104
Simone & Matt Sanders
$104
Peter Lenard
Keep crushing it mate.
$104
Jan
Well done. Sadly, this is an issue very close to my heart.
$104
Tracey Goodwin
Bravo Soldier - a great cause, and one close to my heart...be proud!
$104
The Norris'
Awesome effort Brenton!
$104
Anonymous
$104
Bowie And Kara Graham
Proud of you mate
$104
Debbie Mc Gann
$104
Dana Brighenti & Jamie Parsons
Good on you, and good luck.
$104
Alasdair Billingham
$104
Toshie And Archie
$104
James Painter
$104
Patricia Byrne
Stay safe on your march Brenton. Love you heaps. Nan x
$104
Terry And Robyn Clark
Gowi Boy! Gowi proud!
$104
Leagues Cricket Club
Well done
$104
Sean Bellert
Good work mate! So proud of you! ❤️
$104
Murray And Jenny Robertson
$104
Anonymous
$104
Jacqui Smith
Well done Brenton! A phenomenal effort. xx
$104
Anonymous
$104
Lochlan Taylor
$104
Shawn Mckinlay
$104
Wendy Beckingham
Well done on this initiative
$104
Nick Taprell
$104
Jan Molloy
Go Brenton 😎
$104
Ron Lamont
Well done
$104
Norm & Jane
Great job!
$104
Mick & Sue Armstrong
$104
Nerida Bell
Fantastic effort for a very deserving cause
$104
Julie Wright
Such an awesome thing you are doing. Your dad would be so proud!!!!❤
$104
Johnny
WDW
$104
Lorna Craig
$104
Jenny Fury
Best wishes.
$104
Chris
Good onya cousin!
$104
Peta
Thanks Goolgowi has been rocked, now you rock. Cheers
$104
Joel Wright
Got a Rum waiting for you here in Townsville bro, Truck Gang!!!
$104
Marg & David Star
Great work Brenton
$104
Kathie & Nigel
👍
$104
John Joanne Burns
Well Done Brenton
$104
Cameron Irby
$104
Anonymous
$104
Brent, Reanna & Imogen Hignett
Absolute Legend Mate
$104
Ronald Harris
Well done mate 👍
$104
Rodger King
Your dad would be really proud of you.
$104
Chris And Rach Niven
Great work Byrnzy. All the best with it
$104
Favourite Cuz Stacey
Pretty good effort mate ,
$104
Kylie Mulholland
Well done Brenton. Awesome effort.
$104
Damini Family
You’ve got this Brenton!!! Ryan, Jaimee, Rowdy, Rikki-Claire, Joie and Jager xxxxxx
$104
Aidan Waide
$104
Nudge
I just witnessed the most fine piece of ass I ever have seen running along North Kooba Settlers Rd. Go get some Mate!
$104
Deb & Kerz
Hope you raise a million $
$104
Charlie
$104
Jennah Barzan
Best of luck mate, so proud of ya
$104
The Fishes
Such an important and worthy cause, thank you Brenton, what an amazing idea!
$104
Anonymous
We all play that game where life throws Lemons...We Must deal with.But the fight is sooo bloody hard Well Done Young man..for this awesome achievement xx
$104
Cat Atherton
An amazing thing for an amazing cause. Very close to my heart (for Lauren)
$104
Saggy
Well done mate
$104
Nathanael Scott
You’re an inspiration buddy
$104
Cherie Lewis
Great cause! Mad respect from 1PL A Coy
$104
David Fitzsimmons
The reason I've donated is because of how many live have been taken by suicide in veterans and serving member in the defence.
$104
Caleb Russell Clarke
Thank you. 1PL
$104
Sophi Helliwell
1PL ACOY
$100
Sydney & Fay Wade
Good work Brenton
$100
Jon Bracs
$100
Daniela C
Thank you Brenton - this is an issue close to my heart as well. We all salute you!
$100
Max Grintell
From the Grintell family! Keep up the good work legend
$100
John Makarainen
Unbelievable effort burnzy, your father would be so proud of the man you've become.
$100
All Age Fitness
$100
Repco Griffith
Well done Brenton for enduring your challenge and getting the conversation started surrounding mental health and the stigma attached. You are a champion!
$100
Ron & Jenny
You’re a legend Brenton👍
$100
Drew & Sam Crook
From going through a mental health battle myself I can not be more proud to support this. Well done mate.
$94
Vaughn Higgins
Auction for torch!!
$83
Lachlan Riske
$64
Paul Sully
$62
Marilyn Rosato
$55
Nooandaz
$54
Karl Moore
Well done mate. Very proud of you
$53
Aaron Ridgeway
$52
Leon Skaliotis
WELL DONE BRENTON. GREAT CAUSE!
$52
Jess Dawson
Amazing effort Brenton!
$52
Jon Burns
$52
John Pattison
$52
Tony And Janice Harris
$52
Robyn Larkham
$52
Greg Peterson
$52
Vaughn Higgins
$52
Alison West
$52
Judith Streek
You are an inspiration to all. Please stay safe on your journey.. Take care of yourself. Respect!
$52
Holly Hafner
Good cause, legend +2 stubby holders to remember your efforts!
$52
Abby Molloy
Amazing work Brenton
$52
Brittany Acheson
$52
Tom Mackerras
Well done, Brenton
$52
Kate Pianto
Well done Brenton, thank you for bringing positivity to the world!
$52
Tricia Campbell
Amazing effort Brenton. Town and district so proud of you, as your family must be.
$52
Tara Byrne
Good on you Brenton, proud of you. Love your Mackay Fam.
$52
Venessa Connor
Well done. The old man would be proud
$52
Deb & Greg Reko
This fundraiser will help so many who are suffering. It was great to see you on the road Thursday. Well done mate!
$52
Ray & Michele Cheers
Good on you Brenton, Cheers.
$52
Key Water
$52
Lily Odonnell
Thanks for what you are doing Brenton.
$52
Anonymous
$52
Darryl Mckenzie
$52
Andrew Mclean Photography
Great to meet you out on the road, all the best.
$52
Jason Wilding
$52
Katie Gilbert
$52
Anonymous
$52
Anonymous
$52
Carey Family
Well done Brenton!
$52
Ben & Darbs
$52
Shane/ Simon
$52
Justin Way
Great effort Brenton. No doubt making your whole family proud. Down here and up there.
$52
Karen Collins
Well done Brenton, my husband passed you twice on the way to and from Griffith to Leeton and back… he came home and told me, I had heard you on the radio a few days before. Such a great cause and a huge effort. All the best!👏🏻👏🏻
$52
Brian And Christine Acheson
$52
Terese Christoff-smith & Rob Smith
Amazing challenge Brenton and such a very worthy cause. Well done!
$52
Paul Summers
$52
Sheri, Dane & Madi
Great job Byrnes, love your work 💙💙💙
$52
Jordan Coles
$52
Steve Brown
Well done mate
$52
Rebecca Moore
Amazing effort Brenton!
$52
Katrina Moore
Amazing work Brenton! Good luck!!
$52
Evonne Lamont
$52
Mitchell Chapman
Thanks you for your service!
$52
Mark
Good on you mate.
$52
Kennetah
Good on you!!
$52
Alastair Page
Great to see you doing so much for such a worthy cause. Good on ya Byrnoss!
$52
Anonymous
$52
Old Dirty Brown Balls
Good shit mate
$52
Sophie Morrish
I’m so amazed by the wonderful thing your doing. Thank you so much for your hard work and selflessness
$52
Sarah Armstrong
$52
Therese
$52
Shirley Mckenzie
Great effort Brenton. Well done.
$52
Heidi Hawkins
Incredible thing you’re doing Brenton! Keep safe on the journey!
$52
Big Bird
Killing it Elmo, proud of you.
$52
Jesse Sutherland
Shirt and stubby holders
$52
Narelle Cattle
Amazing! Really inspiring. Xx
$52
Patricia Campbell
$52
Tiff Grady
$52
Matthew Mclellan
Saw you on the road just after Narrandera this morning. Great work that you're doing.
$52
Michael Dixon
$52
Philippa Mcrae
$52
Simon Crook
$52
Williment
Good job mate.
$52
Anonymous
$52
Nathan
Love your work byrnos you are an absolute weapon.
$52
Scott Amaro
$52
Riverina Complete Solar
Well done on your efforts for this cause.
$52
Minchin Communications
Drove past you today, great job mate, keep going
$52
Helen Martin
$52
Sue Brookes
$52
Andrew Mills Rural Fencing
I'm happy that I met you today and proud of what you're doing
$52
Bridgette Brown
$52
James Skewes
$52
2 Platoon Alpha Company
$52
Mckernan
$52
Matthew Moore
Go get em Brenton, love your work mate! March on.
$52
Karina Nobak
Inspirational!!
$52
Josh Boxsell
$52
Catherine Ashlin
Thank you for your service Brenton and best of luck with your campaign. A very important issue to the Defence community.
$52
Tania Peruzzi
$52
Anonymous
Great work mate
$52
Jason Forrester Jason Forrester
$52
Ang & Jono Morris
All the best Brenton.
$52
Mrs Dianne And Bernie Kelly
Hugh effort. Well done.
$52
Greg & Kerry Byrne
$52
Leonie
Well done Brenton keep up the good work. I’m sure your father would be very proud of you.
$52
Megan Savage
$52
Justin James
We’ll done mate!
$52
L Burgess
Get amongst it Byrnos
$52
Simmo
Well done legend.
$52
Margarita
Well done. We all have a black dog and its sure silent
$52
Larissa Moore
Good luck Brenton! Such an important cause
$52
Anonymous
$52
Maciu Hawkins
Proud of you brother. Will be a massive effort both physically and mentally. Do us proud brother
$52
Ray Patten
We are behind you bud!!
$52
A & M Serafin
$52
Andrew Macfarlane
$52
Shane And Tara
$52
Chook
You’re a bloody legend mate! All the best, do us proud 🤘🏻🤘🏻
$52
Alice And Bob Robertson
Fantastic idea! Well done Brenton.
$52
Anonymous
Passed you on the highway on the way to Wagga today …. Wondered what a soldier was doing running along the highway with his pack on. Now we know. 💪💪💪
$52
1 Platoon A Coy
$52
Aiden Betterridge
$52
Parminder Kapahi
1pl ACoy
$52
Anonymous
$52
Cox
$52
Colin Soane
Great work Brynos!
$52
Nathan Hodges
Onya buddy!!! A big inspiration to us all!
$52
Dane And Jacqui
Great job buddy. Not long now to see the Gowi silos.
$50
Anonymous
$50
Marion Ireland
A marvellous achievement Brenton Byrne!
$50
Daisy Armstrong
$50
Brian Lamont
Happy walking, well done
$50
Steph Star
$50
Jim & Jenny Caughey
$50
Joshua Roberts
$50
Ben Bolwell
$50
Ian And Jacqui Ross
Fantastic effort,
$50
Dean Casey
$50
Garry Bear Foster
$50
Houdini
$42
Brad Niven
$31
Alexandra Linde
$31
The Vtribe
Good stuff , stand proud mate 👏 it ain't weak to speak x thank you for making a difference 🙏
$31
Jonathan Russell
$31
Tara Gould
Great effort for a great cause
$31
Betsy Farrugia
Well done Brenton
$31
Jackie Sloan
Well done,inspirational
$31
Anonymous
👍🏻
$31
Bowditch Family
$31
Felicity Beaumont
$31
Samuel Bond
$31
Georgia Kiel
$31
Dean Oliver
Love your work mate, keep it up!
$31
Katie Billing
Great effort, all the best👌
$31
Jenni Demamiel
$31
David Goyen
It’s a brilliant thing you’re doing. Thanks for helping people who are depressed
$31
Megson Shalena
$31
Scott Hornby
Lets do it.
$31
Anonymous
Well done son.
$31
Jamil Baroud
Thank you for raising awareness for something so misunderstood and looked down on. Hope your feet aren’t too F*#$
$30
Sharyn Niven
$30
Erica Cunial
$30
Jayde Curphey
$26
Jan
Congratulations Brenton and well done
$26
Anonymous
$26
Scott Rawle
👍
$26
Anonymous
$26
Narelle
Such a beautiful achievement and so needed
$26
Anonymous
1pl
$25
Anonymous
$21
Peter Francis
$21
Eunice Patton
All the BEST!
$21
Mitch Connellan
$21
Joshua Molloy
$21
Flavio Pinto
$21
Michael Bennett
Stubby holder
$21
Peter Graham
$21
Anonymous
Such a fantastic way to raise awareness! Thanks for your efforts.
$21
Teegan Antone
Awesome effort!!
$21
Jason Francis
$21
Anonymous
$21
Jude Hayman
Good on you!
$21
Angus Nixon
$21
Mrs C
Keep putting one foot in front of the other and your eyes looking high - there is always something better ahead.
$21
Chirgs
So PROUD of you mate! 1000 mile journey always starts with one step
$21
Julie Favero
$21
Daniel Mccrohan
$21
Peter Casey
$21
Lisa Bodger
$21
Kym Stein
$21
Benjamin Robert Murphie
$21
Elizabeth Johnstone
$21
Reka Bujdoso - A Coy 1 Platoon
$21
Jody Wilson
Well done hope this helps a lot of people
$21
Coreyd
What youre doing is amazing! Go crush it!
$21
Hunter Stewart
$21
Anonymous
Thank you
$21
Sandeep Thapaliyal
$21
Anonymous
$21
Mel Z
The crazy lady yelling out as you came into Narrandera Awesome work 💪
$21
Anonymous
$21
Anonymous
$21
Jenni Turner
$21
Marj
Doing a great job.
$21
Jeanne Parslow
All the best Brenton, what a great idea!
$21
Ric Taylor
WELL DONE Brenton. An awesome effort!
$21
Chloe Barnes
$21
Anonymous
One step at a time...
$21
Faye Wilson
$21
Anonymous
$21
Daniel Clarke
$21
Lynda Weigand
$21
Melanie Grady
$21
Nathan Carson
$21
James Wells
$21
Jennings Mark
Good on you Brendan
$21
Michelle Riske
$21
Siig Woodham, Pte Woodham And Family
The more we talk the more we learn. We'll done Brendan.
$21
Martin Brown
Nice one mate!
$21
Anne Carpenter
God bless on your trek. Thank you for taking a stand.
$21
Anonymous
$21
Aaron W
$21
Elizabeth Anne Grant
$21
Gareth Hancock
Good work!!!!
$21
Anonymous
$21
Jo-anne Patten
Awesome effort. Well done!
$21
Pte Bradley Hall
Safe travels BDR Byrne
$21
Leonie Trounson
$21
Maninder Hunjan
$21
Anonymous
$21
D Gray
$21
Allan Mccorquodale
Fantastic effort Brenton. Look forward to see you cross the finish line :)
$21
Callum Gibson
Think its an amazing cause and a great task you have set yourself.
$20
Anonymous
$16
Mitchell Hawke
$16
Anonymous
$16
Paddy Bartlett
Awesome stuff man, a weapon effort for sure. Hope there's a drink at the end of it.
$10
Reidy
Stubby Holder
$10
Joshua Roberts
For stubbie cooler
$10
Jeanette Smith
$10
Anonymous
$10
Libby Smith
$10
Aaroncripplefoot
On ya mate keep it going you got this !
$10
Dipak Limbu Subba
Donation for cahriety
$10
Helen O'leary
Thank you ...
$10
Anonymous
$10
Cynan Higgins
Best of luck from 1 PL A COY
$10
Joseph Butler
A Coy 1 Platoon.
$10
Kurt Flanders
$5
Anonymous
$2
Ajdin Mujanovic
$1
