WHY COASTREK IS A FITNESS & FUNDRAISING CHALLENGE
Fitness AND fundraising, that's what Coastrek is all about!
Coastrek is one of the most successful charity fundraising events in Australia. Together with over 800,000 trekkers since our first event in 2009, Coastrek has raised an astounding $52 million (and counting!) for charity and transformed millions of lives across country and around the world. How? By providing all the support you need to make fitness and fundraising easy.
Did you know fundraising benefits both the recipient and the giver? It's called a helper’s high - that swooping, joyful feeling of wellbeing you get when you do something nice for someone else, and yep, fundraising, volunteering and donating all help you get it.
But don't just take our word for it... helping others has been scientifically proven to improve physical and mental health. Through a Coastrek event, our trekkers, donors, volunteers, staff members, support crews and supporters all get to experience this mental health boost.
Improve your mental health
Do good within your community
Support those you love and all Australians
FUNDRAISING FOR BEYOND BLUE
In 2025, Coastrek will be hiking for mental health and fundraising for Beyond Blue.
Our goal is to get Australians moving more and help fund Beyond Blue’s 24/7 Support Service, ensuring everyone can access the mental health support they need, when they need it.
To learn more about the programs you are supporting while fundraising during Coastrek, click here.
THINK FUNDRAISING SOUNDS HARD?
WE PROMISE IT'S EASIER THAN YOU THINK!
In Australia, around 5 million people are living with anxiety or depression, and nearly half of us will experience a mental health condition in our lifetime.
Every day, more than 750 people reach out to the Beyond Blue 24/7 Support Service – that’s over 275,000 life-changing conversations every year. Funds raised by trekkers from Coastrek events will go towards the Support Service, which provides free one-on-one support from a compassionate team of mental health professionals, to help people struggling with anxiety and depression and help prevent suicide.
Every step you take with Coastrek can make a real impact on your own mental health and wellbeing and will help ensure support is there when needed for those you love and everyone in Australia.
If you need help planning your fundraising activities or events, we're here to make your task easier:
Inspiration & Ideas
If you're stuck for ideas, we have many fundraising assets available on your dashboard. Plus, we have some inspiring stories to give you fundraising ideas that speak to your heart.
Support
If you want to chat to someone about fundraising, get in touch with the Beyond Blue Fundraising team at
coastrek@beyondblue.org.au
or 03 9810 6100. The team are there to help achieve your fundraising goal.
Feel Good
Fundraising makes you feel good! It helps motivate you to move more, share that baking hobby with your workmates to raise funds, or get the girls together for a movie night.
Community
Not only will you have our support, but there's a whole community of Coastrekkers here to support you on the trail and via our Facebook Groups. You won't be alone, we're all with you every step of the way!
REWARDS & PRIZES
We want to thank you for supporting Beyond Blue, ensuring everyone can access the mental health support they need, when they need it. Aim high and raise more than $1000 to become a Coastrek Super Fundraiser and receive an exclusive rewards pack to celebrate your achievement!
$1k - Super Supporter
Wow, you totally stepped it up. Thanks for your incredible fundraising effort and being a Super Supporter. To show our appreciation we would love to send you and your team some exclusive goodies:
- Super Supporter collectable pin
- Coastrek Beyond Blue Cap
- Neck buff
$2k - Champion of Change
Look at you go! Thank you for supporting mental health. In addition to the $1K rewards, we would love to send you and your team these additional goodies:
- Champion of Change collectable pin
- Beyond Blue drink bottle
$3.5k - Mental Health Hero
OMG - you champion! By raising $3500 you will help fund Beyond Blue’s 24/7 Support Service. In addition to the $1K & $2K rewards, we would love to send you:
- Mental Health Hero collectable pin
- Beyond Blue ankle gaiters
- Free Coastrek team entry
- Event day acknowledgement
- Thank you certificate
Raise $1k, $2k or $3.5k by the cut off dates below to receive your reward pack before Event Day.
Sydney - 14 March 2025
Mornington Peninsula - 2 May 2025
Sunshine Coast - 27 June 2025
Fleurieu Peninsula - 15 August 2025
Margaret River - 10 October 2025
*cut off for fundraising rewards is tally day for each event and remaining rewards packs will be sent out Wednesday after Tally Day.
fundraising champions
Since 2009, our legendary Coastrekkers have raised more than $52 million for charity, and they're not done yet! If you're looking for inspiration, you'll find it here (in spades). From heartfelt stories of love, loss and hope, here's how and why our most enthusiastic fundraisers have stepped up for Coastrek.
Tara Batt
Casey Morecroft
Gordon Powell
Peta O'Brien
$36,000 across 4 events
read more
Ann Jenkins
$16,599 across 20 events
read more
John Brumby
$44,148 across 2 events
Elizabeth Jameson
$29,565 across 2 events
Jan McKenzie
$28,622 across 4 events
fundraising ideas
GET STARTED
Go wild and personalise your fundraising page by uploading a photo (we recommend a group shot of your team!) and share why you’re hiking for mental health. Your family and friends will be inspired by your Coastrek challenge when they hear all about your personal connection to the cause.
Make a self-donation to set the standard of generosity, your family and friends will follow your lead when considering their donation amount.
Tell everyone you know about your Coastrek challenge, starting with a quick post on social media, an email or a message in your group chats. You’ll find oodles of social media tiles and more on your fundraising dashboard, ready for you to download and post (easy, right?)!
More ideas for the brave...
- Ask your family and friends directly! Let them know that even $10 makes a difference and thank them, no matter what they end up doing, for supporting you
- Send a message to your business group/mums' group/or sports team chat reminding them that all donations over $2 are tax deductible and you can send them their receipt again closer to tax time if needed!
- Share your own inspiring story or one of the inspiring stories from our blogs with your friends and family
- Ask your business about match giving. It's easy - we've drafted a ‘Matched Giving Letter’ that you can download from your Fundraising Resources dashboard
More ideas for the introverts...
- Hold a garage sale with clothes you no longer want and donate the proceeds to your page
- Hold a bake sale at work with some Wild Women Cookies and put the money towards your page
- Grab some items to sell on Facebook Marketplace (or similar) and put the money towards the page (sometimes you can find goodies in council clean ups that can be on-sold)
FUNDRAISING SUPPORT
For any fundraising enquiries please contact the Beyond Blue fundraising team on coastrek@beyondblue.org.au or 03 9810 6100.
GET SOCIAL WITH US!
Community sits at the heart of Coastrek, because we know things are better when shared. By getting social with us, you'll have a group of like-minded women on hand to trade tips, share stories and offer advice when you need it. What are you waiting for? Join us!
JOIN US
Fundraising
Are you ready to get creative with your fundraising efforts? Fundraising for mental health is one of the most rewarding things you can do. The money you raise will go towards helping someone access mental health services, 24/7. If you need support when it comes to fundraising activities or events, we're here to make your task easier.
Mental Health Fundraising on Social Media
Although we don't expect you to make your page go viral, we do encourage you to share it with friends and followers! Social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook are excellent avenues for sharing your story. By sharing your journey as you train, you can bring more attention to your fundraising page and gather more donations. Fundraising activities can be significantly elevated by the power of the digital world!
Make the most of the tools that social media gives to you. From stories to sharing progress status’, there are lots of ways to grab the attention of people who might want to donate. Many of our top fundraisers create blogs or Facebook pages to share their training and fundraising journey with their community!
Creating fundraising events
Fundraising events are excellent ways to socialise, have fun and generate donations at the same time. They don’t need to be extravagant or labour intensive either! If you usually host barbecues, why not throw one in honour of your upcoming walk and ask your guests to donate $25 to support mental health? Or, if you love parties, you can plan the event of your dreams, complete with charity auction, a raffle, and a donation box at the door! Now's the time to start generating ideas and make your dream come true.
Fundraising activities can be super fun! Whether it's a humble bake sale or a more extravagant friends and family get together, anything goes. Beyond Blue does some amazing work and we're excited about helping you help them.
