Our BIG Challenge to help children in need!
This MARCH we are taking on The Smith Family Challenge 2025! We will run, mountain bike, kayak and navigate our way through the bush, over mountains and up rivers to complete the course.
Over 2 days we'll cover more than 100km!!
It's going to be tough but the effort will be worth it so that kids in need can break the poverty cycle.
In Australia, 1 in 6 children are growing up in disadvantaged homes, where even the basics in life are hard to come by.
But supporting their education is the key to breaking the cycle of disadvantage.
Your donation will give children in need essentials like school books, bags, uniforms, shoes and the help they need to keep up at school.
Thanks for your support! (and wish us luck!)
So far this year, our team has helped provide:
263
School Essentials Packs
64
reading buddies and books
72
children with their education
Our Achievements
Thank you to our Sponsors
$5.02k
Tom Roche
$5.01k
Matt Loxton
$5k
Orthocentre
Good luck. Well done for raising money for such a wonderful charity
$5k
Wilson Asset Management
$3.5k
Sapio
Great Cause - Great Effort !!!
$3.02k
Kareena Private Hospital
All the best for the day!
$3.02k
White Bison
$2k
Lodovico De Briganti
$2k
Andrew Lennox
$2k
Russell Reid
$2k
Mike Dixon
$2k
Tom Roche
$1.31k
Pedro Carrilho
Go Matt! Wish I was there with you mate!
$1.31k
Marlene Reid Oam
Take care and you are a great ambassador for your family, taking time to help others.
$1.31k
Kevin Roche
$1.02k
Anthony Keldoulis
$1.02k
Anonymous
$1.02k
Fiona Reid
From me and the girls. Amazing effort. Good luck! Xx
$1.02k
Harry Koumoukelis
I will join you one year !!
$1.02k
Pip And Caz
Go Team Dixon, 14 years and your still going strong, you LEGEND!
$1,000
Anonymous
Go titanium boy
$800
Ord Minnett
$800
Matthew Loxton
$730
Anonymous
Good luck
$680
Philip Moffitt
$680
Anonymous
$680
Fdc
Fantastic cause, best of luck!
$680
Alan Bootes
$680
J C Robinson & Co Pty Ltd
All the best Tom, 15 years is an amazing achievement!
$680
Jeremy Locke
Awesome work Dicko 💪
$680
Pao
Go team Dixon tribe!
$680
Kenneth Raphael
Break a leg Mat!!
$660
Pedro Carrilho
Lodo, you rock! Well done sir. Always an inspiration.
$516
Mobius Marketing And Design Consultants
Tom, I'm looking forward to hearing how well you went! Good on you for supporting this great cause.
$516
Shearwater Manion Mccosker
$516
David White
$500
David Francis
Good on you Russell. Go hard young man!
$500
Martin Roughley
Good on you Lodovico. A beggar for punishment but for a great cause!
$450
Francesco De Stradis
$365
Walker
$365
Catherine Remond
Well done Matt You are an inspiration!!
$350
Bernard Remond
hip hip aplay
$300
John Zylstra
Good luck Russ
$270
Glen Zell
sounds like you now have the Steve Austin advantage!
$264
May-sen Lee
Amazing. Well done
$264
James Jennings
Go Matt - super impressive that you doing it on two new hips . Good luck
$264
Fred Chilton
Hope the weather is OK. Don't bust a gut!
$264
Nick Mccready
$264
Mark Fleming
Best of luck on the big weekend. Vat hom fluffy
$264
Tony Suters
Good luck Russell, enjoy best regards Tony
$264
Tom Snow
Go Russell!!
$264
Dee De Bruyn
Well done legend!
$264
Jeremy Kong
Well done as always , each year you do this Dicko ! What a great cause .
$264
Paolo Albertoni
Bravo Lodo!
$264
Philip Zylstra
Go hard Dicko
$264
Ivan Power
Wow - inspiring Matt!
$264
John White
$264
James Rudder
$264
Andrew Foxton
Go well Dicko!
$258
Peter Mcmahon
Great effort Matt!
$250
Rob Dulieu
Well done Dicko.
$250
Philip Zylstra
$250
Mark Stephens
Stay strong Stallione
$250
Mammoth Capital
Good luck T-bone!
$250
Nicholas Roche
We don’t want you out of action with an injury. Don’t adjust the settings on your bike suspension this time!
$250
Robert Buckland
Apparently it was quite difficult this year!
$250
Maj L
Hip hip hooray! (Sorry, I couldn't help myself). All the best, Matt. You're a legend.
$250
John Zylstra
Good luck Dicko
$250
Peter Harper
Great work Matt.... At it again even after all you've been through! Go well mate!
$250
John Zylstra
Good luck!
$250
Jet Technologies
$250
Mark Landau
Good on you Matt!
$211
Angus And Val
Huge effort Mike. 14th event. Sensational
$211
Judith Dew
Matt Don't damage those new hips!
$211
Neil Fergus
Great cause and great work Tom. Best of luck overcoming the course this year.
$211
Neil Irving
$211
Ian Stone
$211
Simon Ranson
Go bionic man!
$211
Diane Jenner
You're insane - in a good way!
$211
Russell Carson
$206
Cosie
Awesome effort - have an enjoyable weekend
$206
Rob Tuck
Keep up the good work buddy!
$200
Chris & Simone Witt
Well done Lads! Send us pics and another hilarious letter about your adventures!
$180
Anonymous
What a great thing to do for a wonderful cause
$158
Jeanette Alston
$150
Spry Roughley & Co
$150
Paul Salter
Hope you can beat half the field as usual!
$148
Marilyn Boyer
Go Matt- superman!!
$148
Paul Chappell
Well Done Lodo
$148
Antony Flutey
$148
Josh Roche
Go dad go!
$148
Luca Pasquali
Good luck Lodovico!
$148
Andrew Foxton
Go well Russ!
$148
Gabriella Franzini
Bravo DeBri a non demordere. Grande ammirazione!
$148
Oliviero Albini
Dajeeeee Debri!!!!
$148
Malcolm Bell
Good Luck with it Russell - you are a good man
$148
Ruby Tran
Great cause. Good luck Russell!
$148
Annmaree Mcgrath
Good luck Rusell
$148
Carolyn Ayre
Well done Matthew, give your new hips a good go. Take care.
$148
Anonymous
💪🏼
$148
Suzie Cooper
Go well Lodovico and enjoy!!!
$148
Landry Meunier
Well done Lodovico, 13 years !! All the best for the challenge :)
$148
Jess Tran
Go Russell!
$148
Jane Neale
Good Luck Lodovico!!
$148
Gary Belgre
Inspirational stuff my friend!
$148
Christopher Kloster
$148
Andrea Pelucchi
In alto lo spirito dei Bislunghji !!!
$140
Karen Monteath
$127
Gary Whelan
One way to beat Jet lag !!
$106
Hugh Richards
Good on you Matt
$106
David Cann
Well done Russ, these kids deserve everything we can give them.
$106
Shaw Downie
$106
Dom
$106
Crusader Hose
Inspirational Matthew. Hope you feel good.
$106
Kim & Paul
You are the bionic man now! Go Matt 🙂
$106
Ian Muddle
Bravo Debri!
$106
Mary Owens
$106
Michael White
$106
Bobby
Love it Russell!
$106
Michael Winston-smith
Go you Bionic man
$106
Charlie Chirnside
unbelievable how you just keep fronting up for this mate ...well done and good luck!
$106
Evan Lewis
Those bones are not getting any younger , good luck !
$106
Bob Lu
Great cause and great Work! Enjoy and have fund along the way.
$106
Brad Burke
Well done Debris!!
$106
Russell
I love to see you doing the things I can't. Keep it up and stay smiling to the end.
$106
Roger Bayliss
$106
Sam&missy Sproats
Nothing stops you from Matt Loxton !
$100
Meme
Stoked to support you legends smashing this year’s Smith Family Challenge again! Back each other up, stay sharp, and give it a red-hot go!
$100
David Doolan
Great work Russell - happy to be on board
$100
Tom Booth
Enjoy
$100
Michael Arthur
$100
Yianni Tsathas
Good on you Russ! All the best for the couple of days, looking forward to hearing how you go.
$100
Mark Purtill
Good to see you're never too old for this punishment Russ - great work, a great cause and you're a great man!
$100
Shaw Downie
$94
Sophie Deng
Good luck! Russell
$66
Sam
$66
Peter Bettridge
$66
Grant Mcdowell
All the best Lodovico.
$66
Mark Boyle
Good luck Russ
$66
Ryan Murray
$66
Wanne
Matt you are crazy!! Take it easy, which you won't do and enjoy. Brilliant effort
$66
Angela Jerenko
Russell I'm sure you are going to nail it to the end.
$66
Ca
Good luck Rusty!
$66
Nigel Littlewood
$66
Debbie Hussein
Good luck Russ!
$64
Sylvia Liang
Legendary Russ!
$64
Tommaso De Briganti
Forza babbo
$61
Guy O'connell
Wishing you all the best with this adventure in your new bionic body. Love Liz, Guy & the kids x
$61
Anonymous
$61
Darren Chinnappa
Nice work Russ on pushing your body through pain yet again for a good cause!
$61
Sophie Dixon
Hope you absolutely smash it Uncle Mike!!
$60
Ming Kei Lam
$54
Silvio Del Vecchio
Amazing story Matt. Go well.
$54
Mark And Fran Wasserman
$54
Anita Cohen
Good luck Russelll - safe riding
$54
Max Dixon
It's your 14th year doing the Smith Family Challenge and also your 14th year without any toenails!
$50
Jacqueline Butler
Good luck Rusell. I look forward to seeing the photos and hearing all about it. A great cause.
$50
Sarah Moore
$30
Maureen O'reilly
Russell - Best of Luck - don't overdo it. If you can - try to come in last or in the last 10.
$28
Joanne Arancibbia
Your commitment to this challenge every year inspires me. Massive kudos and all the best!
$25
Michelle Xerri
$25
Claire Guo
Amazing effort!
$23
Charlie Dixon
Good luck Dad! We’re all so proud of you for fundraising for those less fortunate every year, it’s amazing what you and your team have been able to accomplish. Love you so much.
