What a view: Trevor Harmes covered 85km of the Larapinta Trail in the Northern Territory
Seymour Rotarian Trevor Harmes has walked a section of the Larapinta Trail in the Northern Territory as part of a group to raise over $23,000 for Shelterbox.
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Shelterbox is a charity that provides a package intended for displaced people such as refugees, containing the essentials needed to set up a shelter.
It has the necessities needed for survival such as a tent suitable for a family of four, rope, an axe and other supplies.
Each box costs around $1500 to produce. Shelterbox works alongside other charitable organisations such as Oxfam, which provides food to displaced people.
Recently, 50 shelter boxes were sent to Poland to house refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine.
Mr Harmes said after hearing the experiences refugees survived in their home countries before arriving in Australia, he felt compelled to do something to help.
“I chose it because I spent a bit of time working on immigration contracts on Manus and Nauru and I saw the plight of people and their lives before they got to Australia,” Mr Harmes said.
“When I joined Rotary and learnt about Shelterbox I was eager to give back.”
Mr Harmes began training for the trek back in January. The 85km walk was over five days, each day was between 10 and 20km long.
Mr Harmes said though the walks were hard, the scenery was beautiful.
Some of the locations visited along the track included Ormiston Gorge, Rocky Bar Gap, Redbank Gorge and Mt Sonder.
Next year, Mr Harmes plans to return with his son to complete the full trek.
Gruelling but beautiful: Trevor Harmes tackled the Larapinta Trail in the Northern Territory.
Memorable experience: Trevor Harmes wraps up warm.
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