Community & Business
25 August, 2026
A journey for justice
A GROUP of four young people running from the northernmost to the southernmost point of Australia to raise awareness for child exploitation reached Mareeba on Day 18 of their journey last week.
The group embarked on their expected three-month journey from the tip of Australia on 1 August and are headed all the way to Wilsons Promontory in Victoria – the southernmost point of the country.
Along the way, the group will be spreading the word about, and raising money for, Australian charity Destiny Rescue, which rescues children from human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
The group is made up of Newcastle residents Griffin Hughes, Chelsea Dyer, and Flin Cobley, as well as Nathan Maufe who flew from the UK to take part.
“It started off as an idea and then social media played a big part. We just put it out, and through that the word spread, then we all came together and jumped on board,” Griffin said.
“There’s a lot of bad going on around the world and we’re just trying to put a bit of good back into it. A lot of people think they can get away with anything, and we’re trying to show that people still have the power.”
The group had travelled around 1,000km by the time they made it to Mareeba, and still had another 5,000km to go. They expected to reach Wilsons Prom by late October to early November.
Follow the group along their journey by searching ‘Motion Four Justice’ on social media. For more information on Destiny Rescue or to donate, visit https://www.destinyrescue.org.au/
