We’re cycling across the country to raise money for a new school in Timor Leste.
We’ve been on
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Cezary (19) and Leo (18) are bike-packing 15,000 km around Australia, fundraising $100,000 to build a school in impoverished Timor-Leste.
They are birdwatching as they travel and aim to see 700 Australian bird species.
We are producing a documentary exploring the cultural and ecological significance of birds in Australia via our cycling circumnavigation.
( More information coming soon )
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Pre-order a shirt for $90. All proceeds from shirt sales go directly to the charity.
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This is a community fundraising effort and we will do our best to send the shirts to you as soon as possible. This project is supported by vouchers and it may take a couple weeks. If you have any questions send us an email: cezary.carr@gmail.com
Who did our amazing shirt design?
Pan’s Art Studio, started by Panisa Ongwat, draws inspiration from the intricate realms of art and embroidery. Rooted in her Thai heritage, Panisa explores the profound and tender within the everyday, viewing the world through a cultural lens. As a third culture kid, she navigates between Australia and Thailand, blending influences from both cultures into her artistic vision.
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Stephanie Cartledge is an Australian artist and muralist.
She finds inspiration for her stylised works in the distinct beauty of Australian flora and fauna. Collaborating with organisations like Art Aid and BirdLife Australia, Stephanie’s work extends beyond aesthetics, fostering reflection and dialogue on environmental issues.
How are we travellin?
Mad about birds, Leo Norman and Cezary Carmichael are on the road, on two
wheels, on a grand adventure. The plan: To spend their gap year riding the
country, bird watching and documenting all 700 species of birds in Australia.
June
Riding to Perth, Where we will then continue down to South West W.A.
July
Riding to Perth, Where we will then continue down to South West W.A.
August
Melbourne to Alice Springs and then go 1000 km West into the great Sandy desert.
September
Broome, Then up to the Mitchell Plateau via the Gibb River Road, Across the Darwin in the dry season to get out to Kakadu.
November
Take a boat to the island, possibly for a couple days To document, first Nations, cultural connections with birds through particular
December
Then we fly to Timor last day from Darwin and document the work that spend it well has done there. Finally, we fly back to Perth and home to Melbourne across the Nullarbor.
Helping to rebuild a school in Timor Leste
We are combining our passion to raise awareness for native bird species with a very good
cause, to help build a school in Timor Leste.
Builecon School is outside Balibo, a three hour drive from the capital Dili. Builecon’s 134 children are being taught in a three classroom building that an Australian engineer has raised great concerns about, believing it is at risk of collapse. The money raised by Leo and Cezary will build a new four classroom building and refurbish the toilets which are currently unusable.
From the blog
We’re not doing this alone
Spend it Well has built 19 schools to date and takes no administrative costs from donations – 100% of money donated will go directly to building Leo and Cezary’s school. All donations are tax deductible.
We’ve had a bunch of support from Aussie companies
