	{"id":116575,"date":"2025-06-26T04:00:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T18:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=116575"},"modified":"2025-06-25T15:20:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T05:20:06","slug":"bourkey-completes-historic-bootride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/bourkey-completes-historic-bootride\/","title":{"rendered":"Bourkey completes historic bootride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A GEELONG resident has just wrapped up a monumental ride through Australia, delivering more than 200 pairs of new football boots to those in need.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Bourke officially completed his second annual Bourkey&#8217;s Bootride last week, venturing thousands of kilometres across the country in nine days.<\/p>\n<p>His mission aimed to deliver kindness and connection to rural communities who deserve the same opportunities as any.<\/p>\n<p>Bourke visited keen football players in Pimba, Marla, Borroloola, Katherine, Alice Springs, Barrow Creek, Daly Water, Tenant Creek and Kalkarindji.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/06\/26b486f5-_96181.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bourkey&#8217;s Bootride visited keen football players in more than ten rural townships.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Whether it was a child in the outback or a young adult trying to stay on track, his ride delivered a strong message on sharing the love.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wanted to give them something they may never get, and that&#8217;s brand-new boots. It&#8217;s something special. They open the box smell the leather and are so proud.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s about giving a hand to people having a crack. There&#8217;s nothing like seeing the smile when someone laces up their very own new boots for the first time. That&#8217;s why I ride.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said the ride itself far exceeded expectations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_116584\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-116584\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-116584 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/06\/68e6e194-.jpg?_t=1750828729\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/06\/68e6e194-.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/06\/68e6e194--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/06\/68e6e194--1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/06\/68e6e194--768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/06\/68e6e194--1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-116584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bourke and his team presenting some of the local players with new football boots.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;We ended up donating about 200 pairs of boots, plus footy&#8217;s and training equipment!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve learnt it&#8217;s bigger than just footy. A lot of them want to play footy and go into the carnivals but can&#8217;t do so unless they&#8217;re at school. It&#8217;s getting them back to school and off the streets. It&#8217;s also giving them jobs. They&#8217;ll employ people if they play footy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s bringing the communities together. They are united. We witnessed it all first hand. It was just overwhelming.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bourkey&#8217;s Bootride was able to raise more than $20,000 for the cause.<\/p>\n<p>Every dollar goes straight into new footy boots and sporting gear for children and young adults in the outback.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s just grassroots, people just chip in. There&#8217;s no corporate entity behind it, people just putting their hand in their pocket on the road or donating to the GoFundMe,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters can still donate and follow the journey at the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/footy-boots-for-outback-australians\"> GoFundMe page \u2013 Bourkey&#8217;s Bootride.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A GEELONG resident has just wrapped up a monumental ride through Australia, delivering more than 200 pairs of new football boots to those in need. Paul Bourke officially completed his second annual Bourkey&#8217;s Bootride last week, venturing thousands of kilometres across the country in nine days. 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