Adventure on horseback

By Tina Seirlis

Local residents from across the Shire are encouraged to spend part of their Father’s Day at a heartwarming fundraiser in Korweinguboora, inspired by the memory of a much-loved local mum and teacher, Kerryn Wehrung who sadly lost her battle to breast cancer in 2020.

Taking place from 1pm to 4pm on Sunday 3 September and supported by the Korweinguboora Recreation Reserve, all proceeds from a sausage sizzle will go towards helping Kerryn’s daughter, Abbey Wehrung, achieve a target of $20,000 for the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

Ms Wehrung who is 27 and grew up in Korweinguboora said her mum passed in 2020 when there were COVID restrictions, and many people couldn’t attend her funeral.

“She was genuinely a great human being, a teacher for about 30 years, and touched on a lot of people’s lives, had a lot of friends, and so many people who cared about her,” she told the Moorabool News.

As part of the continued fundraising effort, Ms Wehrung will then set off in the days that follow the event on an amazing 300km journey with her horse Ida, and accompanied by friends, family and neighbours, both on horseback, and as supporting roadcrew.

Called ‘The Big Adventure 2.0’, Ms Wehrung said the idea came about from an earlier fundraiser in 2002 where she followed a similar route to raise money for epilepsy.

Twenty-one years later Ms Wehrung will again undertake the 300km journey on horseback over 12-days, riding from her home in Korweinguboora through to her grandmother’s property in Glenisla at the base of the Grampians.

Reflecting on her mother’s legacy and love of horses, Ms Wehrung said this ride is for her mum.

“She was horse crazy her whole life and we all have a lot of memories of her out riding with us. She was wonderful with animals, down to earth, and had an energy like no one I’ve ever met.”

Everyone is encouraged to attend the event, with an opportunity to not just buy a snag and support the sausage sizzle fundraiser, but meet Abbey, the horses and her team.

The Korweinguboora Recreation Reserve is located at 1399 Ballan-Daylesford Road, Spargo Creek.

To donate to The Big Adventure 2.0 visit: https://fundraise.nbcf.org.au/fundraisers/abigailwehrung/the-big-adventure-2-0