The MSSA is raising funds for Rare Ovarian Cancer by undertaking a 120km ride in the North Queensland bush from Mt Fox to Greenvale (West of Ingham). This ride will take place on 1st of June where some members will be riding the entire distance whilst others will ride certain sections. The entire Academy will be involved by way of riding or providing support as well as undertaking various fund raising activities to hopefully raise $10,000 towards vital research. 

Josh MacKenzie Hello, I’m Josh MacKenzie, the proud owner of JME Electrical, residing in Wagga Wagga with my wonderful partner, Liz and two children. My brother Ben is another rider in the Ride for Research 2024 team. While he pedals his way through Brisbane, I’ll be joining in from Wagga Wagga where we will keep each other’s training schedules on track. I also probably hold the title of being the closest R4R 2024 rider living to Bright, so not too far to travel for me. Unlike my brother Ben, who thrives in the realm of financial services recruitment up in […]

Alice Hawes and Peter Dawson (The Cycling Lovers) Engaged couple, Alice and Peter, love cycling nearly as much as they love each other. Peter works as an aerospace engineer and Alice as a general practitioner. Despite sounding like the punchline of some joke about rocket scientists and doctors, they have the most fun outdoors, enjoying road and gravel riding, hiking, and kayaking. This love is so strong, their first date was a road ride and they recently got engaged during an exciting end to end gravel ride on the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail. When they aren’t out on an adventure, […]

Rohan Smith Rider Profile – Ride for Research 2024 Meet Rohan Smith, a father of twins (Liam and Jacqueline) and fiancé to Jennifer Hall. Rohan is an adventure seeker. He will try his hand at anything that comes along. He loves to spend his days outdoors. Rohan moved from Melbourne to Rockhampton in 1998 to take over a Newsagency with his brother and sister-in-law. He lived there until 2018.  Rohan and Jennifer moved to the lovely town of Tweed Heads where they opened a café in 2018/19. Most days you will find Rohan at the cafe. He lives in the […]

Mark Costin  Meet Mark Costin, a passionate adventurer and endurance sports enthusiast based in Townsville, North Queensland. With a deep love for nature and an annoyingly contagious zest for life, Mark seizes every opportunity he can to spend time in the great outdoors. Whether he’s hiking or trail running through the bush, covering challenging terrain on his mountain bike, paddling his kayak or whitewater boat or taking his trusty road bike out for an early morning spin, Mark finds immense joy in all of it. Perhaps Mark’s greatest passion of all is for adventure racing – A sport in which […]

Jeff Collier Hi, my name’s Jeff Collier and I’m from Murwillumbah in northern NSW. I have lived in the wonderful Tweed Valley for most of my life and I have been married to Cate for forty years. We have four adult children and eight grandchildren who also live in the Tweed so there are plenty of family gatherings and celebrations. I retired two years ago after a long and enjoyable career working and managing the local swimming pools for Tweed Shire Council. I now have more time to spend time with family, riding my bikes, helping out with community projects […]

Stephen Reaburn Hi, I’m Steve Reaburn from Melbourne, Victoria. My cousin Peter Reaburn, whose wife Claire has been diagnosed with rare ovarian cancer, has taken on the task of fundraising for research on this form of cancer that we know very little about. My wife Shashi and I have been together 20 years and married for 14. Although we have no children of our own, we both have a desire to help our extended families where possible. I still remember my first ever brand-new bike – a Chrome BMX for my 11th birthday back in 1984. Riding this bike all […]

Vicki Lee My name is Vicki Lee, and I am really looking forward to participating in this ride and raising some well needed money towards cancer research. As a breast cancer survivor of 7 years, I fully understand the heartache of enduring cancer treatment.  I lost my beloved husband to leukemia in 2015 as well, so I can fully understand just what Claire and others are going through. I consider myself lucky and am grateful that I managed pretty well through chemotherapy, surgery and radium.  I fronted up at oncology every week in a different fancy dress outfit (sometimes not […]

Megan Reaburn As the last name suggests, I am the daughter of Claire and Peter Reaburn who started Ride for Research in 2022. I live in Brisbane with my partner Tom and work in renewable energy development while also completing part-time a Masters of Education that feels like it’ll never end! I’ve always loved sport and have played netball my whole life, but staying consistently active as an adult is something I’ve struggled with until a few years ago. With parents like mine it was inevitable I eventually fall in love with maintaining a fit and healthy lifestyle. I spent […]

Renee Cowan  Hi, I’m Renee, and I’m ready for this ride to hand it to me! I’m 34 and I married the girl of my dreams in 2022, who also happens to be Claire’s daughter. The love that the Reaburn family has shown me over many years, and the love they have for each other doesn’t even have words. It is the type of love that could change the world…or at least mine. I have played teams sports from the wee little age of 6, I’ll have a crack at anything, and love that winning feeling. I played soccer for […]

Jason and Sue Stinson A couple that rides together stays together!   We met as teenagers during our first year of high school and grew up together on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. After both graduating from Queensland University of Technology, we moved interstate & then overseas to advance our careers in the education and hospitality sectors. We are happily married for more than 25 years with two wonderful children who are both students at The University of Queensland.   Last year we repatriated to Australia having spent the past twenty years living abroad in China & India. We are […]

Rebecca Ginley and Jenette Fisher – Profile Yogis that ROC! Meet Bec and Jen, the go-getter yogis on a mission to raise awareness and research funds for Rare Ovarian Cancer Incorporated (ROCInc). Their motto? “Stronger Together!”   Rebecca Ginley, a Main Beach local and owner of “Yoga by the Beach with Bec” is a community yoga instructor to not only Jen, but fellow yogi Claire Reaburn who is their inspiration for this challenge.  Claire and her husband Peter, who together, are fighting to beat this disease and are dedicated to supporting ROCInc in their research for girls and women. Bec […]

Peter Reaburn – Profile My wife Claire has the dubious honour of being the oldest women in the world diagnosed with Juvenile Granulosa Cell Tumour (JGCT), a very rare form of ovarian cancer. I’ve been involved in sports since childhood. Initially it was swimming at club then state and national level in surf lifesaving. I played Rugby Union during winter, swam and surfed all year round, and competed in surf lifesaving during summer. An active childhood and youth.  Later in life I immersed myself in masters swimming then triathlon winning several state age-group titles in long course. In 2005 I […]

Simon Chu – Profile My name is Simon Chu, much more a lab rat than a cyclist!! I completed my PhD at Prince Henry’s Institute of Medical Research (now Hudson Institute of Medical Research), where I studied the role of the estrogen in the pathogenesis of an uncommon ovarian cancer known as granulosa cell tumours. This led to my interest in the impact of specific molecular signalling pathways that are responsible for these tumours arising, and looking for ways to target these as a form of cure. After gaining my PhD, I continued his work at Prince Henry’s examining the […]

Peter Smith – Profile Peter Reaburn and I first met in 1977 on the beach at Coolangatta, while competing in the Queensland Surf Life Saving Titles. We discovered that we were studying Human Movement Studies together at University of Queensland and have been friends ever since. We played rugby and touch football together, surfed together, and went to each other’s weddings. After Uni, I became an Air Traffic Controller (ATC), working in Mt. Isa, Sydney, Newcastle, Archerfield, and Brisbane. I retired in 2014.  As an ATC, I still was involved in sport and exercise. I taught aerobics, coached rugby union, […]

Stephen Mitchell – Profile Family – Lynnette (my wife), Katelyn 22 and Jonathan 16. My daughter Katelyn was diagnosed in September 2020 with Juvenile Granulosa Cell Tumour (JGCT), a very rare form of ovarian cancer. Katelyn has had 2 operations, 1 to remove a Tumor and the 2nd to remove an ovary. At the time of her diagnoses the lack of information about this form of cancer lead Katelyn (also leaning on Lynnette and I) to decided that her treatment would be ‘watch n wait’. In Late March 2023 Katlyn was back in hospital due to a reoccurrence which was […]