Your Tribe and Queensland Walks Month launch community walk on Cairns Esplanade

Two popular walking groups have joined forces to promote social connectivity and healthy living in this year’s Queensland Walks Month.

As part of Queensland Walks Month, Your Tribe walking club has organised a group walk along the Cairns Esplanade. (front row, L-R) Queensland Walks president Angela Wright, Judy Bugler, Queensland Walks executive officer Anna Campbell, event organiser Jo Piggott, Sally Cowan and Scott Anderson enjoy a walk and a talk along the Cairns Esplanade on Friday night. Picture: Brendan Radke

Connecting the community, keeping healthy and enjoying nature were the key takeaways for more than 30 men and women who participated in this year’s Queensland Walks Month launch on the Cairns Esplanade.

Queensland Walks Month and Your Tribe Australia officially started the Queensland Walks launch on Friday afternoon with a walk along the Esplanade followed by a sausage sizzle.

Your Tribe Australia Founder and 2023 Cairns Woman of the Year Jo Piggott said Friday’s walk was a chance for the community to come together to socialise and raise funds for charity.

As part of Queensland Walks Month, Your Tribe walking club has organised a group walk along the Cairns Esplanade. (front row, L-R) Queensland Walks president Angela Wright, Judy Bugler, Queensland Walks executive officer Anna Campbell, event organiser Jo Piggott, Gabriella Johnstone, 2, and Laura Johnstone enjoy a walk and a talk along the Cairns Esplanade on Friday night. Picture: Brendan Radke

“We wanted to show that anyone and everyone can go for a walk, run, stroll or roll in the community,” Ms Piggott said.

“The aim is to encourage more people to get together and be active, healthy and socially connected. We had a sausage sizzle afterwards as one of our members is raising funds for the Hospital Foundation so we wanted to help with that.”

While most Your Tribe walk events were not affiliated with charity groups, Ms Piggott said members often had the opportunity to raise funds for organisations close to their hearts.
“We’ve got three groups participating the CQSuper cardiac challenge and a few people doing CQUniversity’s 10,000 steps challenge so there’s a bit of competition going on,” she said.

As part of Queensland Walks Month, Your Tribe walking club have organised a group walk along the Cairns Esplanade. Event organiser Jo Piggott pushes Sally Cowan along the Cairns Esplanade on Friday night. Picture: Brendan Radke

Queensland Walks Month CEO Anna Campbell said the launch was a great way to connect communities, celebrate walking and share local places where people enjoyed walking.

“We’re excited to come up to Cairns and work with Jo from Your Tribe who put a fabulous group together for an accessible walk along the Esplanade. It’s a really great way of highlighting accessible, inclusive and healthy spaces,” Ms Campbell said.
For more information on Queensland Walks Month and Your Tribe Walk and Talk’s various activities, visit their Facebook pages or websites.

Originally published as Your Tribe and Queensland Walks Month launch community walk on Cairns Esplanade