Gary’s long walk for children impacted by domestic violence

Erle Levey

He might have been tired and suffering from blisters on his feet but Gary Cooper received a heart-felt welcome at Tewantin when he finished his long walk for children impacted by domestic violence.

Gary, 39, from Cooran, is visually impaired and non-verbal but that did not stop him walking more than 100km from Pelican Waters to Tewantin in the course of six days.

With his mother Roz, and friends such as Tara Wallace, Lauren O’Neill and Amy Price, they followed the Sunshine Coast Coastal Pathway on the journey.

Speaking at Noosa Marina in Tewantin last Thursday evening at the end of the journey, Roz Cooper said that Gary was a great walker.

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