Join us for Tasmania's Walk4BrainCancer to raise much-needed funds for brain cancer research.

• Saturday 17th October 2026
• Registration from 10:00am
• Walk starts at 10:30am
• Kingston Wetlands/Whitewater Creek Track, TAS Kingston

• Join us for this lowkey walk of just three kms which follows a safe and known walking track in Kingston, 15 minutes south of Hobart. The Kingston Wetlands and Whitewater Creek Track is a family-friendly, shared-use path system. The concrete all-weather trails follow the creek to link residential zones, the Kingston town centre, Kingston Park, and the sports precinct. This is a great activity for families, and all other ages too. Get some exercise and raise money for a very needed cause.

   

  

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  In January 2025 I had a seizure and was diagnosed with a Stage Three astrocytoma brain cancer. I know how important it is to raise as much money as possible for brain cancer research. Brain cancer is one of the less common cancers and research has until recently been sorely lacking. It’s starting to become more known now with some very exciting treatments emerging right here in Australia.
  I have just finished 1.5 years of treatment, including removal of a 40mm (in diameter), golf ball sized tumour, performed during an awake craniotomy (yes, full scifi!); followed by seven weeks of combined radiation and lower strength chemo; most recently finishing a marathon of 12 months of stronger chemo. I’m in recovery now. The whole process has meant I am unable to work, have limited energy (difficult with two young kids running amok!), need a lot of rest and support. It’s certainly no picnic! It has been the hardest thing I have ever done, but has also shown me how strong people can be when they are surrounded by love, practical help, good medical care and hope.
  I am grateful we live in Australia, which for people with any type of cancer really is the lucky country. We have so much available to fight this insidious disease that many countries around the world do not. As a fighter of brain cancer, I have and will, stay strong. For my kids and husband. For myself, and the rest of my family and friends. I’m not going to take it lying down (except for my afternoon nanna naps!) and getting involved in events like Walk 4 Brain Cancer make a huge difference, not just for research funding, but for my mental health, and others in my situation.

  Join Cure Brain Cancer Foundation for Walk4BrainCancer 2026, as we strive to rapidly increase brain cancer survival and improve the quality of life for people living with this disease. Our community is at the core of everything we do. We won’t stop until the cancer does.

• Kirsten Grant
• kirstenlgrant@gmail.com
• 0458254830