Cecile joined the Run in Albury and will travel through to Mildura on Sunday.
Originally from The Hague (Den Haag) in Holland, Cecile has spent the last 8 years working to protect Australia’s environment. She has worked on several campaigns, with organizations such as The Wilderness Society, National Parks Association, The Nature Conservation Council of NSW and others.
A geographer, she was inspired by viewing the film about the Run and decided to join this great initiative two months ago. With Mary Monroe (based in Yarrawonga), Cecile has organised events on the Murray leg of the Run, in Kosciusko National Park, Albury and Mildura. She is also part of the team arranging the finish line celebrations on Sunday 29 November at St Kilda Sea Baths.
Cecile thinks the coolest thing about the Run is that is will engage people from all walks of life, and that it is solution-focused in that it is raising funds to create a report which will provide a pathway for Australia to a low-carbon future. She also loves the natural systems which the Run highlights, such as the Murray River.
For Cecile, the Murray River, lined by beautiful red gum forests, is the most iconic river on the continent so she thinks it is fitting that the runners are following its entire course – from Kosciusko to the Coorong – to highlight the impacts of climate change on this great river system and its people.
“I really believe that the natural icons themselves need protection to keep Australia resilient to climate change and I like the way that the Run combines the protection of our natural icons with the cutting of man made emissions because we really need to do both,” she said.
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