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Just 60 more sleeps to Vietnam and our preparations are running like clockwork, alarmingly like one of those old East German alarm clocks- consistently in the wrong time zone and loud like an air raid siren.

Please see below an updated version of the GodwinsOnTour programme where Georgina and Peter Godwin will be touring in Western Australia from 9th to 14th October this year.

The need for assistance continues to grow, which has a massive impact on our welfare and medical funds, but is also hard for the carers when we are forced to turn people away.

It has been a month since my last blog, ground rush has commenced, and we’ve been crazy busy, mostly with Jenny’s Vietnam Visa application.

ZANE Australia is proud to partner with siblings Peter and Georgina Godwin for #GodwinsOnTour this October.

It is remarkable that every beneficiary is known personally. Carers don’t just drop off life-saving medicine, food, and financial aid—they invest real time to ensure each individual feels deeply valued and loved.

The countdown to the Old Legs Tour 2026 Vietnam to Vic Falls continues relentless. we are riding in support of the beleaguered pensioners of Zimbabwe, and also the Friendship Bench.

Every single beneficiary who receives help from ZANE is known personally by the carers and is visited, not only to drop off life-saving medicines, food, and money, but to spend time making sure that each person knows that they are loved.

When I read the reports from Zimbabwe, I am always blown away by the thing that emerges most prominently through their words, is the depth of the relationship between the wonderful ZANE carers and the people they care for.

Cathy suffers from severe COPD and is dependent on continuous oxygen (24 hours a day). She is on substantial medication, with heavy monthly costs.