CHRIS TO HIT PEAKS FOR LATE SISTER
CHRIS O’Connor is ready for the most important ride of his life – honouring his sister, Kath, who lost her ovarian cancer battle last year.
The 47-year-old father of three will tackle the Peaks Challenge Falls Creek in Victoria, which has been compared to a “day in the Tour de France”.
Cyclists are given 13 hours to complete the demanding challenge and Mr O’Connor hopes to do it in 12 – his longest cycling endeavour.
But he said the effort does not come close to his sister’s battle.
“I can surely put my body to the test for only 12 hours – Kath did it for five years,” he said.
At first, the money was to be raised to fund a hand-controlled second-hand car for his wheel-chair-bound sister following a spinal operation. Now after Kath’s death, at age 45, all funds will go to the Cancer Council to support research and provide services to cancer-affected Australians.
The Peaks Challenge Falls Creek coincides with International Women’s Day tomorrow.
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THE NSW government could fully privatise WestConnex despite Premier Gladys Berejiklian previously declaring there were no plans to sell off its remaining stake in the Sydney motorway.
NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet yesterday announced a scoping study to determine if the government should retain or trade its 49 per cent share in the toll road. The study will investigate the options available but Mr Perrottet said a prospective sale wouldn’t proceed without “clear evidence that doing so would be in the best interest of the people of NSW”.