Rules and regulations
- All team members must be aged 18 or above.
- At the start of the event, each team must have four members.
- Oxfam Australia reserves the right to alter the trail without notice and/or cancel the event in consultation with and under the direction of Emergency Service agencies and major Event stakeholders/landowners. If the Event is cancelled, participating teams have the option of requesting a 50% refund of their registration fee.
- Teams are only allowed to check-in at the start during their designated registration periods.
- All team members must stay together between checkpoints and must check-in and out together at each checkpoint. Staff at checkpoints will not check-in or out incomplete teams with members unaccounted for.
- Any member who is injured or exhausted must be brought to the nearest checkpoint by team mates for assistance. If the injury is serious, call the Event Safety Officer via the emergency phone number printed on every participant's race bib.
- Under no circumstances are individuals to be left unaccompanied. If a team member becomes seriously injured and cannot be moved, one person must stay with him or her while the others seek help.
- Any team or walker who ignores road crossing instructions from Marshals faces risk of disqualification.
- If you want to withdraw during the Event, you must first report to the nearest checkpoint. Remaining team members cannot continue until the withdrawal of the team member has been reported. If for any reason you have to leave the Event urgently, you must call the Event Safety Officer via the emergency number printed on the race bib as soon as possible.
- In order to withdraw, the participant must complete a retirement certificate at one of the checkpoints. A team with less than four members cannot continue without a copy of the retirement certificate. This must be presented at each remaining checkpoint.
- If two members of a team have withdrawn, the remaining two members must accompany another team between checkpoints. This is to ensure that all event participants travel in groups of at least three people for safety reasons. This does not mean that team members join the other team - each team will retain their identity, team number and bib colour throughout the Event.
- If teams decide to leave the trail or checkpoints to sleep, or for any other reason, they must do so from a designated checkpoint. Upon checking-in, the entire team must contact the Event Safety Officer via the emergency number printed on participants' race bibs to notify their intention and an estimated return time. Failure to do so will result in the team being reported missing and a search will be initiated. The team must return to the same checkpoint to resume the Event.
- If your team has not departed a checkpoint by the nominated closing time, the team will be withdrawn from the Event and will be advised not to proceed. If you choose to do so, it will be at your own risk. The closing times are calculated on the basis that there would be insufficient time remaining to complete the Event in the specified 48 hours.
- A team's finishing time will be recorded as the last member of the team reports to officials at the Finish. Oxfam TRAILWALKER is a team event. No individual time will be recorded.
- The provided identification race bibs and wristbands must be worn at all times during the Event.
- Teams must notify the organisers of any change of team member by completing a 'Change of Team Member' form, available on the website. No substitutions will be allowed to a team that has started the Event.
- Every team must have a Support Crew and must be self-sufficient. The Support Crew is responsible for providing teams with the majority of their food, water and changes of clothes etc. during the Event. Please ensure your Support Crew is suitably briefed.
- Do not drop litter. Participants and Support Crews must respect the environment and local neighbourhood by using the litter and recycling bins at the checkpoints.
- Dogs are not permitted on the trail and at checkpoints. Smoking is strictly forbidden on the trail and at checkpoints.
- Teams are asked to respect residential and local parking regulations.
- Participants must keep noise levels to a minimum when walking in residential areas during training and the Event.
- Teams must carry a minimum of two mobile phones, preferably on two different networks.
- Each team must carry at least one first aid kit. Prescription medication and painkillers are your team's responsibility.
- Teams must raise a minimum of $1,000, in addition to the non-tax deductible and non-refundable registration fee, to participate in Oxfam TRAILWALKER. This includes registered teams that do not show on the day of the event. Failure to raise the minimum will prevent involvement in future events.
- Only complete teams of four finishing within 48 hours will be eligible for official ranking.
- Teams raising $5,000 or more by specified due date are eligible for fundraising awards.
- All fundraising activities undertaken by participants must adhere to the relevant state government regulations.
- Your entry into Oxfam TRAILWALKER may not be resold at a premium or used for advertising, promotion or other commercial purposes (including competitions and trade promotions) or to enhance the demand for other goods or services. If an entry is sold or used in breach of this condition, team members will be prevented from future involvement in the Event.
- Slower teams must give way to those teams travelling at a faster pace, as the trail can get quite congested, particularly in the early stages of the Event.
- Teams are strictly forbidden to meet their Support Crew at any location along the trail except the checkpoints. Any team found breaching this rule could be disqualified.
