2025 Australia Community Walk Event Tickets

CELEBRATE & HONOR INDIVIDUALS WITH CHILDHOOD APRAXIA OF SPEECH!

Date: Sunday 26 October 2025

Start Time: 11:00 a.m.

Ceremony & Walk Time: 12:00 p.m.

Location: Mill Point, Lake Wendouree 3350

Coordinators: Jeremy & Sheree Rudd

Contact: australiawalk4apraxia@gmail.com

2025 Event Day Details - What to Expect?  

We are excited to gather as a community to meet each other, honor the Apraxia Stars, and have some fun.  

• Please arrive by 11:00 a.m. to check in and participate in activities. 
  • Face Painting, Biscuit Decorating, Crafts, Raffle, Guessing Game, & MORE!
  • Donut & Coffee Van on site.  Donuts & coffee available for purchase.
  • Special Guest: Josh Earl - Josh Earl is one of this country’s most versatile stand-up comedians, whether it is writing award winning shows about the Australian Women’s Weekly Children’s Cake Book, or ditching his guitar and wowing sell out audiences around the country with his real life tale talks about his decade long speech therapy sessions and wild family history.  
• At 12:00 p.m., we will gather for a short ceremony where each registered Apraxia Star will be individually recognized.  Upon the ceremony's conclusion, we will walk together. If you wish, wear something blue to raise apraxia awareness.
  • Guest Speaker: Angela Morgan - Angela Morgan is an Elizabeth Blackburn fellow and Head of Speech and Language at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute and a Dame Kate Campbell Professor of Speech Pathology at the University of Melbourne. Angela's research career has focused on elucidating the genetics and neurobiology of child speech and language disorders. Her ongoing vision is to bring neuro-scientific evidence for child speech and language disorder into everyday clinical practice, to improve diagnosis, prognosis and treatment, and ultimately optimise outcomes for affected children and their families. She has an exceptional track record of consumer engagement, working with over 30 consumer groups and currently sitting on 4 Consumer Advisory Boards.  Angela has maintained a clinical role throughout the 25 years of her research career.

HOW DO I REGISTER?

• Scroll down to complete the EVENT TICKET form below.  
• Register yourself and all members of your household that share the same address as you, including children.  If supporters from a different household wish to join you, please share the link to this EVENT TICKET form and ask them to do the same. 
• ***Don't forget to register your Apraxia Star for recognition purposes.*** We will only honor an Apraxia Star during the event's ceremony if they are registered.

Who is an Apraxia Star?  An Apraxia Star is an individual with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS).  

What is childhood apraxia of speech (CAS)?  Childhood apraxia of speech is a neurological motor speech disorder that makes it hard for children to speak. Children with this diagnosis generally have a good understanding of language and know what they want to say. However, they have difficulty learning or carrying out the complex movements that underlie speech. There are often co-occurring challenges that can last into adulthood in the areas of residual speech errors, language, reading/literacy, academics, and social skills. There is no cure, but with intensive and appropriate speech therapy, most children learn to produce intelligible speech and can overcome many of their challenges.

How does the Community Walk Event make an impact?  The Community Walk Event raises awareness about childhood apraxia of speech.  Each time we share information about this event or CAS, we are creating a future where more individuals can find the care they need because apraxia is understood, not unknown.  Also, this event helps raise crucial funds necessary to develop, grow, and sustain the programs, resources, and research support offered by Apraxia Kids.

WAIVER - By registering to this event, you agree to these terms. I hereby waive and release, for myself, my child, my heirs, executors and administrators, any and all rights, claims, liabilities and causes of action whatsoever I or my child may have against Apraxia Kids, its affiliates, and the Event operators and sponsors and each of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (the "Event Parties") relating to or arising from my or my child's participation in the Event, including but not limited to personal injury.  I recognize the Event has inherent risk of injury and I hereby assume that risk, and on behalf of me and my child. If I or my child causes injury to any person or damage to any property while participating in the Event, I hereby indemnify and hold harmless the Event Parties from and against any and all claims, suits, actions, loses, damages and expenses related to or arising from such injury or damage.  I  hereby give my consent to Apraxia Kids and its affiliates to use me and my child's name and photographs, video and film ("Photos") of me and/or my child taken before, during or after the Event in advertising and promotional materials for Apraxia Kids, including but not limited to the Internet, without compensation. I agree that no advertising or other material need be submitted to me or my child for approval. I agree that all Photos of me and/or my child used by Apraxia Kids and its affiliates are owned by Apraxia Kids and they may copyright material containing same. I hereby release, discharge, and agree to save harmless the Event Parties from any liability, including, without limitation, any claims for libel or invasion of publicity/privacy, by virtue of any use of my or my child's name and/or Photos, including, any alteration of such Photos, whether intentional or otherwise.  By registering as a Team Leader, I agree that Apraxia Kids can share my contact information with the local coordinator so that I may be notified of event updates. I hereby agree not to use the Apraxia Kids and/or Walk for Apraxia logo on any team swag!