Walk for Autism in May

1–31 May 2025

Walk anywhere, anytime!

Free

Show your support for Autistic Australians and their families this May. Join us as we Walk for Autism, raising funds for much needed support.

70% of Autistic people in Australia experience mental health issues. So, we’re walking 5000–10,000 steps a day in May to fundraise for Aspect (Autism Spectrum Australia). Support us, or join in!

Funds raised can help Autistic people and their families:

access earlier diagnosis
provide autism-specific schooling for children on the autism spectrum
support research
help create inclusive, autism-friendly environments.

You can choose to participate for 7 or 14 days, or tackle the whole month of May.

Win a prize

As a team of four you could win a prize in one or more of the below categories:

Team who does the most overall steps
Team who has the best team walking uniform (photos to be posted on Viva Engage - tag Jasmin McQueen and Rohenna Young)
Team who raises the most money
The first team to reach 1,000,000 steps (this is achievable!)
Team with the most popular photo (this will be a popular vote at the end of May and finalists will be selected from posts on Viva Engage - tag Jasmin Mc Queen and Rohenna Young).

Prizes will be confirmed closer to the start date but may include dining, coffee, access to services, tickets to events and more!

: Set up an individual account by registering.
Register for Walk for Autism
More information: How It Works - Ways to Take Part
: To be eligible for the prizes it must be teams of up to 4 people. Get other people from VU involved! Got more than 4? Set up two teams!
During the process of setting up your individual account you can create a team page.
The team leader will create your team page, and the rest of your team members will be able to join your team either when they sign up with their account (search for the team's name) or they can log back in afterwards and join the team.
Once you have your team page please see details below to link it to the VU Organisation page.
: You can either join us at the bottom of the VU organisation page.
Or, to be added to the org page, create an account and team then to email [email protected] the following details and we will link your team to the VU org page:
Team Leader name
Team Leader email
Team name
: All team members must be a VU staff member or student to be eligible to win the VU prizes as outlined on this page.
Teams of only four (4) individuals will be eligible to win and receive the prizes.
Teams must be linked to the VU organisation page in order to be eligible for prizes.
VU has the discretion to update or change the prizes at any time and all details will be kept up to date on the VU Thrive Sharepoint.