About Our Challenge
From our research stations in the Antarctic and subantarctic, alongside head office staff across Australia, our Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) Community is taking part in the 2026 Push-Up Challenge. From 3 - 26 June we are going to Push for Mental Health to help shine the spotlight on the number of lives lost to suicide each year and raise awareness of mental health. Your support and encouragement as we take on this challenge is appreciated.
Supporting headspace
headspace is Australia’s National Youth Mental Health Foundation, providing early intervention mental health services for 12-25 year olds.
Each year, headspace helps thousands of young people access vital support through our headspace centres in over 175 communities across Australia, our online and phone counselling services, our vocational services, and our presence in schools.
The support headspace receives from the community helps us achieve our vision - that all young Australians are supported to be mentally healthy and engaged in their communities.
State Of The Push-Ups
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Team Stats
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Teams
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Thank you to our Sponsors
$500
Pat
$500
David Buller
$250
Nelson Clegg
Wow Nelson. Such an inspiration. Keep pushing!
$250
Aaron Doherty
$250
james beton
$250
Dave Buller
$250
Matthew Gillis
$250
Braiden Richards
$250
Will Mangan
Up down up down
$250
Anonymous
$240
Graeme Goodman
$10 a day for the 24 days of pushups Enjoy and great chance to get fit!! Xx
$225
Rosie and Dave
$219
Honey is the best
$200
AndrewRyan
$200
Jason Clogher
$200
Christine Levic
$200
Ben Callahan
$200
Jane
$199
Matt Irving
$150
Brett Barlee
Go Kings!
$150
Matthew Lelli
$120
Craig Goodman
$120
Viorica
Fir a very good cause! Go Chris!
$120
Mick Wright
$120
Michael Fox
go for it MATT keep warm!
$120
Anne MacLeish
Go Deb!!
$120
Dion M Bowler
Show us ya guns old chap
$120
Daniel Campbell
$120
Steve Boyall
All the best with the challenge.
$120
Michael Gillis
Be strong Matt
$120
Alexa Shaw
$120
Kathy Dundas
Great cause James and a great way to keep warm!
$120
Carol Lack
$120
Diana Ambrozie
Well done 🤍
$120
Nick Williams
$120
Paul Gillis
Keep up the push ups
$120
Marianne Gillis
Good luck
$120
Paul Black
$120
Peter Mantel
Great work Deb: you got this! Best wishes, Elwood.
$120
Anonymous
$110
Katie
Good on you James, proud of you
$101
Facebook Donation
$101
Facebook Donation
$100
Ash
$100
jadon
I assume you're outsourcing the actual physical pushing up.
$100
Jenny Bonser
$100
Anonymous
$100
Chris Hart
$100
Facebook Donation
$100
Andrew Gillis
Go Matty !!!
$100
Guliz Berfin
$100
Jay Tyack
💪
$100
Cheryl and Jim Hart
Good luck with the push-up challenge, it’s for a great cause! Love mum and dad xx
$100
Anonymous
$100
Scott Mallia
$100
Scotts parents
$100
Colin & Kylie Doherty
Good job, proud of you.👍😎❤️
$100
Hiral Sanghvi
$100
Ben Graham
$80
Anonymous
$71
Facebook Donation
$70
ALICE GRAHAM
Well done & thank you for fundraising for mental health services for young people! 😊❤️🙏
$65
Dave Buller
$65
Stuart Graham
$65
Scott Sphenisciformes
$65
Deb Holmes
$65
Marianne Gillis
Great cause no
$65
Ben Graham
$65
Anonymous
$65
Anonymous
$65
Peter Allen
$65
Anonymous
$65
Ben Graham
$65
David Gillis
Go Matt
$65
Anonymous
$65
Janet Gibson
Excellent cause Matt, good luck xx
$65
Vandersees
Good on you Matt!! From the Vandersees
$65
Penny Pascoe
$65
Charlie Pascoe
Happy pushing!
$65
Claire Moser
Leave the penguins outta this!
$60
Philip Ryan
$51
Facebook Donation
$51
Facebook Donation
$51
Facebook Donation
$51
Facebook Donation
$50
Leigh Monk
$50
Kirsten Leggett
$50
Anonymous
Push it real good!
$50
Kevin Dunne
Good luck Meme !!! 😊
$50
Anonymous
$50
Justine
$50
Jay Turner
Do it for the men!
$50
Izzy
Wahoooooo
$50
JP
Well done. A cause close to my heart My daughter has benefited from headspace
$50
Noel & Marja
Go hard
$50
Megan and Andrew Arnott
$50
Sel
Keep up the good work 😉
$50
Anonymous
$50
Pujya gudevji shri rakesh ji.
$50
Renee Harris
Every push-up brings you one step closer to being able to carry all my hiking gear :P
$50
Melissa Thomas
$50
Atmarpit Chavdaji
$50
Hendo
Do a push up with a penguin’s on your back
$50
Mike Atkinson
$50
Anonymous
Congratulations on a great job. You are amazing. Keep up the great work. Love you x
$50
D & D
Good on you Michael. Such a great cause
$40
Di & Lou
Go you good thing! Xx
$35
Gwil Price
$35
Nipaluna Dan
$35
Kasey
Doing it for the gainz
$35
Sally Carney
$35
Melissa Wrohan
$35
Katerina Vangelis
$35
Amelia Fowles
$35
diane smith
Go Meme!
$35
Nick Williams
$35
Katharine Gillis
Good on you Matt! We are so proud of you ❤️
$35
Kate PERROTT
Go Paul!!!
$35
Margaret Black
Go brother! You can do 100 push ups in a row!☃️
$35
Harrison Judd
$35
Nelson Clegg
Wow Justine! Such an amazing effort. Wishing you all the best from Davis, below the Antarctic Circle.... Your Mentor, Nelson.
$35
Anonymous
$35
Penelope Barrett-Young
Keep pushing! Not long to go now!
$35
The Garrattys
Go Jonny! Lib, Steve & Matthew x
$35
Thusitha Perera
Good luck and nice work Leigh!
$35
MOIRA BLACK
Go Dad!
$35
Kerry
Well done nephew 💙
$35
Ashleigh Doherty
Proud of you 💪
$35
Dave Robyn Tobin
Good luck mate great cause.
$35
Kerry Steinberner
$35
Anonymous
I want to see Andrew Ryan do a push up on the ice
$25
Anonymous
Keep up the good work 💪🏻
$25
Jonathan Stark
$25
Sarah Spencer
Go Jonny!!
$21
Duckie Gillies
hope you do more push ups thank you do work hours for a year
$21
Facebook Donation
$20
Naomi Monk
You’ve got this!
$20
Kat Wilder
$20
Bec Sheldon
$20
Anthony W
$20
Nadine
$20
Anonymous
Good on you Jonny and good luck! Video evidence?
$20
Anonymous
$20
Adam Quick
Thanks for supporting a very worthy cause
$20
Kathryn Brown
$15
Bich Loan
Happy to support a little for Benny
$10
Anonymous
$10
Anonymous
$7
Facebook Donation
$5
Maddy
Yay!! Go Mum!
$5
Letty Clegg
$5 seems enough
$5
SRMD ધરમપુર
$3
Kukarwada Rajput Samaj
$2
Balwantsinh Chavda
$1
Vishalsinh Chavda
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