FAQs
About the challenge
What is Walk on the Wild Side?
Walk on the Wild Side is a virtual walking challenge to raise funds for WIRES to help rescue, rehabilitate, and release distressed Australian wildlife.
Walk 50km, 100km, or 150km in April, and every step you take will help give sick, injured, and orphaned animals their second chance at life.
How long is the challenge?
The challenge goes from 1st -30th April and you can walk at anytime throughout the month. Please note that any kilometres you walk before April 1st will be removed before the challenge begins (to make it fair for everyone).
What do I need to do?
Simply sign up and walk or run 50km, 100km or 150km throughout the month of April, and raise funds for WIRES to give sick, injured and orphaned animals their second chance of life.
taking part
How do I sign up?
Easy. Just sign up here and you can set your personal goal and start raising funds for your challenge.
Is there a registration fee to take part?
It is completely free to take part in Walk on the Wild Side.
How do I log my kilometres?
Your profile page includes your personal distance tally so you can track your distance towards your challenge goal. You can log your kilometres in the following ways:
Manually
You can manually add your kilometres through your dashboard in the 'My Fitness Activity' tab. This is a great option if you’re using a pedometer or a different method of tracking your distances.
Follow these steps to manually add your KMs:
1. Login to your account and select ‘My Fitness Activity’
2. Under ‘Add activity’, enter the date and distance
3. The number of KMs will now appear on your fundraising page!
Automatically
If you track your workouts with Fitbit, MapMyFitness or Strava your distances will automatically add to your tally.
Follow these steps to track your KMs automatically:
1. Download the Fitbit, Strava or MapMyFitness app and set up your account.
2. Log in to your Walk on the Wild Side account within your fundraising page.
3. Under the heading ‘Connect your preferred Fitness app’, click your chosen app.
4. Follow the prompts to connect your account
5. When you next work out, select ‘start your workout’ in the app on your phone. Once you end your workout, save your workout and your distance will be published to the tally on your page the following day.
If you have synced your app already but it is not working, please log in and re-connect it.
When using Fitbit, you must ‘start’ an activity and save it. Your daily steps will not automatically add to your page. If you are having issues, try syncing through BOTH your Fitbit and the Fitbit app on your smartphone.
When using MapMyFitness, you must ‘start’ your workout, ‘stop’ your workout and then ‘SAVE’ your workout.
Your tally will be updated each day with the previous day’s distances.
NOTE: All kilometres on the website will be reset to 0km on April 1, ready for your Walk on the Wild Side to begin!
fundraising
Where does the money go?
Funds raised will directed to services that WIRES provides to rescue and care for sick, injured and orphaned native animals.
To find our more about WIRES and their vital services, please click here.
Can I get help with my fundraising?
We will be sending you tips and hints along the way, giving you ideas and advice on how to reach your fundraising target. We have even created specific fundraising resources that you can access when logged into your dashboard for you to use when asking for donations from your networks.
Will my sponsor receive a tax-deductible receipt for their donation?
Yes, any donation above $2 is tax deductible in Australia. At the time of submitting their online donation, an automatic receipt will be emailed to your sponsors.
Can I start fundraising before April?
Absolutely! You can start fundraising from the day you sign up. In fact, the more you fundraise before the start of April, the more you can focus of achieving your distance goal in the challenge month.
How do I bank any offline money so it shows up on my fundraising page?
The easiest way is to do this is to make an online donation to your own fundraising page using your credit card. The total amount will then show up on your page.
How do I change my fundraising target?
Login to your Dashboard and click on ‘Edit my page’ and update your fundraising goal.
teams
How do I create a team?
You can create a team in the registration process. Simpy sign up now to create your team today!
I've already registered, but now I want to create a team. Can I do this?
Simply login to your dashboard and select 'Create A Team'. Here you can give your team a catchy name, personalise your team page and invite others to join you!
People are having trouble joining my team. Why would this be happening?
When you created your team, you may have opted for your team to be private, meaning people can only join your team if you have personally invited them by providing them with them a unique "invite" link. But this is an easy fix!
You can check this by logging into your dashboard, and under My Team, go to Team Page Settings. This is where you can change the setting to allow anyone to join your team, or choose to make it "invite only". Under My Team, then Team Members, you can also invite people to join.
