
Jordan Maki, organiser of the Falling Leaf Festival introduced the Peace Run before the race started. Jordan is with the Tumut Trotters Running Club – a small but enthusiastic group who reap the benefits of living in the Snowy Mountains region.

We completed our run into Wagga and visited the Wagga Zoo and Aviary – free for all guests, maintained by the Wagga Wagga Council. The staff gave us a tour, introducing us to a friendly dingo, one tame snake, two polite emus, one missing wombat, three spotted deer, five tiny kangaroos and two dusty camels.