Frequently Asked Questions

Registering is easy and free! Just head to rideforthekids.org.au/register, choose whether you’re riding solo or with a team, and follow the steps to set up your fundraising page. You’ll be ready to ride in just a few minutes.

Yes! You can join an existing team or create your own during registration. Riding as a team is a great way to stay motivated, ride for a shared goal and celebrate your impact together.

Nope - it’s completely free to take part in Ride for the Kids. There's no registration fee, and every dollar you raise goes directly to support over 1,600 Brainwave families across Australia.

After you complete you’re initial signup, you’ll be taken through to your fundraising page and stepped through the process of kickstarting your Ride for the Kids profile. You’ll receive a welcome email with everything you need to get started — including your fundraising page, additional setup tips, and more. From there, you can personalise your page, set your goals, and start spreading the word!

Yes! When you register, you set your goal for the number of kilometres you want to cycle from 1-31 October 2025.

Will you ride the Paris-Roubaix at 298 kms or even cross the Nullabor at 1,200km ?  You choose your challenge and lets get started.

You can change you goal at any time by accessing your personal fundraising page.

Anywhere that is safe to do so! You could cycle in the park, on roads, on trails or even on the static bikes in the gym.

Not at all. This is your ride, your way. You choose how often you ride and how far — some people ride every day, others just on weekends. Every kilometre counts.

You can track your ride by connecting your fitness app (like Strava, Garmin, Fitbit or Apple Health), or by manually logging your kilometres in your Ride for the Kids dashboard. Every ride counts!

You can connect Strava, Garmin to your Ride for the Kids account. Our App Connection Guide will walk you through the steps. View it here.

Absolutely. Whether you’re riding outdoors, at the gym, or on a stationary bike at home, you can log those kilometres. When using a stationary bike you’ll need to log your kilometres manually, which is easy. Simply log into your Fundraising Page and add the Kms you’ve ridden manually. We only record full kilometres, so feel free to round your riding KM to the nearest kilometre when entering.

When you register, you will be invited to set up your own fundraising page with a link and message to send to your friends, family and colleagues. They can sponsor you securely through your fundraising page.

We will send you some suggestions for other great ways to fundraise, and remember, donations to your fundraising are tax-deductible.

Start by sharing your personal reason for riding on your fundraising page. Then use our email and social templates to ask friends, family and colleagues to donate or join your ride. You can also print and display some posters around your workplace. Remember, people are more likely to give when they know your “why.”

Yes, for donations made in Australia and over $2. All donors that have made donations will receive a tax deductible receipt by email after they donate – it’s a great idea to also send them a personal thank you for donating. 

There’s no minimum, and every dollar makes a difference. But we’ve set some fun fundraising milestones with rewards along the way to keep you motivated!

Each time you hit a fundraising milestone, you’ll unlock an exclusive reward - like a water bottle, a musette, or even premium Pedla gear designed just for this event. Raise $1,000 and you’ll become a Ride for the Kids Champion, complete with you very own cowbell to ring loud and proud! Along with your physical rewards, you'll also receive digital badges and a big cheer from the Brainwave community!

We’ll be sending your rewards via Australia Post to the address you listed when you signed up. If you need to make any changes to your registered address, please send us an email events@brainwave.org.au 

Yes! Many workplaces offer matched giving programs. Ask your HR team if your donation can be doubled — and if they need more info, we’re here to help. 

You can create a team during registration or from your dashboard anytime. Just give it a name, invite your friends or colleagues, and start riding toward your shared goal! Life is always more fun when it’s shared 😊

You can only join one team at a time. But you can ride as part of your workplace, school or club — and still support other friends by donating or cheering them on.

Some team-based rewards are available — like caps for recruiting 5 riders into your team (up to 10 caps per team) and when you invite people to join your team from your page, you’ll go into the draw to win an intrepid holiday. In team, you can also unlock exclusive ‘team only’ badges on your team profile page.

But, the biggest reward is riding together toward a shared goal and seeing your collective impact grow.

There are many ways you can get your organisation involved and we'd love to help.

1. When you register, you will get access to a bank of event materials, including posters to print and put up in your work place.
2. You can enquire whether your organisation would do Matched Giving, where they match every dollar which is donated.
3. You could start a team, or teams, within your organisation to expand your fundraising reach and create some healthy competition between other offices or departments in your organisation.

If you'd like more assistance activating your organisation/business, please reach out to us at events@brainwave.org.au

Check our App Connection Guide for step-by-step instructions for Strava, Garmin and more. Still stuck? Reach out to our support team - we’re here to help.

Sometimes apps take a few hours to sync. Make sure your account is connected, your activity is recorded as a ‘ride’ and your ride is set to public. Still not working? You can also log rides manually anytime.

Log in to your dashboard, go to your profile settings, and upload a new photo or edit your story anytime. You can also add update posts throughout the challenge and sharing your “why” helps others connect and support you.

Ride for the Kids runs from 1–31 October 2025. You can collecting donations as soon as you register and starting logging kilometres ridden from 1st October 2025. Your first fundraising milestones can even be reached before the ride starts, so you many even be wearing all the exclusive gear and ready to roll from 1st October! Any kilometres logged prior to 1st October will be deleted at midnight on 30th September, to ensure we all start at 0 on October 1st. 

Nope! Ride for the Kids isn’t about speed or winning - it’s about doing something meaningful for families who need support. Ride at your own pace, wherever you are.

Absolutely. Kids, families, classrooms — everyone is welcome! You can set a distance that suits your child, and we’ve even created a printable fundraising tracker just for them.

Donations received enable Brainwave Australia to provide support to children with brain illnesses and injuries, and their families, through information and advice, peer support, therapy and equipment and family activities. Your ride funds therapy, equipment, hospital support, and joyful programs like family days, Bear Essential hospital packs, and camps — all delivered by Brainwave Australia.

Brainwave supports over 1,600 children and families across Australia and has relationships with all the State and Territory children’s hospitals for referrals and support.