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Herd of Hope: Stockmen to drive cattle across iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge for fundraiser

Published on Thursday, February 9, 2017 in General

By: ABC Rural

Jim Willoughby rides with his daughter Megan on her wedding day in 2013 after she survived an organ transplant. (Facebook: The Herd of Hope)

A group of Australian stockmen will cross the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge with a herd of cattle in May to raise awareness of a cause close to their hearts. 

Each of the riders have been directly connected to a life-changing organ transplant, and the cattle drive will promote organ donation across Australia while raising funds for regional transplant care and services.

South Australian horseman Jim Willoughby said Herd of Hope had been inspired by his own daughter's journey since receiving a double organ transplant in 2010.

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