Matthew Parker

Sunday the 25th of october 26

At Approx 3-50pm Ish, I Decided To Go For A Walk And Smash Out Some More Kms. I Went My Usual Long Route Today, But I Did Take A Few Detours Here And There, As I Felt Like Mixing It Up. The Weather Was Crap, It Was Overcast, But Also HUMID AS, But I Didnt Let That Stop Me. I Forgot To Take My Sweat Rag With Me, So Every 5-10 Mins, I Had To Wipe My Face With My Shirt, So By The Time I Got Home, It Was Soaked With Sweat, Anyways...So In Total, I Walked For 2 Hours STRAIGHT & 9 MINUTES EXACTLY! For A Total Of 13.8Kms, Not To Mention The 2.2Kms I Also Done This Am, But That Was Cut Short, As I Seen Uncle Driving Along, Waved To Him, He Turned Around & Got Me. I Made It As Far As Cc's, Its The Old CHICKEN ALLEY On The BARKLEY Highway, Here In Mt Isa, QLD, Aust, Before We Went Back To His Place For A Cuppa Coffee, The Italian Brand/One Too, From Woolies, Its Nice, But $10 A Pop Mind You. Back To My Story, In Total, Today, I Have Walked 16Kms. I Now Have ONLY GOT 10KMS TO GO, YAY! But Sadly, Only ONE [1] Person Has Donated To This Good Cause [SOMEONE W/M-ILLNESS TOO], As It Stands Right NOW! QUITE SAD, Considering I Have EXACTLY 894 Friends On Facebook ALONE. If Each Person Could Only Donate Just 1 DOLLAR EACH, Then My $385 TARGET Would Be Done, Twice Over, No Worries. Hell, Even 50 CENTS EACH, Would Cover it. But Anyways, Im Goin to Remain Positive & Faithful. It Just Feels Like Im Begging People To Donate. But, Anyways, I Will Be Making A Big Sum Donation On My Next Pensioner Day. 10Kms To Go, I Will Worry & Focus On That For The Time Being. LOVE & LIGHT TO ALL BEAUTIFUL SOULZ READING THIS. If You Ever Feel Down Or Out, Contact Me, I Will Listen To You And Your Issues, Without Judgement. My Phone Number Is 0472 653 058. 🙂🫶🙏♐️✨️✌️👣 Share

Thursday 22nd of october 26

I Woke Up To An Overcast Weather, Here In Mt Isa. Still, I Decided To Go Walking. I Left Home At Approx 9am Ish & Guess What? The Weather Changed From A Nice Overcast Looking Scene, To Hot & Humid As. Still I Walked, Mind You, As Im Walking Out My Front Gate, I Started To SWEAT! Still I Continued On My Journey. I Ended Up At Woolies, Got What I Needed To Then I Proceeded To Walk Home. I Was Lucky Enough To Receive Financial Assistance From A Good Friend, Shes Such A Beautiful Soul! Her Name Is Naomi. Even After Paying Her Bills, She Still Sent Me Some Coin. So Thanks Naomi, From The Bottom Of My Heart & Soul! In The End, I Made It Back Home & Walked A Total Of 7.4Kms I Think, Dont Hold Me To It Plz. So, Another Day Done & Dusted. I Am Currently Sitting On 121/150Kms, So Ive Only Got 29KMS TO GO!!! YAY!!! This Wont Take Long At All To Be Honest. I Will Do At Least Another 10KMS Tonight. I Would Also Like To Make A Special Mention To Another Beautiful Soul. His Name Is Thomas, Im Actually Really Good Mates With His Older Brother Scotty, Who I Have Known Since 96, Back In Townsville At Aitkenvale Primary School We Went Together. Scotty Saved Me Against Racist Classmates, Who I Wont Name. He Stuck Up For Me! Thank You Scotty, I Hated Being Called 'VEGEMITE BOY, Just Because Im BLACK. Anyways, I Will Leave It At That. Thanks Thomas & Naomi, I Will NEVER FORGET THIS! Much LOVE, LIGHT & RESPECT TO YOU BOTH!!! 🙂🫶🙏 Share

Tuesday 20th of october 2026

I Woke Up This Morning Determined To Make Up For Last Nights Stuff Up! I Did My Usual Long Route Last Night, Its Normally Between 8-14Kms Approx All Up. But Somewhere Along The Line, I Paused My Timer, I Cant Remember If It Was At Woolies Or The Buffs Club, As I Stopped At Both. Anyways, I Ended Up With Only 4.3Kms Last Night Instead Of 10+ Kms. So, At Approx 11-30am Ish, I Walked The Same Route Again, Only This Time, I Did NOT PAUSE It. I Did The Usual Long Route Again, Walked Down The Barkley Highway, Turned Left At The Big Bridge, Walked Through Town, Past McCarthys Newsagency, Stopped In At Woolies For A Big Block Of Cadbury Chocolate. Then Proceeded Down Duchess Road, While Breaking Off A Row, Then Eating It Along The Way. I Walked All The Way Down Until I Turned Off On Thompson Road. I Walked Past The Injilinji Aged Care Centre, I Seen Matty Lees Blowing All The Leaves Off The Foot Path & Cleaning Up. I Waved At Him, Got His Attention, Then I Asked For A Drink Of Cold Water. He Said Knock On The Door, So I Did. A Worker Came, So I Asked For Some Water, She Got Me A Plastic Cup, While I Signed In. Then I Walked Off, Once She Gave Me The Cup Of Water. I Drank It Along The Way. I Walked Up To East Street, Turned Left & Made My Way Towards Marian Street. Once I Made It There, I Turned Left At The Traffic Lights Intersection And Walked To The Buffs Club. I Got A Cold Drink Of Water And Had A Quick Spell. Then I Got A Cup Of Coffee, Before Leaving. I Sipped On My Coffee Along The Way. I Just Made It Across The Big Bridge, When I Got A Phone Call From Uncle. I Ended Up Walking To His Place, We Had A Coffee, Smoke, Water, Then We Made Our Way To Woolies. I Stopped The Timer Then, It Was 10.3Kms. I May Walk The Same Route Again Tonight, Depends On How I Feel. Over & Out! ❤️💛🖤 Share

Saturday 17th october 26, am

Went For A Walk In The Am. At Approx 11am Ish, I Made My Way To Woolies, I Had A Quick Pit Stop Along The Way At A Mates Place To Get Some Water, Then I Kept On Walking. I Eventually Got There, I Done My Shopping Then I Walked Back Home, Carrying 2x Full Green Woolies Shopping Bags, Plus My Mambo Backpack Was Chockers With Whateva I Could Fit In There. I Walked In Total Of 7kms + Anyhow. So theres That Done. I Have Decided To Go For A Night Walk As Its Alot Cooler Out Here In The Isa Atm. Share

Monday the 12th of october 26

At Around 6-15pm I Went For My Usual Evening Walk. I Took The Same Route As Yesterday and Sunday Last Week. I Started Off At The End Of My St, Walked Down The Barkley Highway, Turned Off At The Big Bridge, Crossed That And Turned Right After The Bridge. Went Past The Isa Hotel, But Not Before Stopping In Quickly To Use The Toilet. After That, I Walked Down Past Woolies, Crossed The Road, Turned Right At The Traffic Lights, Onto Duchess Road. I Walked All The Way Down, To Thompson Road, Then I Turned Left, Walked Past Injilinji Aged Care Centre. All The Way I Went, Until I Came To The East St Intersection, Then I Turned Left And Followed All The Way Down East, Until I Came To Marian Street. I Turned Left, Started Heading Back Into Town. I Walked Straight Down All The Way Past All The Traffic Lights, Then I Crossed The Big Bridge, Turned Right & Headed Down Barkley Highway, On My Way Home. I Stopped In At Uncle Hindzy's Place, Scabbed a Smoke, But Didnt Stay Long, As He Wasnt In A Talkative Mood. He Walked Me Out The Front & Said Gnite. I Said Gnite, Then I Proceeded To Walk Home. Now, The Time Is Exactly 9-44pm, As Im Writing This Blog. My Legs Are Sore, Im Tired. Hot Shower n Bed I Think. I Am Currently Sitting On 43Kms Out Of 150Kms, So I Might Have Just Tomorrow Off, See What Happens. Gnite Or Good Morning Or Good Afternoon, To The Beautiful Soul Reading This! Im Tired. Good-bye 👋🙂🫶🙏 Share

Monday the 12th of oct 26, walk to woolies

I Decided To Go For My Warm Up Walk This Morning, Not Only Just For The Walk, But I did Need For Some Items For Supper Tonight, So I Went Nice n Early To Try n Beat The Arvo Rush Period. Spag Bog Is On The Menu Tonight, So Fairly Easy Ingredients To Be Collected/Bought. From Home [Soldiers Hill], To Woolies In Town, I Ended Up Clocking Up 3.5Kms. It Wasnt A Bad Walk. But I Did Get A Lift Home From Uncle Hindzy. I Will Try Clock Up More Kms Than Ever To Date. I Figure, Each Day That I Walk, I Will Aim To Walk More Kms THAN THE DAY PRIOR. So, Stay Tuned, I Will Go For Another Walk When Its Alot Cooler, As The Current Temp For The Isa Today Is Around 39°, With A Max Of 40, WONDERFUL 🔥😂🌝...Over n Out! I Need New Shoes... Share

Sun the 11th of octber 26 pt 2

I Decided To Walk The Route I Done Last Week [Sun 4th Oct] But Didnt Log By Accident, As I Did Not Have My Location Permission Turned On Originally, Like I Thought I Did [ Mum Wins Again, I Thought Wrong!🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️😂 ], So Here I Am. I Know This Comes Up As The 12th Of Oct, But Its Actually Part 2, From Yesterday [Again, I Thought Wrong], Im Supposed To Blog On The I Walk, NOT THE DAY AFTER 🤦‍♂️. Anywho, I Know Now For Next Time. So I Walked Down The Barkley Highway, Crossed The "Big Bridge", Walked Straight Through The Traffic Lights, Down To The Old Harvey Norman, Passed Through There, Up Past Shut Up n Cut Hair Dressers, Past The Isa Hotel, Past McCarthys Newsagency, Past The Cop Shop/Woolies, Down Duchess Road, All The Way Down To Thompson Road, Past My Last Place Of Employment [Injilninji Aged Care Centre], Turned Left Onto East St, All The Way Down To Marian St [Main Drag From Tsv Direction], Then Instead Of Going Straight Ahead, I Decided To Take A Detour To Show You Guys n Girlz A Look Peek At The Local "LOOKOUT". So I Turned Right Onto Hilary Street, On Me Way. But To My Disappointment, It Was Closed Due To Maintenance. So I Took A Quick Pic Of What I Could See From Ground Level [Pic Above], And I Also Managed To Capture A Plane Flying Above, But This App Wont Let Me Upload Vids, Only Pics, So Im Sorry For That. So, After That, I Walked Onto The End Of Hilary Street, Back Onto Marian Street. Then I Went Left Instead Of Going On The Highway, Towards Mcdonalds M. I Walked Past K.F.C, Then Past 54 Reasons [Old Bunnings In Mt Isa] Back Onto Marian St. Then I Went Straight Down, Towards The Big Bridge. I Took A Quick Snap As Well, Then Made My Way Across. Then I Continued On My Way Back Home, All The Way Down Towards "The 1st n Last Convenience Store", Then Home! Yay! I Managed To Walk 12.4Kms In Total, For A Total Time Of 1 Hour n 47 Mins, I Think 🤔. Shout Out The Couple Who Was Admiring Their New Lights That They Had Just Recently Put Up, On The Corner Of East St & Rebecca St, Or Is It Anne? Cant Remember To Be Honest. Anyways, It Was A great Walk, Considering I Had No Water And Desperatley Need A New Pair Of Joggers Or Asics or Something Like That. Over n Out! 🙂🫶🙏❤️💛🖤♐️🔥👏 Share

Sunday the 11th of october pt 1

Went For A Small Walk, Total Kms Was Only Small, Like 1.8kms I Think, But I Still Done It. Will Go For Another Walk Later On. I Will Class This As A Warm Up. Was Lucky Enough To Get This Snap. He Is Currently Located Where The Old Harvey Norman Used To Be, Here In Mt Isa 4825. Share

Saturday the 10th of october 2026

Well Today Is The 2nd Day Of Walking, Im Trying To Be Consistent Here, Furthermore, I Have To Make Up For Lost Time, It Is The 10th Day Of The Month, That Im Meant To Be Finished By, So I Figure Slow n Steady Each Day, BUT!, Increase The Distance Each Day. So Yesterday Was 5.2Kms, Today Is 8.2Kms, What Will Tomorrow Bring? Not Sure, But Stay Tuned Me On My Journey, In Raising Awareness For The Black Dog Institute & Also, MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS! 🫶🙏💯✔️ Share

Friday 9th of october 2026

Today Was My 1st Official Day Of Walking, I Am Late Obviously, But Better Late Than Never I Guess 🤷‍♂️. I Did Walk An Aweful Lot Of Kms On Sunday Last Week, Grand Final Night Actually For The Nrl. The Reason Why I Didnt Get It Saved Was Because I Didnt Allow My Location Permission To Be Turned On, Therefore, All That Hard Walking, While Everyone Was Watching The Footy, Was Basically A Warm Up Ha Ha. Anways, I Clocked Up Exactly 5.2Kms. So This Is The 1st Of Many Walks. Stay Tuned Everyone. Also, Please Bare With Me, As Im Still Getting Around To Updating My Page/Profile. Thank You. 🙂🫶🙏✨️♐️ Share