Gold Coast students taking on 80km challenge for 80 million refugees | 7NEWS

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A Gold Coast school is taking on an epic journey to raise money and awareness for millions of refugees.

King’s Christian College students are completing 80-kilometre trips on bikes, scooters and skateboards, with each kilometre representing one million displaced people.

“That’s three times the population of Australia who have been forced from their homes and don’t have a place to lay their head or to call home.” – Tim Buxton, You Belong founder.

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