{"id":8,"date":"2025-09-15T18:11:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T08:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bourkeysbootride.com.au\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2025-09-17T18:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T08:32:13","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bourkeysbootride.com.au\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hi, I’m Paul Bourke - or you might know me as The Indian Crusader<\/strong> on YouTube. What started as a solo motorbike ride to clear my head has turned into something much bigger - Bourkey’s Bootride<\/strong>.<\/div>\n
 <\/div>\n
While travelling across Australia on my Indian Motorcycle, I’d stop at local ovals to kick the footy. That’s when I noticed something that stuck with me - kids out playing, but playing barefoot.<\/div>\n
 <\/div>\n
Through my business, I was able to donate nine brand-new pairs of boots and some other gear to kids in remote areas on my 2024 ride. But it didn’t feel like enough. That experience lit a fire in me to do more - and Bourkey’s Bootride<\/strong> was born.<\/div>\n
 <\/div>\n
This is not a political or activist campaign. It’s just one bloke on a motorbike who wants to help remote Australians<\/div>\n
 <\/div>\n
So far, we’ve already raised $20,000, thanks to a generous donor who matched the first $10,000. Every dollar goes straight into brand-new footy boots and sporting gear for kids in the outback. No red tape, just kindness.<\/div>\n
 <\/div>\n
This year, I’m riding from Geelong to Kalkarindji via Katherine (around 4,000km) hand-delivering boots to those doing it tough in some of the most remote parts of the country.<\/div>\n
 <\/div>\n
If you can chip in, share, or spread the word, it makes a world of difference. Thank you for supporting Bourkey’s Bootride<\/strong>.<\/div><\/div>
\"Image\"<\/a>
Visit Our YouTube Channel<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a>
<\/div>
\"Image\"<\/a>
Support Our Program<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi, I’m Paul Bourke – or you might know me as The Indian Crusader on YouTube. What started as a solo motorbike ride to clear my head has turned into something much bigger – Bourkey’s Bootride.   While travelling across Australia on my Indian Motorcycle, I’d stop at local ovals to kick the footy. That’s when I noticed something that … <\/p>\n

Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-blank-4.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","no-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bourkeysbootride.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bourkeysbootride.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bourkeysbootride.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bourkeysbootride.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bourkeysbootride.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/bourkeysbootride.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23,"href":"https:\/\/bourkeysbootride.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions\/23"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bourkeysbootride.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}