What We Do

Our Mission

At Sunrise Wanderers, our mission is to create a welcoming community where men from all generations can connect while wandering together in their local community as the sun comes up.

Once a month our wander leaders currently guide leisurely wanders in local communities across Mornington Peninsula and Geelong region helping foster a sense of connection, encouraging open conversations and shared experiences as men of all ages move together as the sun comes up.

In April 2023 our first sunrise wander begun in Mount Martha on the Mornington Peninsula, and since then we have wandered together each month building connections and a greater sense of community.

In early 2024 we have expanded to new communities on the Mornington Peninsula, Frankston and Geelong regions and beyond to rebuild connections one step at a time.

The benefits our wanderers have told us they get from taking part

What We’ve Achieved to date

  • 18 wanders in Mount Martha to end September 2024

  • Over 500 men from across the generations in attendance to date across all new wandering communities

  • Many new connections made as result and nurtured between monthly wanderers

  • Additional events held e.g. long wander at Wilson Prom, regular social golfing afternoons, art show attendance, ice bath and breath work challenges, documentary movies nights, coffee making classes, wanderers coffee launch, inter community dinners events, family BBQ catch-ups and coffees

  • Wanderers taking part in wide range of community volunteering opportunities at Mornington Community Support Centre ( monthly breadrun), Fusion (Working Bee and ongoing monthly volunteering and Tanti Commuinity House, Mornington ( Working Bee and ongoing local youth mentoring)

  • New wandering community started in Geelong in January 2024

  • Frankston community commenced in February 2024 with wanders on the 1st Sunday of each month

  • Mornington community commenced in February 2024 with wanderers on 3rd Sunday of each month

  • Dromana community commenced in May 2024 with wanderers on 2nd Sunday of each month

  • Wider Victorian rollout planned for second half of 2024 and into early 2025