HOLISTIC - Cate brings MS awareness to Maleny

Cate Green, a woman living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), is currently embarking on an extraordinary solo cycling journey around the coast of Australia, covering up to 20,000 kilometres over 12 months. 

Beginning in April 2026, this ride is both a personal challenge and a powerful advocacy mission — one that embraces the ‘Art of Imperfection’ and shines a light on what it truly means to live, work, and dream with disability. 

Alongside raising awareness of disability in business, Cate’s journey also highlights the real risks of homelessness and the profound impact of living with chronic illness without adequate support — realities faced by many Australians navigating disability, fluctuating health, and financial instability. 

As part of this journey, Cate will be based in the Maleny region for six months to reset, connect with communities, creatives, and changemakers, including through her online program The Institute of Imperfection, whose work aligns deeply with her belief finding balance between mind, body and spirit is the key to life. 

Cate’s ride also marks the public launch of her not-for-profit initiative, HELP ME MIND MY OWN BUSINESS, a virtual assistant and support service designed specifically for people with disability, chronic illness, and neurodivergence who are running businesses. 

Through assistant support, the organisation helps people conserve energy, reduce cognitive overload, and stay connected to their goals — proving that asking for help is not a weakness, but a strategic and empowering act. 

Cate was diagnosed with MS in September 2018 after a sudden and life-altering onset of symptoms. In 2019, she experienced a period of complete paralysis and underwent extensive rehabilitation. Through determination, support, and adaptive thinking, she regained mobility and returned to cycling — a sport that now symbolises freedom, healing, and hope. 

Her cycling achievements include a ride through Vietnam in 2020, a solo unassisted ride from Wangaratta to Bright, and an 850 km journey through Spain in 2023. As a practice ride, she completed an unassisted ride through Victoria (1500km) in 2024.

Cate’s ride around Australia is an invitation: to rethink disability, to embrace imperfection, and to build a world where people are supported to work with their bodies and minds, not against them. 

She welcomes riders, supporters, artists, business owners, and community groups to join her along the way or connect during her six-month stay in the Maleny area. 

For media enquiries, collaboration, or to support HELP ME MIND MY OWN BUSINESS, contact: hmmmobassist@gmail.com.