Hundreds of men and women who have ridden thousands of kilometres on their motorbikes across some of the most remote areas of Australia to raise awareness and funds for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia are due to finish their mammoth journey in Port Douglas this Saturday.

The Long Ride is a biennial nationwide motorbike tour and has ralready aised more than $2M for PCFA in the 17 years since it was established in 2007.

Earlier this month riders departed from all around the country, traveling through rural Australia, across the Nullarbor and up through Alice Springs, or from Perth, Sydney, Darwin, Canberra, Melbourne, and Adelaide to Longreach in Queensland before coming together at Charters Towers ahead of the crusade's end this weekend.

Long Rider founders Chris and Gail Dunne both awarded an OAM for their dedication and tireless work for the cause, will lead the riders into the Port Douglas Community Hall car park in Mowbray Street at 12.30pm. 

“The Long Ride is structured to raise awareness of prostate cancer and men’s health in all communities, while enabling bikers to experience freedom and mateship. Every dollar raised goes to the PCFA to fund life-saving research and support services offered to men affected by prostate cancer,” Mr Dunne told Newsport.

“Riders are able to save the lives of people they don’t even know while making lifelong friends along the way.

“Previous participants will tell you that the ride has changed them in many ways. You quickly come to realise that whatever is troubling you, others may have the same problem and you are not alone.”

Chris and his wife Gail developed the idea of the Long Ride when Chris was nearing retirement from the RAAF in 2004 at the age of 55 and was looking for a new purpose. Since then, they have led 11 successful Long Rides across Australia, with the Riders meeting extraordinary people and being welcomed into their communities.