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Liv Casben

Sydney grandad walks across Australia

Richard van Pijlen, 68, (with partner Debbie Tennant) has completed his walk from Sydney to Perth. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

After eight months on the road a Sydney grandfather has arrived in Perth, having crossed the entire continent on foot.

Dutch national Richard van Pijlen, 68, has been pushing a trolley of supplies for more than 4000 kilometres to raise money for the community bush regeneration group Landcare to plant one million trees.

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