Turia Pitt

Humanitarian, Athlete, Speaker, Author, Inspiration

Without a doubt, Turia Pitt is one of Australia’s most admired people, renowned for her pure grit, indomitable spirit and passion for humanitarian work.

In 2011, age 24, Turia was an ex-model, fitness junkie and successful mining engineer when she was caught in a freak firestorm while competing in a 100km ultramarathon in Western Australia. She was choppered out of the remote desert barely alive, with full thickness burns to 64 per cent of her body.

Surviving against overwhelming odds is the least of her achievements. Turia has gone on to thrive in the ultimate story of triumph over adversity.

In 2016 alone, Turia participated in two IRONMAN competitions; completed the Kokoda Track and mentored over 6,000 people in her online programs. She is a passionate humanitarian and has raised well over a million dollars for the not-for-profit organisation Interplast.

She’s been shortlisted for Australian of the Year; was a finalist for the Telstra Business Women’s award and was the winner of the NSW Premier’s Woman of the Year.