Variety outline national motoring events
Enjoy the trip of a lifetime in the Outback whilst helping kids who are sick, disadvantaged or living with special needs with Variety Motoring Events. In a fully supported trip, you’ll travel off the beaten track on dirt roads and bush tracks through stunning parts of Australia most people never get to see - all whilst helping kids in need.
For over 35 years Variety’s iconic motoring events have supported regional and remote Australian towns, at the same time raising funds for kids in need. Whether you want to jump in a bash car with mates, hop on an old postie bike, or enjoy 4WD luxury, by joining a Variety motoring event you’ll be helping to inject much needed funds into areas of Australia doing it tough.
Started by Dick Smith in 1985, the original Aussie motoring event - The Variety Bash is now well known for its colourful characters and fabulous cars. The first event kicked off a series of events which now bring a colourful cavalcade of joy and laughter to isolated regional kids.
See firsthand where your fundraising goes when you stop at schools for breakfast or lunch. Donations of equipment and resources like wheelchair accessible drinking fountains or learning tools such as robotics and coding equipment are made to the schools where you will see the smiles on the kids’ faces.
Steve Perks has been on nine Variety B to B Bashes and travels in a 1985 Mercedes-Benz dressed as Bush Cricketers team. Steve says he enjoys the balance of fun and giving back when his crew are out on the road.
“I really enjoy being on dirt roads and visiting outback communities,” said Steve.
“I like what Variety does for children and the fact that I can see where some of the funds raised are being allocated which is important. I also value that when we stop in a town - we are helping the town through our spending on various goods and services.”
Variety runs events across Australia each year, read on to find a Variety Motoring Event which suits you:
Variety SA Moto Run
Four days of camaraderie and fun, whilst riding and driving some of our most interesting roads during the day and enjoying the best food and wine the state has to offer in the evenings.
Dates: 15 - 18 October 2020
Stops in: starts in the Clare Valley and finishing in Wallaroo
Distance: 920km
Vehicle: Touring motorcycles and luxury vehicles
Fundraising requirement: $2,000 minimum
Event website: variety.org.au/sa/event/moto-run/
Variety Adventure Ride
Join the inaugural Variety Adventure Ride, a six-day charity motorcycle exploring remote parts of our beautiful country, all on your motorbike.
Dates: 18 – 23 October 2020
Stops in: starts in Dubbo travelling to Carinda, Bourke, Tibooburra, Cameron Corner, Broken Hill, Condobolin and finishing back in Dubbo.
Distance: more than 2,000km
Vehicle: Adventure motorcycle
Fundraising requirement: $2,000 minimum
Event website: variety.org.au/adventureride/
Variety Ruby Road Trip
4 days, 40+ cars, celebrating 40 years of Variety in Western Australia – it’s going to be one heck of a ride! This brand new hybrid event, taking place from 22 -25 October 2020 will celebrate Variety WA’s 40th ruby anniversary with four days of fun-fuelled road tripping in WA’s south-west, starting and ending in Perth.
Dates: 22 - 25 October 2020
Stops in: starts in Perth travelling to York, a mystery location, Dwellingup and returning to Perth
Distance: 1,500km
Vehicle: A Creative Car (including vintage and muscle cars), 4WD or Bash car
Fundraising requirement: $1,000 minimum per person
Event website: fundraise.varietywa.org.au/event/rubyroadtrip/
Variety Postie Bike Dash
The Variety Postie Bike Dash is a six-day charity ride throughout NSW on old Postie Bikes. The event goes off the beaten track, travelling through the bush and countryside, stopping in at rural towns and schools for meals and entertainment along the way.
Dates: 1-6 November 2020
Stops in: Starting in Tamworth and travelling to Gloucester, Nambucca Heads, Coutts Crossing, Glen Innes, Gunnedah and finishing back in Tamworth
Distance: more than 2,200km
Vehicle: Honda CT110 or a Honda NBC110 Motorcycle
Fundraising requirement: $2,000 minimum
Event website: variety.org.au/postiebikedash/
Variety SA Bash 2020
The Variety Bash is not a race or a rally, but a fun and social event. The SA Variety Bash, 2020 – 'KI to the Capital' will run from 7 – 12 November starting in Kangaroo Island and will finish in Adelaide. The entire 5 day journey will be within the state of South Australia.
Dates: 7 – 12 November 2020
Stops in: starting in Kangaroo Island and finishing in Adelaide this event will stay within SA
Distance: 1,630km
Vehicle: Vehicles in standard condition and shall be models with a minimum age of 25 years
Fundraising requirement: $5,000 per car minimum
Event website: variety.org.au/sa/event/variety-sa-mystery-bash/
Variety Bash Adventure QLD
Restrictions are lifting and we’re all keen to hit the road again, see the great outdoors and enjoy some good times with our mates. The Variety Bash Adventure is a combined Bash and 4WD event, where all vehicle types are welcome, travelling through some of the most amazing outback and coastal scenery Australia has to offer, all in the name of helping kids in need.
Dates: 9 – 14 November 2020
Where travel: Bundaberg to Noosa via Nindigully
Stops in: Miles, Roma, Mitchell, Nindigully and Kingaroy before finishing up in Noosa.
Vehicle: Any Year 2WD or 4WD Vehicle *(must have current registration and roadworthy)
Fundraising requirement: $5,000 per car minimum
Event website: varietybashadventure.com.au
Variety Resurrection Run
It's time to come together, to explore the vast state of NSW on the Variety Resurrection Run. Dust off the Bash car or 4WD and join us for 6 days this November.
Stops in: Starting in Newcastle travelling to Dubbo, Girilambone, Bourke, Cobar, Lake Cargelligo, Parkes, Wellington, Mudgee, the Hunter Valley and finishing back in Newcastle
Distance: more than 2,200km
Vehicle: Bash Car or similar, a 4WD, or any vehicle you are happy to take down an unsealed (gravel or dirt) road or track.
Fundraising requirement: $2,000 minimum
Event website: variety.org.au/resrun/
Variety Mini Bash
Restrictions are lifting and we’re all keen to hit the road again, see the great outdoors and enjoy some good times with our mates. The Variety Mini Bash is a combined Bash and 4WD event, where all vehicle types are welcome, travelling through some of the most scenic and remote parts of Victoria, whilst assisting bushfire-ravaged communities along the way.
Dates: 15 - 20 November 2020
Stops in: Route TBC
Distance: TBC
Vehicle: 4WD or 30 years or older ‘Bash’ vehicle with UHF radio, fire extinguisher, first aid kits and Snatch Strap
Fundraising requirement: $TBC
Event website: https://fundraise.variety.org.au/events
Variety Federal Group TasBash
2020 is an exceptional year, that requires an exceptional TasBash – The East Coast Special Edition. In 2020 we will be taking the longest route possible while we explore the East Coast but the route will remain Tassie’s best kept secret until the day!
Dates: 13 - 15 November 2020
Stops in: Tasmania’s East Coast
Vehicle: no age limit just requires a theme and a HF radio
Fundraising requirement: $1,700
Event website: https://www.variety.org.au/tas/event/variety-federal-group-tasbash-2020/
The annual Australia Day Ute Run is a street parade that entertains spectators as it winds its way through Darwin, culminating in a community celebration. We encourage all to go overboard and deck out your ute, yourselves especially your dogs and join in.
Dates: 26 January 2021
Vehicle: Ute’s and Bash cars welcome
Tickets: $10 per vehicle
Event website: https://www.variety.org.au/nt/event/australia-day-ute-run/
Variety NSW 4WD Adventure
The Variety 4WD Adventure is a six-day, turn-key adventure taking 4WD vehicles off the bitumen and onto bush tracks, sand dunes, fire trails, and country dirt roads. Escape the nine-to-five routine with this premier, boutique event doing four wheel driving and accommodation in style.
Dates: 21 - 26 March 2021
Stops in: Starts in Forster travelling to Old Bar, Port Macquarie, Kempsey, Nambucca Heads, finishing at Coffs Harbour
Distance: 1,111km
Vehicle: 4WD vehicle with UHF radio, fire extinguisher, first aid kids and Snatch Strap
Fundraising requirement: $6,580
Event website: variety.org.au/nsw/4wd
Variety Brats Bash Magical Mystery Tour 2021
The Victorian Brats Bash are set to embark on a Magical Mystery Tour on Tuesday 6 April, and not even they know where they’ll wind up when they finish on Wednesday 14 April! But don’t worry, that’s all part of the fun and this journey of surprises is set to be a family favourite.
Dates: 6 – 14 April 2021
Stops in: Remains a mystery... Takes off from Melbourne
Distance: Remains a mystery…
Vehicle: 4WD or 30 years or older ‘Bash’ vehicle with UHF radio, fire extinguisher, first aid kits and Snatch Strap
Fundraising requirement: $550 per car minimum
Event website: https://fundraise.variety.org.au/event/bratsbash/
Variety NSW Bash
Just as much fun as the Variety B to B Bash but a little shorter through NSW only 7 days.
Dates: 16 - 22 May 2020
Stops in: Newcastle, Inverell, Moree, Lightning Ridge, Gunnedah, Armidale, Hunter Valley returning to Newcastle
Distance: more than 2,200km
Vehicle: Car which is 30 years old or older
Fundraising requirement: $4,000 per car minimum
Event website: varietybashnsw.org.au
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Variety Victoria 4WD Adventure
For the more intrepid travellers, the Variety Vic 4WD Adventure will be going from river to rock from Saturday 29 May to Friday 11 June in 2021. Starting in Mildura, making its way through five states with three nights camping in the Simpson desert, this epic trip will finish at none other than Australia’s most famous rock – Uluru!
Dates: 29 May – 11 June 2021
Stops in: Mildura, Silverton, Cameron Corner, Innamincka, Birdsville, Simpson Desert, Mt Dare, Alice Springs, Palm Valley, Kings Canyon, finishing in Uluru
Distance: more than 4,000kms
Vehicle: 4WD vehicle with UHF radio, fire extinguisher, first aid kids and Snatch Strap
Fundraising requirement: $3,660 per car minimum
Event website: fundraise.variety.org.au/event/4wdadventure
Variety NT Bash Noony to Nhuly
The 2021 NT Bash Noony to Nhuly will explore the Top End, with cars bashing their way through dusty outback roads and croc loving river crossings from Noonamah to Nhulunbuy on the Gove Peninsula.
Dates: Tbc
Vehicle: Bash cars
Tickets: $5,000
Event website: https://www.variety.org.au/bash/bash-nt/
Variety B to B Bash
The Variety Brydens Lawyers B to B Bash is the original charity motoring event. More than 100 crews make up the colourful convoy travelling more than 4,000km entertaining kids as they see in regional Australia, raising money for kids in need.
Dates: 1 – 10 August 2021
Where travel: Bungarribee to Baker’s Creek (Mackay)
Stops in: Cowra, Griffith, Broken Hill, Bourke, Cunnamulla, Charleville, Roma, Rockhampton
Distance: more than 4,300km
Vehicle: Car which is 30 years old or older
Fundraising requirement: $8,500 per car minimum
Event website: varietybashnsw.org.au
Variety Vic Bash
This one’s a milestone in the making with the Variety Vic Bash set to take YOU from Melbourne to Great Keppel Island (for the very first time in their history) from Wednesday 11 August to Friday 20 August in 2020. And it’s sure to be a HUGE celebration, with the Victorian Variety Bash celebrating 30 years of this iconic event!
Dates: 11 – 20 August 2021
Where travel: Melbourne to Great Keppel Island
Stops in: Deniliquin, Renmark, Wilpena Pound, Marree, Birdsville, Longreach, Springsure,Yeppoon
Distance: more than 3,500km
Vehicle: Car which is 30 years old or older
Fundraising requirement: $7,660 per car minimum ($5,660 per car minimum for first timers)
Event website: fundraise.variety.org.au/event/bash
