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The Refuelling Solutions Batmobile is Bashing again in 2017
Please help us raise funds for Variety, The Childrens Charity
About Variety, the Childrens Charity and the Annual Variety Bash
Variety-the Children’s Charity is a national not-for-profit organisation committed to empowering Australian children who are sick, disadvantaged or have special needs to live, laugh & learn.
The Bash was originated by businessman, explorer and philanthropist Dick Smith in June 1985 when he organised a group of people to travel from Sydney to Bourke in Far West New South Wales, and from there to Burketown in Northern Queensland.Dick wanted to take a few mates for a drive in the Outback in old cars and at the same time raise money for charity. He charged everyone to enter, and entrants were able to bribe the officials or be fined.That first event raised $250,000 for Variety and was known as the Bourke to Burketown Bash. Since then over $216 million has been raised through the Variety Bash.
Since the original Bourke to Burketown Bash was completed back in 1985, the Bash has travelled thousands upon thousands of kilometres criss crossing Australia. This unique FUN fundraising event is tagged “a drive in the Outback with a few mates.”
1985 Bourke to Burketown
1986 Bourke to Barossa
1987 Bourke to Barrier Reef
1988 Bourke to Blatherskite
1989 Bourke to Broome
1990 Bourke to Bernie
1991 Bourke to Beagle
1992 Heart to Heart
1993 Bondi to Bathurst
1994 Bondi to Ballina
1995 Bondi to Busselton
1996 Bondi to Batchelor
1997 Botany Bay to Barrier Reef
1998 Bondi to Billygoat Hill
1999 Brickpit to Broome
2000 Bayside to Barossa
2001 Beverley Hills to Broadbeach
2002 Bate Bay to Barrier Reef
2003 Blue Mountains to Barrier Reef
2004 Burramatta to Bathers Beach
2005 Bakery to Bethany
2006 Brookvale to Bundaberg
2007 Base to Bathurst
2008 Blacktown to Batemans Bay
2009 Bennelong Point to Broken Hill
2010 B Shed to Byron Bay
2011 Baulkham Hills to Buccaneer Rock
2012 Balmain to Bamaga
2013 Bankstown to Ballarat
2014 Brisbane to Busby's Bore
2015 Bass Hill to Bunbury to Broome
2016 Berowra to Bowen
2017 Belmore to Buffalo Creek
The Bash is Australia's largest (and favourite!) motoring event with participants travelling to rural parts of Australia that they would otherwise not see, at the same time raising money for disadvantaged and special needs children. Throughout the Bash, participants visit local towns, stopping into the schools to visit the kids (some schools only having 5 students!). Bashers get to see the smiles of the kids they've help and provide them with equipment to assist their education. There's never a dull moment on the Bash with stacks of entertainment such as trivia and movie nights, songs from long-time supporters John Paul Young and John Williamson.
You will need a reliable, well-built vehicle, which will survive the trip and be noticed so that your sponsors receive some benefit.The transmission, engine and engine ancillaries must be as originally specified for the vehicle. Fuel is always available, but it is advised to carry a jerry can as sometimes it is a long way between stops.Modifications to the body shape are permitted where such modifications are designed to enhance the appearance of the vehicle for sponsorship purposes or for fun! Modifications to the brakes, suspension & fuel tanks are allowed for safety but no improvements for extra speed or performance modifications.Attention-grabbing and unusual decorations make for a great Bash car … the stranger the better.
2017 Bash Route
Day 1 - Belmore - Wellington - Bourke
Day 2 - Bourke - Hungerford - Thargomindah
Day 3 - Thargomindah - Adavale - Blackall
Day 4 - Blackall - Winton
Day 5 - Winton - Mt Isa
Day 6 - Mt Isa (lay day)
Day 7 - Mt Isa - Avon Downs - Tennant Creek
Day 8 - Tennant Ck -Spell Paddock Bore - Katherine
Day 9 - Katherine - Jabiru
Day10 - Jabiru (Croc watching)
Day11 - Jabiru - Buffalo Creek
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