This year marks three decades since iconic Australian philanthropist Dick Smith kick-started the annual Variety Bash and now, in its 30th year, 84 wacky and wonderful vehicles synonymous with the Variety Bash will be passing through Glen Innes tomorrow, taking lunch at the Glen Innes and District Services Club before heading off on the road to Noosa, raising funds for disadvantaged Aussie kids.
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With hundreds of outrageous vehicles and participants converging on Sydney from six states and territory bashes, Glen Innes will play brief host to the Victorian Bash which hit the road in Melbourne on Thursday, August 14, and has since been making its way through NSW towards the Queensland border.
While Glen Innes was not scheduled for an extended stay during this year’s bash, wacky and wonderful drivers and vehicles will be puttering around Glen Innes showing off the unique style that has come to signify the national fundraising event.
Now recognised as the largest and one of the most recognisable motoring charity events in the country, the annual Victorian Bash has to date raised close to $19 million in funding support for struggling kids and is gearing up to pass the 100,000km mark during this year’s event.
From the city to the bush, Variety spokesperson Julie Baxter said the event is all about having fun and raising awareness for kids doing it tough.
“It’s not a race,” she said.
“It’s about having good fun.”
Taking on some of Australia’s toughest terrain in a voyage that covers all states and territories, the Bash has grown from a trip between mates, raising $250,000 in 1985, to a blown-out affair instantly recognisable by the 30 year-old theme-encumbered vehicles making the long trek through the bush for kids’ charity.