Variety Bash hits Nelson Bay on journey from Melbourne to Gold Coast Port POPUP - DAupdate Port Stephens Port Stephens News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 24, 2023 A colourful convoy of 250 costumed, loud, proud, and passionate Variety Bash entrants hit the road from Melbourne last week, arriving in Nelson Bay on Tuesday, and aiming to finish on the Gold Coast on Friday 25 August. THE Variety Victoria Bash is celebrating 31 years of helping kids in need as it travels through Port Stephens this week. A colourful convoy of 250 costumed, loud, proud, and passionate Variety Bash entrants hit the road from Melbourne last week, arriving in Nelson Bay on Tuesday, and aiming to finish on the Gold Coast on Friday 25 August. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au The Bash community come from all corners of the state and share a common passion to make a difference in kids’ lives. Each and every person involved has spent all year engaging their local communities to fundraise over $1 million dollars for Victorian kids in need. Australia’s largest and longest-running motoring event, the Bash has raised over $200 million since inception. Everywhere they go, the Bash community is welcomed because of the fun and colour they bring and the kids they help along the way, delivering grants of much needed support to local schools and organisations and injecting over $100,000 into each local town each time they stop for fuel, snacks, lunch, dinner, and accommodation. That’s over $1 million over the ten days. “We are truly humbled and inspired by the boundless passion, unwavering love, and dedicated efforts of the Variety Bash community,” said Mandy Burns, Variety Victoria CEO. “Being able to witness firsthand the profound impact of their tireless fundraising on the lives of children in need is an immensely moving experience. “Their commitment illuminates the path towards a brighter future for the children we support and serves as a reminder that collective compassion can create transformative change, one child at a time.” Over the last 31 years, the Variety Victoria Bash has travelled over 123,000 kms and raised more than $31 million for children. In 2022, Variety – the Children’s Charity Victoria was able to directly impact the lives of over 11,000 Victorian kids through over $2.3 million in grants.
