MEDIA ALERT: SHITBOX RALLY 2016 KICKS OFF IN MACKAY
Announcement posted by Shitbox Rally 29 Apr 2016
MEDIA CALL: SATURDAY 7TH MAY – RALLY DEPARTURE BLUEWATER QUAY, MACKAY
Time: 7:30am arrival for a 9am departure
Location: Bluewater Quay, Mackay QLD
Join us in Mackay as the colourful convoy of 200 shitboxes take to the start line all decked out in glitter, spray paint and streamers. It will be the picture perfect send off as the 400 participants leave the streets of Mackay for the quintessential desserts, highlands and forests of Australia and travel across Bass Strait to Tasmania, all in the name of cancer research. Local and interstate teams will be available for interviews and photos prior to departure.
Overnight destinations along the route will include the following:
Saturday 7th May: Blackall Showgrounds, Cnr Blackall-Jericho Rd and Landsborough Hwy, Blackall QLD
Sunday 8th May: Thargomindah Football Oval, Powell St, Thargomindah QLD
Monday 9th May: Tilpa Hotel, Wilcannia-Tilpa Rd, Tilpa NSW
Tuesday 10th May: Cootamundra Showgrounds, Berthong Rd, Cootamundra NSW
Wednesday 11th May: Dargo Hotel, Dargo Rd, Dargo VIC
Thursday 12th May: Station Pier, Waterfront Place, Port Melbourne VIC
Friday 13th May: Arriving in Devonport, Tasmania via the ‘Spirit of Tasmania’ and finishing in Hobart, Tasmania
ABOUT BOX RALLIES
Shitbox Rally is not a race but rather a challenge to achieve the unthinkable: to drive cars worth $1000 or less across Australia via some of its most arduous roads - all to raise money for cancer research. Shitbox Rally was founded in 2009 by James Freeman after both of his parents died from cancer within 12 months of each other as a way of raising money and awareness in the fight against cancer – a disease that now affects so many people. Over the last six years, Shitbox Rally has raised over $6.36 million for cancer research, making the rally the largest independent fundraiser for the Cancer Council. This year, the rally hopes to raise an additional $1.4 million in the fight against cancer.
The rally is a reward for all the fundraising the dedicated participants do to help find a cure for cancer and it’s a chance to meet like-minded people and see our vast and beautiful country in a totally unique way. To qualify to be in Shitbox Rally, supporters must have raised a minimum of $4,000.
2016 marks the seventh Shitbox Rally. Previous rally routes include 2015 Canberra to Townsville via the Birdsville Track, 2014 Perth to Darwin via the Gibb River Road, 2013 Adelaide to Fremantle via Uluru, 2012 Melbourne to Cairns via Innamincka, 2011 Brisbane to Darwin via the Savannah Way and 2010 Sydney to Alice Springs via the Oodnadatta Track. For more details please visit www.shitboxrally.com.au.
Overwhelmed by the tremendous success in its first international destination in New Zealand, Shitbox Rally NZ is returning in February 2017. To register for 2017 Shitbox Rally New Zealand, or to find out more information, visit www.shitboxrally.co.nz.
An additional $834,000 has also been raised for Cancer Council Australia over the past three years of Mystery Box Rally, a similar concept also created by James Freeman. Known as Shitbox Rally’s mad baby brother, Mystery Box is more of a boutique rally with fewer teams, a shorter distance and less days travelling. Unlike Shitbox Rally, this rally takes care of finding the cars and each location is a mystery, adding to the excitement and adventure of the drive. For more information please visit www.mystery-box.com.au.
-ENDS-
MEDIA CONTACT
Holysmoke! Agency
Amanda Fry, Laura Heslop
P: 02 8599 1098 | M: 0418 262 282
E amanda@holysmokeagency.com.au; laura@holysmokeagency.com
Time: 7:30am arrival for a 9am departure
Location: Bluewater Quay, Mackay QLD
Join us in Mackay as the colourful convoy of 200 shitboxes take to the start line all decked out in glitter, spray paint and streamers. It will be the picture perfect send off as the 400 participants leave the streets of Mackay for the quintessential desserts, highlands and forests of Australia and travel across Bass Strait to Tasmania, all in the name of cancer research. Local and interstate teams will be available for interviews and photos prior to departure.
Overnight destinations along the route will include the following:
Saturday 7th May: Blackall Showgrounds, Cnr Blackall-Jericho Rd and Landsborough Hwy, Blackall QLD
Sunday 8th May: Thargomindah Football Oval, Powell St, Thargomindah QLD
Monday 9th May: Tilpa Hotel, Wilcannia-Tilpa Rd, Tilpa NSW
Tuesday 10th May: Cootamundra Showgrounds, Berthong Rd, Cootamundra NSW
Wednesday 11th May: Dargo Hotel, Dargo Rd, Dargo VIC
Thursday 12th May: Station Pier, Waterfront Place, Port Melbourne VIC
Friday 13th May: Arriving in Devonport, Tasmania via the ‘Spirit of Tasmania’ and finishing in Hobart, Tasmania
ABOUT BOX RALLIES
Shitbox Rally is not a race but rather a challenge to achieve the unthinkable: to drive cars worth $1000 or less across Australia via some of its most arduous roads - all to raise money for cancer research. Shitbox Rally was founded in 2009 by James Freeman after both of his parents died from cancer within 12 months of each other as a way of raising money and awareness in the fight against cancer – a disease that now affects so many people. Over the last six years, Shitbox Rally has raised over $6.36 million for cancer research, making the rally the largest independent fundraiser for the Cancer Council. This year, the rally hopes to raise an additional $1.4 million in the fight against cancer.
The rally is a reward for all the fundraising the dedicated participants do to help find a cure for cancer and it’s a chance to meet like-minded people and see our vast and beautiful country in a totally unique way. To qualify to be in Shitbox Rally, supporters must have raised a minimum of $4,000.
2016 marks the seventh Shitbox Rally. Previous rally routes include 2015 Canberra to Townsville via the Birdsville Track, 2014 Perth to Darwin via the Gibb River Road, 2013 Adelaide to Fremantle via Uluru, 2012 Melbourne to Cairns via Innamincka, 2011 Brisbane to Darwin via the Savannah Way and 2010 Sydney to Alice Springs via the Oodnadatta Track. For more details please visit www.shitboxrally.com.au.
Overwhelmed by the tremendous success in its first international destination in New Zealand, Shitbox Rally NZ is returning in February 2017. To register for 2017 Shitbox Rally New Zealand, or to find out more information, visit www.shitboxrally.co.nz.
An additional $834,000 has also been raised for Cancer Council Australia over the past three years of Mystery Box Rally, a similar concept also created by James Freeman. Known as Shitbox Rally’s mad baby brother, Mystery Box is more of a boutique rally with fewer teams, a shorter distance and less days travelling. Unlike Shitbox Rally, this rally takes care of finding the cars and each location is a mystery, adding to the excitement and adventure of the drive. For more information please visit www.mystery-box.com.au.
-ENDS-
MEDIA CONTACT
Holysmoke! Agency
Amanda Fry, Laura Heslop
P: 02 8599 1098 | M: 0418 262 282
E amanda@holysmokeagency.com.au; laura@holysmokeagency.com