Leading trade supplier Spandex helped raise money for Variety, the children’s charity, by supplying Avery Dennison Supreme vehicle wrapping film to beautify one of the annual ‘bush bash” entrants – an old Valiant organised by Murray McInnes of Sydney training and development firm McInnes Partners.
Every year, Variety organises a fundraising ‘bash’ for cars built before 1976, in a fun-filled rally in which scores of creatively-decorated old bangers vie for both line honours and amount-raised through sponsorships.
The year’s event was a long one; from Bass Hill, NSW to Bunbury, WA via back roads – a distance of about 4,598km, and definitely not as the crow flies. For the hardy; an additional 3,800kms from Bunbury to Broome was on offer as a WA ‘mini bash.’
McInnes and his team added to the splendour of their 1966 Valiant Safari station wagon by dressing in floral suits and looking like something out of a Peter Allen concert. Towns along the way included Narranderra, Moulamein, Mildura, Waikerie, Port Pirie, Ceduna, Eucla, Cocklebiddy, Balladonia, Esperance, Jerramungup and Albany,
“We raised over $40,000 for the kids,” says McInnes, “and we’ve signed up for next year’s bash which runs from Berowra to Bowen in Far North Queensland.”
The proposed 2016 Variety Bash route is via Hamilton Island; which raises all sorts of questions concerning the amphibious capabilities of the cars.
More here: www.variety.org.au/nsw/events/bash