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We made it to the tip of Cape York

7 Sep 2012 NSW Variety Bash Route

We have come to the end of another fabulous Bash, from Balmain, NSW, to Bamaga, in the northernmost tip of Cape York, Queensland. We travelled over 4,200 kms on the Bash, over many rough roads, especially all of the corrugated ones on the Cape, and over 5,600 kms by the time we returned to Cairns.

We now have lots of memories of adventures, seeing more of this wide brown land (and blue blue seas), getting to know more of the generous and fun people who Bash to raise funds for Variety, and then seeing some of the results of that fundraising, with kids over NSW and Queensland benefitting from the Bash and the funds raised. Thank you to all the Bashers and the Bash Officials for making it all what it is. So many are deserving of huge thanks, including the Mobile Workshops and all of those individuals who helped us all keep on keeping on. What an amazing time we had.

Here’s the map of where we went: (click on the map to see a larger, interactive version).

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How to keep track of the Angels during the 2012 NSW Variety Bash

3 Aug 2012 NSW Variety Bash Logo

We plan to keep a few places on the web updated during the 2012 NSW Variety Bash, but most of that will depend on internet connectivity and reliability of technology! Here are the places which will be updated:

  • Maps:
  • We plan to update our Facebook page with quick status updates. You’ll also be able to see that in the right column of the web site.
  • Those same updates will also go to Twitter. You will also see those Tweets on the right side of the web site.
  • Photos will occasionally go to those places and to Flickr (which will also be seen on the right side of the web site).

So, you have choices! See everything on Facebook, or on Twitter or on the web site.

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We drive for the smiles

31 Jul

Sure, the Variety Bash is a fun drive, with a bunch of great people, but the reason for it all is for the kids who need a bit more help to live, laugh and learn.

Tricycle gift in Blackall, Qld

Every month Variety Australia distributes $1 million in benefits to children, for things such as special wheelchairs and play equipment, prosthetic limbs, Sunshine coaches to help kids with special needs get out in the sun, to children’s hospitals and so on. The money raised through the Variety Bash helps make all of that happen.

Angels after crossing the Pentecost River

The Angels in Car 999A invite you to help these kids by donating online(it’s tax deductible, too!)

Thank you!

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One month until the 2012 NSW Variety Bash!

19 Jul

The NSW Variety Bash 2012The last year has flown by, and the Angels are about to head off in one month on the 2012 NSW Variety Bash, from Balmain, NSW, to Bamaga, at the very tip of Cape York in Queensland.

Well over 100 cars have raised funds (a minimum of $8,500 for each car) for Variety, the Children’s Charity, and we’re just making last-minute adjustments to our cars in readiness for the trip.

Here’s where we’re going:

  • Day 1: Aug 19: Starting in Balmain, going to Narrabrivia Merriwa.
  • Day 2: Aug 20: via Mungindi to Goondiwindi, Qld.
  • Day 3: Aug 21: via Surat to Roma.
  • Day 4: Aug 22: via Arcadia Valley to Emerald.
  • Day 5: Aug 23: to Charters Towers.
  • Day 6: Aug 24: to Cairns.
  • Day 7: Aug 25: going to Kurandafor the day, then back to Cairns.
  • Day 8: Aug 26: via Laura to Archer River Roadhouse(camping out there).
  • Day 9: Aug 27: via Bramwell Station to Bamaga.
  • Day 10: Aug 28: going over to Thursday Island for the day, then back to Bamaga.

For more details see the Route on the web site.

While the drive is fun, the reason we go on the Bash is FOR THE KIDS! Last year’s Bash raised $1.863 million for Variety, the Children’s Charity, with that money going to things such as:

  • Sunshine Coaches, to help schools and support organizations help kids who have previously not been able to get “out and about” in their community.
  • Liberty Swings, giving children in wheelchairs the chance to swing and laugh.
  • Wheelchairsfor special needs children.
  • Equipment such as iPads and computers to help transform the education of kids with special needs, such as autism.
  • Specialized medical equipment and services for children’s health services including hospitals.

Won’t you help us help the kids by donating online? It’s tax deductible (in Australia).
Donate Online Now

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Video of the Angels on last year’s Bash

11 May

Here’s a mashup of some video clips and photos of the Angels in Car 999A on the 2011 NSW Variety Bash:

The Bash went from Baulkham Hills, NSW, to Broome, WA, from August 6 to 17, 2011. (Some of the clips and photos come from Zoom Productions, and some are ours.)

There’s fun along the way, but the purpose of the trip is to raise funds for Variety, the Children’s Charity, to help children who are sick, disadvantaged or have special needs to live, laugh and learn.

Not long until we head off on the Bash again.

Help us help those kids by donating to Variety, the Children’s Charity.

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5 months until the 2012 NSW Variety Bash!

19 Mar VarietyKids76

How time flies! It’s only 5 months now until we go on the 2012 NSW Variety Bash.

The Bash is fun, but the reason why we do it is FOR THE KIDS!

Each car raises a minimum of $8,500 for Variety, the Children’s Charity. The money raised goes to medical equipment, Liberty Swings (swings for kids in wheelchairs), Sunshine Coaches (buses to help schools and organizations get kids out into the community), educational supplies, and just whatever else is needed for these kids with special needs.

Would you please help us raise funds for these kids by donating? Any amount, big or small, helps towards giving these kids a better life.

Thank you so much!

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Stuart’s Preview of The Top End

4 Oct

Variety have posted a video with Stuart Telfer, Bash Director, giving a preview of what we can expect to see on the Cape York part of the 2012 Bash:

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We’re going to Bamaga!

30 Sep

Huh? Where’s that? Why?

The 2012 NSW Variety Bash destination was announced today, going from Balmain in NSW, up through the middle of Queensland, up to the very tip, to Bamaga, on Cape York. You can’t get much further north in Australia than that. Well you can, and that would be on Thursday Island, and we’re going there, too (by boat from Bamaga).

The NSW Variety Bash 2012The trip from Balmain to Bamaga, through the route we’re taking, is about 4,200km.

The Bash next year leaves on Sunday, August 19, going until Tuesday, August 28.

More rough roads, more incredible scenery. We’ll be going through some iconic Queensland outback towns on the way north.

Keep a watch on the 2012 Bash page on our site for more details as planning gets underway.

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Twitter Updates for 2011-08-10

10 Aug

Twitter Updates for 2011-08-09

9 Aug
  • #Twitter Updates for 2011-08-08: – #Twitter Updates for 2011-08-07: – #Twitter Updates for… http://goo.gl/fb/13cvU #
  • Schedule: Day 4: Longreach then on to Winton for lunch, then on to Cloncurry. Expected to travel 616 kms today. #
  • See more details of the day at http://www.angelsonthebash.com/2011-bash/bash-route/4-aug-9-tue-to-cloncurry-qld/ #
  • It's purple day! Everyone will be wearing lots of purple! #
  • Can you guess what colour day it is today? http://moby.to/42xbv7 #
  • Getting OH1 ready for the day http://moby.to/a5l52n taking photos of us & tracking us throughout the day #
  • Argy bargy on the way out (from Longreach) http://moby.to/5qozwm #
  • Click on the links to see photos we can send from the phone #
  • Sometime during the next few hours the GPS tracking will not be updated on the Where Have We Been map, but the data will be updated later #
  • Follow our progress on the NSW Variety Bash at http://www.angelsonthebash.com/2011-bash/live-tracking-the-2011-bash/ #
  • Schedule: Lunch in Winton, the birth place of Qantas and the home of Waltzing Matilda #
  • The mermaids & leagues boys @ walkabout Creek pub (in Crocodile Dundee) http://moby.to/mxa08l #
  • Just a few drops of rain earlier on, in Inverell, but gorgeous since then. Cool overnight (around 2c) & warm during the day (today around 28 #
  • Now in Cloncurry. Attempted to book in to our 2 rooms @ the Bates Motel, but found the rooms more than triple-booked. #
  • Will take a photo of where we're sleeping later ;) #
  • Great day today driving dome rough roads from Longreach to Winton. Beautiful country this afternoon took the black-top thru to Cloncurry #
  • Stopped off along the way at the Blue Heeler pub at Kynuna then then Walkabout Creek pub #
  • Another spectacular sunset,with the sun a huge golden orange ball hanging above the horizon for some time #
  • Hint about where we're staying tonight: the view from our beds, literally http://moby.to/rvbv16 (actually the view from our mattresses) #

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