Overview

Variety - The Children’s Charity is the greatest children’s charity in the world and transforms the lives of sick, disadvantaged and special need children throughout Australia and around the world. Here in the Newcastle Region Variety supports local kids by raising much needed funds through many events. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are raised each year to improve the quality of life for many of our kids in need.

The Newcastle Bash is an adventure exploring the regions of NSW while meeting new friends and enjoying the hospitality of the many small communities. It’s not a race, rally or a contest of any kind, just lots of fun.  Bash cars are standard road registered vehicles built prior to June 1972 with no modifications to enhance their performance.

The 2009 Newcastle Variety Bash raised in excess of $400,000.  Some of this was given away during the event to individual children, schools and community groups with the remainder helping to fund large scale projects such as neo-natal wards, paediatric clinics and ambulances.

Daracon entered two Bash cars and were the highest fundraising team of the event with $55,700.

This years fundraiser team will consist of the following;

Car 10 – 1966 HR Holden and Team Members
Ken Blundell  Garry Smith
Car 10.5 – 1966 HR Holden and Team Member
Maureen Henderson 

2010 Newcastle Bash Route

Day 1 – Sunday May 16
Speers Point - Thirlmere-Goulburn

Day 2 – Monday May 17
Goulburn-Bredbo-Jindabyne

Day 3 – Tuesday May 18
Jindabyne-Tumbarumba-Wagga Wagga

Day 4 – Wednesday May 19
Wagga Wagga-Ardlethan-Young

Day 5 – Thursday May 20
Young-Binda-Cowra

Day 6 – Friday May 21
Cowra-Wattle Flat-Mudgee

Day 7 – Saturday May 22
Mudgee-Newcastle