Variety Creative Car Cruise raises $170k

THIS year’s Variety Creative Car Cruise raised more than $170,000 for the WA children’s charity.

The four-day event held this monthstarted at Gingin District High School and included a seafood lunch on the Moresby Ranges, breakfast with the Mingenew Primary School community, a grant presentation to Leaning Tree Community School and a night under the stars in Jurien Bay before finishing with go-karts in Wanneroo.

Variety chief executive Michael Pailthorpe said it was “great to see so many passionate Variety supporters take part” in the seventh annual cruise.

He said the cruise allowed participants to “see the difference they are making to the lives of WA kids who are sick, disadvantaged or have special needs”.