A COTTESLOE couple will be among a travelling pack taking the long route from Perth to Fremantle as part of the 29th Variety Bash.
Don Brooker, a Variety Australia board member, and wife Darinka will steer their Life Savers-themed 1974 Volvo T142 through the week-long adventure that happens in the heart of the WA outback.
“We’re taking part this year for the same reason we have done for the last 20 years; we’re long-time Variety people,” Mr Brooker said.
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In all, 22 cars and 91 participants will depart Elizabeth Quay on Sunday, August 20.
Variety WA chief executive Michael Pailthorpe said the children’s charity receives incredible support each year, with $22 million raised since the event’s first run in 1989.
The travelling carnival will visit multiple towns, schools and communities along the way, with a special stop planned at the Kalgoorlie Hospital where Variety funded a new playground.
The “Long Way Round” week will finish with a convoy through Fremantle and the annual Bash Ball at the Esplanade Hotel.
For information, visit www.variety.org.au/bash.
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