General News
5 November, 2024
Made it back and ready to go again
INTREPID Loddon travellers are back in home territory after finishing the spring Shitbox Rally. Two local teams in cars worth less than $1500 travelled 2400km from Bendigo to Townsville raising funds for the Cancer Council. Rheola’s Matt Catto is...
INTREPID Loddon travellers are back in home territory after finishing the spring Shitbox Rally.
Two local teams in cars worth less than $1500 travelled 2400km from Bendigo to Townsville raising funds for the Cancer Council.
Rheola’s Matt Catto is already looking to do the rally again.
“Our car had a few niggles along the way ... lost the tail lights ... but we made it there and back on a great adventure,” he said.
Matt and co-driver Todd Downie raised $6150.
“It could have been more but our real focus before the rally was just getting the car to run. That threw a spanner in the works,” he said.
“We’ve got the car parked and are planning to do the rally again in two years.”
Newbridge’s Trevor Collins and his Fire Rescue Victoria workmate Aaron Ficheroux raised $5450 in the car picked up at auction for $350.
The eight-day rally raised more than $2 million for the Cancer Council.
“The rally is billed as an event for those who want to have an adventure, have fun, who crave something different,” said Matt.
Rally founder James Freeman said: “The record breaking amount of funds raised, the positive impact we have on local remote communities and the overall experiences of the rally teams themselves combine to become a hugely rewarding experience.”