Get the family together
Get your family and friends together to share quality time and experience some of the most unique and remote areas of Australia.
Like all Variety motoring events, all funds raised help children living with disability and illness or experiencing disadvantage through the provision of tangible equipment, programs, scholarships and events.
Kids helping kids
The Variety Brats Bash is all about kids helping kids; along the way we stop to present grants so your kids can see the direct impact they are making to children in need. These moments make lifelong memories for all involved.
Family time
Planning your next family road trip? Why not make new friends for you and your kids along the way as you travel in convoy across some of Australia's most remote settings. Share quality time and bond with your kids on the road!
Adventure
Prepare your car and yourselves for outback tracks and good times! We stop at attractions, hold games and theme nights and even have our very own fun stops, unique to Variety Motoring Events - the fun doesn't stop on the Variety Brats Bash!
Requirements
Cars
Any type of car is permitted on the event, providing it complies with the information in the Variety Brats Bash Vehicle Checklist. You don’t need any specific motoring experience to enter, we welcome one and all!
Fundraising
Each team must fundraise a minimum of $700 in the lead up to the event, and we’ll provide lots of tips and tricks along the way to get you over the line. Remember, the sky is the limit! The more we raise, the more support we can provide for kids in need.
Working With Children Check
All entrants aged 18+ are required to hold a valid WWCC. This must be carried throughout the entirety of the event.
Support
Mobile Workshops
During the event, we have an experienced mechanical assistance team who travel with you, have radio communications and a scout who checks the tracks in advance. Our officials and support team are there to ensure you are safe, and most importantly, make sure you have fun!
Fundraising
Once you sign up you’ll receive an information pack full of tips and tricks on fundraising, and our team are at the ready to offer advice and assistance.
Meals & Accommodation
All accommodation is booked in advance on your behalf. This can vary from hotels/motels, bed & breakfasts, cabins, caravans and camping. The Brats Bash committee and staff arrange to have meals catered by local venues and organisations.
Drive to change the lives of Victorian Kids!
Thanks to the incredible fundraising efforts of the 2026 Variety Brats Bash crew, Daylesford Riding for the Disabled welcomed a new pony to its program.
We were also lucky enough to present the pony in person during the 2026 Brats Bash, making the grant an especially memorable moment for the crew and the local community.
This support is helping more children living with disability safely experience the joy and benefits of therapeutic horse riding, building confidence, connection and new skills along the way.
It’s a powerful example of what the Brats Bash community can achieve when we come together for the kids.
Select images and videos used to showcase the upcoming route are courtesy of Tourism Australia, Visit Victoria, South Australian Tourism Commission, and Tourism Western Australia.
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Start Your Engines
Get your mates together and sign up to drive change for kids in need
Join the Support Crew
Make a direct donation or sponsor a friend in their drive to help kids
