Driving Change for Mental Health
16th - 20th October 2024
Dirt n Dust run is a 5-day destination unknown driving adventure along WA's dustiest roads, all for a great cause. We're revving up our engines to support mental health, and we need your passion and grit to make a difference. This is more than a drive – it's a mission. Are you ready to take on the challenge?
Till we start our engines
Number of teams
30
Number of entrants
73
Our Teams and leaderboard
LOCAL PRESS
Hearlded as "Six brave Albany drivers" Liam Bottomley, Joshua Kerr (Down Under Duo), Travis Baker (Mario Kart), Caterina Bending (Silver Bullet) and Darren Leslie and Lee Mulvey (Property Nutters) made the front cover of the Albany Advertiser. Click to read on-line!
Reporter Melissa Sheil Photo Credit: Laurie Benson
18th - 22rd OCTOBER 2023
STARTING FROM (Who knows?)
CARS value
<$3000
$2000 MIN
FUNDRAISER GOAL BY EACH TEAM
$600 PP
TO ENTER (INC FOOD/CAMP)
$150 rego
PER CAR
(INC MERCH)
16th - 20th Oct 2024
Dirt n Dust Run is a journey of discovery. The opportunity to discover new and different places, meet new friends, and to discover new skills, while we are helping those in need.
Drive a car through the dirty, dusty, and some times muddy, South-West and Mid-West dirtiest roads to raise money to help research and organisations dealing with mental health.
OUR CAUSE
Where will the funds raised go?
Australian Rotary Health Lift the Lid
It is one of the largest independent funders of mental health research within Australia.
They also provide funding into a broad range of general health areas, provide scholarships for rural medical and nursing students, as well as Indigenous health students.
Australian Rotary Health provides funding into areas of health that do not readily attract funding and promotes findings to the community.
Australian Rotary Health is supported by a number of Rotary Clubs in Australia. They have a broad vision to improve the health and well-being of all Australians.
We will also be supporting other local charity organisations doing great work in the community. Details of these projects will be released closer to the date of the run.
SCHEDULE
Day 0
PRE-START EVENT SECRET LOCATION
Day 1
DEPART AND HEAD SOUTHISH
Day 2
MAYBE DOUBLE BACK
Day 3
ZIG ZAG NORTH
Day 4
SLIDE WEST
Day 5
FINISH ALL TOGETHER
OUR SPONSORS
South Bunbury Rotary are part of the 1.2 million member strong Rotary International Service organisation, and have a membership of over 1350 Business, Professional and Community Leaders throughout the Southern areas of Western Australia.
The 2024 Dirt and Dust Car Rally will be held from 16th-20th October 2024 on gravel and bitumen roads within remote parts of WA. Many towns will be visited with the view of promoting awareness for mental health issues in our communities, along with suicide prevention, awareness and many other Rotary community projects. Thank you to all of our sponsors and volunteer's who help make this event a possibility.