Highway to Help
Aussie Rock Car 143, also known as Bashcar 143, is a crew of mates driving an old car through regional Queensland in the Variety Bash, raising money for Variety, the Children's Charity.
You will go to Variety's official donation page. Donations are made directly to the charity.
Who we are
Aussie Rock is a team of mates working with our supporters to raise funds for sick, disadvantaged and special needs kids in Queensland.
The Variety Bash is not a race or a rally. It is an adventure with mates, driving cars 25 years old or older through regional parts of Australia you might never otherwise see, all to support Variety.
All the time we spend fundraising and volunteering before and during the Bash is given freely. We fundraise in the community all year.
Want to see who the money helps? Read the stories on Variety Queensland's own site. Please see Variety's donation page for how donations are used.
The next Bash
We are heading out again for the 2027 Variety Bash Queensland. Variety has published the dates as 2 to 12 August 2027, running from Roma to the Sunshine Coast with a stop at Airlie Beach. Stop-by-stop details will go on this page as Variety confirms them.
Source: Variety Queensland, Variety Bash. Check there for any changes.
Every Bash on the tour sheet
| 2026 | Innisfail to Gladstone, 17 to 27 August 2026 |
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| 2025 | St George to Port Macquarie via Adelaide, 3 to 13 August 2025 |
| 2024 | Emerald to the Gold Coast via Lightning Ridge, 12 to 22 August 2024 |
| 2023 | Toowoomba to Cairns, 14 to 24 August 2023 |
| 2022 | Winton to Yeppoon via the Birdsville Races, August to September 2022 |
| 2021 | Longreach to Fraser Island, 6 to 12 November 2021 (moved from August) |
| 2020 | Variety Bash Adventure, Bundaberg to Noosa, November 2020 |
| 2019 | Mackay to the Gold Coast, finishing 6 September 2019 |
| 2018 | Gladstone to Townsville, 22 to 31 August 2018 |
| 2017 | Caloundra to Airlie Beach |
| 2016 | Warwick to Bathurst |
| 2015 | Cairns to Kingfisher Bay |
| 2014 | Brisbane to Sydney, leaving 8 August 2014 |
| 2013 | Emerald to Mission Beach |
| 2012 | Dalby to Mackay, 2 to 11 August 2012 |
| 2011 | Hervey Bay to Gympie |
| 2010 | Gold Coast to Port Douglas, August 2010 |
| 2009 | Townsville to Alice Springs |
Dates shown have been checked against Variety and local news reports. Other details come from our own records.
Before the 2014 Bash, the Aussie Rock team helped raise money for a Liberty swing for children with disability in a park in Cleveland. Variety Queensland made the swing, Redland City Council provided the site and Ormiston College ran a raffle. The car that year was a 1978 Ford Fairlane.
Source: Redland City Bulletin, May 2014.
Our sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors, who have agreed to be listed.
Bayside businesses keeping the car on the road.
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Photos from the road
Latest news
The site has had a refresh ahead of the 2027 Variety Bash Queensland, which Variety has listed for 2 to 12 August 2027. We will post stop-by-stop details here as they are confirmed.
How you can help
Give directly to Variety on its official donation page.
Tell a mate, or share this page and our Facebook page.
Want to support the car? Get in touch using the details below.
Contact and follow us
Chat to us about the Bash, our fundraising, or just say hello, any time.
0403 876 805
info@bashcar143.com
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