We are really pleased to announce that Sean & I taking part in Shitbox Rally 2025 - in honour of Susie who left us earlier this year.
In 2020 Susie was diagnosed with lung cancer. She has never smoked. Suzie had been our nanny for over a year and had very much become part of the family. She had just got married to Sean and had her whole life ahead of her.
The diagnosis was a complete shock. She was advised to think of her life in months not years, but she vowed to fight this cancer hard enough to defeat it. The team's first shitbox was in 2021 to show support for her and to raise funds to help find a cure.
Within 2 years it had spread to her bones, and later to her brain. She undertook experimental threatment in Mexico as part of her promise to fight as strongly as needed. In 2023 we rallied again in support of Susie.
Early last year, Susie passed away, leaving behind her loving husband, Sean.
Last June, I met up with Sean just outside London, and put the idea to him of flying to Oz from London in 2025 and undertaking a rally together to honour Susie and her battle (surely there is noone who has travelled further to get to the start line in the history of Shitboxery!) Given Susie's battle was long and hard, it is fitting that we have chosen the longest and hardest route possible.
This year, all the teams are driving their shitboxes from Perth to Darwin, but we will make the event even more challeging by driving from Sydney to the start line, and then back to Sydney from Darwin!
All funds raised go to Cancer Council and we are extremely proud to be doing our part to support such a worthy charity. The fundraising is the hard part, so any donation you can give is greatly appreciated. Please make sure to follow our progress via this page and the blog post below.
Shitbox Rally is the adventure of a lifetime challenging participants and their cars, worth no more than $1,500, on a 7 day drive across Australia to raise money for cancer research.
The rally is not a race – it’s a fun, colourful, unpredictable adventure with participants travelling at their own pace in smaller groups. Vehicles often break down but “we never leave anyone behind” and each night is spent camping beneath the stars and celebrating the day’s achievements. It all adds up to an incredible opportunity to see Australia’s vast and beautiful countryside and make lifelong friends, many brought together after experiencing cancer themselves or seeing cancer impact family and friends.
Since it’s inception the rally has been the largest fundraiser for the Cancer Council nationally.
Shitbox Rally is a dedicated fundraising event for cancer research with funds going to Cancer Council.
Cancer Council is one of the largest non-government funders of cancer research in Australia. We conduct and fund research studies across all cancers and all stages of the cancer journey.
Thanks to the community funds raised such as Shitbox Rally we can fund world-class research that reduces the impact of cancer for everyone.
$50 million over the past 15 years has been raised by Box Rallies to date, supporting ground-breaking projects such as:
These projects wouldn’t be possible without your support.
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