
Finnish Ambassador Arto Haapea and his partner/ co driver Steven Morton will set out from Perth on 19 June in their blue Toyota Camry Sportivo - Happiest Car in the World - on an expedition to reach Darwin by the 28th. The journey across Australia's wild outback will be a celebration of an important cause; as a cancer survivor himself, Arto wants to make the most of this opportunity to do some good while having fun along the way.
But this is also about bringing our cultures together. As Finns, rallying is in our DNA. Whether out on track or the outback, we bring the spirit of SISU to every challenge with the kind of resilience only a Finnish winter can produce – and the audacity of a sauna-loving nation. During the rally, we aim to share the quirkier side of Finland with the parts of Australia that we would never ordinarily reach. With some luck, and hopefully the help of some fellow Finns (we are looking at you Valtteri Bottas), we will make new friends along the way and showcase what Finland is all about.
Please join this endeavour and contact our team to see how you can be part of an incredible journey. And please, donate!
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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