Goal $5,000
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Hot Tamales
Fundraising for Cancer Council
Cancer Council
Shitbox Rally 2025 Autumn
$5,075
Raised
102%
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Our Story …

We are really pleased to announce that we're taking part in Shitbox Rally 2025 - Autumn! This year, all the teams are driving their shitboxes from Canberra to Townsville.

Shitbox Rally is the largest community lead fundraiser for Cancer Council in Australia and is now in its 15th year. Part of the participation is that all teams have to raise a minimum of $5,000 but most teams raise well above this amount as you can see with the Autumn 2025 rally target set at $2,000,000 plus.

These funds 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.

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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.

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raised: $1,615,152
target: $2,000,000
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9 months ago
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<p>Chris &amp; Sonja Cooper are back!</p><p>After participating in Shitbox Rally Summer 2023 as team "Gone Fishin" in a Holden Commodore , followed by the 2023 Mystery Box Rally as "A Hippie &amp; A Cowboy" in a 1970 Holden HT Ute... We are super pumped to be back for another Rally. </p><p>This time around we will be tackling the route in a Mitsibishi Mirage as team "HOT TAMALES" </p><p>We will keep you updated via our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HotTamalesSBR2025</p><p>Thanks for your support </p>
5 months ago
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Anonymous gave $300.00.
5 months ago
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<p>A huge thanks to everyone that helped us raise our first $300 back in June at the Mount Larcom Show at the woodchop/chainsaw racing arena. Much appreciated guys... apologies for taking so long to get it up on the tally board.</p>
5 months ago
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Anonymous gave $360.00.
5 months ago
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<p>A HUGE THANKS to everyone who supported us down at the Zincalumbar (Baffle Creek Tavern) on October 5th for our meat tray raffles, helping us raise $360!</p><p>AND Thank you so much to Cheryl &amp; Guy for providing the meat trays for us &amp; inviting us down to your establishment to do the raffles, much appreciated...</p>
5 months ago
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Anonymous gave $195.00.
5 months ago
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<p>On the 6th of October Sonja had her market stall, The Majik Web, at the Miriam Vale Community Markets which are held at the Miriam Vale Hotel.</p><p>After the markets she went inside the pub &amp; sold a heap of stubby coolers &amp; made a quick $195 &amp; donated the whole lot to our fundraising tally!</p>
5 months ago
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Anonymous gave $560.00.
5 months ago
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<p>We headed down to the Rosedale Hotel on the 16th October to do some fundraising... with the plan to at least sell our remaining 100's board numbers.</p><p>Thanks to a very generous donation we not only sold out all our numbers but received an extra $560 to go towards our tally!</p><p>HUGE THANKS to "Sausage" for your very generous donation... and of course a huge thanks to Mike &amp; Dee at the Rosedale Hotel for supporting our cause once again... you guys rock!</p>
3 months ago
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Anonymous gave $1,000.00.
3 months ago
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<p>A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone that bought a number in our numbers board!</p><p>A huge $1000 was raised to add to our fundraising tally &amp; our lucky winners walked away with $800 for 1st prize (Louise from Bundy) &amp; $200 for 2nd prize (Mitch from Miriam Vale)</p><p>We appreciate your support...</p>
1 month ago
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Miriam Vale Hotel gave $890.00.
1 month ago
Thank you so much for your support Mitch. It is very much appreciated :)
1 month ago
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<p>Sending out a HUGE THANK YOU to the Miriam Vale Hotel for joining us as a sponsor. We appreciate your support.</p>
1 month ago
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Warren Keeley gave $200.00.
1 month ago
Hey Warren, thank you so much for your donation. From the first rally we did in memory of your beautiful sister (& my best friend) you have been one of our biggest supporters. Thank you :)
1 month ago
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Baffle Creek Men&#039;s Shed gave $390.00.
1 month ago
Thank you for your support guys, it is very much appreciated :)
1 month ago
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Hulk Fisheries PL gave $890.00.
1 month ago
Thank you so much for your support guys, it is very much appreciated :)
1 month ago
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<p>Thank you to the Baffle Creek Men's Shed for joining us as a sponsor again. Their support is very much appreciated</p>
1 month ago
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<p>A HUGE THANKS to Hulk Fisheries for joining us as a sponsor this year, not only did they donate money but they have also donated a couple of vouchers for us to raffle off!</p>
1 week ago
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Royal Hotel Rosedale gave $290.00.
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The Impact, Outcomes & Charity

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:

  • A research study to develop a vaccine that protects against lymphoma cancers.
  • A research trial to standardise international guidelines on melanoma removal.
  • A research grant to revolutionise the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

These projects wouldn’t be possible without your support.

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