Goal $4,000
Make It Up As We Go

Make It Up As We Go
Fundraising for Cancer Council
Cancer Council
Shitbox Rally 2018
$9,350
Raised
234%
Our Story …

You have heard of Thelma and Louise (if you are old enough!) now we have Donna and Joanne - So here we are after years of talking about and trying to get accepted – we are finally taking part this year, eeek! Over the course of 7 days we will be driving from Brisbane to Darwin (3,800km) across the outback to raise money for Cancer, which unfortunately has touched most of us in one way or another. As our team name implies, we will be making it up as we go along! Our go to kit will be duct tape, cable ties, bailing twine, sun block for Donna and a big smile! Our chariot for the week, aka “The Little Red Devil”, is currently home to mice, several bales of hay and can't drive more than 30km before conking out! Her fuel gauge and speedometer don't work (Joanne found this out the hard way!) Nevertheless, we have high hopes over the coming months (and after her make over) that she will be rally ready…. hopefully without the mice! All teams have to raise a minimum of $4,000 AUD but we are looking to raise much more and we are extremely proud to be doing our bit to support such a worthy charity.  The fundraising is the hard part, so any donation you can give will be greatly appreciated. We are funding our own costs associated with the rally and a percentage of the money raised will go to the rally organises. Please make sure to follow our progress via this page, the blog post below and please follow The Little Red Devil on FB.

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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.

raised: $1,974,590
target: $1,700,000
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6 years ago
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Emery Legal Pty Ltd t/as iThinkconveyancing gave $490.00.
6 years ago
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Red Roo Solutions Pty Ltd gave $390.00.
6 years ago
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Julian Dean gave $175.00.
Way to go Donna and Joanne.... I'm so jealous..... Good luck and come back alive ;o)
6 years ago
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Andrew Sealey gave $200.00.
Amazing, have fun
6 years ago
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Tara Flynn gave $50.00.
Fair dinkum guys! Can I come? I'd offer to drive but I have a habit of crashing cars :( Have a bonzer time :)
6 years ago
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Alexandra Allsopp gave $750.00.
I know all the CL colleagues will grin when they see the real name of the rally! You'll have such an amazing time and what a great cause - well done. Good luck and drive carefully! Richard & Alex x
6 years ago
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Maddco gave $100.00.
Neville Madden, Maddco, Toowoomba
6 years ago
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Louise Wilson gave $30.00.
Enjoy!
6 years ago
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Ashrith Ramachandran gave $50.00.
Good luck! Watch out for those Aussie drop bears
6 years ago
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Josef Menasche gave $150.00.
6 years ago
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Gatton Spare Parts trading as Autopro Gatton gave $390.00.
6 years ago
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Lukas Zeman gave $50.00.
Amazing idea for an amazing cause! Good luck both!
6 years ago
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Natasha Clark gave $30.00.
Amazing sounds so fun/scary - I hope you survive with lack of snacks!!
6 years ago
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Salima F. gave $175.00.
You go girls!! We will be right behind you!
6 years ago
Thank you so much for your donation. It is really appreciated. Please sure to follow us on the rally FB page. Joanne and Donna
6 years ago
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Glenn Miller gave $50.00.
My nomination for a name on the roof is Robert (BOB) Mathrick
6 years ago
thank you my darling :)
6 years ago
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Annie and Annie Sharp gave $50.00.
Mad dogs and english women...
6 years ago
Annie thank you so much for your donation. It is really appreciated. Many thanks Joanne (and Donna - my co-pilot).
6 years ago
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Paula Langton gave $500.00.
Good luck donna!
6 years ago
Thank you so much for your extremely generous donation. It is very much appreciated. Donna and Joanne.
6 years ago
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Hugo Scheiff gave $70.00.
Good luck out there guys! The outback is an unforgiving place - even as an Australian I don't have the guts to tackle it!! Have an amazing time and enjoy the scenery (i.e endless sand). Bring back some Tim Tams please Donna.
6 years ago
Thank you so much Hugo for your kind donation.
6 years ago
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Iain Henshaw gave $40.00.
Best of luck! Don't drive through anywhere that looks a bit "Wolf Creek". Lots of love, Iain & Sonali
6 years ago
Thank you so much for your donation Iain - I am just going out to add Arthur's name to the roof and shall post a photo on FB. Many thanks again.
6 years ago
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Denise Murdoch gave $20.00.
Ronnie Shaw
6 years ago
Thank you so much for your donation chick
6 years ago
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Geoffrey Murdoch gave $100.00.
Terry Nolan from Geoffrey James Murdoch
6 years ago
Can you forward this thank you to Geoffrey James please - it was really generous of him to donate $100 and it is massively appreciated.
6 years ago
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Nick Spencer gave $100.00.
Donna you are a nutter!! Good luck!!
6 years ago
Nick Spencer thank you so much for your generous donation and I agree Donna is a nutter - always has been always will be. Thank you again from us both.
6 years ago
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Mark Parkhouse gave $50.00.
What a great cause. Go for your lives - and help save others'. Brilliant. PS bet neeva of yer can change a spark plug or a tyre - am I roit ? Only joking, good on you both.
6 years ago
Mark-Jon thank you so much for your generous donation and for getting us over our target line. We both know how to put fuel in the tank - does that count!! Many thanks again from both of us.
6 years ago
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Olga Lashkova gave $50.00.
Good luck ladies!! :-)
6 years ago
Thank you so much Olga for your donation. It is very much appreciated by us both :)
6 years ago
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Edward Hutton gave $250.00.
What an adventure! Am half in awe and half rather jealous! I look forward to hearing some of the stories - good luck!!
6 years ago
Edward thank you so much for your amazing donation. It is really appreciated and I am sure Donna will have plenty of stories to tell you! Our adventures are usually full of them lol
6 years ago
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Madeleine Watson gave $50.00.
Good Luck
6 years ago
Madeleine Watson thank you so much for your donation. It is really appreciated by Donna and myself.
6 years ago
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Annabelle Judd gave $50.00.
Good luck!
6 years ago
Annabelle thank you so much for your donation. We are both amazed at the support we are being given and it is really appreciated.
6 years ago
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Ali Floyd gave $100.00.
Go Donna!!!
6 years ago
Ali thank you so much for your donation. Your support is really appreciated.
6 years ago
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Renita du Toit gave $50.00.
Thank you for making a difference. May safety, speed, and laughter be your trusty companions!
6 years ago
Renita thank you so much for your donation and hopefully your suggestions will be our companions - laughter and speed definitely will be :)
6 years ago
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Christine Campbell gave $50.00.
Good luck Donna. All the best Christine
6 years ago
Christine thank you for the donation. I hope you have seen the photo of your friend's name on the roof :)
6 years ago
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Chris Davidsson gave $200.00.
Good luck Donna!! Don't get lost out there.
6 years ago
Chris thank you so much for your amazing donation. Lost - not possible on an island as eventually you will find the sea lol
6 years ago
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Krisma Patel gave $50.00.
Good Luck Donna!
6 years ago
Krisma thank you so much for your donation. It really is appreciated by us both.
6 years ago
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Gerald Cooper gave $100.00.
6 years ago
Thank you for your donation Gerald. Your support is really appreciated :)
6 years ago
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Dominic Elsome gave $50.00.
Hey joanne, If you could put "Fairy God-Mother Carmen" on the roof, that would be great. If its too long, just "Carmen" will do. Good luck! Dom
6 years ago
Dom thank you again for your donation. I hope you saw the photo on FB.
6 years ago
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John Campbell gave $460.00.
Good luck with the epic journey
6 years ago
John thank you for your incredibly generous donation. Your support is really appreciated by Donna and myself. Your message of good luck is also appreciated as there may be times when we need it :)
6 years ago
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Nishant Chopra gave $50.00.
Forever Loved Never Forgotten ! ARVIND KAMBOJ Shamli INDIA
6 years ago
Nish thank you so much for your donation - please look at the Little Red Devil's FB page for the photo of your father-in-law's name - such a beautiful message. Joanne
6 years ago
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Joanne Emery gave $50.00.
This is for you Rascal Cucumber xx
6 years ago
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Marian Sutherland gave $50.00.
go girls!!! xxx message for Alex & Paul Sutherland - if you could draw a mini Scottish thistle that would be fab.
6 years ago
Thank you so much Marian for your donation - I shall try my best with drawing a scottish thistle!!! The photo will be posted on The Little Red Devil's FB page later today. Many thanks from us both.
6 years ago
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Alice He gave $100.00.
Have fun ladies! I can’t wait hear all about it. Best of luck! Alice x
6 years ago
Thank you so much Alice for your donation - it is really appreciated by us both.
6 years ago
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Julie Lamers gave $100.00.
Good luck Jo & Donna, I'm sure the little red devil will make it! Great cause & you'll have plenty of fun along the way, I'm sure. Julie, Rob & Matilda
6 years ago
Julie Lamers - thank you so much for your wonderful donation. It is really appreciated by both myself and Donna :)
6 years ago
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Campbell Lutyens gave $900.00.
Good luck from all at Campbell Lutyens
5 years ago
Thank you so much Campbell Lutyens for your incredibly generous donation. The support we have both received is amazing.
6 years ago
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Zabel's Mechanical & Performance gave $390.00.
5 years ago
Thank you so much Zabels Mechanics in Gatton for your sponsorship of the car. Your support is incredible.
6 years ago
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Alex Lane gave $50.00.
Good luck, looks like an adventure!
5 years ago
Alex thank you so much for donation. It is really appreciated by us both.
6 years ago
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Anonymous gave $12.00.
courtesy of Maddie's Swear Box
5 years ago
Thank you to whomever is doing the swearing and contributing these funds to our charity cause :)
5 years ago
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Shirley and Jim Booth gave $100.00.
Blake Cutting from Shirley and Jim Booth
5 years ago
Shirley and Jim - thank you so much for your generous donation and your choice of name has been added to the roof. xx
5 years ago
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Mollie Emery gave $100.00.
Mollie Emery - so wishing I could be there with you xxx
5 years ago
To my beautiful mum - thank you for wanting to donate to our rally. I wish you were here too. xxx
5 years ago
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Janine Stevenson gave $50.00.
Hey Jo can you please put Peter Short on the bonnet. He was my kids uncle and one of the original campaigners in Victoria for Dying with Dignity before he passed away. He had a dvd produced about his journey with cancer of which the proceeds go to the cause. He was an amazing man and the kids miss him terribly. Luv ya sis in law. xoxo Janine
5 years ago
Thank you so much for your donation Janine and I would be honoured to put Peter's name on the car. xxx
5 years ago
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Julie Hand gave $20.00.
Hi Joanne, what an adventure and for a cause that has affected our family deeply. I am donating for a very special family member who sadly lost the fight last year. Dominic never missed Summer Nats each year with his buddies right up till the end. He has a very best friend, Danny, the two were inseparable and Danny is doing it hard without his mate. So could we please have their names on The Little Red Devil as 'The Dom & Danny' so they can has a blast travelling with you in spirit. I'll be watching your shenanigans along the way. Have fun Julie and Alex
5 years ago
Thank you so much Julie for your donation - consider it done :)
5 years ago
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Sarah Macmillan gave $50.00.
Have fun!
5 years ago
Thank you so much Sarah for your donation - it is really appreciated.
5 years ago
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Margaret Hill gave $25.00.
Good Luck Girlies! Thanks For Taking Olivia’s Name With You. Maggie Moo xx
5 years ago
Thank you so much for your donation Margaret :) It is really appreciated.
5 years ago
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George Martin gave $10.00.
5 years ago
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Sarah Wrather gave $50.00.
Go Donna, Joanne and The Little Red Devil!!! Looking forward to hearing all about it when you get back! :)
5 years ago
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Lucy Knight gave $50.00.
Good Luck x
5 years ago
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Becky Dixon gave $20.00.
Best of Luck Ladies, you will do amazing and all for an amazing cause. Love, Becky & Craig xxx
5 years ago
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Wendy Foy gave $15.00.
Good luck ? Love ? from all of us in Eastbourne xx
5 years ago
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Alex Cass gave $50.00.
5 years ago
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Thomas L. gave $100.00.
Watch out for the Kangaroos!
5 years ago
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Richard von Gusovius gave $100.00.
5 years ago
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Sarah Sandstrom gave $100.00.
Good Luck Donna!
5 years ago
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Richard Moore gave $50.00.
Good luck, Donna! Hope you have a great time for a great cause.
5 years ago
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Jonathan Short gave $50.00.
Good luck Donna!
5 years ago
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Penny Walker gave $50.00.
make sure you come back in one piece Donna !
5 years ago
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Sofia Bagge gave $50.00.
Good luck and please come back alive!!!!
5 years ago
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Eileen O'Flaherty gave $50.00.
Donna & Joanne Wishing you an amazing adventure and good on you for supporting such a worthy cause. Eileen
5 years ago
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Anonymous gave $100.00.
Go Donna.. no breakdowns and don't run out of fuel. Can you add " Moira and Chick Brockey and Patsy and Val Smith on their tour of Oz " on the car as they all fought a brave battle. Love Sharon and David xxx
5 years ago
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Eddie Rivers gave $50.00.
Good luck girls. Run me over a kangaroo - Eddie Rivers :)
5 years ago
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Nicky Friend gave $30.00.
Nicky Friend ?
5 years ago
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Laura Kelsall gave $18.00.
Much love From Lollie,Steve and PK xxxx
5 years ago
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Daria Scatton gave $100.00.
Go get 'em, Gals!!
5 years ago
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Erica Usurin gave $50.00.
Watch out for dingos, kangaroos and whatever other wildlife & obstacles the Outback has in store for you! Best of luck!
5 years ago
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Fiona Shields gave $20.00.
Good luck xxx love fi fi xx
5 years ago
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Carol Jones gave $370.00.
There, made your $9000. Bloody well done girls! For Rawy, and all the many others ? LOVE and the best of creativity with duct tape and fencing wire ? From Carol and all the Raw crew xxxxxx
5 years ago
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Patsy Johnson gave $30.00.
Joanne and Donna to amazing woman who live life their way and have the best time doing it Wahoo
5 years ago
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Amanda Scheiff gave $100.00.
What a fantastic cause!!
5 years ago
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Justin Fitzgerald gave $50.00.
Watch out for the Spiders! Good luck.
5 years ago
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Joz Hearn gave $20.00.
Well done the pair of you. Terrific effort and it looked like you had so much fun.
5 years ago
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Bashak-Julianna Demir gave $50.00.
Well done!!
5 years ago
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Chiara Georgiadis gave $100.00.
Incredible adventure!! so amazed and impressed at you too.xx
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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.

$41 million over the past 13 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.