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2013 HIGHEST FUNDRAISERS
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2014 BASH MAGAZINE
Bash Cars and Crews
Bash Rules
Bash Hall of Fame
Bash Route and Timeline
Grants and Projects
Tribute to Doug Lehmann
9 - 17 AUGUST 2014
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2 0 1 4 S A VARI ETY BAS H S YDNEY AND THE BUS H 3
It is a great honour for me to
accept the mantle as caretaker
Chair of the 2014 SA Variety Bash
in fond memory of our dear friend
Doug Lehmann. Doug was the
consummate professional Chair
and as such had this event prepared
to the minute with the event team
and his committee and we are duty
bound to deliver a brilliant Bash as
a tribute to his devotion to this event
and Variety as a whole.
There will be a stark difference between this National Bash and
the last in 2009 that nished in the heart of the desert in Alice
Springs. 2014 sees us conclude in the big smoke - Sydney, the
sixth National Variety Bash and I expect it will be a fantastic
spectacle as all the vehicles, from all the states, travel in convoy
over the Sydney Harbour Bridge, to the nish in Moore Park. This
will be followed in the evening with a huge, fun, celebrity packed
dinner, to celebrate every Bashers contribution to our truly
outstanding and unsurpassed childrens charity.
I am excited and humbled to Chair my fourth Bash having
commenced my rst in 1999 although my Bash career started
back in 1988 when I had hair and was called Curly for a
more obvious reason! Over the past twenty ve years South
Australian Bashers have raised in excess of $30 million for sick,
disadvantaged or special needs children in South Australia, a
truly remarkable and outstanding effort. This is the true reward of
Bashing; knowing that through your participation and fundraising
you have positively changed the life of a child in need.
This years Bash, aptly named SYDNEY and the BUSH is an
intriguing route, full of interest with enough challenges and has
all the hallmarks of Dougs experience on it.
We depart Adelaide from Victoria Park travelling to Nanua
racecourse on Kimberly Station, just over the border in New
South Wales. From there we head to Tolarno Station on the
Darling. We continue to follow the Darling, heading up through
Wilcannia, to Tilpa for our third night out under the stars. Next
we have lunch and overnight in Bourke. From there its off to Opal
country staying at Lightning Ridge. We continue on to overnight at
Narrabri, Tamworth, Cessnock, with the Bash nishing in Sydney
on Sunday 17
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of August.
As with all Bashes, a huge amount of planning and effort goes on
to make the whole event different, interesting and enjoyable. I can
assure you that this one is no exception, with some fantastic and
varied tracks, spectacular country and a multitude of entertaining
antics and games planned along the way, which I am sure will be
enjoyed by all.
I sincerely thank and acknowledge the property owners, who
allow us access to their private tracks and roads. It is very much
part of the success of the Bash and very much appreciated by
all. Also, the support of all the rural communities, whose huge
contribution has certainly been a major inuence to the ongoing
success of our Bash. Many thanks to you all.
Like so many organisations, our Variety Bash would not be the
true success that it is without the devoted support of our fantastic
CHAIRMANS
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sponsors and from all of us I would like to pass on a massive
thank you.
OUR PLATINUM SPONSOR: Tim Adams Wines. This is the third
year of their sponsorship so to Tim and Pam a huge thank you
from all as we are very grateful. They also achieved another
milestone, with Tim Adams Airlines (CAR TAA) and their crew
being the rst Bash team to gain outright back to back wins, well
done.
OUR GOLD SPONSORS: Toyota Australia ( 25 years ); Vilis
( 18 years ); Peter Cochrane Transport ( 15 years ); Codan
Communications ( 13 years ); Kennards Hire ( 5 years ); Beach
Energy (2 years ); Advance Robes (previous silver sponsor 14
years) and Ramsey Brothers are new Gold Sponsors on board this
year, thank you and welcome.
OUR SILVER SPONSORS. Odyssey Carpets (3 years ) and Finsbury
Green (2 years ).
We are also indebted to Gene Swinstead for his detailed account
of the towns and their history that we pass through along the
route. This is the tenth year that Gene has given his time and
talent to supply such detailed and factual information for you all
to share and on behalf of Variety and the Bashers, I thank him for
his considerable contribution.
As we all know, no one person does it on their own. Therefore,
I would like to acknowledge the incredible contribution of all of
the hard working people on our Bash Committee. My thanks go
to all members, however special acknowledgement must go to
Brenton Dansie as Route Director, Wayne Richards, controlling
communications in Rad 1, Brenton Ramsey, for fun stops and lots
of other things behind the scenes and Des Butler (Rusty Nuts ) for
all of the Mobile Workshop organisation.
I would also like to make special mention and thanks to Peter
Cochrane for all his contribution in Bag 1 and 2, David Teubner
and the Medical Teams, John George for supplying OV16 and pilot
Chris Meulengraaf and Chemplus Clare for sponsoring OV15
with Michael Matthews and Richard Elkhoury as pilots. Further, I
would like to thank Danny Djurasevich, Abas, the Edinburgh Hotel
and the boys for their continued catering commitment over the
past 15 years.
To Megan and Annie and all the ofce staff who do an incredible
job, behind the scenes, thank you.
A big welcome to all the Virgin Bashers, fantastic to have you on
board and to the experienced Bashers, great to have you back.
This will be a special Bash, an emotional Bash, however there
was no bigger larrikin in Bash history than Dougie Lehmann and
he would demand that above all you enjoyed the camaraderie of
your fellow Bashers and had FUN.
My last thanks is to you all, on behalf of the thousands of children
who will benet from this Bash.
In Dougs memory, I am really looking forward to sharing the
SYDNEY and the BUSH BASH with a fantastic bunch of people.
Kind regards,
2014 SA Variety Bash Caretaker Chairman
Peter Curly Curtis
Having now completed over 12 months
in the role, I have been able to
experience a full calendar of our events
and functions and I could not be more
proud of the collective achievements
to date. The sense of camaraderie,
generosity of spirit and passion for the
cause displayed amongst the Variety
family is unmatched in my experience
and if anything grows stronger.
I assure you, from the cards, artwork
and letters we receive daily from
children, parents, carers, and teachers
the work you do fundraising is making
a positive difference across South
Australia to children in need.
The measure of our success is the
number of children whose lives are
enhanced; from the dance lesson that
provides another stepping stone to
fullling a dream, to a computer that
allows electronic voice communication,
to a Sunshine Coach that allows new
educational experiences, all are equally
important.
Take great pride in the knowledge that
over the past 12 months over 27, 000
children have benetted from support
provided by Variety -the Childrens
Charity. Whilst that is an extraordinary
number, the need from relevant
children in our community grows daily.
Our core motoring events have
continued to set new standards and
have delivered record nancial results
along the way. Our complementary
new income streams continue to be
developed and we will see these results
in the months ahead.
CEOS MESSAGE
We are indeed fortunate to be the
ofcial charity partner of the Adelaide
Football Club and the Adelaide
Thunderbirds as they offer us new
avenues to promote our brand and
the work of Variety to huge audiences.
We are working cooperatively with
both organisations on a range of
innovative concepts that will hopefully
open new commercial and branding
opportunities.
Over the past 12 months, I have
formed some great friendships within
the Variety family and certainly Tim
and Pam from Tim Adams Wines are
counted in that group. Tim and Pam
continue to lead by example as Tim
Adams Wines enters its third year
as the Bash Platinum sponsor and
another Bash car ies under the TAA
team banner. We are sincerely grateful
for their continued generous support
and passion for Variety and this
extends to all our renewing and new
Bash sponsors.
I must acknowledge the exceptional
contribution Doug Lehmann has made
to the Variety Bash over the past 25
years as an entrant and Chair. We have
lost a great friend and I know there is a
real determination amongst the Bash
community to make this an extraordinary
Bash in honour of Dougie.
I sincerely thank Peter Curly Curtis
for stepping into the position of Chair
and we are indeed fortunate to have
someone of Curlys experience and
passion to continue at the helm of
our signature event.
The Committee and volunteers
must also be recognised for their
individual and collective efforts to
ensure this event runs seamlessly.
We are genuinely excited about the
direction Variety South Australia is
heading as more children who are sick,
disadvantaged or have special needs
will benet as a result.
To our Bash entrants we are very
grateful for your wonderful support,
we wish you a safe journey to Sydney
and back and I look forward to enjoying
the experience of a National Bash with
you all.
Kind regards
Mark McGill
CAUSE. Variety the Childrens Charity of South Australia is
proud to announce that the Adelaide Football Club, through the
Crows Foundation, has chosen our scholarship program as their
major charity partnership in 2014. Thank you - this is fantastic
news for the 27,000 South Australian children we support, every
year.
EFFECT. Variety SA is committed to empowering South
Australian children who are sick, disadvantaged or have
special needs. By giving practical equipment, programs and
experiences, Variety SA helps children in need to overcome
whatever obstacles they face, and live life to the fullest.
Donate today at www.variety.org.au/sa/donate
We've got something to Crow about!
We've got something to Crow about!
As our most infamous event,
The Bash to me epitomizes the
spirit of Variety and the people
that make it so great.
I really love the fact that being
a Variety Basher is actually
quite addictive. We are blessed
in South Australia to have such
a devoted Variety family with
over 100 individuals having
completed 10 Bashes, a
further 25 having completed at least 15, another 25 having
notched up 20 or more and incredibly two people, Don
Aston and Des Butler celebrating their 26th Bash this year.
Importantly, its these people who form the welcoming
party for our Bash virgins and pass on their knowledge
and skills to ensure they enjoy their rst experience. This
continual regeneration is vital to our agship event as there
are no better promoters of what the Bash is, or means to
those involved, than those who participate, be they entrant,
MW or ofcial.
The success of the Bash has not come through luck,
it has come on the back of extraordinary planning and
implementation from a dedicated Chair and committee and
professional events team. I congratulate Doug Lehmann
on his personal contribution to the Bash and we were
all thrilled when Dougs tireless efforts were recently
recognised by Variety International with a Presidential
Citation, an honour well-deserved. Doug was a much loved
leader of the Bash community and he will be sadly missed.
For all the fun we have, the Bash has a serious side and
that is the positive effect it has on enriching childrens lives
over two decades. With over $30m being raised since its
inception, many thousands of children in need in South
Australia have had their life changed courtesy of the Variety
Bash community and that is something you all should take
great pride in.
To that end, I sincerely thank the Bash team as a whole, as
every individual plays their part in achieving the success
that is the SA Variety Bash. We are indebted to all our
sponsors, particularly Platnium sponsors Tim and Pam
from Tim Adams Wines for their incredibly generous
support only matched by their passion and enthusiasm for
our cause which will be on display in Car TAA.
I wish you all a safe journey and I look forward to Bashing
to Sydney with you in OV4 to celebrate our 6th National
Bash.
All the best
Ron Barton
Pam and I are delighted to
continue our support of the SA
Variety Bash for a third year, as
Platinum sponsors of the 2014
event.
Tim Adams Wines and Mr Micks
Cellar Door and Kitchen are all
part of our family-owned and
operated wineries located in
the beautiful Clare Valley. Our
long-standing commitment to
Variety has seen many cases of Variety Cleanskin wines sold
through cellar door and mail order, raising funds for kids and
their families in need.
Over the years we have been enthusiastic participants in
the 4WD and Bash events, the Variety Vintage Charity Wine
Auction and welcomed the opportunity to serve on the board.
All the team of TAA (Tim Adams Airlines theme) thoroughly
enjoyed the thrill of ying in the 2013 Bash and are ready
for take-off in 2014. Although there is some concern about
landing at Sydney Airport as we are more of a country based
airline! This year we have new and returning (from 2012) staff
members and a new aircraft. We look forward to having more
fun along this years track.
Our ongoing involvement with Variety has had a tremendously
positive impact, not only on our business but also on
ourselves personally, all the while giving back to sick,
disadvantaged and special needs children. We highly
recommend Variety to companies who are considering
sponsorship of, or alignment with a charity, it is a wonderful
family and it is an honour to be a part of Variety SA and the SA
Variety Bash.
Pam and I would like to thank every participant for coming
on board in 2014, and congratulate you on your fundraising
efforts.
Cheers,
Tim Adams and Pam Goldsack
Tim Adams Wines
Mr Mick Cellar Door and Kitchen
CHAIR OF
THE BOARD
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SPONSORS
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1989 Adelaide to Port Lincoln
Car 18 Richard Nitschke, Paul Smith, Bert Swart, John Bradley
1990 Adelaide to Ceduna
Car 31 Hugh Hamilton, Dick Merrigan, Richard Vincent, Dudley Hill
1991 Adelaide to Renmark
Car 39 Des Butler, Roger Murdoch, Steen Jensen, Darrall Suter
1992 Adelaide to Ayers Rock (National Bash)
Car 53 Graham Klingberg, Eric Daish, Joe Treszise, Russell Naismith
1993 Adelaide to Clare
Car 08 Vin Pistola, Kevin Parker, Bob Male, Chris Scorgie
1994 Adelaide to Kangaroo Island
Car 59 John Mellors, Keith Hautop, David Meredith
1995 Adelaide to Kadina
Car 18 Richard Nitschke, Paul Smith, Rob Clampett, Gary Winkley
1996 Adelaide to Darwin (National Bash)
Car 76 John Chamberlain, Garry Stewart, Peter Waterman
1997 Adelaide to Tanunda
Car 97 Jenny Murdoch, Teena Butler
1998 Adelaide to Victor Harbor
Car 318/812 Doug Lehmann, Jack Ferrett, Peter Fairweather, Andy Pywell, Lindsay Stanley,
Lesley Stanley, Jenni ODonnell
1999 Adelaide to Kalgoorlie
Car 186 - Rod Kersten, Peter Ben Hall, Phil Kilsby, Brian Clarke
2000 Adelaide to Murray Bridge
Cars 318/812 - Doug Grumpy Lehmann, Don Doc Bruce, Ian Sleepy McKay, Lesley Happy Stanley,
Lindsay Sneezy Stanley, Peter Dopey Fairweather, Jenny Bashful Owen
2001 Adelaide to Gold Coast
Cars 02, GO and BSK The Konica Klowns - Lindsay Cato, Mark Morelli, Geoff Davey, Julianne Buckley, Shane Buckley,
Darren Virgo, Knowlton Coudrey, Rosalie Carling and Sharlene Capper
2002 Adelaide to Ardrossan
Cars 76 and 7.6 Garry Stewart, Rodney Mildred, Greg Nybo, George Belperio, Paul Spencer and Bernie Stack.
2003 Adelaide to Byron Bay
Car 500 Larry Cavallaro, John Deal and Ron Vis.
2004 Adelaide to Berri
Car 75 The Greeks Craig Phillips, Andrew Glastonbury and Craig Illman
2005 Port Lincoln to Adelaide (National Bash)
Car 55 The Bogvitch Sisters Teena Butler, Angela Organ and Helen Conolly
2006 Gawler to Goolwa
Car 99 The Bush Mechanics Graham Organ, Lynton Pahl, Mark Davy and Greg Schultz
2007 Mt Gambier to Tanunda
Car 70 Three Little Pigs Doug Lehmann, Steve Meins and Greg Hall
2008 Mawson Lakes to Norwood Parade
Car 76 Kung-Fu Pandas David Snoad, Wayne Irvine, Alan Robson
2009 Adelaide to Alice Springs (National Bash)
Car 119 Highland Fling (Scots) - John Riggall, Kym Waters, Steve Mason, Adam Mrotek
2010 Murray Bridge to Clare
Car 676 Bananas in Pyjamas Frank Pinneri, Craig Paues
2011 King William Road to Hahndorf
Car 177 Scooby Doo Craig Paues
2012 Barossa to Mildura
CAR TAA (Tim Adams Airlines), BSTA, KF Tim Adams, Pam Goldsack, Mark Chapman, Fiona Chapman,
Brett Schutz, Shannon Parker, Emily Elkhoury, Richard Elkhoury,
2013 Two Wells to McLaren Vale
CAR TAA (Tim Adams Airlines), BSTA, Tim Adams, Pam Goldsack,Kathryn (Buff) Byrne, Emily Elkhoury,
Richard Elkhoury, Shannon Parker, Brett Schutz.

OUTRIGHT WINNERS OVER
25 YEARS OF BASHING IN
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
It was 1998 when, to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the South
Australian Bash, the Bash Hall of Fame was established. This
recognised those who had completed ten Bash events.
In 2004, the fteen year category was added. In 2008, the 20 year
category began, and in 2013 we added the 25 year category! Variety
congratulates all our Hall of Famers what extraordinary
dedication and support you have shown we salute you.
Twenty Five year Bashers
Don Aston, Des Butler
Twenty year Bashers
Teena Butler, Ian Catford, Larry Cavallaro, Peter Cochrane,
Steve Cooling, Peter Curtis, Brenton Dansie, Carmine De Ieso,
Bob Furbow, Bob Geue, John Gibson, Nigel Giles, Colin Hann,
Peter Howell, Doug Lehmann, Michael Lewis, Diane Lintern,
Jenny Murdoch, Graham Organ, Graham Reynolds, Ivan Smith,
Graham Stevenson, Garry Stewart
Fifteen year Bashers
Diane Aston, Bronte Ayres, Vicki Baigent, Ian Bidstrup,
Frank Clarke, Peter Corkhill, Knowlton Coudrey, Kim Curtis,
Trevor Davey, Alf Ho, Karen Johnson, Neil Jones, Cheryl Lewis,
John Lewis, Scott McBain, John Mellors, Bob Meyers, Jock Milne,
Lynton Pahl, Fiona Paterson, Bob Pilgrim, Bill Rawlins, Liz Travers,
Allan Trebilcock, Alistair Walker, Lauryn Weatherall, John Wicks
Ten year Bashers
Steve Babyszka, Graham Bagnell, John Bannister, Ron Barton,
Gary Baxter, Jim Blackborough, Rick Brooks, Les Burdett,
Roger Butler, Sharlene Capper, Rocky Carbone, Jim Clark,
Geoff Clarke, Trevor Connor, Helen Conolly, Dene Davies,
John Davis, John Deal, Phillip Eglinton, Peter Fairweather,
John Ferguson, Malcolm Foreman, Dawn Franks, Gavin Frost,
John George, Neville Gilbert, Rosalie Gillings, Gavin Gold,
Nicole Haack, Peter Hayes, Lyn Hobbs, Peter Holt, Terry Howes,
Leonie Hunt, Willie Innes, Dean Innes, Anna Jackman,
David Jacobs, Tom Joy, Kevin Kelly, Rob Kersten, Trevor King,
Graham Klingberg, John Kniter, Brenton Lewis, Wendy Limbert,
Mandy Madgen, Nick Maloney, Mike Mason, Fairy Matters,
Tom Matters, Anthony May, Kym McHugh, Phil (Fids) McLeay, Steve
Meins, Kym Mensforth, Rodney Mildred, Gordon Milne,
Kerry Moore, Leon Morrish, Merv Mortimer, Henry Mould,
Roger Murdoch, Wendy Nicholson, Richard Nitschke,
Kevin OBrien, Mick OBrien, Deeon Otta, Preston Paterson,
Lonny Pendleton, Graham Pollard, Craig Phillips, Tony Pietrafesa,
Vic Piscopo, James Pledge, Peter Rankine, Jane Reilly,
Tony (Charger) Richards, Wayne Richards, Duncan Richter,
Kym Robinson, Yvonne Robinson, Ross Robinson, Joan Rowley,
Paul Ryan, Stirling Scherer, Trevor Sims, Adrian Smith, Neil Smith,
Paul Smith, Peter Spriggs, Lindsay Stanley, Lesley Stanley,
Gaynor Stevens, John Stevens, Darren Sutton, Roy Temple,
David Teubner, Mary Thompson, Beth Tincknell, Mike Tincknell,
Bruno Varacalli, Shayne Varacalli, Peter Vaughton, David Vincent,
Richard Walne, James Way, Ian Weber, Hellen White,
Richard Whiting, Dean Wright, Ken Woods, Kathryn Zeitz,
Chris Zeitz
Highest Fundraisers $116,976.89
Eight year entrants, seven years highest fundraisers and
runner up in 2008 and raising an astonishing $1,167,008.43!
Car: 222
Sue Pearce, Roz Chow and Maylene Loo
Runner Up $102,434.55
Car: HOGS
Graham Bowring, Mark Bowring, John Day and Noel Swan
Third Highest Fundraisers $85,670.90
Car: MAX
David Vincent, Chris McEgan, Mark Wauer and David Smith
Fourth Highest Fundraisers $78,125.00
Car: 66
John Gibson, Simon Drew, Peter Hayes and Ben Marshman
Fifth Highest Fundraisers $51,285.28
Car: 175
Neil Gibbins, Simon McMahon, Craig Young, Tony Lake,
Trevor Schache, Shannon Clarke
Sixth Highest Fundraisers $44,838.05
Car: 12
Sam Giglio, Mick Carbone and Domenic Musitano
Seventh Highest Fundraisers $42,278.94
Car: 51
Sue Stuart, Kathryn Thorp, Meagan Canny and Carol
Dawson
Eighth Highest Fundraisers $41,380.00
Car: OV1
Doug Lehmann, Greg Hall
Ninth Highest Fundraisers $40,865.00
Car: 003
Kathryn Casey, Mary Arvanitakis and Jo Giorgio-Ion
Tenth Highest Fundraisers $34,587.85
Car: 041
Ian Lister, David Bellinger, Scott Davis and Wayne Green
2013 BASH
HALL OF
FAME
2013 GOLD
DOOR
PANELISTS
Outright Winners
Car TAA (Tim Adams Airlines), BSTA,
Tim Adams, Pam Goldsack, Kathryn (Buff) Byrne, Brett Schutz,
Shannon Parker, Emily Elkhoury, Richard Elkhoury
Highest Money Raisers $116,976.89
Car 222 (Penguins)
Sue Pearce, Roz Chow, Maylene Loo
Highest Virgin Team Money Raisers
Car 175 (Rock Stars)
Neil Gibbins, Simon McMahon, Craig Young, Tony Lake, Trevor
Schache, Shannon Clarke,
Best Fun Theme
Car EFM (Gym Junkies)
Sally Paech, Robyn Raymond, Sarah Roberts, Meagan Sampson
Best Presented Vehicle
Car 45 (1970 Ford Fairlane 500 ZD M&Ms)
Bob Pilgrim
We Played the Game with Bash Bucks
Car 59 John Mellors, Steve Cooling
Highest Point Scorers
Car TAA, BSTA (Tim Adams Airlines)
Mobile Workshop Hard Luck Award
Car DIVA
Gerry Manning, Chris Herreen, Jenni McNamara
Stuffed Compass Award
Car TAG (Blues Bros)
George Hatzipanagiotis, Garry Stewart
Bashers Choice Award
Car TAA (Tim Adams Airlines), BSTA
Best Virgin Bashers
Car EFM (Gym Junkies )
Sally Paech, Robyn Raymond, Sarah Roberts, Meagan Sampson
Best Individual Basher
Ian Weber (Car JOKR)
Best Supporter of Variety
Des & Teena Butler
Chairmans Commendations
Car 59 John Mellors
Car PUT Deeon Otto & Mandy Madgen
Chairmans Award for Mobile Workshops
MW5
Geoff Kilford, Scott Thornton, Richard Lloyd
Special Acknowledgement
Car KEN Misha Carnell
Twenty Five Year Bashers
Des Butler, Don Aston
AND
THE 2013
VARIETY
BASH
WINNERS
WERE
All vehicles entered in the Bash must
have been built before December 1980.
Model run-ons are allowed. They must
be licensed, insured and roadworthy as
prescribed by state laws.
All vehicles must be conventional two
wheel drive vehicles with a maximum
crew of four people.
Motorcycles, buses, coaches, caravans,
skateboards or wheelbarrows are not
allowed as a general rule.
Performance modications are not
allowed. A vehicle may be modied
for safety purposes (brakes, wheels,
suspension, fuel tanks, lights etc) but not
for speed (engine, transmission etc).
All vehicles must carry on the front doors
the Bash door panels onto which must be
xed the allocated Bash number/letters
for that vehicle. The vehicle number/
letters must also be clearly visible, using
white numbers on the front and rear
windows. All cars must also display the
sponsors stickers as supplied by the
Variety ofce.
Everyone taking part in the Bash in any
way must sign an indemnity form issued
by Variety the Childrens Charity.
All entrants must have paid to Variety
the Childrens Charity either personally or
through donations, the sum nominated on
the Entry Form at least one month prior
to the start of the event.
At all times all entrants must abide by
the rules of the road as prescribed by the
State laws and statutes.
Designated Driver of the Day Rule must
be abided by.
Rules
Rules can be changed at any time at
the discretion of the Committee without
notication.
In the event of disputes or requests, the
Committees and/or the Chairmans
interpretation of the Rules and
Regulations will be nal and no
discussion will be entered into.
All correspondence will be entered into.
There will be no right of appeal.
All crew must be male OR female and
over the age of eighteen
(18) years.
Bribes
A bribe is money donated purely at your
discretion and is not compulsory:
you can bribe an Ofcial to gain a
grid position.
or for whatever reason your
imagination dictates.
Bribing will commence at the start line.
If you should be taking the Bash too
seriously and found to be not bribing the
Ofcials, your Bash vehicle may incur a
loss of points and crew members may be
ned. It should be remembered, however,
that crew caught bribing the ofcials may
have points deducted or added.
Bash bucks cannot be used to gain
brownie points.
Cheating
All Bash entrants are encouraged to
cheat, however, if caught cheating you
will pay dearly. Bash entrants detected
cheating in any way will lose points,
normally double the number of points that
could have been gained.
The crew who accumulate the most
points or Bash Bucks will be awarded a
trophy at the end of the Bash.
Attitude
Points may be lost by any Bash entrants
taking the event too seriously. Points lost
for taking the event too seriously will be at
the Ofcials discretion depending on the
seriousness of taking it seriously.
Bash entrants must not complain should
they not be winning.
Any Bash entrant caught bragging about
their good luck and /or ability should be
reported to the committee who will then
decide an appropriate ne or action!
Protests
Protests against mistakes or decisions
by the Ofcials may be decided in favour
of the protester, but could lose points
accordingly (see Rules).
Frivolous or vexatious protests may or
may not incur a loss of points depending
on the mood of the organisers at the
time. Particularly ingenious protests may
actually gain points providing the protest
fee is high enough.
Scoring
The Ofcials decision will be nal if
theyre interested at the time.
BASH RULES
BASH FUNDRAISING IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA
YEAR ADELAIDE TO: VEHICLES BASH CHAIRMAN NET AMOUNT
1989 Port Lincoln 57 Jack Waters $368,000
1990 Ceduna 75 John Garland $650,000
1991 Renmark 81 Geoff Gauvin $557,937
1992 Ayers Rock 82 Tom Matters $800,000
1993 Clare 80 Peter Cochrane $693,000
1994 Kangaroo Island 81 Peter Cochrane $855,000
1995 Kadina 75 Peter Cochrane $716,000
1996 Darwin 83 Peter Cochrane $1,009,000
1997 Tanunda 71 Peter Cochrane $825,000
1998 Victor Harbor 80 Peter Cochrane $1,070,000
1999 Kalgoorlie 63 Peter Curtis $1,003,000
2000 Murray Bridge 68 Peter Curtis $1,051,249
2001 Gold Coast 81 Peter Curtis $1,246,000
2002 Ardrossan 78 Ross Robinson $1,262,000
2003 Byron Bay 79 Ross Robinson $1,480,000
2004 Berri 67 Alistair Walker $1,200,000
2005 Adelaide 80 Alistair Walker $1,700,000
2006 Goolwa 63 Alistair Walker $1,400,000
2007 Tanunda 68 Phillip Eglinton $1,703,000
2008 Norwood 83 Phillip Eglinton $2,107,000
2009 Alice Springs 88 Wayne Richards $1,904,000
2010 Clare 61 Wayne Richards $1,662,000
2011 Hahndorf 67 Doug Lehmann $1,470,000
2012 Mildura 73 Doug Lehmann $1,800,000
2013 McLaren Vale 68 Doug Lehmann $1,750,000
$20,000 per annum
The Variety Caring for Kids program provides essential
medical equipment for families at home as well as for South
Australian health services including hospitals, intensive care
units and specialised medical services. Variety nances the
purchase of much needed medical equipment in addition to
recreational equipment that can be utilised by children during
their recovery.
$1,002,916 per annum
The Variety Freedom Program enables children with physical
disabilities to participate in daily activities by providing
wheelchairs, customised tricycles, walking frames, standing
frames, leg splints, wheelchair lifters and more to help
children gain independence and freedom.
Liberty Swings
Remember the feeling of swinging through the air with the
wind on your face and the freedom you felt? Every child
deserves to have this experience. This normally simple
pleasure was never an option for children in wheelchairs until
an Australian invention came along, the Liberty Swing. Unless
you witness it, you cannot begin to imagine the sheer delight
on the faces of the children who ride a Liberty Swing for the
rst time. Variety champions this wonderful invention with
its aim to install Liberty Swings in as many communities as
possible.
Sunshine Coaches $304,848
Variety - the Childrens Charity brings sunshine to the lives
of thousands of children through Sunshine Coaches. Special
schools and other organisations have been grateful recipients
of a eet of more than 1,200 coaches travelling Australia,
transporting children to their daily activities and other special
life experiences.
VARIETY GRANTS
In 2013 Variety SA made available 204 grants to the value
of $2.457 million through our programs, beneting 27,000
children in South Australia:
$1,046,572
The Variety Future Kids program helps kids who are
disadvantaged or have special needs to full their dreams
and reach their full potential; including the provision of
specialist computer packages and communication devices as
well as providing a range of experiences for children. Variety
is also a supporter of special education and disadvantaged
schools throughout the state.
Additionally the Variety @ Work program and Ladies of Variety
(LOV) provide an array of outings and fun activities throughout
the year, including the Childrens Easter Picnic at Carrick
Hill, the Suprise Party at Adelaide Convention Centre and
the Childrens Christmas Party at Adelaide Showgrounds,
along with hundreds of smaller activities for other schools,
organisations and individuals.
$83,500
The Variety Show of Hearts Scholarships program fosters
talent in sport, art, drama, music, academia and self
development for children who are sick or disadvantaged
and are already showing success in their chosen area of
interest.
MAJOR PROJECTS
APPEAL AMOUNT (approx)
Establishment of the Child Health Research Institute (CHRI) $750,000
(located at the WCH)
- Ongoing supply of equipment at CHRI $1.2 million
Royal Flying Doctor Service
- Medically equip new aircraft $1.1 million
Novita Childrens Services $1.43 million
Splints program
Various equipment
Variety Cochlear Implant Program $349,000
Womens & Childrens Hospital $3.71 million
Variety Adolescent Ward
Cardiac Surgery Unit
High Dependency Unit
Equipment for Paediatric Operating Theatres
Hydrotherapy Pool
CUSA Machine
Medical videoconferencing Equipment
Orthopaedic Clinic
Respite Housing $975,000
Autism
Minda
Flinders Medical Centre $1.7 million
Neo Natal Intensive Care Unit & Research Lab
Paediatric Outpatients Facility
Paediatric Ward upgrade
Life Education Centre Caravans $185,000
Ronald McDonald House $520,000
Accommodation wing
Housing facility
Adelaide Dental School $400,000
- Refurbishment of Paediatric Area
Myolectric Prosthesis Program $184,000
Riding for the Disabled $1.57 million
Canteen Teenage Camps $150,000
McGuiness McDermott (Little Heroes) $326,000
MRI machine (WCH)
Sparc Disability Foundation $200,000
Cora Barclay Centre $883,050
SOS Childrens Village $214,000
Can Do For Kids / Townsend House / Townsend School $79,000
Hearing and vision projects
Early intervention Toy Library
Specialised equipment
Australian Cranio Facial Foundation $83,000
Medical Equipment
Dolphin Imaging Equipment
Bone Growth Foundation $20,000
Fit Bone Device
Youth at Risk Personal Development Projects
- Operation Flinders $1.12 million
- Police Blue Light $463,000
- Time for Kids $610,000
- Cavan Education Centre $82,000
- Youth Opportunities $210,000
- Riverland Youth Ministries $50,000
- SA Tall Ships One & All $540,000
How the money
has been spent
In the 2012/13 nancial year, a total of
204 appeals were approved totaling
$2.458 million to directly benet over
26,500 children in South Australia.
Total number of Sunshine Coaches
donated in SA since inception is 173.
The Liberty Swing is a world-rst
Australian innovation a swing that
allows wheelchair-bound children the
opportunity to experience the joy of
having a swing in the park. To date, 14
Liberty Swings have been approved.
Gypsy Oatley
Fencing
$2,574
Gypsy is 3 years old and has Down
Syndrome. Although she is not yet
walking independently, she has
become increasingly more mobile and
interested in exploring her environment.
One day Gypsy managed to manoeuvre
past the screened front door and down
the steps to the front garden adjacent
to a busy main roadway. Gypsy has low
awareness of her safety and is unaware
of putting herself at risk. Her family
were the recipients of a Variety grant
enabling them to install secure fencing,
which they could not have otherwise
afforded, and keep their little girl safe
from harm.
Jedd Suing
Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle
$26,524
Jedd is 7 years old with cerebral palsy
& spastic quadriplegia, experiencing
seizures and renal failure. As a
result, he has extremely high support
needs and requires a large range
of equipment. Jedd was rapidly
outgrowing his existing car seat
and required wheelchair accessible
transportation for his regular medical
appointments in Adelaide, a seven
hour drive from Port Lincoln. Variety
SA granted the family a new vehicle to
meet their needs. Jedd is an inspiring
kid who shows that despite his
condition, he is a happy little fella who
loves riding in his new car!
David Vansilalom
Myoelectric Prosthesis, Right Arm
$25,566
David is 6 years old and at age 4 he
had a tragic accident, resulting in
a traumatic amputation of his right
hand. He is a bright little boy who loves
playing with his brother and friends.
Variety SA helped David by assisting
his family to purchase a Myoelectric
Prosthesis which allows him to perform
a greater variety of tasks in his day to
day life. Just one look at David and you
can see he is a very worthy recipient
of his new arm. David is a little legend
and Variety SA is super proud to have
supported him.
THIS IS WHY WE DO IT!
9 AUGUST: ADELAIDE / NANUA RACECOURSE
10 AUGUST: POONCARIE / TOLARNO STATION
11 AUGUST: WILCANNIA / TILPA
12 AUGUST: BOURKE / BOURKE
13 AUGUST: GLENGARRY / LIGHTNING RIDGE
14 AUGUST: MOREE / NARRABRI
15 AUGUST: BARRABA / TAMWORTH
16 AUGUST: SCONE / CESSNOCK
17 AUGUST: SYDNEY
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DAY 1
LEAVE ADELAIDE FOR
MORGAN WITH LUNCH
AT BALAH STATION
NIGHT STOP AT NANUA
RACECOURSE
Day one of the 2014 SA Variety Bash
sees you heading off for Morgan on
the banks of the mighty Murray River
and on to Balah Station for lunch. Few
South Australians would not knowof,
have not been to, or passed Morgan;
a town perched on the right bank of
theMurray, just downstream of where
it turns from owing roughly westwards
to roughly southwards. It is about 161
kilometres north east of Adelaide,
and about 315 kilometres upstream of
theMurray Mouth. Morgan is probably
better known for the MorganWhyalla
pipeline, built during World War II, which
snakes its way through the countryside
to provide the people of Whyalla with
fresh water from the Murray.
Morgan was at the boundary of several
ancient and traditional Indigenous
owners - theNgarrindjerito the south
and Riverland people to the east. The
rst Europeans to visit were in the
expedition of the explorer Charles Sturt,
who passed by in a rowboat in 1830.
The rst Europeans to visit overland, by
horseback, in March 1838, were in the
expedition ofHill,Oakden, Willis, and
Wood who noted a large Indigenous
population.
The locality was originally known to
Europeans as the North West Bend,
or Norwest Bend, or Great South
Bend, due to the acute change in the
trend and direction of theMurray.
As mentioned above it is where the
westward owing stream of the river
turns here to ow southward. The
nearby pioneering pastoral station,
Northwest Bend Station, established in
the 1840s, still bears that name.
The town was proclaimed in 1878,
the year therailway linefrom
Adelaide viaKapundawas opened.
A largewharfwas built, and Morgan
became one of the busiestportson the
Murray. At its peak, Morgan was the
second busiest port in South Australia
(behind onlyPort Adelaide) with six
trainsa day carrying freight from the
Murray to the sea at Port Adelaide.
Asroad transportimproved through
the early part of the 20th century, river
transport declined. The railway to
Morgan nally closed in 1969.
Morgan today is well known for its
number ofhouseboatmoorings
and services. A free road transport
ferry service operates 24 hours for
river crossings. Just southward
(downstream) from Morgan is a
riverfront development named Brenda
Park, which has ourished sinceWWII,
originally as rustic shacks, but now
as prestige waterfront holiday homes.
Despite these new developments,
many historic buildings remain in the
town. A number of these buildings
have signs showing their former use
and appearance. The two hotels, both
historic, sit opposite each other, facing
the riverfront.
Out of Morgan, Bashers head for Balah
Station, this years rst lunch stop.
Lunch is courtesy of the station owners
Sonia and James Irwin. Please take
care when driving through the property
by Gene Swinstead
Sydney and The Bush
2014 SA Variety Bash
as you may encounter some of their
prize Merino wool sheep as well as
kangaroos and emus. Balah dates back
to the 1800s when it was an outstation
with a crutching shed of a large property
owned by the Tennant family. The Lord
family (Sonias parents) bought it in
1946. At its peak the property stretched
150km north of Morgan. Sonia and
James purchased the property in 1988.
Today Balah comprises 50,000 hectares
and carries up to 10,000 Merino sheep
for wool. The bloodlines originate from
the world renowned Collinsville Merinos.
Collinsville was established by John
Collins in 1889 and was regarded as one
of the top Merino breeding properties in
Australia for well over 100 years. John
Collins selected show rams himself
right up to his death, often sitting on his
veranda while the stud master ran 150
rams past him so he could select four or
six for the show. Most times one of them
would win the champion Merino Ram of
the Show award.
When entering Balah off the bitumen,
you will encounter at bluebush tracks
until you are about halfway through the
property where it morphs into sandy
Mallee, with black oak and bluebush.
After lunch, Bashers head for Kimberley
Station and the Nanua Racecourse
to bed down for the night. Kimberley
Station was a soldier settler block after
World War 1 and in 1922 was bought by
Elmy Harold Bright. Originally the family
lived in a dugout in the sand hills until
the main homestead was built in the
mid-1930s. In the early 1960s Kimberley
Station was extended when the family
bought the neighbouring property,
Terrananya. In 1981 the homestead
from Terrananya was transported
whole to where it now sits alongside the
original homestead. It is now the home
of Elmys grandson Chris and wife Jan.
The property for much of this time was
run as a sheep station but in the past
decade through drought and low sheep
prices it has now been developed into
a goat station. In recent years it has
seen changes to fencing, water systems
and yards to accommodate the shift in
direction.
During World War II, dances were
held in the Kimberley Woolshed to
raise money for the war effort. At the
last dance in 1945 a group of people
gathered together and decided to form
a race club to continue with the social
gatherings. One of those involved
was Chriss Father, Ted Bright, who
decided to donate land to build the
racetrack and facilities. The hall and
snack bar were built around the early
to mid-1950s. Over the years further
improvements have occurred such as
shade areas, power for caravan sites
and a proper septic toilet system. The
biggest improvement was the building
of a new freestanding bar in 1996.
Last year the Nanua Race Club
celebrated its 60th anniversary. It is
no Morphettville, but you will enjoy
camping at the track for the night.
DAY 2
POONCARIE
NIGHT STOP TOLARNO
STATION
Today we take off for Pooncarie which is
located in south-west New South Wales
on the east side of the Darling River. It is
about 120 km north of Wentworth on the
Junction of the Darling and the Murray,
and about 110km south of the Menindee
Lakes, east of Broken Hill.
The town has a population of about 180,
has a tele centre, general store and of
course a pub. The surrounding area
features large sheep and cattle grazing
interests with increasing horticultural
and mineral sand mining industries.
Mining companies have signed
agreements with the Barkindji people,
the sole registered Indigenous group in
the area.
The town really comes to life in October
for the annual Pooncarie races,
swelling to about 1500 people from all
over the country, including Melbourne,
Albury and Adelaide. This race meeting
has been held for about 100 years.
Tonights overnight stop is Tolarno
Station, located 160km south east
of Broken Hill on the eastern side of
the Darling River, downstream from
Menindee. The current station is 250,000
acres, 25 km north to south and 80 km
east to west. It holds 10,000 sheep and
150 cattle. It was originally named after
the Aboriginal name for that area by
William and Ross Reid after they had
secured an abandoned water frontage in
May, 1855. By 1880 the two brothers had
leased 17 runs and combined them into
the one main property.
The Reid Brothers operated a eet of
steamers in the 1870s to deliver their
own wool clippings direct to Port Victor
for shipment to England. In early 1868
Ross Reid married Lucy Reynell, whose
family were the founders of the famous
Reynella Winery. In preparation for
the marriage Ross built a homestead
which gave the appearance of a small
township.
The construction site included outer
ofces, stores, stables, blacksmith
shop, saddlers shop, cart shed, chaff
stores and bachelor quarters. He
even extended the vegetable and fruit
gardens. Still standing after more than
100 years is the blacksmith shop. The
forge and original tools still exist. A
school was also built for the children
of the families employed on the station
and the children of neighbouring
stations. The school was closed in 1917,
and was relocated several times before
being closed permanently in 1931. All
that remains of the school house are
the foundation stumps.
In 1878 a new woolshed was built with
an iron roof replacing the original bark
roof and bush tinkered structure. The
shed contained 100 stands, today there
are only eight. At the time there were
approximately 330,000 sheep on the one
million acre property, where shearing
would have taken a full 12 months of
the year. When the Darling dried up
the wool from Tolarno was taken to
Pooncarie, the largest port in its heyday,
by camels or bullock teams.
Reid had two hotels built on Tolarno
Station named the Victoria and Tolarno
Hotels, the latter was soon renamed
the Cliffs Inn due to some confusion
between the station and hotel. The
Victoria Hotel was opened in 1877
and operated until 1905. The Cliffs
Inn was open from 1870 and closed
in 1904. Between 1873 and 1880 four
steamers were purchased to transport
the wool clippings, the largest privately
owned eet of steamers on the inland
waterways.
Since 1949 the property has been in
the McBride family, the current owners
are Robert and Linda McBride. During
the 1860s to 70s the head count was
between 200,000 and 300,000 sheep.
Today they only carry 6000 to 8000. In
1894 a small gaol was built to hold men
during a shearers strike. On August
26, 1894, a group of shearers set re to
a riverboat, which oated downstream
and sank several hours later, after
confronting Captain Dickson and his
crew over union rights.
The existing homestead is the second
built on the property by Benjamin Chaffey
between 1892 and 1911. The main house
consists of 20 rooms not including the
main hallway and is 100 square metres
including the veranda. The original
colours of the house were sandstone and
green. The existing kitchen inside the
main house was installed in the 1970s.
In 1987 Tolarno received Murray River
County Council power.
DAY 3
WILCANNIA
NIGHT STOP TILPA
Today we head off for Wilcannia, a
small historic town on the Darling
River. The image of Wilcannia that most
travellers along the Barrier Highway
have is of a town with a lot of Aborigines
hanging around in the main street.
It is a very racist preconception but
one which nearly everyone who has
travelled through the town enunciates.
It is also fuelled by the bigots of Broken
Hill and Cobar who are only too eager
to divert travellers to their own centres.
Of course the image of the town is
unfair and inaccurate. Sadly very few
travellers get out of their cars, have a
look around this historic town and talk
to the local Aborigines, who are, almost
without exception, very friendly and only
too happy to talk about this delightful
township on the banks of the Darling
River. After all, many of them are
Barkindji people who have been living in
this region for 40,000 years.
Located within the Central Darling
Shire in north western New South
Wales, it was the third largest inland
port in the country during the great
river boat era of the mid-19th century.
The name Wilcannia is said to be
derived from an Aboriginal term
for either gap in the bank where
oodwaters escape or wild dog.
Neither meaning has been linguistically
veried. In 1835, explorer Major
Thomas Mitchell was the rst European
to the region, in which he traced the
Darling River to what is now Menindee.
In June 1866, the township of Wilcannia
was proclaimed. In 1871, the population
was 264, and grew to 1424 by 1881.
During the 1880s, Wilcannia reached its
peak, and had a population of 3000 and
13 hotels and its own newspaper.
The surrounding area is very sparsely
settled by pastoralists who have large
land holdings, used primarily to run
sheep. These holdings fall in the
Western Division and the majority are
held as 99-year leases. Wilcannia is
located 965 km northwest of Sydney via
the Great Western, Mitchell and Barrier
Highways. In spite of the distance from
the sea, it is only 78 metres above
sea-level. Situated on marginal land, it
experiences an average rainfall of 252
mm per annum. Common species of
trees around the area include River Red
Gum, Yellow Box, Oldman Saltbush and
Lignum.
The rst European in the area was
Major Thomas Mitchell who moved
down the Darling from Bourke to what
is now Menindee in 1835. Mitchell had
a major confrontation with the local
Aborigines near present-day Wilcannia
during which time he killed at least
two people. The settlement of the
area by Victorian pastoralists began in
the 1850s and by January 27,1859 a
steamer, the Albury, had made its way
up the river and reached the current
site of Wilcannia which was known at
the time as Mount Murchison Station.
Mount Murchison had been named by
Mitchell.
In 1879 the Red Lion brewery (it is
no longer standing) was built at the
northern end of Reid Street. Its great
claim to fame was that it was the rst
brewery which the famous beer baron
Edmund Resch built in Australia.
At this time Wilcannia became the
third-largest port on the Darling River.
In 1887, for example, 222 steamers
stopped there. Known as Queen City of
the West there was a time when most
of the wool from north-western NSW
passed through the port. The town was
also at the centre of a number of coach
routes which traversed Western NSW.
Some of the coaches were built here.
The discovery of gold at Mt Browne
saw through-trafc and trade increase
in the short term but the development
of Silverton and Broken Hill saw the
centre of trade shift. When the opal
elds ofWhite Cliffswere discovered
in the 1890s trade increased again as
Wilcannia became the central supply
depot for the opal miners and the major
recipient of their revenue. Eventually, as
road and rail trafc killed the steamer
trade the towns importance declined.
In 1892 Wilcannia was hit with a rabbit
plague so severe, that a man was
supposedly employed to remove the
rabbits from the streets which had
been killed by children on their way to
school. By the 1920s, with the arrival of
reliable road transport, the town began
to decline.
After lunch, Bashers head off for their
next stopover at Tilpa, the village on
the ood plains. The origin of the name
Tilpa may be found in the Baarkindji
word Thulpa, which means ood
waters, for it is within the vicinity of
Tilpa that the Darling River oods up
to 70km wide in major downpours. In
1876 Arthur David Cotton obtained the
rst block of land where most of Tilpa,
as we know it today, is now situated. He
opened a store where the Tilpa Hotel
is and part of the earliest building still
exists in the private section of the hotel.
Later that year James Buckley applied
for a block of land and built the Wee
Wattah Hotel, where the Tilpa Trading
Post now stands. Other hotels already
existed along the river, mostly on the
eastern side and were associated
with the coach run from Bourke to
Wilcannia. The Tilpa Hotel is famous
for its autographed walls; thousands
of signatures cover the walls as people
donate $2 each time to the Royal Flying
Doctors. (Now theres an idea for fund
raising Bashers)!!!
By 1894 David Jones & Co. owned
Cottons store. It was then sold to
Edmond Perrott who turned it into a
hotel which he named the Royal. It still
exists. In 1880 a Postal Receiving Ofce
was opened in the store and in 1883
this became an Ofcial Post Ofce with
John Guillier as the postmaster. Once
the store became a hotel, objections
were raised to the Post Ofce being in
a pub, and Guillier agreed to build a
new Post Ofce, which was completed
in 1896. Both the Post Ofce and
Telephone Exchange had two more
relocations before they both closed in
1980. The rst police station in Tilpa
was built in 1898 but there was an
earlier makeshift one on the opposite
side of the river. A court of Petty
Sessions was established in 1903, but it
and the police station were both closed
in 1936. Tilpa had a school from 1896,
until its closure in 1945. At one stage
the teacher, George Turner, was granted
permission to start school at 7am and
nish at 1pm due to the scorching heat
in summer.
A bridge crossing the Darling River was
completed in December 1963. Tilpa lays
claim to the shortest heritage walk in
Australia, with two signs on opposite
sides of the main street. Better yet,
the Tilpa Cemetery is the only one in
Australia, if not the world, to have no
one buried in it! In December 2002 over
2500 people from around the globe
descended upon the small village for
a charity event for the Royal Flying
Doctors to see Lee Kernigan in concert.
It was one of, if not the biggest event in
the towns history.
DAY 4
BOURKE
NIGHT STOP BOURKE
Our fourth days adventure takes us to
Bourke, famous for the phrase back o
Bourke or the middle of no-where.
Australian poet Henry Lawson once
said If you know Bourke, you know
Australia. This town sits on the edge of
the outback, miles from anywhere and
sprawled along the Darling River. Crime
can be a problem here, so keep a close
eye on your valuables. In February 2013
it was listed as the most dangerous
place in the world, but since then a lot
of effort has been put in to clean it up.
The location of the current township
of Bourke on a bend in theDarling
Riveris the traditional country of the
Ngemba people. These people were
famous for their sh traps in the
Darling River at Brewarrina. The name
of this tribe should not be confused
with the language name of the Weilwan,
which is Ngiumba. They often fought
amongst themselves, usually inicting
no more than scars from nullas and
boomerangs. Serious crimes received
the death penalty or banishment. The
death penalty was usually carried out
with a club, but with the advent of police
and trackers, the use of anatomy was
introduced and they were trampled
on their liver by the tribe, all males
participating.
The rst white explorer to encounter
the river wasCharles Sturtin 1828
who named it after NSW Governor
Ralph Darling. Having struck the region
during an intense drought and a low
river, Sturt dismissed it as largely
uninhabitable and short of any features
necessary for establishing renewable
industry on the land. It was not until the
mid-1800s following a visit by colonial
surveyor and explorer SirThomas
Mitchellin 1835 that settlement of
the area began. Following tensions
with the local people Mitchell built
a small stockade to protect his men
and named it Fort Bourke after then
Governor Richard Bourke. This rst
crude structure became the foundation
for a edgling community with a small
number of agricultural and livestock
farms being established in the region
shortly afterwards. The area truly
started to ourish when its location on
the Darling River had it recognised as
a key trade centre, linking the nearby
outback agricultural industries with the
east coast trade routes via the Darling
River.
Bourke was surveyed for a town in
1869 and soon established itself as the
outback trade hub of New South Wales
with several transportation industries
setting up branches in the town. By
the 1880s Bourke would host a Cobb
& Co. Coach Terminus, several paddle
boat companies running the Darling
and a bridge crossing the river which
would allow for road transportation into
the town and by 1885 Bourke would
be accessible by rail, conrming its
position as a major inland transport
hub. Like many outback Australian
townships, Bourke would come to rely
on camels for overland transport, and
the area supported a large Afghan
community who had been imported
to drive the teams of camels. A small
Afghan mosque which dates back to the
1900s can still be found within Bourke
cemetery today.
As trade moved away from river
transport routes, Bourkes hold on the
inland trade industry began to relax.
Whilst no longer considered a trade
centre, Bourke serves instead as a
key service centre for the states north
western regions. In this semi-arid
outback landscape, sheep farming
along with some small irrigated cotton
crops comprise the primary industry in
the area today.
Bourke is considered to represent the
edge of the settled agricultural districts
and the gateway to theOutbackwhich
lies north and west of Bourke. In
1892 young writerHenry Lawsonwas
sent to Bourke by Bulletin editorJ.F.
Archibaldto get a taste of outback life
and to try to curb his heavy drinking.
In Lawsons own words I got 5 and
a railway ticket from the Bulletin and
went to Bourke. Painted, picked up in
a shearing shed and swagged it for
six months. The experience was to
have a profound effect on the 25 year
old and his encounter with the harsh
realities of bush life inspired much of
his subsequent work.
Lawson would later write if you
know Bourke you know Australia.
In 1992 eight poems, written under
a pseudonym and published in the
Western Herald, were discovered in the
Bourke library archives and conrmed
to be Lawsons work. Bush poetsHarry
Breaker MorantandWill Ogilviealso
spent time in the Bourke region and
based much of their work on the
experience.
Fred Hollows, the famous eye surgeon,
was buried in Bourke after his death
in 1993. Fred Hollows had worked
in Bourke in the early 1970s and had
asked to be buried there. The Telegraph
Hotel, established in 1888 beside
theDarling River, has been restored and
now operates as the Riverside Motel.
Bourkes traditional owners endured
a similar fate to Indigenous people
across Australia. Dispossessed
of their traditional country and in
occasional conict with white settlers,
they battled a loss of land and culture
and were hit hard by European
disease. While the population of the
local Ngemba and Barkindji people
around the town of Bourke had
dwindled by the late 19th century,
many continued to live a traditional
lifestyle in the region. Others found
employment on local stations working
with stock and found their skill as
trackers in high demand. A large inux
of displaced Aboriginal people from
other areas in the 1940s saw Bourkes
Indigenous community grow and led to
the establishment of a reserve by the
Aborigines Protection Board in 1946.
The majority of Indigenous settlers
were Wangkumara people from the
Tibooburra region.
In 1962 local high jumper Percy Hobson
became the rst Aboriginal athlete
to win a Commonwealth Games gold
medal for Australia in Perth. The 5ft.
10 in. tall Hobson jumped 13inches
above his height to win the event with
a leap of 6ft. 11inches. While Hobson
was urged by athletics administrators
not to broadcast his ancestry, he was
celebrated on his return to Bourke and
greeted by a brass band playing Hail
the Conquering Hero. Cathy Freeman
was the next Aboriginal athlete to claim
a Commonwealth Gold in Auckland
in 1990. In Bourke today there are
21 different recognised Indigenous
language groups including Ngemba,
Barkindji, Wangkumara and Murrawari.
Bourke became the wartime residence
from 1915 to 1918 for German families
deported from the Straits Settlements
(now Singapore and Malaysia), Ceylon
(now Sri Lanka), Fiji and Hong Kong, as
well as some local internees. They were
not housed in an enclosed camp as in
other locations. Those who could afford
it rented small cottages in the town,
while others were accommodated in the
gaol and later in a disused hotel. The
families could move around the town
during the day, but there was little for
them to do there. The small number of
internees meant that camp community
activities did not develop as they did
elsewhere. In 1918, the internees were
moved from Bourke to the newly-built
camp at Molonglo, outside Canberra, in
the then Federal Capital Territory.
DAY 5
GLENGARRY
NIGHT STOP LIGHTNING
RIDGE
Its Opal Day on our fth days adventure
as we head to Glengarry which features
the iconic Glengarry Hilton in the
heart of the Black Opal mining eld,
75 kilometres north of Walgett or 75
kilometres west of Lightning Ridge. The
Hilton is a tin shed of a pub, frequented
by lots of local characters.The
Glengarry Hilton is one of the top 10
Bush Pubs located in the heart of the
Black Opal mining eld 75 kilometres
north of Walgett or 75 kilometres west
of Lightning Ridge. It is the oldest pub
on the opal elds with a unique history
and building. The Hilton is in the centre
of this prosperous opal eld. Miners
built the Pub in 1969. It was an illegal
drinking establishment until 1993 when
it got its rst liquor license. The Hilton
has maintained its original building
and appearance with some modern
inuences, making it a tourist attraction
bringing pre- booked tourist buses and
tourists to the door. The pub is located
on an acre of land with a further
acre allocated for parking (caravans
and trailers). The surrounding mullock
dumps gives visitors the chance of
nding their own opal as many are
overlooked by the miner. You can meet
the opal miners while enjoying friendly
service and an ice cold beer. You may
even be able to buy a lease and mine
your own opals!
Underground and open cut mining
techniques are used to extract opal
from depths ranging from near surface
up to 25 metres underground. The host
rock is the Cretaceous Griman Creek
Formation which is predominantly
composed of freshwater clay stones
and sandstones. Most of the gem opal
from this area is found as seam
opal. Seam opal typically occurs as
semi-continuous plates or sheets of
variable thickness within claystone
layers. The thickness of the sheet can
range from less than 1mm up to 5cm
or more. Individual pieces can rarely
weigh up to a few kilograms. Opalised
fossils also occur sporadically. Fossils
include bivalve shells, gastropod shells,
dinosaur bones & teeth, turtle shell &
bones, crustacean gastroliths, plant
stems and fruiting bodies, plesiosaur
bones & teeth, monotreme bones, etc.
You should enjoy this unique lunch stop,
particularly The Hilton!
Fed and refreshed and, maybe a little
richer with a pocket full of opals, it
is off to Lightning Ridge, a world-
renowned centre for black opal mining
and other opal gemstones just near
the southern border of Queensland.
This will be todays night stop. If it is
a little bit stormy or there are some
black clouds around beware! They say
Lightning Ridge originated in the 1870s
when passers-by found the bodies of
a farmer, his dog and 600 sheep which
had been struck by lightning. The area
has the largest known deposits of black
opal in the world. It is a ourishing
tourist town with numerous caravan
(camper-trailer) and camping parks,
the previously very rustic Diggers
Rest pub (which has burned down for
the third time) and a well-appointed
bowling club with its eight articial-
grass bowling greens. Temperatures
in summer can reach into the high
40s Celsius, but below ground the
temperature remains continually at
around 22 degrees, year round.
The traditional owners of the
land around Lightning Ridge are
theYuwaalaraaypeople. After
they were displaced by the
establishment of colonial pastoral
stations, many Yuwaalaraay people
stayed on as labourers, but were
increasingly dispersed in the early
20th century. Lightning Ridge is
an importantpaleontologicalsite,
withfossilsdating back to
theCretaceousperiod, 110 million
years ago. Thesandstonerock once
formed the bottom of a shallow inland
sea where the remains of aquatic
plants and animals were preserved. The
site is especially important as a source
of fossils of ancientmammalswhich, at
that time, were small creatures living
in a world dominated bydinosaurs. The
fossils are sometimesOpalisedand
discovered by opal miners. Important
discoveries at Lightning Ridge include
the ancestralmonotremesKollikodon
ritchieiandSteropodon galmani.
(Monotremes are mammals that lay
eggs instead of giving birth to live
young like marsupials and placental
mammals).
Palaeontologists searching for fossils
of dinosaurs and primitive mammals
at Lightning Ridge consult with opal
miners to see what they have found,
or obtain permission to sift through
spoil heaps and excavate in opal
mines. Without the help of miners,
many fossils, including Steropodon
and Kollikodon, would never have been
recognised. As well as being beautiful
gems, the rare and often valuable
fossils from Lightning Ridge have the
potential to solve many mysteries about
our ancient mammalian ancestors.
Deposits at Lightning Ridge yield
some of the rarest, most beautiful and
precious fossils in the world.
It certainly is an ancient and rare land
dating back 110 million years when
the supercontinent Gondwana was a
wilderness of forests of pines, ferns and
palms separated by tracts of shallow
sea. Dinosaurs and their relatives
dominated this landscape, as well as
our rare and tiny mammal ancestors.
Near the edge of this ancient continent,
fragments of the remains of these
animals accumulated in the sands of
the inland sea.
Steropodon was a fossil monotreme
and is one of the ancestors of the
modern platypus and echidnas of
Australia and New Guinea. The
Cretaceous monotremes were probably
similar in size and shape to the
modern platypus, although in modern
monotremes the well-developed
teeth of the fossil forms are absent.
Steropodon galmani may have used
electroreceptors in its snout to hunt
crustaceans in a similar manner to the
modern platypus.
Fossils of other animals living at the
time of these ancestral egg-layers have
also been found at Lightning Ridge.
Dinosaurs, including giant long-necked
sauropods munched on vegetation
along with the 1.5m long Lightning
Beast Fulgurotherium Australe.
Perhaps these smaller dinosaurs
moved in herds like modern antelope,
always on the lookout for predators,
like the carnivorous theropod Rapator
Ornitholestoides, which reached a
length of about 6m. Pterosaurs ew in
the air and sh, lungsh, crocodiles and
marine reptiles, such as long-necked
Plesiosaurs lived in the oceans.
DAY 6
MOREE
NIGHT STOP NARRABRI
Day six sees you heading off on the
track to Moree, where you may like to
enjoy a hot spring bath at lunchtime.
Moree, a large town inMoree Plains
Shirein northernNew South Wales,is
located on the banks of theMehi
Riverin the centre of rich black-soil
plains. Morees artesian hot spring
baths are famous for their reputed
healing qualities.
The Mehi River,previously known as
the Gwydir River or Meei River, was
renamed Mehi by theGeographical
Names Board of New South Wales in
1975 ending years of confusion over
the naming of this section. It is a 160
kilometres tributary of the Gwydir River.
In 1889 a timber bridge was erected
over the Mehi River at Moree. Another
bridge was built over the Mehi River
in April 1960. A bridge over the Mehi
River, west of Moree, was completed in
December 1995. A total of four bridges
cross the Mehi River in Moree; two of
these bridges are low-level and subject
to ooding. The area adjoining the
river has numerous attractive riverside
parks, golf links and reserves. The Mehi
River jetty at Moree is a popular spot for
water sports.
Moree is a major agricultural centre,
noted for its part in the Australian
cotton growing industry which was
established there in the early 1960s.
The town is located at the junction
of theNewell HighwayandGwydir
Highwayand can be reached by daily
train and air services fromSydney.
It is situated in the Shire ofMoree
Plains. Like many towns and cities in
Australia, Moree shares its name with a
much smaller community in Northern
Ireland in County Tyrone. Moree is a
progressive and pretty town with plans
for economic, realty and infrastructural
development. TheKamilaroipeople,
whose descendants are still in the
town, were the early inhabitants of the
area. Major SirThomas Mitchellwent to
the district at the request of the acting
governor after the recapture of escaped
convict George Clarke who told of a
great river called the Kindur in 1832.
Clarke had been living in the area to the
south with the Kamilaroi people from
1826-1831. Squatters soon followed in
Mitchells wake establishing pastoral
runs, among which was Moree (1844),
from a Kamilaroi term believed to mean
either long waterhole or rising sun.
In 1851 James and Mary Brand arrived
and built a general store on the banks
of the river in 1852. A post ofce was
added the following year. The family
sold up and moved to theHunter Valley
in 1857 but James died in 1858 leaving
Mary with six children so she returned,
opened another business and in 1861
she opened the towns rst Inn.
Moree was gazetted as a town in 1862
with land sales proceeding that year. A
court of petty sessions was established
in 1863 and there was a severe ood in
1864. The following year the town got
its rst constable and a police station
was soon built to house him. The rst
church (Wesleyan) was built in 1867
when the town had a population of
43. As closer settlement proceeded,
agriculture emerged as a thriving
industry on the fertile ood plains.
Banking began in 1876 and the rst
local newspaper was set up in 1881, at
which time the population was 295.
The town became a municipality in
1890. During 1894 construction of the
heritage listed federation-style lands
ofce commenced and ended that year
with the completion of the ground oor.
The second storey was added in 1903. In
1895 theGreat Artesian Basinwhich sits
under Moree was tapped to yield over
thirteen mega litres of water per day.
The bore was sunk to 3000ft (910m)
deep in order to provide water for
agricultural pursuits but it was proved
unsuitable for this purpose because of
its salt content. Therailway lineand
service from Sydney arrived in 1897.
Wheat cultivation increased after
World War II with a our mill built at
Moree in 1951 and the rst commercial
pecan nut farm was established on the
Gwydir Highway east of Moree in 1966.
The Trawalla Pecan Nut Farm is the
largest pecan nut farm in the southern
hemisphere, growing about 75,000
trees. In 1994 the Gwydir Olive Grove
Company was established when two
Moree families started producing olive
oil from olives grown in the area.
Moree was one of the destinations of
the famous 1965Freedom Bus Ride,
an historic trip through northern NSW
led by the lateCharles Perkinsto
bring media attention to discrimination
againstIndigenous Australians. It
broughtracial segregationin rural
Australia to the attention of urban
Australians, in particular at the Moree
public swimming pool as well as pubs
and theatres, where Aborigines were
refused entry. At the Moree swimming
pool, after a confrontation with the
council and pool management, it was
agreed that Indigenous children could
swim in the pool outside school hours.
Floods affected parts of Moree in 1955,
1971, 1976, 2011 and 2012 although
much of the populated areas were
spared.
After lunch you head off to Narrabri
to top off the day and settle down for
the night. Narrabri is situated on the
Namoi River about 521km northwest
of Sydney and is the town and seat of
theNarrabri Shirelocal government
areaof theNorth West Slopes, New
South Wales. It sits on the junction of
theKamilaroi Highwayand theNewell
Highway. About 6,000 people live in the
town which, as a result of the geography
of Narrabri and the surrounding areas,
is quite prone to ooding.
It is the centre of a majorcotton-
growing industry backed up by wheat
growing and beef and lamb production.
There is also a productive coal mine
north of the city.
Nearby attractions are Mount
Kaputar National Park, theAustralia
Telescope Compact Arrayat thePaul
Wild Observatory(administered
by theCSIRO) and a number of
agricultural centres, including the
Australian Cotton Exhibition Centre.
Just to the south of town is thePilliga
Forest, the largest remnant temperate
forest inEastern Australia. Narrabri
also has The Crossing Theatre, a 1000-
seat auditorium and cinema complex.
Before the arrival of the Europeans in
the early 19th century, Narrabri was
the home of theKamilaroipeople
(pronunciation: Gamillaroy) who still
constitute a signicant part of the local
population. Radiating from Narrabri
about 40,000 years ago, their land
extended north to Goondiwindi, west to
Lightning Ridge and south to Quirindi.
Scar trees on the Wee Waa/Narrabri
road, bora rings on Mt Kaputar, a
sandstone baby washing area, and
sandstone rubbings in the Pilliga forest
attest to their presence. Narrabri
derives its name from an early property
in the district called the Narrabry
Run. The name Narrabri is Aboriginal
in origin and has several possible
meanings which include Snake Place,
Big Creek or Forked Sticks.
Narrabri was proclaimed a town in
1860. A year later on June 1, 1861, the
Narrabri Post Ofce opened. It seems,
apart from a hotel, the Post Ofce was
always quick to be established.Other
buildings followed, with the hospital
and the rst courthouse (186465), the
school (1868) and the police station
(187879). During the 1880s the gaol
and the second courthouse were built.
The area can be dated back between 17
and 21 million years ago when erupting
volcanoes created the Nandewar
Ranges and the magnicent Mt
Kaputar National Park. Erosion of these
mountains spawned rich fertile farming
country and a strong river system,
strengthened by underground artesian
waters which created a network along
which Narrabri Shire towns grew and
prospered.
History credits explorers Sir Thomas
Mitchell and Allan Cunningham with
the honour of opening the way to the
North West plains, the area that is now
known as Narrabri Shire. However
the notorious George the Barber
Clarke, whose epithet refers to his
early legitimate trade, was the rst
white man to seek his fortune in the
area. Clarke was convicted of armed
robbery, for goods totalling 40 shillings,
and shipped from England in 1825. He
was sentenced to work on a farm near
Singleton, NSW. Soon after his arrival
he escaped, painted himself black, took
two Aboriginal wives and wandered
the plains naked with the natives,
stealing cattle. Upon his recapture in
1831 Clarke related stories of a deep,
wide navigable river called the Kindur,
which owed into a vast inland sea.
The imaginative tale may have been
invented in an attempt to save his life,
but it was plausible enough to prompt
Sir Thomas Mitchell to press out into
a virtually unknown area. The Kindur
was never discovered, but when the
rivers rise in the great oods the
land becomes akin to an inland sea.
Mitchells explorations paved the way
for the early settlers and wealth came
to the area on the sheeps back and
the cattles pastures.
Wee Waa, the oldest town in the Namoi
Valley, was proclaimed in 1847, followed
by Narrabri and Boggabri in 1860. The
settlers ventured across the Liverpool
plains to the Boggabri, Narrabri and
Wee Waa districts, niverniver country,
as it was known by Aboriginals. Many
stories of hardship and resourcefulness
have evolved throughout the history of
Narrabri Shire, as indeed they have all
over Australia. Pioneer graves beside
the Boggabri and Wee Waa roads
and a most curiously positioned one
beside the Newell Highway, some 25km
south of Narrabri, bear out this fact.
The latter grave is that of Aboriginal/
Chinese stockman William Hanes
who died during a ood in the early
1950s. Flood waters made the sandy
track to Narrabri impassable so the
Coroner granted special permission to
bury Hanes on public land. According
to legend Hanes horse remained his
faithful companion, even in death, never
straying far from the gravesite.
Coal mining has begun in the Narrabri
area, with the Narrabri North Mine
producing a high energy export thermal
coal and a low ash, low sulphur, low
phosphorus, mid volatile PCI coal. The
mine is expected to produce about
850 kilotons of PCI coal in this year. A
kt is 1000 tonnes. First development
coal was produced in 2011 with full
commercial production from the
longwall achieved in 2012.
Enjoy your night in Narrabri.
DAY 7
BARRABA
NIGHT STOP TAMWORTH
Day seven sees Bashers head closer to
Sydney, stopping at Barraba for lunch
and then on to Tamworth for the night.
Only 45km north of Manilla, Barraba is
a true hidden gem of the New England
North West and part of the well-known
Fossickers Way. Folded away on the
Manilla River, the Barraba district
offers an array of fantastic shing,
water sport locations and recreational
areas. Barraba lies 499 metres high
in the heart of the Nandewar Range.
Visitors can bushwalk or 4WD along
the Barraba Track to the summit of the
spectacular 1,510 metre high Mount
Kaputar, passing through rugged
rainforest and spectacular mountain
scenery to arrive at the plateau of an
extinct volcano.
Barraba is a famous bird watching
region and was the rst area to produce
its own bird routes in Australia. The
bird routes utilise old droving roads
now known as travelling stock routes
and all 14 are signposted. Over 190
species of birds have been seen in the
Barraba region, with the endangered
Regent Honeyeater the most sought
after by twitchers. Barraba is also
the home of the endangered Boronia
Ruppii, a rare plant species only found
in the Barraba district. Its existence is
being threatened by goats and asbestos
mining. Barraba is also home to some
of the most westerly remnant rainforest
in the state. The Horton Falls which
cascade 83 metres to the valley oor
are a popular tourist site for Barraba.
The Kamilaroi people lived and
occupied the Barraba region prior to
European settlement. The rst white
man in area was the explorer and
botanist, Allan Cunningham, in 1827.
At the same time, he discovered the
Manilla River, which he named Buddles
Creek. A land holding named Barraba
Station was taken up around 1837 or
1838 and the township was mapped in
July 1852 by the Assistant Surveyor, J.
T. Gorman.
During the 1850s, gold rushes in the
region boosted growth with the rst
Post Ofce opening on April 1, 1856. It
was replaced with a brick post ofce
in 1882. A school followed in 1861. In
September 1876, there was an auction
of the crown lands in Barraba and the
rst St Laurences church building was
built. The rst bank opened in 1878
followed closely by the Commercial
Hotel. Three years later the law came
to town with the rst Court House.
Barraba was eventually proclaimed
a town on March 20, 1885. More key
buildings followed during the 1890s,
including the hospital (1891) and the
Wesleyan Church (1898). In 1893, the
population in Barraba reached 500; this
increased to 1,164 in 1921.
A local newspaper, the Barraba Gazette
was rst published in 1900. The last
section of the Barraba railway line
from Manilla to Barraba opened on
September 21, 1908, with the majority
of the line closing on November 25,
1987. Additional water supply for the
town came during 1933 when the
Connors Creek dam was constructed.
In 1889, Copper was discovered at Gulf
Creek, near Barraba and the rst mine
was established there in 1892 giving
birth to a new village which included a
hotel, school and a post ofce. The Gulf
Creek Post Ofce opened on August 1,
1897 and closed on February 28, 1966.
At its peak in 1901, the copper mine
was one of the largest in the state. In
July of that year, there were around 300
people living in the village.
Asbestos was rst mined from 1919
to the 1980s at Woodsreef on a 400
hectare site near Barraba. The
Chrysotile Corporation of Australia
carried out large-scale mining at the
site from 1970 to 1983. The open-
cut mine produced approximately
500,000 tonnes of chrysotile, or white
asbestos, from 100 million tonnes of
mined material. The mine closure left
a 75-million tonne waste rock dump
covering an area of approximately
117 hectares. A 25-million tonne
tailings dump also remains, covering
approximately 43 hectares.
After lunch its off to toe-tapping
Tamworth, probably most famous
for its Country Music Festival in late
January; the second biggest country
music festival in the world. Tamworth
is the major regional centre for the
New England region and is known as
the First City of Lights, being the rst
place in Australia to use electric street
lights in 1888.
The city is also recognised as
the National Equine Capital of
Australiabecause of the high
volume of equine events held there
and the construction of the world
classAustralian Equine and Livestock
Events Centre, the biggest of its kind in
the Southern Hemisphere.
Tamworthstraddles the Peel River in
the New England region of New South
Wales. Most people have never heard of
the Peel River, but it plays an important
role as part of the Namoi catchment
within the Murray-Darling Basin. The
Namoi River is a major waterway
which is in turn part of the Barwon
Catchment. It descends 578 metres
(1896ft) over its 708 kilometre journey.
The Peel River rises on the northern
slopes of theLiverpool Range, at
the junction of theGreat Dividing
RangeandMount Royal Range,
dropping 457 metres (1499ft) over
itscourseof 210 kilometres before
it converges with the Namoi. The
Peel River was rst discovered
in1818byJohn Oxleyand named by
Oxley in honour ofSir Robert Peel,
a former British Prime Minister. Sir
Robert Peel was a British Conservative
statesman, who served as prime
minister of the United Kingdom from
December 10, 1834 to April 8, 1835, and
also from August 30, 1841 to June 29,
1846.The famous Australian freshwater
native shMurray cod,Maccullochella
Peelii, was named after the Peel River
byMajor Mitchell, who sketched and
scientically described and named
one of the numerous Murray cod his
men caught from the river on his 1838
expedition.
Before European contact, the area
was inhabited by theKamilaroi
or Gamilaroi tribe,from whose
language coined the word
budgerigar. They areKoori people
who are from the area which
extended from aroundSingletonin
the Hunter Valley through to the
Warrumbungle Mountains in the
west and up through the present-
day centres of Quirindi, Tamworth,
Narrabri,Walgett,Moree,Lightning
RidgeandMungindiinNew South
Wales, to Nindigullyin south
westQueensland. The Kamilaroi is one
of the four largest Indigenous nations
in Australia. The Kamilaroi language is
classied in thePamaNyunganfamily
of Australian languages.
TheKamilaroiwere nomadic hunters
and gatherers with a band-level social
organisation. Important vegetable
foods were yams and other roots, as
well as aSterculiagrain, which was
made into bread. Insect larvae, frogs,
and eggs of several different animals
were also gathered. Various birds,
kangaroos,emus, iguanas, opossums,
echidnas and bandicootswere among
the important animals hunted. Dingo
pups were regarded as a delicacy.
Fish were also consumed, as were
craysh, mussels, and shrimp. Men
typically hunted, cleaned, and prepared
the game for cooking. Women did the
actual cooking, in addition to shing
and gathering. Individual Kamilaroi did
not eat animals that were their totems.
Thename Kamilaroi derivesfrom the
word Kamil or Kumil meaning main
soul. The nation was made up of
many smaller family groups who had
their own parcels of land to sustain
them. One of the great Kings of this
tribe was Red Chief who is buried
nearGunnedah. The last link with tribal
law and custom in Mungindi would
be the forbear of the present Cubby
family, who was the last known King in
the tribe. The Kamilaroi were regarded
as erce warriors and there is ample
evidence of inter-tribal warfare.
John Oxleypassed through the Peel
Valley in 1818 and described it as
it would be impossible to nd a
ner or more luxuriant country than
its waters...No place in this world
can afford more advantages to the
industrious settler than this extensive
vale. In 1831, the rstsheep and
cattle stationswere formed, and in the
same year theAustralian Agricultural
Company(AAC) was granted a lease
of 127,000 hectares of land atGoonoo
Goonoo, south of the present location
of Tamworth, extending to present-day
Calala.
In the 1830s, a company town began to
develop on the Peels southwest bank,
the present site ofWest Tamworth. In
1850, a public town was gazetted on
the opposite side of the river from the
existing settlement. This town became
the main town, called Tamworth
afterTamworth, Staffordshire,
represented at the time in parliament
bySir Robert Peel. The town prospered,
and was reached by the railway in 1878.
DAY 8
SCONE
NIGHT STOP CESSNOCK
Day eight and you head off to Scone
for your lunch stop. Scone is known as
the horse capital of Australia because
of the huge thoroughbred breeding
industry throughout the district.
Surveyor, Henry Dangar was the rst
European to travel through the area,
prior to passing over the Liverpool
Range above Murrurundi in 1824. Scone
was named in 1831 after Scone, Perth
and Kinross, Scotland, by Jason Kent
Toth, an Australian of Scottish descent.
It was gazetted in 1837 and during the
early days was renowned for its large
pastoral properties including Belltrees
and Segenhoe. Early buildings were
St Lukes Church and the St Aubins
Inn. Scone Shire was merged into the
Upper Hunter Shire in 2004, integrating
parts of the former Murrurundi and
Merriwa shires. Scone was once the
site for the annual open-air heavy
metal music festival, Metal Stock. The
festival took place every year over the
Easter long weekend and has featured
such home-grown talent as The Furor
and Infernal Method as well as some
international acts including Profanation
and Nervecell. The festival has now
moved to Sydney.
The annual Scone Horse Festival is a
celebration of Scones cultural links
to these magnicent creatures. It is
celebrated during May and includes
all manner of activities including
wine tours, open days across the
numerous horse studs in the area, the
Scone rodeo, the Scone School Horse
Sports competition, the Black Tie
Ball, and a parade in Kelly Street. The
main event is a horse racing carnival
featuring the prestigious Scone Cup,
one of the richest country racing days
in New South Wales and Australia.
Small celebrations are also a key part
of the festival and include schools,
businesses, public events and sports
centres. The Horse Festival is also
traditionally linked with such events
as the Belltrees poetry competition,
the yarns night and many other small
annual fundraisers and events.
After lunch you head off for Cessnock
which lies between Australias earliest
European settlements -Sydney, the
Hawkesbury River and Newcastle.
Lying on the land route between these
important settlements it provided early
European contact with Indigenous
peoplewho had inhabited the Cessnock
area for more than 30,000 years. The
Darkinjung peoplewere the major
inhabitants at the time of European
contact, which subsequently proved
to be disastrous for the Darkinjung
tribe. Many were killed or died as a
result of European diseases. Others
were forced onto neighbouring
tribal territory and killed. The city of
Cessnock abounds in Indigenous place
names and names with Indigenous
association which is indicative of this
settlement and includeCongewai,Kurri
Kurri,Laguna,NulkabaandWollombi.
Scottish settler John Campbell named
Cessnock after his grand-fathers
baronial Cessnock Castle in Ayrshire
to reect the aristocratic heritage and
ambitions for his estate. Pastoralists
began settling the land from the 1820s.
From 1850 the township developed as
a service centre at the junction of the
Great North Road from Sydney to the
Hunter Valley. The establishment of
theSouth Maitland coaleldsgenerated
extensive land settlement between 1903
and 1923, laying the current pattern of
urban development, transport routes
and industrial landscape. The surveying
of the Greta coal seam byProfessor
Edgeworth Davidaround 1888 became
the impetus for considerable social
and economic change in the area with
the development of the coal mining
industry. The decline of mining on
the South Maitland Coalelds has
been paralleled by growth in the wine
industry and better access to other
employment centres. The transition
to a wine service centre from a once
prosperous mining town has been a
long and at times difcult process.
The Hunter Valley wine-growing area
near Cessnock is one of Australias
most famous wine regions, with around
1800 hectares (4448 acres) under
vine. The vineyards of Pokolbin, Mount
View andAllandale, with their rich
volcanic soils tended by entrepreneurial
vignerons, are also the focus of a
thriving and growing tourism industry.
The extension and eventual completion
of theF3 Freeway, created a property
and tourism boom during the 1990s.
Cessnock has begun to develop other
tourist ventures beyond the wine
industry such as championship golf
courses, hot air ballooning, sky-diving,
and guest house accommodation.
The city council has actively pursued
a policy of urban renewal in the city
centre since 2001. The local council was
one of the rst to introduce a recycling
program for waste disposal in the state.
DAY 9
SYDNEY
Day nine sees Bashers from all States
cleaning up their cars and heading
into Sydney for the nal nights
entertainment of this years National
Bash.
OV1
Crew: Peter Curtis and
Graham Reynolds
Following in the tradition of those great
legends, Bourke and Wills, Starskey
and Hutch, Batman and Robin, Cisco
and Pancho, Laurel and Hardy, The Two
Ronnies, Maxwell Smart and 99, the
crew of OV1 are the ofcials in the know
( NO ).
With all this experience and knowledge
behind them, Curly and Scruffy are
condent that we can safely lead the
Bashers through all challenges and
dangers that will be encountered on the
way to Sydney Town.
Thanks and look forward to having
another great adventure with you all.
Apologies to,Thelma and Louise for not
making the main list.
OVZ
Crew: Brenton Dansie and
Alistair Walker
This year is their 8th year as OVZ and
with 40 Bash events between them, we
can certainly trust them implicitly to
lead the eld checking the Bash tracks.
This team is up before the sun rises and
not only works hard on the event but
throughout the year working with the
Chair to ensure the sensational tracks
that you experience daily. On average
they complete four full surveys, a huge
time commitment.
OV3
Crew: Megan Winter and
Annie Mates
OV3 is back again this year with a new
addition, Annie (shes the Virgin) along
with Megan (shes the Veteran) and
being an all-girl team, will be running
on girl power!
The OV3 girls will be there to ensure
everyone has an amazing nine days on
the Bash on our way to Sydney.
Hopefully the car will be big enough
to carry all the girly essentials like
makeup, hairdryer, numerous changes
of clothing, red bull and chocolate!
OV4
Crew: Ron Barton and Barry Ion
These blokes started together as Bash
rookies and completed 7 or 8 Bashes
in an old clunker called Doris.
Now, after more than 20 Bashs
between them they have been relegated
to Ofcials. What went wrong?
Not only that but Ron is now Chairman
of Variety. Why...what did he do ? Does
that mean Bazz is Deputy Chairman?
It just goes to show that even a couple
of Wallies can get somewhere by
helping the kids.
Have a great Bash and dont be
backward in asking for their help.
Although, you may be sorry!
OV5
Crew: Lynton Pahl (AlBeRt) and
Graham Organ (ORGY)
Yes we have put the GANGBack
Together !
ORGY is back to take control of the
noise stuff like speeches.
AlBeRt is going to be in charge of all
things musical like dancing.
Thanks to Anthony Moyle, BOY for
helping out last year, Great Job Anthony.
We are keen to get you moving so dont
be afraid to bring along your phone,
Ipad or USB with your dance Mix.
ORGY & AlBeRt can no longer be
trusted with Virgin Bashers but we will
party just the same.
Mad Max will also be running the Late
Show as usual so be ready to have a
great time
TROPHY purchases available see us
round the back of the OV5 Big bucks!
OV7
Crew: Richard and
Edwina Nitschke
Richard and Edwina are in OV7 again
this year
The money has changed , the game has
changed , the incentives have changed
BUT we will still be bribing ,cheating,
wheeling and dealing our way to Sydney
It all starts Day 1 ..stay tuned and stay
alert.
OV8
Crew: Brenton Ramsey and
Judith Dawson
This year is our third year looking after
Fun Stops and we have had a great time
doing it.
It never ceases to amaze us how the
Bashers rise to the occasion to have
fun. Some of the theme days have been
very good and the trouble you have
all gone to for these has been great -
thank you.
This year it is business as usual and we
have great Fun Stops planned. This year
the Seafood Fun Stop turns into a long
lunch and an afternoon off in Bourke.
You will be able to sit back, enjoy some
great seafood thanks to Car KAOS,
Car WOG, The Brides, The JOKR and
some great food from The Penguins
for those who do not eat seafood. Beer,
supplied by Jumbo at West End and
wine supplied by Tim Adams Wines, of
course.
This should be a great day.
Bash has Talent is our roving theme
day, with heats along the way and the
Final Night in Tamworth with special
guests.
Thanks again for your support, have a
great Bash and Sydney here we come.
Jude and Rambo.
OV9
Crew: Phil and Kay Badcock
We are so pleased to be back again for
another fantastic Bash as OV9.
Brownie points are in our capable
hands once again this year, so be nice
and help one another (especially the
ofcials!!)
Let us know about any amusing or
charitable incidents whilst we are
travelling so we can help spread the
brownies around!
Kay has been busy with the funny,
emotional or informative submissions
for the magazine and we are both
looking forward to meeting up with all
Bashers, new and old.
OFFICIAL VEHICLES
MEDICAL
TEAMS
OV10
Crew: David Teubner and
Andrew Blyth
OV11
Crew: Jim Holland and Ian Rice
OV12
Crew: Michael Quinn and TBA
THE PLANES
OV15
Crew: Richard Elkhoury and
Michael Matthew
OV16
Crew: Chris Meulengraaf
COMMUNICATIONS
TEAMS
RAD1
Crew: Wayne Richards, Alex
Richards and Graham
Zacher
RAD2
Crew: Greg Hall and David Ahola
SUPPORT
VEHICLES
VID1
Crew: Neil Smith, Russell Marrett
and Phillip Williams
VID1 is back with the team from TAV
Productions for Bash #16! Leading
the team is the old hand, Neil Smith,
with the new chum Phillip Williams
and cinematographer Russell Marrett.
Youll see them on the side of the road
each day give them a toot and a wave
and you might make it into the nal vid
BAG 1
LUCKYS BAGS & SWAGS
Crew: Peter Cochrane
How does this guy tick? Every year
he just keeps coming back and his
commitment not only to the Bash, but
to Variety is amazing. Cocho not only
supplies the BAG trucks but personally
makes sure your swags, bags and parts
are where they need to be when you
need them. So give him a hand when
you can. Keep up the good work Cocho!

BAG2
Crew: Bob Furbow
You would think after 16 years as a
Bash entrant and now his 7th straight
year on BAG trucks Bob would have had
enough, but even with his new business
commitments, he is back supporting
the legendary Mr Cochrane.
Another year of throwing swags and
making sure the extras (bulk Fun and
Night Stop items) and swag overow
from BAG 1 are delivered.
Sponsors we would like to thank:
Peter Cochrane Transport
Loxton Riverfront Caravan Park
VC1
Crew: Mark McGill and guests Lisa
McAskill, George Belperio,
Garry Winter, Tanja Hill
CAR FUN
Crew: Karl Mortimer,
Merv Mortimer
MOBILE
WORKSHOPS
MW1
Crew: Des Butler (aka Rusty Nuts),
Peter Davies and Winston
Pearse
MW10
Crew: Russell Spiller and Gary
Edwards
MW2
Crew: Bruce Cronin, Gordon Milne,
Jock Milne, Phil Elphick
MW3
Crew: Graham Stevenson and
Rocky Carbone
MW4
Crew: Brian Peddle, Frank Clarke,
Geoffrey Moody and
Stuart Peddle
Proudly supported by Redarc
Electronics of Lonsdale South Australia.
Vehicle prepared by Crystal Air
MW5
Crew: Geoff Kilford, Richard Lloyd
and Chris McAuliffe
MW6
Crew: Gavin Frost and
Scott Seagrim
MW7
Crew: Leon Menz, John Menz,
Barry Schmidt
MW8
Crew: Roger Butler and
Nigel Giles
MW9
Crew: Shane May and
Steve Tsakarellos
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2014 SA Variety Bash
CAR 008
FLINTSTONES
FORD F100 1976
Crew: John Bartlett, Daryl Higham
The Flintstones are back and looking
forward to this years Bash. We cant
wait to catch up with our fellow Bashers
whilst travelling through this wonderful
country.
Our deepest thanks and appreciation
to all the Sponsors that have kindly
donated to Variety.
Complete Laser Alignment Service;
CDS; Garden Grove Haulage; Active
Batteries; Forty Winks Munno Para;
Barry Stoodley P/L; CMV Group; Mack
Trucks; Stricker Marine; Chassis Tech;
Island View Apartments; Bursons Auto
Wingeld; The Truck Factory. Special
thanks to family and friends who help
support fundraising throughout the year.
CAR 023
AVENGERS
HOLDEN WAGON 1979
Crew: Ryan Lloyd, Kelvin Rundell
New to the Bash but enthusiastic crew
members Ryan and Kelvin have been
busy getting their 1979 Holden wagon
outtted and painted in time for the
Bash.Dressing up as members from the
Avengers,Iron man and Captain America
have never looked so good in lycra.
Get ready for some super hero
actionand mischief!
Ryan and Kelvinwould like to thank
Airx Commercial Refrigeration and Air
Conditioning and 4COM Electrical for
being the major sponsors for the Bash
2014
CAR 041
BEACH COMBERS
FORD ZG FAIRLANE 1975
Crew: Ian Lister, Scott Davis,
Reg Hamilton, Mark Mueller
Two more Virgins to train this year in
Reg & Mark, but Scott has got them
under his wing.
Rowdy has decided to go on holiday to
the top of Cape York, so we wont be
having the Bonre Fundraiser this year,
but we have other activities planned.
The Fairlane has been in for an auto
head x and we must thank Mark
Ferguson and Macford Millicent for
their work & support.
Glenn Carron Transport; Beachport
Lions Club; Beachport Golf &
Bowls Clubs for allowing us to
have fundraising days; Patrick of
Coonawarra; Elec-Air & Daiken
Airconditioners. All Beachport and
Millicent Panel Sponsors.
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MAD HATTERS
VALIANT CHARGER 1973
Crew: Rocky Papalia, Rocco Zappia,
Vito Malivindi, Greg Pipicella
There is an event. Like no event on earth.
An event full of Wonder, Mystery and
Danger! Some say to survive it; you need
to be as Mad as a Hatter. Which, luckily,
we are
Macquarie Bank Foundation; KPMG;
AClass Joinery; Savvy Living; The
Adelaide Rockets.
CAR 106
ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS
FORD TRANSIT 1978
Crew: Andrew Wintereld, Rachel
Sheppard, Ben Reeve,
Petra Reeve
Four Chipmunks in the Chipmunk
Mobile this year they must be NUTS!
Three Bash virgin Chipmunks theyre
denitely NUTS! But NUT-ing could
keep these furry critters away from
the 2014 Bash. With some new dance
moves, Chipmunk tunes and a sack full
of acorns, who knows what NUTTYNESS
will go down.
Car 106 Permission to overtake sound
track will be on loop for the entirety
of the Bash in the Chipmunk mobile.
Looking forward to seeing you all on the
track and thanks in advance for the dust!
Yours in NUTTYNESS,
Alvin and the Chipmunks.
Roxby Downs Community; MacDonalds;
BHP Billiton; Roadside Services; Klinge
& Co; Roxby Downs Auto Repairs and
all our other valued sponsors.
CAR 108
GNOMES
HOLDEN HD 1965
Crew: Jennifer McKay, Angela
Baker, Jane Liggins
The yellow Holden has been covered in
Gnomes and the team are in search of
Gnomes on our 2014 Bash. Watch out
for us in our Gnomes costumes, we are
coming to a garden or farm or National
Park near the Bash route. Watch out!!
Photos galore in all sorts of places
including the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Hooker West Beach; Aroma Coffee
City West Campus UniSA; Circadian
Australia; Gawler River Meat Royal
Park; Zenith Interiors; The Avenues
Digital Photography; Carlisle Hotel
Ethelton; Farmer Joes Port Adelaide;
We Walk the WALK; Mayo Real Estate
Kent Town; Supa Cheap Auto; The
Distributors; Inavogue Kitchens;
Semaphore Bakery; Rio Tinto;
Charlesworth Nuts; The Avenues Fish
& Chips; Maid & Magpie Hotel; Romeos
Foodland Port Adelaide; Woodstock
Wines; Les Burdett; Jag Kitchens.
CAR 12
TOP GUN
MERCEDES 300D 1978
Crew: Sam Giglio, Frank Caminiti
CAR 123
SUPER MARIO BROTHERS
HOLDEN JUST HOLDEN
TOGETHER! HR 1967
Crew: Josh Pugh, Michael
Ashforth, Pat Allan
Introducing Car 123... The team this
year is hitting new heights (including
average age) with the introduction of
Mario 2.0 Patrick Allan, who was politely
conscated from the Crocodile Hunters
after two years of service. You will also
see the return of Luigi, Marios faithful
brother and Yoshi, their trusty dragon/
dinosaur/frog/lizard/tadpole thing.
On top of all that, we will be teaming up
with tness fanatics and last years best
fun theme winners, EFM, to bring you
a fun stop that will be sure to get your
heart going faster than the Chairmans
pacemaker. So head to car123.com.au for
details and get ready to stretch your legs!
Owl Financial Management; Melbas
Chocolates; Delights; Caitlyns Cakes;
Stamps Restaurant; Seven Stars Hotel;
Identiti Web Development; Kies Home
Hardware; Signarama Melrose Park;
Uluru Camel Tours; Routleys Plumbing;
Innovations; Kensington Road Medical
Centre; Victor Harbor Triathlons.
CAR 140
THE BEAN MACHINE
DODGE PHOENIX 1963
Crew: Tracey Robinson, Julie
LeMessurier, Sarah Welsh,
Salli Tanner
Our team consists of four mums (of all
boys) who met through our childrens
school, Tracey, our tour leader, Salli,
Sarah and Julie. Tracey has always
been a great supporter of the Variety
Bash, watching her husband and father
participate for many years in Car 58.
No longer happy to be on the bench,
Tracey jumped at a chance to enter the
game when her father suggested he
may have another car available. Tracey
was quick to round up the rest of the
crew on the promise of a girls trip away
where the toilet seat will always be
down!
The Bean Machine, named due to its
(soon to be) jelly bean covered exterior
and NOT because it is powered by
baked beans, is a lovingly restored 1963
Dodge Phoenix, that is a veteran of the
Variety Bash. A spaceship in its former
life, Car 140 is about to be transformed
into a sleek, sophisticated work of art.
Of course, like ne wine, some things
take time to reach perfection, so we
whet your appetite with a before photo
as we wait in anticipation of the grand
Established in 1950, Ramsey
Bros is a family owned
business with 6 branches
across South Australia.Ramsey
Bros have supported farmers,
local sporting clubs, schools,
community groups, our staff
and families for over 60 years.
We are here for you and
your family.
With our expert technical
knowledge and extensive
experience, you can be
assured that you are dealing
with the best in the industry.
You can rely on us.We build
strong relationships with
our customers. Service and
support is our focus, and we
make the right decisions today
for our customers for the long
term. You can call us anytime.
Prole
Mission Statement
Tis dealership is in business to provide our
customers with the best possible value in
Quality Products and Services.
Customer satisfaction is the responsibility of
every one of us and equally important throughout
all areas of our business.
We strive to provide Excellent Service and
develop Trust with our Customers as our Future
Success depends entirely on how we look after
each and every Customer today.
reveal of The Bean Machine.
We are about to embark on our
inaugural Bash, equipped with a
website (car140.com), a blog and no
idea of whats to come! Wish us luck!
Vause; Design to Print International;
Keren Seelander (artist).
CAR 17
THE BARBIES
HOLDEN HR 1969
Crew: Vicki Baigent, Kathy Rafferty,
Karen Swift, Michelle Cox
This time we promise!!! It will be the
last Bash for the Barbie Car. We
knew if we hung in long enough wed
make it to Sydney eventually. This years
Barbies have all Bashed before but not
at the same time & with varying degrees
of experience, will make for a fun &
interesting week. Were still working
on our wardrobe but expect to see
sequins, lots of fringing & owers as
we hope to spread much peace, love &
understanding.
Both Wendy & Fiona Barbie have had
life changing events this year so cant
be with us & well miss them terribly.
We cant thank them enough for their
support & help getting the car back on
the road. Big thanks also to Daddy &
Bobby Geue for maintaining Barbie.
You may not see the car again but that
doesnt mean you wont see a Barbie or
two somewhere sometime
CAR 175
ROCKSTARS
HOLDEN STATESMAN WB
CAPRICE 1984
Crew: Neil Gibbins, Trevor
Schache, Simon McMahon,
Jay Golley, Nick Dunstan,
Nicola Frazer, Doug Roberts
After a great initiation to the Bash
family in 2013, we were pleasantly
surprised to be allowed back for
another year.
Last year we Bashed Dougies trusty
Dodge Phoenix. For 2014 we decided
it was time to get our own car, great
idea but who was going to set it up?
A plan was hatched and the boys at
Workskil Salisbury took on the job.
The collaboration between Beach
and Workskil Australia has given a
motivated team an exciting project to
develop new skills. We wish the team
the very best for the future.
The Rockstars are back and ready to
rock but in a capricious Caprice!
As always, we thank those who have
donated their money, time and energy
to the variety cause.
Cheers to a safe and exciting Bash
and to all the children and families who
benet.
ROCK ON!
Beach Energy Ltd; Neil Mansell
Transport; Tasmanian Heavy Lifts
Pty Ltd; Baker Hughes Australia;
Centralian Controls; Cudd Well
Control; Dunns Earthmoving Pty Ltd;
Terrex Seismic; Magnum Oil Tools
International; Ensign Drilling Australia
Pty Ltd; Fabric Solutions Australia Pty
Ltd; Veolia Environmental Services;
Champion Technologies Pty Ltd;
Challenger Geological Services and
Corporate Traveller.
CAR 21
THE CROC HUNTERS
FORD FAIRLANE 1969
Crew: Cameron Tannock, Ross
Hannah, Michael Wazlawek,
Adam Pemberton
This is car 21s third year in the Variety
Bash and has a brand new team entering
this year, all employees of the major
sponsor, Adelaide Casino. Three are
experienced bashers Cameron Tannock,
Ross Hannah and Michael Wazlawek,
with a new recruit Adam Pemberton.
Michael brings with him a considerable
amount of mechanical knowledge,
having previously worked as a mechanic
but the remainder of the team dont
know the front of the car from the back!
However, what they lack in knowledge
they make up for in completely
misguided self condence!
Car 21s theme The Crocodile Hunters/
Catchers, is also known as The Steve
Irwins, Car Crikey etc and we are
excited once again to don the khaki
clothes and blond wigs to ensure the
safety of all native wildlife on the trip.
Bash participants can expect to see
a lot of khaki on display, a passion for
the Australian Flora and Fauna, except
for Ross, the teams resident Kiwi,
who turns to water at the sight of a
potentially dangerous animal.
Currently the car is receiving a new
coat of paint from the boys at Image
Robes, who have kindly volunteered
their time and energy to peel back the
current paint to bare metal and give the
old Fairlane a completely new look. We
would like to thank Brad and the guys
from Image Robes for their assistance.
Adelaide casino; Paparazzi restaurant;
Image Robes; Coke; CUB; Coopers;
Svitzer; Veolia; Sparke Helmore
Lawyers; Gilchrist Connell Lawyers;
Cappos seafood; Clockworks Digital;
Moffatt; Lion; and TIME.
CAR 22
STOCKMEN
BUICK E9002 1965
Crew: John Isle, Kym Penalurick

WHAT MAKES A BASHER
You guys are crazy, he said with a grin
Why do you do it, what do you win?
Is it the parties, the mates and the fun?
Or is it the thrill of a cross-country run?
I answered his smile and tried to explain
Its all that and more, something precious we gain
Its not a trophy to put on show
Its a feeling so special that all Bashers know
Its from the kids that we help, the look on their faces
Its kids smiling at us with teeth framed in braces
Its kids on bush tracks that so patiently wait
Its kids from the homesteads who stood by the gate
Its the kid with his pockets all bulging with treats
Its the smile of a kid with a mouthful of sweets
Its kids cruelly treated and by poverty trapped
Its kids on their crutches with legs iron strapped
Its kids fighting cancer, no hair or no voice
Its kids not complaining, still smiling by choice
Its not just the mateship, the parties and such
Its because we give so little, and the kids give so much
This says why, but Variety has welcomed us to their special family and the Car 222 journey, which started with two bouts of
cancer, has been phenomenal. Thank you all for your friendships and adventures!
Sue, Roz and May and our past team members without whom this would not have been possible
Dedicated to the late Doug Lehmann, whose leadership, larrikinism and encouragement has inspired us

WHAT MAKES A BASHER
You guys are crazy, he said with a grin
Why do you do it, what do you win?
Is it the parties, the mates and the fun?
Or is it the thrill of a cross-country run?
I answered his smile and tried to explain
Its all that and more, something precious we gain
Its not a trophy to put on show
Its a feeling so special that all Bashers know
Its from the kids that we help, the look on their faces
Its kids smiling at us with teeth framed in braces
Its kids on bush tracks that so patiently wait
Its kids from the homesteads who stood by the gate
Its the kid with his pockets all bulging with treats
Its the smile of a kid with a mouthful of sweets
Its kids cruelly treated and by poverty trapped
Its kids on their crutches with legs iron strapped
Its kids fighting cancer, no hair or no voice
Its kids not complaining, still smiling by choice
Its not just the mateship, the parties and such
Its because we give so little, and the kids give so much
This says why, but Variety has welcomed us to their special family and the Car 222 journey, which started with two bouts of
cancer, has been phenomenal. Thank you all for your friendships and adventures!
Sue, Roz and May and our past team members without whom this would not have been possible
Dedicated to the late Doug Lehmann, whose leadership, larrikinism and encouragement has inspired us
Proudly
supporting
Variety SA
CAR 222
PRECOCIOUS PENGUINS
HOLDEN HK 1968
Crew: Sue Pearce, Roz Chow,
May Loo
Penguin populations have decreased by
nearly 80% in some areas! You can help
sponsor us!!
Usually Australias greatest penguin
predators are from the east. We are
ightless & aquatic birds & this Bash is
our 8th attempt to establish rookeries
where other ightless birds roam.
Perhaps the view will be preferable
from the pylon on that nal bridge
we feel a new colony coming on,
established by free settlers this time!
Lance Vater; Adelaide Expo Hire; House
of Chow & loyal supporters, many of
whom have supported us for every
Bash. They are recognised on Penelope
the Penguin Mobile.
CAR 225
SMURFS
HOLDEN CAPRICE 1982
Crew: Andy McGee, Jem McGee,
Wence Sulda, Greg Hewitson
The Chairs a good fellow and Smurfs
are all blue. Brainys a geek and hefty
is too. Papas the boss but Handys the
glue. Together theyre Smurfs & will
entertain you. The kids all love them and
give them high ves, Virgins are careful
and run for their lives. Except for the
Cats who enjoyed a Glenddly. Catch up
with you all and see you in Sydney!
Beach Energy; Terrex Seismic;
Beer Bros Wines; Adelaide Online
Computers; Leader Computers;
Prophecy International.
CAR 234
LITTLE BRITAIN
HOLDEN HR 1966
Crew: Rick Neagle, Tony Bond,
Chester Osborn
CAR 245
BEAGLE BOYS
VALIANT VE 1970
Crew: Garry Barnes, Brenton
White, Greg Turner
This is the eighth Bash for this vehicle.
Not as old as the occupants. Garry
Barnes of Port Broughton, Brenton
White of Arno Bay and Greg Turner of
the Adelaide Hills. This is Barnesys
rst Bash but he has been supplying
fresh seafood to the Bashers for
numerous years. Good to nally get him
into a swag. This is also Whiteys rst
Bash and after spending numerous
years on the sea shing, I would
venture to say that swagging is not his
favourite pastime. This is GTs Bash as
Car captain after having Ian Rothall of
Car 265 telling him what to do for the
past seven years!
Will be a great Bash; see you all on the
track.
A huge thank you to Port Broughton
Hotel and Mumford Builders for their
support. Also Home of 12Volt for their
continuing donations.
CAR 265
STAR WARS
CHRYSLER VALIANT CL 1977
Crew: Vaughn Rothall, Peter
Mettan, Ian Rothall
CAR 27
MEXICANS
HOLDEN HZ 1979
Crew: Philip Hutt, Peter Feeney,
Martin Potter, Sue Gurry
CAR 25
ABBA
HOLDEN STATESMAN WB 1984
Crew: Di Dodd, Vicki Foletta, Mark
Raynor, Mal Cox
Agnetha and Freida have been Bashing
now for 7 years, Benny is back for his
second year on tour and Mal is the
ABBA Virgin basher.
Mamma Mia Its Car 25
I work all night, I work all day,
To raise the money for the kids that want to
play.
In my dreams I have a plan; it seems so far
away but also so near.
Because we are raising funds for a cause we
hold dear.
Can you hear the drums Bashers?
We remember a night a long time ago
another starry night like this.
There was something in the air that night,
All of the Bashers were shining bright,
Because they had raised lots of money,
money, money.
Which must be funny, in a rich mans world,
But we are doing this for the kids who
deserve a special world.
They need our help They Do, They Do, They
Do, They Do.
You cant deny it cause its true.
Mamma Mia here we go again,
My my how can we resist the kids,
Mamma Mia we have done it again.
Cant wait to leave the start line!
Honey honey can we go on the Bash,
Because we have raised lots of cash.
Honey honey this car is a dog-gone treat,
And the people in it are really neat.
(Vicki) Agnetha, (Di) Frieda, (Mal) Bjorn and
(Mark) Benny
Have been working hard to raise the penny.
Ring Ring I was sitting by the phone,
Waiting for the Bash to call.
The Bash has started, the happiest sound of
them all.
Were helping the kids, their families and all!
Adelaide to Sydney we will surrender,
Oh yeah! We have met children along the
way,
The history book on the shelf,
Its always repeating itself.
Wilcannia the children were never defeated,
we will win the war
Moree promise to keep raising forever more.
Tamworth couldnt stop if we wanted to.
Tolarno knowing out fate is to be with you,
Pooncarie nding a tree instead of a loo.
Can you hear me, the kids are calling, S.O.S
The money you raise, nothing else can save
us, S.O.S
So when you hear us, Bashers, cant you
hear us? S.O.S
What we are doing for the kids, nothing else
compares S.O.S
We are the Bashers
See that car; watch those bashers, digging
the Dancing Queens
Friday night the lights are low, the Bashers
have a long way to go.
From Adelaide to Sydney you will see, not
young & sweet or seventeen.
Dancing Queen, feel the heat from the Bash
theme.
We are all working together as one team.
See those kids; go on the bash, digging the
Bash Theme.
CAR 28
WONKAS
HOLDEN HT WAGON 1970
Crew: Doug Searle, Ken Bridges,
Mal Brown
Car 28 is back after two years and
we are still the Wonkas. Our two
major sponsors are B&R Enclosures
and the QA Group. For Doug, this will
be his seventh Bash. Mal has done
two Bashes; albeit a few years ago
in 2005, 2006. Ken did his rst Bash
in 2009 with Bruce Clarke in Car
407. With the support of Nestle with
Wonka confectionary, we will spread
their treats from Adelaide to Sydney,
delighting children and ofcials alike.
A special thanks to our wives, family
and friends who help and support our
fundraising efforts throughout the year.
We would sincerely like to thank our
sponsors, many of whom have been
supporting Variety for several years
including: B&R Enclosures; QA Group;
Paramount Browns; ATEC-Adelaide
Training & Employment Centre; Whiting
Concrete; AWL; Garon Plastics; FMD
Financial; Amorini Kitchen Components;
Crispin Crash; Complete Laser
Alignment Service; Bob Jane T-Mart
Modbury; Comelec; Tony Redden
Mechanical & Engineering Services;
Bruce Clarke Automotive and Paul
Claridge.
CAR 2EH
BRIDGE PAINTERS
HOLDEN EH 1964
Crew: Albert Iuliano, Bob Geue,
Mick OBrien , Robert Trezise
CAR 333
HILLBILLIES
FORD LTD 1978
Crew: Adam Marinakis, Jason
Dowling, Darren Wilkes
CAR 364
JAMAICAN BOBSLED
TEAM
HOLDEN HK 1968
Crew: Peter Smyth, Jim Clark,
David Low, Mark Gevers
CAR 407
MASH
FORD F100 1966
Crew: Bruce Clarke, Sandy Clarke,
Brenton Stein, Frank Agostino
Well, the old Ford Ambulance survived
the mud, the sand, the ocean waves, the
freezing cold and everything else the
Off the Beaten Track Bash could throw
at it last year and is ready to roll again.
Once again the regular team of BJ
Hunnicut, Emerson Winchester, Hotlips
Houlihan and Colonel Sherman T
Potter are back on board ready to
dispense their special brand of care
to anyone silly enough to ask for it!
The ambulance has been restocked so
I am sure we will have the antidote to
whatever emergency arises.
Unfortunately, Colonel Potter was so
hard on the team last year they ended
up abandoning him on his horse in the
Adelaide Hills on the last day. It seems
the horse knew the way home, so no
harm was done and everyone is good to
go again.
We would like to thank all the people
that have provided sponsorship and
support for Car 407 this year.
CAR 444
BOHO BABES
HOLDEN HX KINGSWOOD
Crew: Lauryn Weatherall, Liz
Travers, Anna Jackman,
Karen Eastwood
The Boho Babes are back in the Holden
again to relive the 70s as fashionistas of
the era. Their love of the Bash spans 17
years appearing as many different aliases
along the way. True to the hippie era, the
girls enjoy the carefree life encapsulating
a few parties, a few great songs and
plenty of precision driving. Their main
aim on the Bash is to keep the theme the
way we were as that was much better
than the way they are now!! They have
spent 17 years trying to remain the same
with scattered success. Their hobbies
are driving (and getting others to drive
them), singing (and getting others to sing
to them), extreme sports (where they will
stop at nothing to win) and in general, just
being the Boho Babes on call whenever
fun is to be had on the Bash.
In real life, Lauren and Karen are very
successful mortgage brokers who can
fund anything. Anna is a master of
most trades and retails and is currently
growing her online car parts business
with her husband. She has come out
of the Pirate Ship for a spin with the
Hippie Chicks. Liz manages a luxury
villa complex in Bali Kejora Villas
and has a popular restaurant called
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Adelaide Winemakers; Adelaide All
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CAR 45
M & MS
FORD FAIRLANE 1970
Crew: Bob Pilgrim, Mick Melville
Barney has jumped back with Fred this
year, so just Mick & Bob will be handing
out M&Ms for those who need a x!
Thanks to all our sponsors for helping
to raise money and grants for the kids.
We wish all involved in Variety the best
of health and money raising for a great
National event. See you on the Bash!
CAR 500
WHERES WALLY
INTERNATIONAL AB130 1964
Crew: Larry Cavallaro, Jim Buckoke,
Peter Greig, Anita Atkins
Yes, the 2013 Bash was very
challenging! The crew consumed far
too much cheese, metwurst and pickled
onions resulting in 500 needing to be
stripped down and aired a bit. No such
problems for this year as the crew for
2014 are much more rened in their
culinary cravings. This year, our two
new Virgin Bashers have decided to
add smoked oysters and caviar to the
500s onboard nibbles & refreshment
list. O M G ! Never mind, its all a small
price to pay for being part of the Variety
Family and helping the Kids of SA.
A big 2014 thank you to our long-term
sponsors as well as our new found
supporters.
Active Wreckers; The Ahrens Group
of Companies; Beck Automotive;
Chamberlain Investments; Lez Brazier
Special Vehicles; Jims Auto Trim;
Northern Star Diesel; Gawler Cottages;
Mick & Bev Page.
CAR 54
NEMO
1965 HD HOLDEN
Crew: Robbie Bowden, Rohan
Benson, Marcus Thorpe,
Adam Capper-Smith
Nemo is about to embark on its sixth
Variety Bash, and having been cooped
up in a shed for a few years, it is now
out again with four fresh new virgin
bashers.
We would like to thank all our sponsors
and supports this year. A special
mention to our mechanic, Ron Rutte
from Wirrabara Tyre and Auto and our
major sponsor, Nyrstar, Port Pirie.
CAR 58
BLUES BROS
DODGE PHOENIX 1962
Crew: Trevor Sims, John Ferguson,
Mark Robinson
This will be the fourteenth Bash for Car
58 (Blues Brothers), and still the passion
continues.
Robust, reliable and still a head turner,
this magnicent machine is a true Variety
classic - which is almost exactly how you
could describe the three fellas that sit
inside....?
Trevor will be enduring his fourteenth
Bash, John savouring his twelfth and
Mark exploring his second.
The commitment and love for supporting
Australias ultimate fundraiser is only
surpassed by the love and comradeship
shared by these three blokes (for each
other we think...). Father and Son-in-
law jesting and banter, is mediated by a
very patient John, who just focuses on
getting us to each designated point along
the route. Being part of something so
enjoyable and meaningful, means this
has become a yearly ritual that bonds
us with so many other like-minded
people and provides us with a lifetime of
wonderful memories, whilst doing it for
such a worthwhile cause.
Every year our magnicent sponsors,
some new some old, share the
commitment to support Variety and
for that we are EXTREMELY grateful.
Their generosity and encouragement
will never be taken for granted, so
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CAR 6
TOY SOLDIERS
VALIANT STRETCHED UTE 1965
Crew: Ian Cox, Reinhold Wehrmann
After many years of Bashing, Canooee
is missing this years Bash and he
has entrusted his pride and joy, the
stretched Valiant Ute, Car 6, to Reinhold
and Ian. Being part of the Toy Soldiers
Team, we will be dedicated to protecting
bashers, and will welcome all bribes to
ensure your borders are protected.
CAR 61
WILD HOGS
FORD COMPACT FAIRLANE 1963
Crew: Lyle Twig Leske, Neville
Nifty Leske, Kev Roehr,
Kevin Schulz
The Wild Hogs are back again this year
after another successful Bash in 2013.
With seven Bashes under their belt,
they are still looking forward to jumping
back in the car and hoping it will last
another nine days of Bashing, with no
issues along the way.....
Thank you to all of our sponsors
for supporting us each year. A very
special thank you to the Nuriootpa
Senior Citizens, who have been a
major sponsor over the last few
years. To everyone who has attended
our fundraisers, given donations or
contributed in some way to make this
a success for us, we cant thank you
enough.
CAR 66
BRAVEHEARTS
FORD GALAXIE 1965
Crew: John Gibson, Simon Drew,
Peter Hayes, Ben Marshman
Here we go.......again. Freedom, the
Scotchies are on the march. Pete is
embarking on his 15th Bash, bewdy,
great performance. Simon is on his 2nd
and looking forward to it. Gibbo, the old
veteran, his 24th. Following last years
magnicent maundering marathon of
mateship through the deserts, we are
getting the old girl tissied up, paint job
(courtesy of Garland Crash repairs) on
the outside, new manifolds and a fuel
system that works but doesnt smell!
Zeitz Enterprises; Roong Constructions;
BDO Accountants; Asteron Life; Coorong
Cockles; Oasis Olives; Ultra-Tune
Stirling; Hello World Blackwood; Ramsey
Bros; Goyder Auto Services; Plumbing &
Pipeline Solutions; John Gibson & Assoc;
Garland Crash Repairs; Hurleys Arkaba
Hotel group.
CAR 666
TOY SOLDIERS
VALIANT STRETCH WAGON 1965
Crew: Jon Wells, James Knowler,
Lachlan Cox, Brendan Ivers
Wellsy (8 years) and Coxy (4 years)
are back together in the stretch and
have a couple of Virgins along for good
measure.
Jimbob (the virgin photographer) and
Brendanbird (the virgin lawyer) make
our team of four!
We are the Toy Story Army Men and will
be up and patrolling the Bash route to
ensure the safety of the fellow Bashers
along the tracks to Sydney.
Always alert, we will protect and serve!
Cox Rural; Brentnalls Accountants and
many others.
CAR 727
MALLEE BULLS
HOLDEN WB STATESMAN
Crew: Geoff Strawb Walker,
Adrian Schulz, Tony Lukin,
Steve Hall
The Mallee Bulls, Arthur (Old Ham),
Strawb (Short Horn), Tony (Foghorn),
are ready to go Bashing again. Steve
(Longhorn) might not be able to make
it this year, found him grazing too close
to his irrigator and he is STUCK IN THE
MUD! We have thrown him a bale of
hay and told him we will pull him out
when we get back from the Bash!!!
The Bulls are keen to cook up another
monster feed of Mallee Bull meatballs.
Our major sponsors Walter Agencies
CRT; Quality Wool; Design Homes; Hall
Irrigation; McPiggery; Landmark.
Thanks to all our Sponsors and all the
donations.
CAR 75
GILLIGANS ISLAND
HOLDEN STATESMAN 1982
Crew: Kerran Herbert, Ashley
McKay, Scott Bussenschutt,
Fred Taylor
We have been fortunate to purchase an
old Bash car from Gary Stewart who
is an ex-Bash participant. Therefore
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the car was ready to roll and we only
needed to add a few of our personal
touches to t the car out with our
Gilligans Island theme.
A couple of our crew members fathers
had previously been in the Variety Bash
and after hearing how rewarding and
how much fun it was for them, we
decided it was a must do event. We
are very lucky to have healthy children
and excited about raising funds to
help the kids less fortunate. So far
we have had a lot of fun raising money
whether it has been holding a garage
sale, sausage sizzle or selling wood.
Our fundraising has been made easier
by the generous support of the local
communities, friends and families.
We are looking forward to tallying our
total monies raised and of course cant
wait to participate in the actual Bash.
A big thank you to all of our sponsors,
as without them, this would not have
been possible.
Measdays Services; Ag Partners;
Copper Coast Auto Electrical; Moonta
Crash Repairs; Riteway Farming
Australia; Bruceeld Seed Cleaning;
Kadina Travel; Karingal Transport;
Royce Cross; SP Hay; CDH Cabinets;
Engel; Nutritional Feed Supplies;
Elders Real Estate; Richard Ray;
Vennings Engineering.
CAR 76
BAD PANDAS
HOLDEN COMMODORE 1979
Crew: David Snoad, Alan Robson,
Yvonne McMillan
Pandas are revered worldwide, as the
cutest, most adorable creatures on
the planet. Hoards swoon at the mere
mention of pandas, maidens blush,
children giggle and even the burliest of
men smile as they admire the chick
pulling power of a cuddly Panda.
That is your ordinary, Chinese type
of panda. Bash pandas however, are
something quite different altogether.
Often referred to as Bad Pandas, these
Aussie Outback Pandas are rarely
washed or shaven, rarely sleep and can
be extremely rude and are somewhat
obnoxious. This type of Panda is likely
to strip you of your worldly possessions
and clean you out of Bash bucks
before you have even muttered your
rst oooohhh or aaarrr... Your rst
impression of cute and cuddly will be
irrevocably washed away, as the foul
stench of these greedy bad pandas
completely tears down everything you
thought you knew about Pandas.
Often referred to as Panda 1, Panda 2
and Panda 3 or even less commonly,
Snoady, Al and Chook Von, these
bad Pandas, have a natural habitat
that smells of BO, bulldust and bad
attitudes. These three rare creatures
are always seen together, climbing a
stool to rest and bend their elbows,
while regaling to all that will listen, tales
of previous nights antics and heroics,
their prowess and staying power, and
how they were yet again, the last to
leave an establishment.
The Bad Pandas can be your new best
friends or you may choose to avoid
them completely, its up to you... Either
way, you will have no choice but to
admire a pair of bald men and a former
Chook, now a panda, driving around
the countryside in a hotted up 30 year
old Commodore, dressed in stinking
hot Panda suits in the middle of the
outback!!
Happy Bashing everyone!!!
Pinz; Ziptrak; McDonalds; Signarama
Findon; Nolans.
CAR 775
ANGRY BIRDS
HOLDEN HQ WAGON 1974
Crew: Tony Krop, Kim Krop
Kroppy (Tony) has had a three year
break from Bashing and hated every
moment! So, we have rolled up our
sleeves, got busy with fundraising and
building a Bash car. Kims words were
If I am going to do all this work again,
IM GOING on the BASH TOO!
We are the proud 2nd owners of a
1974 HQ Holden station wagon we
affectionately call Pat. We bought her
in 2011 from a gentleman in Melbourne
and have morphed her into the Bash
car she is today. She came off the
production line in August 1974 and
therefore will be celebrating her 40th
on the Bash!
We look forward to catching up with
the experienced and meeting the new
Bashers, and hope to have as much
fun on the Bash as we did with the
fundraising. So look out for us ANGRY
BIRDS.
Mundulla Hockey Club; Burson
Automotive Pty Ltd; Tatiara Truck and
trailers Pty Ltd; Bordertown Pumps
and Refrigeration; D and G Southway
Service Station; D and M Rural; Tatiara
Transport Pty Ltd; Wickham Flower and
Co. Pty Ltd; Ferguson Paint and panel.
CAR 888
NAUGHTY NUNS
HOLDEN HT WAGON 1970
Crew: Sharon Tink, Karen
Johnstone, Ang Browne,
Teena Butler
This years Naughty Nuns are all past
Bashers (just not all together before).
And, yes, for those of you who know her
are reading it right.....we have pulled
Teena back out of retirement to do her
twenty rst Bash (sorry Rusty xx)
For those of you who feel the need, we
will be listening to Confessions along
the way....but, beware, we are naughty
nuns and they may or may not be safe
with us!! (Bash bucks $$)
JBS Australia; Fairmont Homes; CBS
Bins; Wingeld Timbers; Blue Lake
Milling; Thomas Foods International;
Bridgestone Select Magill; Mario Zeni
Constructions.
CAR 89
DR WHO
FORD XY 1971
Crew: Chris Reynolds, Geoff
Reynolds, Lewis Reynolds
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CAR 90
THE PIRATES
Crew: Kathryn Casey, Leonie Hunt,
Gerry Manning
Ahoy, me Hearties!
Captain Kate (Kathryn Casey) and the
Pirates cant wait to weigh anchor and
hoist the mizzen and travel the Bash
tracks to Sydney in 2014. Were ready
to batten down the hatches for the
long journey and cant wait to catch up
with our Old Salt Bash Mates and make
some new Mates as well!
Well try not to be Scallywags when we
meet some landlubbers, lads & lassies
along the way!
Arrrr Me Hearties, we will be having
some fun and no doubt lots of laughs,
but well be keeping ourselves
Shipshape along the way! This year,
there are a couple of stowaways on-
board from the good ship DIVA who
fought bravely to hoist the anchor and
jump ship, so they could swap their
dresses and heels for pirate outts.
Gerry, Jack Sparrow Manning
welcomes the costume change and
blow me down, hes looking forward
to getting his outt ready to roll on the
high seas.
Blimey, even Leonie Hunt has been
taken hostage and cant wait to bling
up to be a Pirate and hand out a bit of
Booty along the way!
Avast ye: We would like to thank our
sponsors to date: DVM Accounting;
Riviera Homes; Schinellas Real Estate;
Ann Hunt; Hunts Fuel; Houtermans;
Horner Conveyancing and BPI Building
& Pest Consultants and also our
Supporters and future Sponsors.
CAR 91
CLOWNS
HOLDEN HQ WAGON 1972
Crew: Rodney Earle, Bev Earle,
Trevor Green
CAR 96
CAF96
INTERNATIONAL FIRE TRUCK
AB150 1964
Crew: Diane Lintern, Carmine De
Ieso, Jules Brandon
Since 1992, Carmine, Diane and Cafe96
have thoroughly enjoyed life with the
Variety family thanks to Tom & Fairy
Matters conning us into the infamous
Bash. 2014 will be our 23rd consecutive
Bash and look out! We also have
fellow 23 year Basher Jenny Murdoch
and last years Virgin Basher Jules
Brandon. Thanks to the generosity
of our sponsors, each year, along the
tracks Cafe 96 provides entrants, locals
and landowners with REAL cappuccinos
proudly made with the nest blend
coffee from local Coffee World, Coopers
Pale Ale, Carmines Sparkling Shiraz,
Schweppes Soft Drinks and Safries
Hot Chips. We also sincerely thank Guy
and Liz Adams from Brothers In Arms
Winery (Car 01 the General Lee) for
their continual support both on and off
the track for their generous donations
of wine.
A huge thank you to Cronin Mechanical
Services for hours of TLC to 96 to
ensure she makes it to Sydney and
back! To the Mobile Workshops, who
have miraculously kept Cafe96 mobile
despite some enormous challenges
on the track during our two decades.
Thank you all!
Well done to everyone involved in
whatever capacity and we look forward
to catching up with you during Bash
Week!
We wish Doug and his team a
sensational and record breaking 2014
event. A huge THANK YOU to Tim
and Pam Adams for their enormous
generosity and support of Variety SA -
the kids need us, so Keep on Bashing!
Cheers!
Coopers Brewery; Coffee World;
Brothers In Arms Wines; Carmines
Wines; Schweppes; Cronin Mechanical
Services; All Transport Services; May
Real Estate.
CAR BEE
Crew: Daryl Foulis, Colin
Crossling, Trevor Obst,
Norman Warncken
The Bees are coming this year to
put extra sting into the 2014 Bash.
The swarm will be travelling in
their superbly restored 1978 HZ
Statesman Deville. Normbee alias
Norm Warncken, Mechanic Colbee
Colin Crossling is our lead driver then
Trevbee - navigation and IT Trevor
Obst and the last of all the Beekeeper
Dazza ,the usually full of hot air Daryl
Foulis - Chief Coordinator. As Bash
virgins we plan to create some sticky
situations and remember where there
is smoke there are bees. Some early
tips for those who are nervous around
bees, they can always bee soothed
quickly with the aid of Bash bucks -a
very important fact to remember As
the beekeeper it has been a long held
ambition to participate in an event not
unlike the cars in the rallies I saw as
a child with my Father. I would like to
take this opportunity to thank everyone
who have supported our fundraising
efforts and all our many and varied
sponsors who have come on board so
willingly. Good luck to all the other cars
and remember CAR BEES motto. BEE
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CAR BOB
BOB THE BUILDER
HOLDEN BROUGHAM 1968
Crew: Trevor Davey (The Boss),
Bruce Linke (2 IC), Lynn
Hobbs (The Happy One), Dell
Gibbs (The Rocker from way
back)
This will be Car Bobs ninth year in
the Bash. The veteran, Trevor, will
be attending his 18th Bash and will
be offering wine and complements
regularly as has been his custom for
many years.
The Bob the Builder theme started
in 2001 when the Bash nished in
Ardrossan, the birthplace of Bruce
Linke who is on his fourth Bash and in
charge of all the building projects.
Lynn Hobbs (the happiest girl on the
Bash) who put Car 812 in the workshop
for repairs two years ago and had a
stint with the Wizards last year, has
decided she wants to be Wendy in the
Bob the Builder car this year. Lynn will
be on her eleventh Bash and will be
sharing her mirth all the way.
Dell Gibbs attended his rst Bash three
years ago with Bob the Builder and is
back again with a new hammer, ready
to build, build, build. Dell has been
involved with Variety for many years
with two 4WD challenges, one V2 Bash
and one Bali Bash.
Watch out for the Bobs building &
renovating on the Bash.
We would like to thank all our regular
sponsors.
CAR CAT
CAT IN THE HAT
HOLDEN HR WAGON 1966
Crew: Adam Morgan, Sam
Bussenchutt, Greg Schwartz
The Cat in the Hat is back.
Unfortunately the Things are too! Who
knows what they will get up to!
Adam and Sam are back after a year
off with new thing two Greg. We are
looking forward to all the places to see
and things to do!
The car is primed, thanks to all of our
mates, and the fundraising... well thats
been great!
We want to thank our families for all
of their support and most of all, our
major sponsor...AGFARM, they are good
sports!
Also, to all those from the Agribusiness
sector for their continual support and
for all those that have donated to such
a great cause.
CAR CDA
DESPICABLE ME
HOLDEN HD 1966
Crew: Peter Charlesworth, Danny
Widera, Sonia Young
What do you get when you put a General
Manager, a personal assistant and a
Lawyer together in a Despicable Me
car for 9 days? Ordinarily, an organised,
regulated dictatorship. However, in the
case of car CDA, its more like gru-
tatorship of organised and regulated
chaos.
To put names to characters:
GRU Peter Charlesworth assumes
the role of Gru. Not because of his
personality similarities, although he
does live with three cute daughters, but
due to his uncanny resemblance of the
character himself.
MINIONS x 2 Danny Widera and
Sonia Young are Grus minions. Much
like the characters, they are loyal yet
playful and funny. They speak their
own gobbled-gook language known as
minionese. They have only one purpose;
to serve the most despicable master
they can nd.
We are all excited, yet have healthy
scepticism of how we will survive our
Virgin Bash. None of us have ever
swagged it before and spending in
excess of a week in a car that pre-
dates the birth of both the minions is
a proposition that they would not have
included on their bucket lists. We are
however, if anything, always up for a
challenge.
Codan Ltd; Minelab Electronics; Pots n
Plants; Gold City Detecting; Madderns
Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys;
Outerspace Design; Sun Super; Phil
Hoffman Travel; PPI Promotional
Products.
CAR CGU
FORD FAIRLANE ZF 1972
Crew: Joe Clifton, John James,
James Frankenfeld
The car has been entered by CGU
Insurance. As a Corporate Company,
we are supporting a local charity at our
organised events to give a bit back to
the community.
The Pandas would like
to welcome
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CAR COP
BAD COPS
HOLDEN HT PREMIER 1969
Crew: Chris Templer, Alex Hardy
We are the cops that keep all BASHERS
in line. Not very successful and open
to bribery, but we will not stop Bashing
till we have a donut machine in our
beautiful HT HOLDEN BAD COP CAR!
Sponsors: Taxpayers........
We would like to thank Jeff at the
impound ofce for sneaking our car
out of the lot before she was used in
evidence in a 44 year old mystery case.
CAR COP 2
GOOD COPS
HOLDEN WB STATESMAN
DEVILLE
Crew: Monique Findlay, Karen
Barber, Julie Manser, Lee
Anne Kluyt
Car COP 2 is arriving with sirens
blazing, supporting Variety the
Childrens Charity.
Senior Ofcers, Monique and Karen
are back after Bashing for seven years,
while new recruits Julie (Jules) Manser
and Lee Anne Kluyt are rst time
Bashers.
Were all ready to uphold the Variety
Bash Laws and will take all and sundry
into custody for any wrong doings.
TIMG. The Information Management
group; All Suburbs Towing; Ahrns
Handling; Brecknock Insurance
Brokers; Bluescope Steel.
BE Switchcraft; Andy Groat; Borg Sheet
Metal; Andrew & Alison Hamann;
Capral Aluminium; Todd Shea.
extremely fortunate to acquire a precious
Bash car (Car 33). A perfect purchase
for us as it is all set up and Bash ready,
just in desperate need of a female touch
or two! We were kindly provided with
a Car Manual giving many detailed
instructions and a view to helping us
unravel how to drive and operate our
new car.
To date, we have not yet managed to fully
test and understand how to operate it, as
we have been too busy.... (The trip should
be very interesting for these Virgin
Bashers). Our theme has to be Bubbles
as we love them! Especially the Pink
variety. So with a few fundraising ideas
in our heads, we set off on our Bash
adventure.
Faye works in the nance area and
dreams about retiring at the Beach,
recently became a grandmother and
developed a Bucket List quite a while
ago. Has so far managed to complete the
rst list which includes a sky dive, two
hot air balloon trips, seeing the Pyramids
in Egypt, seeing van Morrison in concert
and visiting every state and territory
in Australia within a year! Currently
working on the next list.
Janet works in Administration at the
moment but would love to be able to
retire! Cant see it happening anytime
soon though. Loves to chill out at the
beach, travel and have fun with the grand
kiddies.
Jo is very busy and runs her own
business providing specialist logistic
services. The business runs nationwide
and keeps her on her toes. Occasionally
she manages time out, with Bali &
Hawaii holidays recently under her belt.
The Bash will be an exciting challenge.
We would like to acknowledge the
generous support of the owners and staff
of Australian Pork Farms Group, Oakford
Homes, HSE Australia and Paramount
Browns.
Huge thank you to our sponsors GD
Auto; Little Hampton Clay Bricks and
Pavers; Paramount Browns; HSE
Australia; Staffords Carpets & Vinyl
Warehouse; BankSA; FIIK.
We have also had lots of lovely people
and businesses that have donated
generously.
CAR CO2
BASH BUBBLES BIRDS
FORD FAIRLAINE 500 1970
Crew: Faye Lorain, Janet
Weightman, Jo Williamson
Faye has a Bucket List but unlike
most of us with one, Faye is actually
successfully working through her list. To
go on the Bash and support Variety at the
same time was the next item on her list,
so Faye convinced Janet & Jo to join her
in the quest. First stop nd the car!!
Knowing little about cars made it very
challenging, but with some help, we were
Bob and Nash Furbow
Managers at Loxton Riverfront
Caravan Park are proudly
supporting BAG2
We welcome all Bash entrants and will give Variety
discount of 10% on all bookings (peak seasons,
school holidays and long weekends may be
exempt, conditions apply)
The Loxton Riverfront Caravan Park is nestled
along the banks of the Murray River. The
park offers a peaceful setting and a variety of
accommodation options to suit all budgets.
1 Powered and Unpowered large shady sites
2 Absolute riverfront camping
3 Variety of self-contained cabins
4 Camp kitchen
5 9 hole scrap and giggle golf course
6 Bird watching and resident kookaburras and
kangaroos who love to share (steal) your food.
Phone: 08 85847862
Email: enquiries@lrcp.com.au
www.lrcp.com.au
1 Sophie Edington Drive
Loxton SA 5333
CAR EFM
GYM JUNKIES
HOLDEN COMMODORE VC 1980
Crew: Robyn (Coach) Raymond,
Meagan (Sammo) Sampson,
Sarah (Robbo) Roberts, Sally
(Paechy) Paech
The car EFM Gym Junkies have
embarked on a strict Bash training
regime, building up our Bash muscles
to make sure were in top condition for
this years National event.
Were looking forward to catching up
with our fellow tness fanatics on the
road, with lots of bicep curls, push-ups
and crunches to make sure not one
Basher lets their tness levels suffer.
An extremely tough challenge some
might say completely impossible, but
were ready to take it on!
A big cheer to our families and friends
for supporting us and our fundraising
during the year. Its an endurance event
and we denitely couldnt do it without
you on the sidelines.
EFM Health Clubs; Mobiletek
Installations; Promptair; Active Trees;
Beerenberg; Bird in the Hand Wines;
Taylormade Jewellery; King Koil.
CAR HIP
THE MUSKETEERS
FORD FAIRLANE 1970
Crew: Porthos (Al Kalvaitis), Milady
de Winter (Kellie Kalvaitis),
Athos (Aaron Martin)
Theyre back, the return of three of the
original Musketeers, Athos, Porthos
and the stunning Milady de Winter, to
add merriment to the other Bashers on
the trail to the 2014 National Bash to
Sydney.
Without question there will be some
surprises in store for the others but
the to die for fun stop will be back to
support our fantastique sponsors. A
must is to mention Rigonis Bistro as
a ve year sponsor of the Musketeers
(and their favourite haunt); the
delicious and innovative Heidelberg
cakes are coming on board to increase
our customary girth; Murray Street
Vineyards with their splendid wines;
The White House Hahndorf to add
some French Flair and all of the other
wonderful people that touch our car
and in turn, the kids.
CAR HOGS
FORD FAIRLANE ZG 1974
Crew: Graham Bowring, Mark
Bowring
CAR HZ
WITCH & WIZARDS
HOLDEN HZ STATION WAGON
1979
Crew: Alan Newman, Jacqueline
Newman, Jenny Robinson,
Sue Gibbs
Wizard Alan and his coven of Witches,
Jackie, Suzie and Jenny, are on the
Bash again this year in Alans prized
and much loved Witch Wagon, Car HZ.
A huge thank you again to the Mobile
Workshops who rescued us on several
occasions on last years Bash when
we had broken brake lines, a stuck
open back window (not good for dust
prevention!) and a passenger door that
couldnt be opened from the inside.
Well done to everyone involved in the
Variety Bash, it is a wonderful cause
and we look forward to catching up on
the ninth of August.
Thank you to our sponsors, in particular
Smiths Holden at Port Adelaide and
PPG Industries.
CAR IGA
FAIRIES
HOLDEN HZ 1978
Crew: Kerrie Stutley, Sue Milligan,
Annette Hammond, Tania
Harris
This year will be the third Bash for
Kerrie, Annette and Sue, and we are
looking forward to heading to Sydney.

THANK YOU TO
NETWORK TEN ADELAIDE
....proudly supporting
Variety, the Children's Charity,
Tent 75,South Australia

Don Aston
Refrigerated Transport
Mobile: 0418 820 615
Network Ten continues their amazing support of Variety both during
the year with appeals stories and with their involvement in our
events. For the ffteenth year you will be able to keep updated on
the Bashers journey to Sydney by tuning in to the weather each
night. As we will be interstate for eight of our nine days, the
coverage will be limited but Kate, Kym and the
team will be back in full force in 2015.
Weve had some work done on the car
and with our wiz bang new springs,
hopefully we will clear the track this
year (no more low riding Fairies!). We
are excited to introduce Virgin Fairy
Tania. Tania will bring great value to the
crew and will be committed to ensure
our fuel tank is always full.
Tania and Sue are keen to get some
Fairy Boot Scooting happening in
Tamworth, so if you are interested ask
them for a demo, they will show you the
routine and you can join in.
We are looking forward to catching up
with the Bash family and cant wait for
some Fairy Fantastic Fun!
Tumby Bay Foodland; Hibble Pharmacy;
Seabreeze Hotel; Aqua Haulage;
Hattam McCarthy Reeves; Jumana
Engineering; Nungarron; Trezise
Electrical; Cave Contractors; Smith
Transport.

CAR JJJ RANCH
HOLDEN HZ 1979
Crew: Len McIntyre, Susan Skujins
and James Barton
Introducing the Krusty Cowboys from
The JJJ Ranch Car, they are Leghorn
Lenny, Scootin Susie and Jimmy Joy
James. We are hoping that we will have
a splendiferous time as Virgins on the
Bash.
Scootin Susie may get her lariat into a
knot if Leghorn and Jimmy Joy get her
lost so she may need some help along
the way.
The Golden JJJ Ranch with its saddle
on top (we lost our lly) hopefully will
survive the trip as Leghorn Lenny has
proudly done her up for the journey.
We would like to say a big Thankyou
to RMN Drilling Fluids for sponsoring
us.
CAR JOKR
THE JOKER
DODGE 1970
Crew: Ian Weber, Graham Pollard,
Mark Somereld, Jason
Beveridge

CAR KAOS/KK1
KAR KAOS KORPORATE
KRICKET KLUB
DODGE PHOENIX 67 & HOLDEN
WB SANDMAN 87
Crew: Les Burdett, Rob Kerin, Sam
Parkinson, Con Katsaros,
Trevor Jenkin, Matt Palmer,
Steve Gentle
Trevor, Les, Rob 30 Bashes between
them! Also joining the two cars will be
Con Katsaros Virgin (ex Hotelier), Sam
Parkinson (4th year Basher) and Matt
Palmer (2nd year Basher) and a special
guest!
Once again the team will be participating
in the seafood stop (started in Lake Eyre
as a backdrop) we pretended to catch
blue swimmer crabs from the Lake
(very funny indeed). From that moment,
the seafood stop has become one of
the highlights of each years Bash and
is now supported by many other Bash
entrants. The seafood includes prawns,
oysters, calamari, crabs and bevvies.
We look forward to sharing many
morning teas with other Bashers,
celebrating 12 months of hard work,
collecting money for our special kids.
West End; City Discount Tyres; Creative
Concepts SA; Hazelgrove Wines; The
Lakes Hotel; Farmers Union; Palletco
SA; Peats.
CAR KEN
HOLDEN HK WAGON 1968
Crew: Gareth Vines, Misha Carnell,
Dale Kennaway, Wayne
Grantham
Car Ken is ready to play and with a new
recruit we will be kicking goals - and dust
- throughout the 2014 Bash.
The Footy Players have replaced injured
player Huzz and will be a 4 player team
this year when star recruit Wayne
Grantham dons the red and whites and
takes to the eld.
Joining Wayne will be the same team
from the last few years, Misha Carnell,
Gareth Vines and Dale Kennaway.
Wayne is a Virgin basher so we have
helped him through his training leading
up to the big event and we reckon hes
ready to go.
With the trusty red HK wagon, the
support of our number one sponsor
Kennards, the backing of the enthusiastic
team at Innity Signs and the wonderful
generosity of Coopers, we cant wait to
get out there and show you all how much
we have improved our game.
Bring it on!
CAR KF
THE WIGGLES
FORD FALCON XY 1971
Crew: James Pledge, Jeremy
Calnan
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CAR M3D
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
FORD LTD 1979
Crew: Darren Burns, Richard
Wells, David Walters, Boris
Eskandari
IT ALL BEGAN SO INNOCENTLY!
One day, Richard and I were discussing
cars, like we usually do when we
work together. It came up that one of
Richards colleagues had participated
in the Variety Bash when he was fty.
I foolishly commented that we should
do the Bash when we turn fty. Oh
no, sooner than that was the reply....
so, were doing it this year, with David
& Boris, two other mates from our Uni
days.
After a fairly rocky start trying to buy a
used Bash car, we eventually acquired
a 1979 Ford LTD. It was a road car prior
to the purchase. It has been Bashied
by Geoff from Prospect Ultratune. Many
thanks to Geoff and to our IT support
and design consultant Nigel Venning of
Nish Nish.
Ever the realist, David was pretty sure
that our enthusiasm would rapidly
disappear and our Bash adventure
would never transpire, but he got into
the swing of things once we bought the
car. Boris has had many helpful ideas
during the lead up, but naming our pet
camel Kaboobi was the master stroke.
Bonus points for working out where
that name came from. (No googling.)
The theme of our car is Lawrence of
Arabia. It must be said that none of
us had watched the movie prior to our
fundraising party, but we like the idea of
a comfortable costume.
We must thank our generous sponsors:
St Andrews Hospital; Jones and
Partners; Calvary North Adelaide;
Fertility SA; Adelaide Pathology
Partners; William Buck Accountants;
and Birbecks Brewing.
A special thanks also to the Buttery
clan for lending us their house for a
fund raising party in March.
CAR MAX
MAD MAX
FORD XB FALCON COUPE
Crew: Mark Wauer, Chris McEgan,
David Smith, David Vincent
Back to Back Day Flag Winners 2011
The moneys raised and in the tin
The old motors out and a new one in
The disco ball and tent are packed
Our leathers are on and the Fridge is
stacked
With re extinguisher close at hand
We can just sit back and enjoy the land
Weve worked hard to raise funds all
year
Nows the time to enjoy a beer
Heres to hoping we dont break down
And the Bash car makes it to the next
country town.
SEM Group of Companies; Graham
Cornes Used Cars; Discovery Holiday
Parks; Adelaide Vehicle centre;
Providence Day Spa, Roxby Hourglass
Jewellers, Air Everywhere; Martelco;
Total Construction Surveys; Rapiti;
Channel 10; Esanda Finance; Australian
Warranty Network; Swann Insurance.
CAR MLC
RUNAWAY BRIDES
HOLDEN WB STATESMAN 1984
Crew: Sandra Lukin, Deb White,
Abby King, Shelley Fiegert
Two Virgin brides join the team this
year. Joining Boss Bride, Sandra (on her
eighth Bash) and Deb (second Bash),
are Abby and Shelley. The whole Bridal
team this year, from Port Lincoln, are
looking forward to a great Bash and
are excited about catching up (and also
meeting) lots of fellow Bashers, old &
new.
This will be the seventh Bash for
The Brides and they have had twelve
different brides in that time. Our Virgin,
Abby, has been wanting to do the Bash
since being a Miss Tunarama entrant,
and cooked breakfast for the Bashers
when they left Port Lincoln in 2005.
So, this year she fulls her bucket list
and she has dragged Shelley on board,
kicking & screaming!
The wedding dresses are holding up
well and so are the shoes, but look out
if the Brides decide to stop running!
There could be trouble!
CAR MUP
THE MUPPETS
Crew: Elaine Ayers, Cathy Suter,
Deborah Goodacre
After a year off making the next Muppet
movie (we apologise in advance if any of
you have actually seen it), Car MUP is
back bigger and better than ever!
Miss Piggy & Kermie have resolved
their differences, with Kermie realising
that Miss Piggie is always right. Animal
continues to be just that and look out
for guest appearances by Fozzie Bear
and Gonzo.
We look forward to catching up with all
the Bashers at the start line and giving
out some amazing grants along the
way.
Metcash Food & Grocery; IGA;
Foodland; Gap Solutions and everyone
else who has assisted us with either
fundraising or work on the car.
so it must be important. Our team
consists of Tim Fitzgerald and Ross
Hubber who are expertly led by our
most experienced nerd, Damon Wynne.
The major sponsor of Car NERD is
Datacom, who provide IT solutions and
a customer experience second to none.
Damon (Nerd number 00000001) is our
most experienced Bash nerd, having
actually gone before and our nerd
leader. By day, he is a mild mannered
Solutions Architect meaning he can at
least be understood by non-nerds in
written communications and he can
draw nifty pictures.
Tim (Nerd 00000010) is a Business
Development Manager by day (or BDM
in nerd speak). This essentially means
hes a nerd who has mastered the art of
speaking with, and being understood,
by non-nerds. He is also very t, mostly
attributable to being chased repeatedly
by non-nerds.
Ross (Nerd number 00000011) is a
Service Delivery Manager (or SDM
represented as TLA-three letter
acronym). This means he is a nerd
who aligns IT delivery of technology
to customers requirements. He
understands both customers and
technical people but is respected by
neither. He is, however, able to converse
comfortably with non-nerds.....as long
as they are not girls.
Get ready for more propeller hats and
pocket protectors than you have ever
seen in your life!!! There may even be a
replica light-sabre.
Car NERD are coming back!!
Datacom; Lenovo.
CAR PUT
FAULTY TOWERS
FORD FAIRLANE ZA 1967
Crew: Kim Curtis, Chris Gobbett,
Mandy Moo Madgen,
Deeon Otto
Why have the Knights of the Holy Grail
nally changed, after promising to do
so for so many years?
Well, we take you back to a time long
long ago, well the rst day of the 2013
Bash at least! Travelling through the
CAR NED
NED KELLY
FORD FALCON XP 1966
Crew: Steve Davis, John Peet
After a fatal shoot out, the Kelly Gang
has lost a member, we are now two!
First time Basher John and old hand
Steve. We have plenty of room in car
NED and will be recruiting potential
new Gang members whilst on track.
Skills required: Navigational skills
(ability to follow route instructions); be
a good rider (driver).
Clare Valley Cabins; Willson Wool;
Crystal Brook Apex Club; Clare Lions
Club; Pangkarra Pasta; Redwood
Ceilings; Mid North Environmental
Services; Eldredge Wines; Stonebridge
Wines; plus plenty of others.
CAR NERD
NERD HERD
Crew: Damon Wynne, Tim
Fitzgerald, Ross Hubber
Predominately we are a bunch of IT
nerds for this year, eagerly led by
our most experienced Bash nerd.
Car NERD will be entering its third
Variety Bash, chock even more full of
technology, grease and bog than ever
before. Were still nding chewing gum
from our previous expert repairs. Car
NERD boasts the sort of features that
one expects from an early 80s luxury
saloon. Air-conditioning, top of the line
cassette radio, power windows and
mirrors, none of which work mind you!
It does however have radially tuned
suspension. To be honest, were not
really sure what that means but it is
written in several places on the car,
beautiful countryside just outside the
lovely hamlet of Lucky Bay when one
of the Knights was heard to exclaim
Arent the branches on some of these
trees rather...BANG...low?
The towers, which had lit our way for so
many crusades were now no more, well
they were there but horizontal instead
of vertical. The infamous grail shaped
dust light, the turrets, the ag pole,
all destroyed by one foul strike of a
Eucalyptus Cladocalyx which you know
better as a Sugar Gum.
Now in disarray, how were these brave
Knights going to continue their quest?
Ingenious thinking, one wine box and
two octopus straps, the tower was
propped up, displaying the damaged,
yet resilient dust light, so all those
around could still observe Car Puts
beacon, even when it was going
backwards, as was seen by Cars MAX
and EFM.
And get to McLaren Vale we did, albeit
with one slightly damaged car, two
very damaged towers and four very
damaged looking Knights!
So, back to now and the 2014 Bash and
whats ahead. To start with, because of
that smashing event on the 2013 Bash,
we are now to be known as Faulty
Towers!
The veterans Moo, Kimmie and Dot will
return and bring along our latest Virgin,
Chris Gobbett. Chris is a wonderful
4WD Challenger and agile little Koala
and I am sure he will adapt nicely
to the rigours of BASHing. We are
hoping he brings a little sensibility and
intelligence to the team but if nothing
else, he will add some much needed
height!
And no, not a Knight in sight! While
most things about the car and team
are old, the theme is new. Its such a
well kept secret when this editorial is
written, it was even being kept from the
team, all four of them!
So you will need to trust us oh
yeah! We plan to come up with
something outstanding (no, not as
BASH chairmen), a bit silly (not BASH
ofcials), be on re (no, not Car MAX),
loud (not TAG), colourful (nor EFM), be
memorable (nup, not HIP or 96), a bit
out of control (wrong, not KAOS), sporty
(not MLC, KEN or 727) and very cute
(but certainly not 106, 123, 222, 225 or
76).
But most of all, we will be doing what
we can for the Kids, before, during and
after!
So, as Forrest Gump says, Car PUT is
like a box of chocolates, you never know
what youre gonna get.
See ya all on the road to Sydney!
Iocane; Australian Timbers; Wes
Pickering & Co; Chianti Classico; Ray
White Real Estate-Lilydale; and all our
other sponsors and supporters.
CAR OZ
AUSTRALIANA
FORD FAIRLANE 1976
Crew: Jarrod Sieber, Daniel Sieber,
Travis Taylor, Corey Fischer
No funny stories as yet but stay posted!
Sieber Wines; Australian Conveyor;
Barossa Engineering Services; Southern
Steel Supplies; Trushape Engineering;
Dotmar Plastics; SEI Carbide; Dial
Before You Dig; SEA Gas; Viterra.
CAR SURF
LIFE SAVERS
HOLDEN HT SEDAN 1969
Crew: Noel Swan, Chris Magarey,
John Muirhead
Car SURF is back for this years
National Bash with Swanny, running
on his new hip, in full control and
expecting an absolutely stunning, fun
trip. His crew of Bash Virgins, John
and Chris, are, like Noel, old salts and
have spent hours on end surng in
the roaring forties but would struggle
to rescue anyone. Try them if youre
game, but the gures in the cossies tell
the story. The crew, with the help from
great sponsors and supporters, are
happy to be raising much needed funds.
These funds are being used to enrich
the lives of children who are sick,
disadvantaged or have special needs by
assisting them to live, laugh and learn.
The Payne Group; Mirage Homes;
Paul White Stickas & Stuff; Graham
Stewart Bob Jane T Mart Modbury;
Wallis Theatres; Lymph oedema
& Laser Therapy Thanks Robyn;
Grapes Afterall; Bay of Shoals Wines;
Nettuno; The banana Boys; Anthea
Magarey; Blackwood Clinic; Patee
Thai; Macquarie; BDO; Australian Civil
Mining Training: BP Daws Road; family
and friends.
CAR TAA
TIM ADAMS AIRLINES
FORD FAIRLANE 500 ZD 1971
Crew: Tim Adams, Pam Goldsack,
Brett Schutz, Kirsty Schutz,
Mark Chapman, Fiona
Chapman
Up, up and away with TAA!
Our lively team return in 2014 with a
new A380 Airbus, once again raising
our standards (now with an on-board
bar) to a new unacceptable level.
Our ground crew have been sourced to
cut running costs and budget aircraft
acquired by Knight Frank, to make way
for our new business class aircraft
upgrade.
All we need to focus on this year is
keeping our pilots off the red cordial
and out of business class and we may
actually get airborne!
Welcoming back our pilot and a full
galley of hosties with the mosties, be
prepared for another friendly, friendly
Bash with car TAA!
M.R.Electrix; Mait Plumbing; Label
Partners; Vinkem Packaging; Ramsey
Brothers; Marrabel Rodeo Club.
CAR TORO
WILD SAFARI
BUICK CENTURY 1937
Crew: Ken Woods, Richard Walne,
Kevin OBrien, Dene Dingo
Davies, Robert Rein, Ian
Hollywood King, Ham
Heading
In the jungle, the quiet jungle, the lion
sleeps tonight....................yes, we are
back with a crew of experienced and
resurrected safari Bashers. Weve got
Richard, Kevin, Dingo Dene, Robert,
Ham, Hollywood and Ken rotating
between the Buick and BST, with Dene
trying to organise us. Good luck with
that Dene!
The old girl the Buick is in good nick
and even has brakes this year, so that
will take some of the mystery out of the
drive! We are looking forward to seeing
some familiar and some new territory
and catching up with old acquaintances
at the Tilpa Pub. We have been to quite
a few places on this years Bash and it
will be good to see if we remember any
of them. Whatever happens, we have
no doubt that there will be more than a
few laughs along the way and with good
fortune, we will make it over the big
coat hanger on the Sunday.
Remember to join us on the track for a
BM at the 100k mark each day or when
it happens.
Cheers Bashers.
We couldnt do any of this without the
marvellous work of Mrs King, who is
ably supported by Penny, Debbie, Kylie
and others who do so much to raise
funds.
We thank you very much.
CAR TOY
TOY STORY
FORD TRANSIT 1977
Crew: Richard Elkhoury, Emily
Elkhoury, Anna Muecke, Ali
Paulett
Car TOY adopted their theme from the
movie Toy Story and will be driving
in a 1977 Ford Transit that has been
converted into an ice-cream van. It
will be jam packed (literally) with all
your favourite Toy Story characters, so
be nice to us as Mrs Potato Head has
packed Mr Potato Heads angry eyes,
just in case you arent. At night we
will be on an endless search for Pizza
Planet staff to safely deliver us back
to our accommodation and during the
day, the occasional frozen treat will
denitely be issued along the way!
Car TOY is new to the Bash along with
half the crew, the other half not so new,
and almost on their way to Sunnyside
with all the other used toys. Richard
Elkhoury has spent the last four years
as an ofcial in OV15, otherwise known
as the support plane. He and his wife
Emily have also participated on the
Bash with Car TAA for the last two
years. After searching to innity and
beyond, the nal two crew members
were found to complete the car. Ali
Paulett is the wine marketer for
Paulett Wines in the Clare Valley and
responsible for all of car TOYs graphic
creations, along with etch a sketch.
Anna Muecke is familiar with the car
industry having worked at Clipsal 500
for a couple of years now and is used to
buzzing around at the speed of light.
We look forward to meeting new faces,
reminiscing with old ones and joining
in with the Variety Family for a fantastic
Bash for such a good cause. We would
like to thank all our sponsors and
especially Grantly Schultz Mechanics
for getting the old girl up and running
so she can Ride Like the Wind
Bullseye.
Grantly Schultz Mechanics; Apotex;
Trendsure; Closet & Robe; Hayden
Practice Innovation; SC Heinrich Pty Ltd.
CAR VSF
VARIETY SPECIAL
FORCES
HOLDEN HR SEDAN 1967
Crew: Heath Boyle, Melissa Perry,
Daryl Carter
Car VSF Variety Special Forces
formerly Car 110 Ratatouille, are
ecstatic to be joining the SA Variety
Bash contingent for the second time.
This year, we have an 85kg Virgin in the
car, our very generous mechanic, Daryl
Carter.
The RAT has been lured into a trap and
has succumbed to the copious amounts
of Ratsak. His feet are pointing to the
stars, so I can safely say Ratatouille
has been put to bed!
A crew of undertrained, overweight,
slightly dishevelled and often
disorientated SAS soldiers have been
despatched for this years National
Bash. They say the supreme art of
war is to subdue the enemy without
ghting...
Sarge has had a lick of paint, a
dressing up under the hood and a
tweak in the cold drinks department.
He is ready to carry our troops to where
the action is.
Carters Mechanical Repairs; URBAN
FX Building & Property Services;
Auscold Logistics; SA Towing; Port
Adelaide Locksmiths; Applidyne;
Bursons; Repco; Hi-Tec Oils;
Pacemaker; DM Graphics; Ferris Signs;
Regency Building Supplies; Boost Juice
Munno Para; Modras Apartments
Tumby Bat; Largs Bay Sailing Club;
Perfection Crash Repairs; 16th Air Land
Regiment Australian Army Woodside
Barracks; Carlec; Carline Exhaust
Flinders Park; Bridgestone Kidman
Park; Club Assist; Precision Diff &
Gearbox Centre; Vivid Computers;
Truck Electrics; Alltech Refrigeration;
FX-HZ Holden Car Club.
CAR WOG
HOLDEN STATESMAN WB 1981
Crew: Chris Carypidis, Stavros
Papadopoulos, Craig Phillips
Yassou reh!! Ti kanis.
Yeh mate, were back! We got a new
Statesman and hes a beauty!
Has anybody seen our goat? Weve
been looking, looking, looking but ouki,
nowhere to be found.
Err never mind, theres plenty on the
track.
Pure Vision Wines; Lights View wines,
A & R Morgan Automotive; Speciality
Meats; Move Over Menswear; Jealousy
Clothing; King William Traders
Association; Southern Timber; Adamis
Sand & Metal; Big Chief Tyres &
Batteries; Mark Lobert; Ovenhire.
com; Homestyle Living; StikasNStuff;
Buildtec Group.
6 NATIONAL BASHES
OVER THE YEARS
2014 SYDNEY
2009 ALICE SPRINGS
2005 ADELAIDE
2001 GOLD COAST
1996 DARWIN
1992 AYERS ROCK
Varietys Friday the 13th, the thirteenth
annual themed ball held at the Adelaide
Convention Centre on Friday 13th June,
was an extraordinary night. The ghostly
event attracted a record 1,963 guests, a
large amount of which dressed for the
occasion adding to the effect. The room
was lled with 200 Caspers, the original
Adelaide Show Ghost Train, a witches
cauldron and a haunted church.
The wonderful dinner presented by the
ACC, together with ne Tim Adams
Wines and as always action packed
entertainment, including Dance the
Dream. Emily Williams, Australian
Idol runner up, The Gatecrashers and
Audiobox supported by dance group,
The Silhouettes, ensured that the
night kept up its reputation as one of
the biggest and best parties in town.
With diamonds, Bali holidays, unique
experiences and a Toyota Yaris this
event added a further $270,000 (another
record) bringing the total raised since
inception to $2.2 million net.
This event would not be possible
without the enormous support we
receive from the Adelaide Convention
Centre, the major sponsor of this event
since 2002 and we sincerely thank Chief
Executive Alec Gilbert and his team.
VARIETY
ANNUAL THEMED BALL
Join us at the Variety
Vintage Luncheon
Your chance to mingle with SAs leading
winemakers, enjoy a three course
lunch and taste our exceptional Variety
Vintage wines that can be purchased in
the Main Auction.
Date: 14 November 2014
Time: 11.30am to 3.30pm
Venue: National Wine Centre
MC: Jeremy Oliver (one of
Australias foremost wine
critics and educator)
Dress: Business Attire
The Variety Vintage Luncheon has
fast become one of Varietys most
successful annual luncheons raising in
excess of half a million dollars net over
the past four years.
Twelve of SAs foremost winemakers
each produce a barrel of their nest
2013 vintage wine. Each barrel is
bottled with a distinctive Variety Vintage
back label, and auctioned off at the
Luncheon. This wine is unique, one off,
high quality and never to be purchased
again.
Our 2014 supporting wineries include
Barossa Valley Estate, Brothers in
Arms, Charles Melton, Elderton,
Henschke, Kaesler, Majella, Pennys
Hill, Peter Lehmann, St Hallett, Tim
Adams Wines and Wicks Estate.
This luncheon is a highlight on the
South Australian wine event calendar.
To register your interest contact
megan@varietysa.org.au
or phone 08 8293 8744
VARIETY
VINTAGE LUNCHEON
The inaugural Variety V2 Motorcycle
Run took place in 2008 and six years on
the event has raised over $1.2 million
net to directly benet South Australian
children in need. Each year the riders
travel a different route and areas
travelled have included the Flinders
Ranges, the Grampians and Daylesford
regions, the Riverland, South West
NSW, the wine regions of South
Australia and the Great Ocean Road.
The V2 Motorcycle Run is designed to
attract motorbike enthusiasts, catering
for both experienced and inexperienced
riders. This ve day luxury cruise
requires no organisation on their part
with the emphasis on interesting roads,
fabulous scenery, great food and wine
and of course, as with all Variety events,
fun and entertainment.
2014
V2 MOTORCYCLE RUN
15 19 October 2014
The 2014 event departs from The Abbey
on King William Road and travels east
into Victoria travelling through to the
High Country, along the way taking
in some of the most breath-taking
scenery Australia has to offer.
Highlights of the ride will include dining
at cafes en route, a day ride around the
Victorian Alps, delectable nightly sunset
parties, themed fun stops and great
entertainment! The event will spend
two nights in Beechworth this year
allowing the riders to explore the Alps
as well as the history of the local area,
including the Beechworth Gaol which
held Ned Kelly.
If you are looking for a ve day
motorcycle journey with a fun loving,
like-minded group of people whilst
raising funds for SA children in need,
then V2 Motorcycle Run is the right
choice! Phone Carl on 8293 8744 or
email carl@varietysa.org.au.
Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd
VARIETY V2
MOTORCYCLE RUN
There were many highlights for the 119
people in 57 vehicles who returned on
23 March from the 2014 Variety 4WD
Challenge but the announcement at
the nal night dinner that it had been a
record breaking event raising $585,000
net for our children in need topped
them all.
From steep rocky terrain, to sand,
beaches and mud tracks, this event had
it all. The Spirit of Tasmania sailings
both too and from Devonport were
gentle as was the stunning twilight
cruise out of Strahan.
The route showcased the beautiful
Tasmanian countryside whilst
climbing to 1400 above sea level in the
magnicent Huon Valley, traversing the
amazing forest tracks around Strahan
and the mud tracks inaccessible to
those other than the Variety 4WD
Challengers.
They knew it was likely to be somewhat
cooler than last years Simpson Desert
trip but all were prepared and the rain
certainly didnt dampen the enthusiasm
or the spirits of the entrants.
As always, the stunning meals prepared
by the in house chefs and the fun and
entertainment capped off another
amazing Variety 4WD Challenge.
2015
Variety 4WD Challenge
14 - 20 March 2015
The 2015 4WD Challenge (Wedge Tails
to White Pointers) will start in the iconic
Flinders Ranges navigating through
the Gawler Ranges down the Eyre
Peninsula to the Port Lincoln National
Park. The event will offer an array of
4WDing experiences ranging from rocky
creek beds to vast open sand hills.
Contact Carl on 8293 8744 or email
carl@varietysa.org.au
VARIETY 4WD
CHALLENGE
He will be remembered as the greatest
Basher of his day however Doug
Lehmanns overall commitment to
Variety, specically through the Bash
will be hard to emulate.
Doug Lehmanns initial contact with
Variety was through the Bash, entering
the SA Bash in 1991 and igniting his
passion for Variety which has continued
over the past 24 years. The Lehmann
family already had Bashing in their
blood with Peter, Dougs father entering
the rst Redex Bash in 1987.
During his time as an entrant Doug was
instrumental in raising almost $500,000
which is a monumental achievement.
Whats more amazing is he did it as one
of 7 dwarfs, a little pig, a gentleman,
a schoolboy, a boy scout, a Leyland
brother to name a few.
His big heart and Bashing spirit
netted him a host of awards including
the Outright Winners of the Bash in
1998, 2000 and 2007, along with Best
Individual and Bashers Choice awards,
Best Presented Vehicle and Best Fun
theme. If there was an award for best
larrikin he would have won it annually.
In his past role as MD of Peter
Lehmann Wines, his generosity was
outstanding, with PLW sponsoring the
wine for many Variety events, Variety
Bash nal night celebrations and
entrants fundraising functions.
After 20 years as an entrant Doug was
asked to take on the voluntary role of
SA Variety Bash Chair, a role that would
commit him to at least 15-20 hours per
week over the year. After his two year
tenure, the Tent 75 Board asked him to
continue for a further two years which
he willingly agreed to.
He delivered three outstanding Bash
events in 2011, 2012 and 2013 and with
the 2014 event only weeks away, in
excess of $5 million net will be raised
during his four year tenure in this role.
Leading by example he has continued
to personally raise funds as the event
Chair, and has been in the top ten
fundraisers in each year.
These decades of devotion to Variety
were recognized at the recent
International Variety Convention in
Barbados where Doug Lehmann was
awarded the esteemed 2014 Variety
Presidential Citation. When presented
with his award by Chair Ron Barton he
said in typical no fuss Doug manner
Thats very nice, is it important?
Doug Lehmanns support of Tent 75 has
been outstanding. He has inspired and
enthused others as an entrant and set
the bar as Chairman.
Doug Lehmanns legacy has been
and will be, written on thousands of
childrens faces as they enjoy a better
life courtesy of the Variety Bash.
He will be missed greatly, remembered
fondly, always admired and never
forgotten.
DOUG
LEHMANN
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THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

Stratco Air Comfort Services Direct Mix Davidson Earthworks Stegbar Demor Plumbing Boral
Odyssey Carpet One Best Bricks & Pavers Toro Industries Toop & Toop Italia Ceramics Metalflex
Fujitsu General Advance Robes Bianco Re-inforcing
Gainsborough Gliderol Rivercity Electrical Team Poly Clipsal Termimesh Austral Bricks Haymes Paint B&C Excavations
TOGETHER BUILDING OUR KIDS FUTURE
TO BE AUCTIONED
OCTOBER, 2014
THE VARIETY
FOUNDATION HOUSE
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