2026 NT Bash - Variety Bash

Bash Locations

Daly Waters
Moroak Station
Roper Bar
Limmen National Park
Lorella Springs
McArthur NT
McArthur NT
King Ash Bay

VARIETY NT BASH PROUDLY PRESENTS

What is the Variety BASH ? – Event Enquiry Form – Get Started – FAQs – BASH Handbook

Register your Team – BASH 2026 Forms – Meet The 2026 Teams – Accommodation

Mudguard Newsletters – Fundraisers – Follow us on Facebook

2025 BASH Award Winners

Got a question? email [email protected] or call 08 8981 2544

** BASH BUDDIES WEEKENDER 8-10 MAY 2026, TUMBLING WATERS. 2025 MOVIE PREMIERE, DARWIN RIVER TAV RODEO, DAY DRIVING, WATERING HOLE VISITING. ALL WELCOME. FIND OUT MORE **

2026 NT Bash – Hitting The Outback Waters!

We endured the chilly weather of down south in 2025, now it’s time for us to get back outback and soak up the glorious sun of the NT and explore our own back yard. Join our convoy as we trek from the famous Daly Waters Pub and up to King Ash Bay, having a ton of fun doing it in our very unique NT Bash style!

Whether you’re returning for another Bash with us, or ready to be a Bash Virgin, you’re sure to have an amazing adventure. Just make sure you pack your sense of fun, humor and adventurous spirit.

This Bash is going a bit “old school” and will be mostly tent/swag accommodation and will be very limited on swanky accomms with a roof over your head and ensuite- so if this is more your jam then this Bash ain’t the one for you….BUT if you love the outdoors and not afraid of swagging under the stars and roughing it for a few days then get on board, have we go the trip for you!

What is the Variety Bash all about?

There’s no better way to have a crazy fun holiday than on a Variety Bash, it’s a week of fun, frivolity and a whole lotta “organised chaos”.

It’s not a rally or a race, but a week-long drive through the outback with like-minded funsters to celebrate a years’ hard work of fundraising for Variety NT kids.

Each Bash Team must raise a minimum of $5k ($4k if you’re based interstate) for Variety NT in order to go on the Bash (along with Team rego and individual fees). 17 Bash teams raised over $290,000 in 2025 for NT kids and we want to beat that with your help!

It’s a win-win: the kids benefit from your amazing fundraising efforts, and we will take you to see places you’d never thought you’d see, and you will have the time of your life, catching up with old friends and making life long new mates.

Cars must be 30+yrs old, have a theme and teams must wear costumes for the week and not take it all too seriously! Check out the Handbook for more info.

There will be plenty of fun and shenanigans along the way, loads of entertainment, mudguard parties, school visits and much, much more and the scenery, oh the scenery! Just you wait until you get a load of the gorgeous sights, we have planned for you.

Waters to Waters will take you on an incredible tour of outback NT, there’ll be outback pubs, roadhouses, stations, incredible scenery and fun along the way.

You will be supported by a full Official Crew including Pathfinders to guide you, Mechanics to keep you going, Ambo’s to patch you up, Sweep to get you moving and Baggage Truck to carry your gear.

So, with our team of Officials and a helping hand from Bashers, we will see some of the most rural and remote parts of outback Australia in a unique and FUN travel style you will NEVER, NEVER forget. Where there are dusty, corrugated roads, there we will be!!

2026 Registrations NOW OPEN!

Team Registration Fee – $600 per vehicle
Individual Participants Fees – $TBC per Basher / $TBC per Official and includes 3 meals/day, entertainment, memorabilia, merchandise and camping.

Congratulations to Car 02 -MINIONS who have won the Early Bird Rego Prize of a 2bd cabin for the first night of the Bash, thanks to our long-time sponsors Daly Waters Historic Pub.

School Visits

The smiles and joy you get from rolling up to a school in your Bash Car and Costumes is second to none! We’re here to bring loads of laughs and fun for the kids, feel free to bring along gifts to hand out.

The single most significant rule of the Bash is to relax and enjoy the Australian Outback and help raise funds for kids in need! Check out the Bash History to find out more

Minimum of 2 crew
Cars must be at least 30 yrs old
Cars and Teams must have a fun overall theme, costumes are on from Day 1 and stay until after the Final Night
Teams must raise a minimum of $5k for Variety NT ($4k if Team is based interstate)

Make sure to download and read the Bash Handbook– it’s your ultimate guide and ensure your baby on 4 wheels is Bash ready with items such as dust light, sump guards and Bash plates.

It’s All Fun & Games…

Theme Days – Coordinate your day to the theme and have some fun and you could well win a Chairs’ Choice prize!

Start getting your act together and prepare for RED FACES night. Every team that participates will receive a GUARANTEED STANDING OVATION! Yes, cheers ahoy, plus if it’s your very first performance you will not only receive a standing ovation but whistles as well! Hard to pass up the opportunity now isn’t it….

FUNdraising for the BASH

Each team must raise a minimum of $5,000 (if NT Bashed and $4,000 if interstate based) for Variety NT to enter the Bash, and the Bash must be pretty amazing because teams do this plus more each and every year.

These crazy folk just don’t want to miss out on the Bash Party, which we totally understand, it’s one heck of an incredible experience you will never, never forget!

Remember to run all fundraisers past us by calling or emailing through your details. Check out the current FUNdraisers

We celebrate your fundraising efforts with Heart Awards given out at the Welcome Dinner

HEART LEVELS:
🎩TOP HAT – Highest Fundraising Team Overall
PLATINUM HEART – raising $60,000 and above
DIAMOND HEART- raising between $30,000 and $59,999
RUBY HEART- raising between $17,000 and $29,999
GOLD HEART- raising between $13,000 and $16,999
SILVER HEART – raising between $9,000 and 12,999
BRONZE HEART – raising between $5,000 and $8,999
WHITE HEART- raising minimum required funds $4,000 for interstate teams, $5,000 for NT based teams

Banking Your Fundraising

Fundraising should be banked with us immediately, we will keep a tally for your team and send updates to the Captain. Fundraising will finalise 2 weeks prior to the Bash starting.

To help us identify payments easily and allocate correctly please use these tips on entering information into the Reference section of your bank deposit: Make sure those depositing reference either your Car Name or Car #

Bendigo Bank BSB: 633 000 Account: 161961693

PAYMENT TYPE: DETAILS REQUIRED IN REFERENCE TAB
REGISTRATION: “Rego, Surname, Team Name/Car#”
FUNDRAISING: “Bash Car#/Name”
PARTICIPANTS FEES (including part payments/instalments): “PPT, Surname”

*Fundraising must be banked at the earliest convenience. Please do not hold onto Bash funds as per the terms and conditions, funds are utilised to provide Variety grants to NT kids.

A great way is to use the Bash Donation portal – https://www.variety.org.au/nt/variety-nt-bash-donations/ This portal lists all Bash Cars in a drop-down list! Ask us about QR Code stickers for your Bash Car.

TIP: Email [email protected] to advise of your deposit.
TIP: Be sure to keep your own running tally of your fundraising. Captains will receive regular email updates of current fundraising tally’s from Variety NT.

Fundraising Payment Schedule – $600 by 1 April, $1,500 by 1 May, $3,000 by 1 June, $4,500 by 1 July, Balance of by 31 July 2026

AWARDS

In addition to the Fundraising Heart Awards, during the Bash there are a number of awards given, from the silly to the serious. These include:

🏆 Overall Winner: The team which best epitomizes the Spirit of the Bash

🥰 Bashers’ Choice: Most popular team as voted by the Bashers

🏆 Show & Shine: Best Presented Car & Crew

🛠️ Piston Broke: Most break-downs despite being properly prepared!

🥸 Ultimate Best Scam: The team with the Best Scam

🧭 Broken Compass: The team least able to find their way

💪🏻 Officially Legends: The overall Best Support Team as chosen by the Bashers

❤️ Daly Waters ‘Virgin’ Basher: The Best First Time Basher (this award wins registration of your car into the next years’ Bash!)

🍇 Basher Contribution: Best Function hosted by a Bash Car

💵 Most Bash Bucks: Team which has acquired the most Bash Bucks

BASHING?

So you’re keen to go! There are a few forms to complete when joining the Bash. You can find links to these in our Bash Forms Portal

👉 Team Registration

👉 Individual Participants Form (Bashers & Officials)

👉 Participants Fee Form

👉 Vehicle Compliance Form

👉 Milestone Basher Questionnaire

Head to the Portal to either complete online or download and print/email.

Thanks to our Sponsors!

Join the Bash as a Corporate Sponsor! Help us make this an incredible event for these fundraising teams. We are looking for Companies to support the Bash, be in goods in kind, monetary, support crew, you name it we’ll take it. Every bit counts. Talk to us about joining as a Variety NT Bash Sponsor!