Variety’s premier 4WD event in Australia is a seven day outback adventure taking 4WD vehicles and their owners off the bitumen and into the outback, but doing it in style. The emphasis is on good tracks, fabulous scenery, great food and wine and of course, fun and entertainment.
The 4WD Adventure is Variety SA’s second highest fundraiser behind our flagship event, the Variety Bash, raising in excess of six million net for special children since its inception. It is an outback adventure taking 4WD vehicles and their owners off the bitumen and into the outback, but doing it in style – fully hosted, catered, booked entertainment, showers and flushing toilets and a friendly bunch of people. The emphasis is on experiencing our magnificent outback environment, fabulous scenery, good tracks, great food and wine and of course, fun and entertainment.
As with all Variety events, safety is a major consideration. Our experienced outback team includes a medical team, mechanics, 4WD experts, a fully set up radio communications vehicle, satellite phones and an aircraft. The Adventure caters for both the experienced and inexperienced four wheel drive enthusiasts with options to take an easier track on the more difficult terrain.
Due to overwhelming demand, the Variety SA 4WD Adventure is SOLD OUT! If you missed out, be sure to register your interest for the 2021 event here
Entry Fee
Vehicles with two crew members:
An entry fee of $550 (incl GST) payable by the entrants is required, along with a minimum payment of $7,000 per vehicle, that can be raised via sponsorship or fundraising. For each additional crew member $1,500 is payable via sponsorship or fundraising. Of course, as with all Variety events, you are encouraged to raise as much as possible over this.
Event Participation Fee – $1,200
Event participation fee costs $1,200 per person.
This includes:
- Breakfasts
- Morning Teas
- Lunches
- Gourmet Sunset Parties – Wine, beer and nibbles
- 2 Course Dinners
- Merchandise
- Name Badge
- 2 x Nights Accommodation
- Entertainment & Funstops
To ensure your vehicle meets the challenge, it will need to have 4WD with High and Low range and quality All Terrain Tyres. Most 4WD are ready to go off the showroom floor and you are also able to hire them for the event.
Additional Items you will require are:
- Snatch strap and suitable bow shackles (min 3 tonne rating)
- Adequate recovery points on front and rear of your vehicle
- Two extra spare tyres on rims
- Spare Air Filters, it can be a lot of dust at times.
- Suitable spares and tools as your experience of the vehicle dictates
- Fire extinguisher
- First Aid kit
- Camping gear, swags/tent
- Shovel & Toilet Paper
- Air Compressor
- UHF radio, fitted to vehicle
- 20L container of water
- Fuel Container – the ability to carry additional fuel if required in an approved container
Monies donated to Variety are generally tax deductible under the Income Tax Assessment Act provided. They qualify as an unfettered donation; that is, the donor can prove that they have received no value in return for the donation
Sponsors and entrants should accordingly be aware that the following ARE NOT deductible as donations. These costs are met personally by the crew members.
- The $550 entry fee
- Event participation fee (includes, meals, merchandise and accommodation costs etc)
- Vehicle purchase, preparation, maintenance and running costs
- Associated travel costs eg, return airfares, vehicle return transport or vehicle recovery costs
- Additional merchandise purchases
- Ticket sales, including raffle tickets
- Auction Items
Variety is not a tax consultant and therefore assumes no liability for action taken as a result of these guidelines. In any instances where an entrant or a sponsor is uncertain of the tax implications of their involvement, they should consult their own accountant or tax adviser.
The Adventure caters for both the experienced and inexperienced four-wheel drive enthusiasts. If you are looking for a seven-day outback adventure with all the excitement of 4WD driving, with a group of fun loving, like-minded people then consider Variety’s 4WD Adventure.
The event is ideally suited to husband and wife teams, and mates with their mates.
The event caters for teams of mates with their mates and husband and wife teams. For a bit of extra fundraising cars can have 4 people in a car.
As with all Variety events, safety is a major consideration. Our experienced outback team includes medical teams, mechanic and tyre experts, 4WD specialists, a fully set up radio communications vehicle with satellite phones and an aircraft.
Fundraising Checklist
- Come up with idea to fundraise
- Obtain ”authority to fundraise” letter from the Variety office
- Market your event/idea to maximise exposure – check logo use & branding with the Variety team before proceeding
*All donations $2 or over are tax-deductible.
