The Variety Mini Bash is back in 2024!

The Variety Mini Bash is a family friendly weekend event based out of Newcastle. Kids are welcome (and encouraged!) to come along for a fun weekend away. You don’t need a Bash car … 4WDs, SUVs, family cars and utes are all welcome. Just like the Bash however, we do travel on dirt and gravel roads so your lowered sports car probably isn’t the best choice! Whatever vehicle you choose, it must have a working UHF transceiver tuned to channel 20 (supplied by you, can be handheld) and display our advertising door stickers (supplied by us).

In April 2024, we will be exploring the Upper Hunter and Mid North Coast areas, travelling through national parks, mountain roads and witnessing some beautiful scenery along the way. 

We set the route for both days, taking you on remote roads and through parts of this region of NSW you didn’t know existed. We organise venues for our lunches and dinner and allow you to book your own accommodation in Port Macquarie based on your comfort requirements and budget. (See below for our suggested accommodation options.)

The Variety Mini Bash has raised in excess of $55,000 over the years to help kids and their families in need.

Entry Fee

Adults: $130.00 per person
Kids 10yo to 17yo: $30.00 per child
Kids Under 10yo: Free

Meals

All meals will be off the menu and payable directly to each venue.

Accommodation suggestions

Macquarie Barracks Motor Inn
103 Hastings River Dr
02 6583 5333
https://macquariebarracks.com.au/

Port O Call Motel
105 Hastings River Dr
02 6583 5222
http://portocallmotel.com.au/

T's Resort & Motel
1 Kemp St
02 6584 0144
https://www.tstennisresort.com.au/

Aston Hill Motor Lodge
15 Mort St
02 6583 3266
https://www.astonhillportmacquarie.com.au/ 

The fine print

All vehicles must be roadworthy and carry current registration and insurance. Drivers must possess a current motor vehicle drivers licence (Provisional Licences are acceptable but no Learners) and there must be a minimum of two people over 14 in each car at all times, one being an adult. Please understand that this event is not a race or a contest of speed of any kind, there are no prizes for being the first one in town. On this or any other Variety event we are not exempt from the law, we must comply to the state traffic regulations i.e., wear your seat belt, keep to the speed limit and be under .05. Please be courteous to other road users, we don’t have exclusive rights to the roads chosen for this event, we must share the roads with everyone. All entrants are required to ensure their actions comply with all COVID-safe event requirements as mandated by the State and Federal Government at the time of the event, as exists in the state(s) in which we are travelling.