Isuzu keeps Variety Bash on track

Isuzu Australia Limited (IAL) and Ballarat Isuzu are again backing the annual Variety Victoria Bash charity event with their strongest package of support yet this year.

At its centre is the donation of a new Isuzu FRR 110-240 tilt-tray truck, supplied and prepared to serve as Variety’s primary recovery and sweep vehicle.

Variety Motoring Events Manager, Nick Clarke, said the new truck replaces an older Isuzu tow vehicle that has served the charity for around 10 years.

The FRR will run at the back of the Bash convoy each day, collecting cars that cannot be repaired track side. Its tilt tray body can carry a Bash car, while a rear cradle allows another vehicle to be towed.

'Team Isuzu' is also providing a prime mover for the Bash logistics operation, along with an additional support vehicle. A mechanic vehicle and two Isuzu mechanics from the Ballarat dealership will also join the convoy in a suite of assistance.

The convoy of colourful cars of all shapes and sizes left Halls Gap in Victoria on August 18, bound for Exmouth in Western Australia and enroute, visiting communities far from the well-trodden highways.

Behind the costumes and camaraderie sits a serious job - raising funds for children living with disability or experiencing disadvantage or illness and bringing practical help directly to families, schools and community groups along the way.

The 2026 Variety Victoria Bash, themed ‘Wild Wild West’, will cover more than 5000 kilometres over 10 days before reaching Western Australia’s Coral Coast on August 27.

It will be the event’s first visit to Exmouth and the 34th running of the popular event.

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