Teams of two will leave Canberra, ACT on Saturday 3rd May 2025 in the morning, then, after 7 days of driving over 3,600kms on dusty, mostly unsealed roads they will cross the finish line in Townsville, QLD.

The 2025 Shitbox Rally will travel through Hay, Silverton and Bourke en route to Queensland.

Cars must be worth $1,500 or less (hence the name of the rally), roadworthy, registered with no 4WD or AWD allowed, and teams need to raise a minimum of $5,000 to participate.

Dress-up themes provide amusement, and the reward of making camp each night is an evening spent under the stars in rural and remote locations.

While breakdowns are guaranteed, this challenges teams to work together to make the finish line after their adventure through the outback.

The fundraising goal for Shitbox Rally 2025 – Autumn is set to $2.5 million with teams already hitting over $2 million.

Box Rallies (Shitbox Rally, Mystery Box Rally and Lunchbox Rally) is the leading individual fundraiser for Cancer Council nationally generating over $54.4 million to Cancer research plus media awareness for Cancer Council.

This helps the lives of millions of Australians who are facing their unknown journeys.

James Freeman OAM, who founded Box Rallies after losing both of his parents to cancer within 12 months of each other said: “Shitbox Rally is not a race, but a reward for fundraising efforts and a chance to explore Australia.

"The Rally draws teams from around the country to help achieve the extraordinary. Many have been affected by cancer in one way or another, whether it be family, friends, or themselves personally.

"The rally not only wants to raise awareness and money for Cancer Council but also offers support and a friendly ear to those that have suffered or are suffering.

"Teams not only pull together to help each other through the challenges associated with driving a $1,500 car on these remote outback tracks, but also help and support each other through openness, mateship and camaraderie from people who have gone through similar hardships with their own cancer stories. "Often fundraising and rallying for family members or friends affected by Cancer, this common experience unites each rally team to become a part of the larger Box Rallies family.”

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OVERNIGHT STOP OVERS AND DATES

Saturday 3rd May – Hay, NSW

Sunday 4th May – Silverton, NSW

Monday 5th May – Bourke, NSW

Tuesday 6th May – Mitchell, QLD

Wednesday 7th May – Barcaldine, QLD

Thursday 8th May – Hughenden, QLD

The ShitBox Rally will return to Silverton, after visiting in 2024 (Image: Box Rallies)