COLLIE local Barry Piavanini will be taking part in an adventurous journey across Australia for charity.
Together with other West Australians he will hit the road for the 2014 Variety Trans-Australia Bash.
From Superheroes to Captain Underpants, the Muppets, the Jolly Swagman, gangsters and lifesavers - an unusual bunch from WA is hitting the road to achieve extraordinary things for the state's children in need on bash, supported by Gemmill Homes.
They will begin their journey in Sydney on August 17 together with counterparts from around Australia for an event involving more than 500 Bash cars and 2000 people.
From Sydney they there head off on a two-week cross-country fundraising jaunt through Orange, Condobolin, Broken Hill, Parachilna, Roxby Downs, Ceduna, Smoky Bay, Eucla, Rawlinna, Kalgoorlie and mystery locations in between, before finishing in Perth on August 30.
Mr Piavanini from Collie Mowers and More, will join the road trip in Sydney for 10 days.
He was asked by co-owner of the vehicle Tony Schirripa if he would take part in the event and agreed without hesitation.
"I am passionate about this cause because it raises money for disabled children," Mr Piavanini said.
"When I was in Perth at the Variety Club meeting a young woman spoke about the difficulty in raising a disabled child. It was moving as she broke down while talking about her child.
"Apart from the event being for a worthy cause it should also be loads of fun and give me a bit of a break from work."
Variety WA chief executive Michael Pail thorpe said the Bash was an important fundraising event for the charity as well as an opportunity to visit regional communities and deliver help to local children in need.
"It's an iconic event which for many years has brought joy to thousands of children across the state," Mr Pailthorpe said.
This is the 26th Variety WA Bash.
It has raised more than $21 million for West Australian children in need since its inception in 1989.
Funds from the event will support three core programs Variety Caring for Kids, Variety Future Kids and Variety Freedom.
These programs allow Variety WA to deliver a range of equipment and experiences to support the specific needs of individual children such as nebulisers, electric beds, communication devices, tricycles and wheelchairs, as well as larger projects in partnership with schools and other children's organisations.
